Medical Terminology for Massage Therapist

Mono-uni

One

Bi

Two

Tri

Three

Quadri

Four

Conditions- Dys

Bad, painful, difficult

Condition- Eu

Good, normal

Condition-Homo

Same

Condition-Iso

Equal, same

Condition-Mal

Bad, poor

Suffix-Algia

pain

Suffix-emia

Blood

Suffix-itis

Inflammation

Suffix-Lysis

Destruction, break down

Suffix-oid

Like

Suffix-oma

tumor

Suffix-opathy

Disease of

Suffix-pnea

Breathing

Root Words-Blast

germ, immature

Root word- Carcin

cancer

Root Word- Cardio

heart

Root word-cyto

cell

root word- derma

skin

root word-histio

tissue

root word- hepati

liver

root word- malign

bad/ harmful

root word- Nephro

kidney

root word-Neuro

nerves

root word-onco

mass/ tumor

root word- osteo

bone/ bony tissue

root word-paed

child

root word-Sarco

Tissue

root word- Toxo

Poison

Prefixes- An A

Without/ lack of

Prefixes- Ab

Away from

Prefixes-Ad

near toward

Prefixes-Bi

Two/ Both

Prefixes- Dys

Difficult, Painful

Prefixes- Ecto

Outside

PRefixes-Edno

Inside

Prefixes- Epi

upon

Prefixes- Hyper

Excessive/ Above

PRefixes- Inter

Between

Prefixes- Intra

within/ inside

Prefixes- para

beside, about, near

prefixes- peri

around

prefixes- pre

before

prefixes-post

after

prefixes-sub

under/ below

prefixes- syn

together with

Medical Procedures Suffix centesis

puncture a cavity to remove fluid

Medical Procedures Suffix- ectomy

surgical removal or excision

Medical Procedures Suffix- graph

instrument for measuring

Medical Procedures Suffix- graphy

process for recording

Medical Procedures Suffix- meter

instrument for measuring

Medical Procedures Suffix- metry

measurment

Medial Procedures Suffix- ostomy

a new permanent opening (stoma)

Medical Procedures Suffix- otomy

cutting into, incision

Medical Procedures Suffix- orrhaphy

surgical repair or suture

Medical Procedures Suffix- opexy

surgical fixation

Medical Procedures Suffix- oplasty

surgical repair

Medical Procedures Suffix- otripsy

crushing or destroying

Medical Procedures Suffix-scope

instrument used to view

Medical Procedures Suffix-scopy

viewing, seeing, observing

Senses- Sight

Vision

Senses- Hearing

audition

Sense-Touch

Somatosentation or tactition

Sense- Taste

Gustation

Sense- Smell

olfaction

Cranial- Body CAvity

Dorsal

Vertebral- Body cavity

dorsal

thoracic- body cavity

ventral

Abdominal- body cavity

ventral

Pelvic- body cavity

ventral

anterior body- frontal

head

anterior body- temporal

temples

anterior body- cervical

neck

anterior body deltoid

shoulder

anterior body Axillary

armpit

anterior body brachial

between the shoulder and elbow

Anterior body umbilical

navel

anterior body hypogastric

below stomach

anterior body paterllar

knee

anterior body femoral

thigh

anterior body inguinal

groin

anterior body epigastric

above naval, abdomen

anterior body pectoral

chest

posterior body occipital

back of head

posterior body parietal

top of head

posterior body mastoid

behind ear

posterior body cervical

neck

posterior body Scapular

shoulder blade

posterior body lumbar

low back

posterior body sacral

sacrum

posterior body gluteal

buttocks

posterior body popliteal

back of knee

Stages of Healing: Inflammation

the first 3-5 days

Stages of Healing: Proliferation or Granulation

day 3-5 to 6 weeks

Stages of Healing: Remolding or Maturation

6+ weeks