Medical Terminology

Macro

large

micro

small

hyper-

above

hypo-

below

eu

good, normal

Pan

all

A

Absent

cardio

heart

-megaly

enlargement

Epi-, Circum-, Peri-

around

endo-, intra-

inside

exo, extra

outside

Trans-

across

Inter-

between

dia-, per-

through, complete

Ab-

away from

Ad-

toward

Dis-

apart

erythero

red

Leuko

white

cyano

blue

chloro

green

melan

black

flatus

gas

phlegm

thick mucus

ging-

gums

jaundice

yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood

arteri/o-

arteries

arthr/o

joint

ather/o

fatty plaque

-ectomy

surgical removal

-ostomy

artificial opening

-otomy

cutting into

laceration

jagged wound

lesion

a pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury

mucous

specialized membranes that line the body cavities

mucus

slimy fluid secreted by the mucous membranes

brady-

slow

tachy-

fast

-itis

inflammation