Question | Answer |
a- | absent, deficient, lack of (atrophy) |
ab- | off, away from (absent) |
abdomin | relating to the abdomen (abdominal) |
-able | capable of (viable) |
ac- | toward, to (actin) |
acou- | hear (acoustic) |
ad- | toward, to (adduct) |
af- | movement toward a central point |
alb- | white (corpus albicans) |
-algia | pain (neuralgia) |
ambi- | both (ambidextrous) |
angi- | pertaining to vessels (angiology) |
ante- | before, in front of (antebrachium) |
anti- | against (anticoagulant) |
aque- | water (aqueous) |
arch- | beginning, origin (archenteron) |
arthr- | joint (arthritis) |
-asis | condition or state of (homeostasis) |
aud- | hearing, sound (auditory) |
auto- | self (autolysis) |
bi- | two (bipedal) |
bio- | life (biopsy) |
blast- | generative or germ bud (blastocyst) |
brachi- | arm (brachialis) |
brachy- | short (brachydont) |
brady- | slow (bradycardia) |
bucc- | cheek (buccal cavity) |
cac- | bad, ill (cachexia) |
calc- | stone (calculus) |
capit- | head (capitis) |
carcin- | cancer (carcinogenic) |
cardi- | heart (cardiac) |
cata- | lower, under, against (catabolism) |
caud- | tail (cauda equina) |
cephal- | head (cephalic) |
cerebro- | brain (cerebrospinal fluid) |
chol- | bile (cholic) |
chondr- | cartilage (chondrocyte) |
chrom- | color (chromocyte) |
-cide | destroy (germicide) |
circum- | around (circumduct) |
co- | together (copulation) |
coel- | hollow cavity (coelom) |
-coele | swelling, enlarged space or cavity |
con- | with, together (cogenital) |
contra- | against, opposite (contraception) |
corn- | denoting hardness (cornified) |
corp- | body (corpus) |
crypt- | hidden (cryptorchidism) |
cyan- | blue (cyanosis) |
cyst- | sac or bladder (cystoscope) |
cyto- | cell (cytology) |
de- | down, from (descent) |
derm- | skin (dermatology) |
di- | two (diarthrotic) |
dipl- | double (diploid) |
dis- | apart, away from (disarticulate) |
duct- | lead, conduct (ductus deferens) |
dur- | hard (dura mater) |
dys- | bad, difficult, painful (dysentery) |
e- | out, from (eccrine) |
ec- | outside, outer, external (ectoderm) |
-ectomy | surgical removal (tonsillectomy) |
ede- | swelling (edema) |
-emia | pertaining to a condition of the blood |
en- | within (endoderm) |
enter- | intestine (enteritis) |
epi- | upon, over (epidermis) |
erythro- | red (erythrocyte) |
ex- | out of (excise) |
exo- | outside (exocrine) |
extra- | outside of, in addition (extracellular) |
fasci- | band (fascia) |
febr- | fever (febrile) |
-ferent | bear, carry (efferent) |
fiss- | split (fissure) |
for- | opening (foramen) |
-form | shape (fusiform) |
gastro- | of the stomach (gastrointestinal) |
-gen | an agent that produces (pathogen) |
-genic | producing (carcinogenic) |
gloss- | tongue (glossopharyngeal) |
glyco- | sugar (glycosuria) |
-gram | a record(ing) (electroencephalogram) |
gran- | grain, particle (granulosa cells) |
-graph | recording instrument (telegraph) |
gravi- | heavy (gravid) |
gyn- | female sex (gynecology) |
haplo- | simple or single (haploid) |
hem(at)- | blood (hematology) |
hemi- | half (hemiplagia) |
hepat- | liver (hepatic portal) |
hetero- | other, different (heterosexual) |
histo- | web, tissue (histology) |
holo- | whole, entire (holocrine) |
homo- | same, alike (homologous) |
hydro- | water (hydrocoel) |
hyper- | above, excessive (hypertension) |
hypo- | under, below (hypoglycemia) |
-ia | abnormal state (hypoglycemia) |
-iatrics | medical specialties (pediatrics) |
idio- | self, separate (idiopathic) |
ilio- | ilium (iliosacral) |
infra- | beneath (infraspinatus) |
inter- | among, between (interosseus) |
intra- | inside, within (intracellular) |
-ion | process (acromion) |
-ism | condition or state (dimorphism) |
iso- | equal, like (isotonic) |
-itis | inflammation (meningitis) |
labi- | lip (labium majus) |
lacri- | tears (lacrimal apparatus) |
later- | side (lateral) |
leuk- | white (leukocyte) |
lip- | fat (lipid) |
-logy | science of (morphology) |
-lysis solution, dissolve (hemolysis) | |
macro- | large, great (macrophage) |
mal- | bad, abnormal, disorder (malignant) |
medi- | middle (medial) |
mega- | great, large (megakaryocyte) |
meso- | middle or moderate (mesoderm) |
meta- | after, beyond (metatarsal) |
micro- | small (microtome) |
mito- | thread (mitochondrion) |
mono- | alone, one, single (monocyte) |
morph- | form, shape (morphology) |
multi- | many, much (multinuclear) |
myo- | muscle (myology) |
narc- | numbess, stupor (narcotic) |
necro- | corpse, dead (necrosis) |
neo- | new, young (neonatal) |
nephr- | kidney (nephritis) |
neuro- | nerve (neurolemma) |
noto- | back (notochord) |
ob- | against, in front of (obturator) |
oc- | against (occlusion) |
-oid | resembling, likeness (sigmoid) |
oligo- | few, small (oligodendrocyte) |
-oma | tumor (lymphoma) |
oo- | egg (oocyte) |
or- | mouth (oral) |
orchi- | testis (orchiectomy) |
ortho- | straight, normal (orthopnea) |
-ory | pertaining to (sensory) |
-ose | full of (adipose) |
osteo- | bone (osteoblast) |
oto- | ear (otolith) |
ovo- | egg (ovum) |
par- | give birth to, bear (parturition) |
para- | near, beyond, beside (paranasal) |
path- | disease (pathology) |
-pathy | abnormality, disease (neuropathy) |
ped- | children (pediatrician) |
pen- | need, lack (penicillin) |
-penia | deficiency (thrombocytopenia) |
per- | through (percutaneous) |
peri- | near, around (pericardium) |
phag- | to eat (phagocyte) |
-phil | have an affinity for (neutrophil) |
phleb- | vein (phlebitis) |
-phobia | abnormal fear, dread (hydrophobia) |
-plasty | reconstruction of (rhinoplasty) |
platy- | flat, side (platysma) |
-plegia | stroke, paralysis (paraplegia) |
-pnea | to breathe (apnea) |
pneumo(n)- | lung (pneumonia) |
pod- | foot (podiatry) |
-poiesis | formation of (hemopoiesis) |
poly- | many, much (polyploid) |
post- | after, behind (postnatal) |
pre- | before in time or place (prenatal) |
pro- | before in time or place (prophase) |
proct- | anus (proctology) |
pseudo- | false (pseudostratified) |
psycho- | mental (psychology) |
pyo- | pus (pyorrhea) |
quad- | fourfold (quadriceps femoris) |
re- | back, again (repolarization) |
rect- | straight (rectus abdominus) |
ren- | kidney (renal) |
rete- | network (rete testis) |
retro- | backward, behind (retroperitoneal) |
rhin | - nose (rhinitis) |
-rrhagia | excessive flow (menorrhagia) |
-rrhea | flow or discharge (diarrhea) |
sanguin- | blood (sanguineous) |
sarc- | flesh (sarcoma) |
-scope | instrument (stethoscope) |
-sect | cut (dissect) |
semi- | half (semilunar) |
-sis | process or action (dialysis) |
steno- | arrow (stenosis) |
-stomy | surgical opening (tracheostomy) |
sub- | under, below (subcutaneous) |
super- | above, upper (superficial) |
supra- | above, over (suprarenal) |
syn- | (sym-) together, joined, with (synapse) |
tachy- | swift, rapid (tachycardia) |
tele- | far (telencephalon) |
tens- | stretch (tensor tympani) |
tetra- | four (tetrad) |
therm- | heat (thermogram) |
thorac- | chest (thoracic cavity) |
thrombo- | lump, clot (thrombocyte) |
-tomy | cut (appendectomy) |
tox- | poison (toxemia) |
tract- | draw, drag (traction) |
trans- | across, over (transfuse) |
tri- | three (trigone) |
trich- | hair (trichology) |
-trophy | nutritional state (hypertrophy) |
-tropic | turning to, changing (gonadotropic) |
ultra- | beyond, excess (ultrasonic) |
uni- | one (unicellular) |
-uria | urine (polyuria) |
uro- | urine, urinary organs/tract (uroscope) |
vas- | vessel (vasoconstriction) |
viscer- | organ (visceral) |
vit- | life (vitamin) |
zoo- | animal (zoology) |
zygo- | union, join (zygote) |