NUMBERS SIZE DIRECTION COLORS

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

Macro-

large (visible to naked eye)

Micro-

small (not visible to naked eye)

Hyper-

high / above normal / elevated

Hypo-

low / below normal / decreased

Eu-

normal

Normo-

normal

Pan-

all

Omni-

all

A-

absent / lacking

An-

absent / lacking

Mono-

single / singular use

Di-

two / double

Tri-

three / triple

Quad-

four/ quadruple

Poly-

many / a lot

Ab-

away

Ad-

toward

Dis-

to separate

Tachy-

rapid / fast

Brady-

slow

Epi-

around

Peri-

around

Circum-

around

Endo-

inside / inner / interior

Intra-

inside / inner / interior

Exo-

outside / outer / exterior

Extra-

outside / outer / exterior

Inter-

between

Trans-

across

Dia-

through / complete

Per-

through / complete

medi(o)-

middle

Para-

nearby

Juxta-

next

centr(o)-

center

Axio-

axial

Cata-

down / downward

Ec-

outside

Ventro-

toward the front

Dorso-

back

Later(o)-

relating to the side

caud(o)-

tail

Meso-

middle

Melan-

black

Flau-

yellow

Photo-

light

Leuko-

white

Erythro-

red

Cyano

blue

Chloro-

green

Eosino-

red

Rubr(i/o)

red

Rhod-

red

Cirrhos-

orange

Carotene-

orange

Chrys-

gold

Roseo-

pink

Juand-

yellow

Lute-

yellow

Cirrhos-

yellow

Xanth-

yellow

Purpur-

purple

Porphyr-

purple

Fusc-

brown

Argent-

silver

Melano-

black

Nigr-

black

Polio-

grey

Glauco-

grey

Tephro-

grey

Leuko-

white

Albin-

white

Albus-

white

Cand-

white

-opaque

non transparent

-lucent

transparent

Chromo-

color

Chromato-

color

Uni-

1

Mono-

1

Di-

2

Bi-

2

Tri-

3

Quadri-

4

Tetra-

4

Penta-

5

Hex(a)

6

hept(a)

7

oct(a)-

8

non(a)-

9

dec(i)

10

Poly-

many / a alot

Oligo-

few / very little

Pauci-

few / very little

Pan-

all

Omni-

all

Multi-

many

A-

absent / lacking

An-

absent / lacking

Nulli-

none / lacking