med terminology

uni

one

unilateral

one side

dipl

two; double

diplopia

double vision

null

none

nullipara

never given birth

primi

first

primigravida

pregnant for the first time

multi

many

multiparous

having given birth to more than one offspring

bi

two

bilateral

pertaining to both sides

tri

three

trigeminy

irregular heartbeat of two normal beats followed by one premature beat

quad

four

quadriplegic

paralysis of all four extremities

tetra

four

tetralogy of Fallot

congenital defect involving four anatomic abnormalities of the heart

deca

ten

decagram

measurement of 10 grams

semi

half; partial

semiconscious

partially conscious

hemi

half; one sided

hemiplegia

paralysis on one side of the body

pan

all, entire

pandemic

a worldwide epidemic

cyan/o

blue

cyanosis

blue discoloration of the skin or mucous membranes

leuk/o

white

leukocyte

white blood cells that fight infection

erythr/o

red

erythrocyte

red blood cells that contain hemoglobin to carry oxygen

cirrh/o

yellow-orange

cirrhosis

inflammation of the liver causing yellow-orange pigmentation of the skin and/or eyes

melan/o

black

melena

black, tarry stool typically caused by upper gastrointestinal bleeding

poli/o

gray

poliomyelitis

acute viral disease that attacks the motor neurons of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord)

alb

white

albumin

a protein found in blood plasma or serum

ab

away from

abduction

away from the point of reference

ad

to, toward

adduction

toward the center

de

down, from, away

decontaminate

to remove contaminates from

circum

around, about

circumferential burn

a burn around an entire area (arm, chest, abdomen, etc)

peri

around

pericardium

sac around the heart

trans

across, through, beyond

transplant

tissue moved from one person to another

epi

above, upon, on

epigastric

above or over the stomach

supra

above, over

suprasternal notch

top of the sternum

retro

behind

retroperitoneal

area behind the peritoneum

sub

under, beneath

subcutaneous

beneath the skin

infra

below, under

infraclavicular

below the clavicle

para

near, beside, beyond, apart from

parasternal

beside the sternum

contra

against, opposite

contraindicated

something that is not indicated

ecto

out, outside

ectopic pregnancy

pregnancy where the embryo attaches outside of the uterus

endo

within

endoscopy

procedure used to examine inside the body (with an endoscope)

extra

outside, in addition

extraneous

outside the organism and not belonging to it

intra

inside, within

intrauterine

within the uterus

ipsi

same

ipsilateral

on or affecting the same side

anterior(ventral)

the front surface of the body

posterior (dorsal)

the back surface of the body

superior

closest to the head

inferior

closest to the feet

proximal

closest to the point of attachment

distal

farthest from the point of attachment

medial

closest to the midline

lateral

farthest from the midline

abdomin/o

abdomen

acou/o

hear

aden/o

gland

adip/o

fat

alb/o

white

alges/o

pain

andr/o

man, male

angi/o

vessel

angin/o

blood vessel

ankyl/o

fused,stiff

anter/o

front

aort/o

aorta

append/o

appendix

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

asthen/o

weak