ALL Sports Medicine Medical Terms

Macro-

Large; visible to the naked eye

Micro-

Small; not visible to the naked eye

Hyper-

High; above normal; elevated

Hypo-

Low, below normal; decreased

Eu-/Normo-

Normal

Pan-/Omni-

All

A-/An-

Absent

Megalo-

Large; larger than avg.

Mono-

Single

Di-

Double

Tri-

Triple

Quad-

Quadruple

Poly-

Many, a lot

Oligo-

Few; several; very little

Tachy-

Rapid

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

Medi(o/a)-

Middle

Para-

Nearby

Juxta-

Next to; beside; adjacent

Ab-

Away

Ad-

Toward

Dis-

To separate

Chromo/Chromato

Color

Leuko

White

Erythro

Red

Cyano

Blue

Chloro

Green

Melan

Black

Flav

Yellow

Homeo

Body

Cephalo

Head

Cerv

Neck

Thoraco

Chest

Abdomino

Abdominal

Pelvo/i

Pelvic

Periton

Peritoneum

Derm

Skin/dermis

Neuro

Nerve

Hemo

Blood

Arterio-/Angio

Arteries

Veno/Vena

Venous

Vasculo

Vascular

Musculo

Muscle

Myo-/Sacro

Muscle

Skelet

Skeleton/bone

Osteo

Bone

Cyto

Cell

Ctye

Cell; cellular

Thyro

Thyroid

Tracheo

Trachea

Esophago

Esophagus

Thymo

Thymus

Masto-/Mammo

Mammary gland

Pulmo/Pheumo

Lung

Gastro

Stomach

Hepato

Liver

Cholecysto

Gallbladder

Spleno

Spleen

Pancreato

Pancreas

Adreno

Adrenal Gland

Nephro

Kidney

Entero

Intestines

Colo

Colon/Large intestine

-ology

Study of

-philia

Love of

-phobia

Fear of

-tension

Pressure

-xia

Oxygen

-capnea

Carbon Dioxide

-pnea

Air

-ase

Enzyme

Dys

Difficult

Mal

Bad

-itis

Inflammation

-plasia

Growth

-plasm

Formation

-oma

Tumor

-trophy

Growth

-pathy

Disease

-osis

Condition/Usually abnormal

-ia

Condition

-ism

State

-ic/-eal

Pertaining to

Meta-

Change; transformation

tasis/-static

Maintenance of “normal” conditions

dynamic

Changing (continually)

-lytic/-lysis

Destruction

-penia

Deficiency/lack of

-emia

Blood condition

-ectomy

Cut out; removal

-otomy

Incision

-ostomy

To make a hole

-scopy

Examine

-graph(y)

Process of recording