Medical Assistant - medical terminology BREAKDOWN

Leuk/o

white

Erythr/o

Red

Xanth/o

yellow

Melan/o

Black

Chlor/o

green

Cyan/o

Blue

Purpur/a

purple

Uni

One (L)

Mono

One (G)

Prim/i

first

Bi

Two (L)

Di

Two (G)

Diplo

Double

Tri

three

Quad

four

hemi

half

semi

partial

multi

Many (L) .. Much (L)

Poly

Many (G) .. Much (G)

Nulli

None

Hypo

Below, under, decreased

Hyper

Above, excessive, increased

Olig/o

Few, deficient, scanty

Pan

Total, all

Micro

small

macro

(G) Large

Mega(lo)

(G) Large

Normo

normal

Eu

Good, easy, normal, true

Pseudo

False

Iso

Equal, same

Aniso

Unequal, dissimilar

Homo

(L) Man

Homo

(G) Same

Homeo

similar

Hetero

Different, unequal

Poikilo

Irregular, variable

Ortho

Straight, upright

Ante

(L) Before

Pre

(G) Before

Pro

(L/G) Before

Post

After

Ab

Away from

Ad

Toward

Dia

(G) Through

Per

(L) Through

Trans

(L) Across, through

Ambi

Both (sides)

Amphi

both sides

Dextr/o

right side

Sinistr/o

Left side

Epi

Upon

Retro

Backward, behind

Inter

Between

Sym(n)

Together

Infra

(L) Under, below

Sub

(L) Under, below

Mid

Middle

Meso

(G) Middle

Medi

(L) Middle

Ecto

(G) Outside

Exo

(G) Outside

Endo

Inside

Intra

Within

Ultra

(L) Beyond

Meta

(G) Beyond

Para

Beside, near

Super

(L) Above

Supra

(L) Above

Circum

(L) Around

Peri

(G) Around

A(n)

without, lack of

Im(n)

Not

Anti

(G) Against

Contra

(L) Against

Mal

(Fr) Bad, ill

Dys

(G) Bad, difficult, painful

Brady

Slow

Tachy

Fast

Neo

new, recent

Py/o

Pus

Pyr/o

Fire

Scler/o

Hard

Presby/o

Old

Apo

Seperate

Auto

Self

Astr/o

Star

Hydr/o

Water

Antr/o

Cavity

Idio

Own