Medical Abbreviations

-ac, -ity, -ous

pertaining to

andr-, andro-

male

auto-

self

bio-

life

chem-, chemo-

chemistry

cyt-, cyto-

-cyte, -cytic

cell

-blast,-blasto,-blastic

bud, germ

fiber-, fibro-,

fiber

gluco-, glycol-

glucose, sugar

gyn-, gyno-, gynec-

female

hetero-

other, different

hydr-, hydro-

water

idio-

self, one’s own

karyo-

nucleus

neo-

new

oxy-

sharp, acute, oxygen

pan-, pant-, panto-

all or everywhere

pharmaco-

drug, medicine

re-

again, backward

somat-, somatico, somato-

body, bodily

bi-

two

brady-

fast

diplo-

double

hemi-, semi-

half

homo-

same

hyper-

above, beyond, excessive

hypo-

under, deficient

iso-

equal

macro-

large, long, big

meg-, mega-, megal-, megalo-

great, large

-megaly

enlargement

mic-, micro-

small

mon-, mono-, uni-

one

multi-, poly-

many

oilg-, oilgo-

few, little

quadri-, tetra-,

four

tachy-

slow

tri-

three

chlor-, chloro-

green

chrom-, chromato-

color

Cyano-

blue

erythr-, erythro-

red

leuk-, Leuko-, albino

white

melan-, melano-

black

xantho-, xanth-, jaundice

yellow