Basic Medical terms

begining

prefix

middle

root

ending

suffix

Mono

single; singular/single

DI

Two;double

Tri

Three;triple

Quad

four;quadriple

Poly

Manny;a lot

Oligo

few;several;very little

tachy-

Rapid;Fast

Brady-/Brachy-

slow

Epi-/Peri-/Circum-

around

endo-, intra-

inside;inner;interior

Exo-/Extra-

outside, outer, exterior

Inter

between

Trans

across

dia-, per-

through, complete

Media(o/a)

middle

Para

Nearbye

Juxta

Next to;beside;adjucent

Ab

Away

Ad

Toawrd

Dis

to separate

chromo/chromato

color

Leuko

white

Erythro

red

cynao

blue

cholor

green

Melan

black

flav

yellow

Homeo

Body

cephalo

head

Cerv

neck

Thoraco

chest

Abdomino

abdominal

Pelvo

Pelvio

Periton

peritoneum

derum

skin (dermatitis)

nevro

nerve

hemo

blood

arterio

arteries

Veno-/vena

venous

vasculo

vascular

musculo

muscle

Myo/Sarco

muscle

Skelet

skeleton;bone

Osteo

bone

Cyto

cell

-cyte

cell;cellular

Gastro

stomach

Hepato

liver

Cholecysto

gallbladder

Spleno

spleen

Pancreato

pancreas

Adreno

adrenal gland

nephro

kidney

entero

intestines

Colo

colon, large intestine