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Bradley Joseph 4
human Anatomy prefixes and surffixe list (M to Z)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| macro- | large, great |
| mal- | bad, abnormal, disorder |
| -malacia | soft, softening - encephalomalacia, osteomalacia |
| mamm(o) | breast- mammary gland mammogram, mammography |
| mast(o) | breast-mammary gland mastectomy, mastocytoma |
| melan(o)- | black color, dark pigment-melanoma, melanocyte |
| medi- | middle |
| mega- | great, large |
| megalo) | large, enlarged - megalomania, megalocephaly |
| -megaly | enlargement - cardiomegaly, acromegaly |
| men(o)- | menstruation, menses- menopause, dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia |
| mening(o) | meninges, membranes- meningitis, meningococcus |
| mero- | part |
| meso- | middle or moderate |
| meta- | after, beyond, in succession to-metacarpus, metastasis, metatarsals |
| -meter- | measure, instrument to measure or count- cytometer, cephalometer |
| -metry | process of measuring or counting- audiometry, pelvimetry |
| micro- | small-microbiology |
| mito- | thread |
| mono- | alone, one, single |
| morph- | form, shape-metamorphic |
| multi- | many, much - multifunctional, multilateral |
| musculo- | muscle |
| myel- | muscle |
| my(o)- | muscle-myocardial, myalgia, myofibroma, |
| myc(o) | fungus, fungi-mycosis, mycelium, dermatomycosis |
| myel(o) | bone marrow, spinal cord-myelopathy, myelocele, myeloma |
| narc- | numness, stupor |
| nas(o) | nose nasal-nasosinusitis, nasotracheal |
| necro- | corpse, dead |
| neo- | new |
| nephr(0) | kidney-nephropexy, nephrolysis |
| neur(o)- | nerve-neurosurgery, neurolysis, neurotransmitter |
| non- | not- nonsteroidal, nonallergic, nontoxic |
| normo- | normal |
| noto- | back -notochord |
| ob- | against, toward, in front of |
| oc- | against |
| ocul(o)- | pertaining to the eye -ocular |
| odont(o)- | pertaining to the teeth |
| -oid | resembling, likeness |
| -ole | small |
| oligo- | few, small |
| -oma | tumor, abnormal growth- carcinoma, osteosarcoma |
| Onc(o) | tumor-oncology, oncogenic |
| onych(o)- | pertaining to the nail of a finger or toe |
| oo- | egg |
| oophor(o) | woman's ovary - oophorectomy, oophoroma |
| -opia | vision-myopia, presbyopia, nyctalopia, diplopia |
| Opthalm(o)- | eye - ophthalmology, ophthalmoscope |
| or- | mouth |
| orch(o)- | testis, testicle-cryptorchidism, orchiectomy |
| ortho- | straight, normal, correct |
| -ory | pertaining to |
| -ose | full of |
| osseo- | boney |
| ossi- | bone |
| -osis | state of having or being (abnormal condition) |
| ost- | bone |
| oste(o)- | bone-osteoporosis, osteoarthritis |
| -ostomy | opening |
| Ot(o)- | ear-otic, otalgia, otorrhea |
| ovo- | egg |
| par- | give birth to, bear |
| para- | near, beyond, beside, abnormal-paramedic, paracystitis, parathyroid |
| -pathy- | disease, that which undergoes sickness-myopathy, osteopathy |
| ped- | children |
| ped-,-pes-ped- | foot |
| pelv(o),pelv(i) | pelvis-pelviscope, pelvic |
| pen- | need, lack |
| -penia | deficiency, absence, low number-eosinopenia, thrombocytopenia |
| peps(o) | digestion-peptic, pepsin |
| -pepsia | digestion- dyspepsia, eupepsia |
| per- | through |
| peri- | near, around, surrounding-pericardium, periodontal |
| -pexy | fixation-hysteropexy, orchiopexy, gastropexy |
| Phag(o)- | to eat,swallow-phagolysis, phagedena, phagocyte |
| -phagia | eat, swallow-dysphagia, onychophagia, aerophagia |
| pharyng(o)- | pharynx,throat-pharyngomycosis, pharyngoplegia |
| -phil | have an affinity for |
| phleb(o)- | vein-phlebotomy, phlebosclerosis |
| -phobia | abnormal fear,dread-hydrophobia, necrophobia |
| physi(o) | body function -physiology, physiopathology |
| phren(i),phren- | diaphragm |
| -plasia | development, formation- myelodysplasia, hyperplasia |
| -plasma | fluid |
| -plasty | reconstruction of, surgical repair-arthroplasty, osteoplasty |
| -plegia | paralysis - paraplegia, diplegia |
| platy- | flat,side |
| -plegia | stroke, paralysis |
| -phea, -pnea | respiration, breathing - apnea, hyperpnea, orthopnea |
| pleur(o)-, pleure(a)- | pertaining to ribs |
| -pnea | to breath - apnea, hyperpnea, orthopnea |
| pneumo- | lung, air, breath - pneumococcal, pneumothorax, pneumatic |
| pneumon(o) | lung - pneumonia, pneumonocentesis |
| pod(o)- | foot - podiatrist, podiatric, podalic, podagra |
| -poiesis | formation of |
| polio- | grey |
| poly- | many,much -polyuria, polycystic, polyarthritis |
| post- | after, behind - postnatal, postpartum, postoperative |
| poster(i), poster(o) | back, beind- posterior, posterolateral |
| pre- | before in time or place, in front of |
| presby(o)- | old age - presbyopia, presbycusis, presbyope |
| pro- | before in time or place, early, giving rise to |
| proct- | anus,rectum -proctoscopy, proctology |
| pseudo- | false-pseudopodia |
| psych(o) | mind, mental- psychotropic, psychotherapy |
| pulmon(o) | lung-pulmonary, pulmonectomy |
| py(o) | pus - pyorrhea, pyogenic, pyemia, empyema |
| pyel(o) | pelvis of kidney, renal pelvis - pyelonephritis, pyelitis, pyeloplasty |
| pyro-,pyro- | fire,heat,fever - pyrogen, pyretic, pyrosis, pyrolysis |
| quad- | fourfold |
| radi(o) | x-ray-radiology, radiograph |
| re- | back, again |
| rect- | straight |
| ren(o) | kidney - renogram, renal |
| rete- | network |
| retro- | behind, backward, in back of - retrocolic, retromammary, retroversion |
| rhin(o) | nose - rhinolith, rhinorrhea, rhinoplasty |
| -rrhagia | hemorrhage, excessive discharge- enterorrhagia, metrorrhagia |
| -rrhea, -rrhoea | flow, discharge -diarrhea, leukorrhea |
| salping(o)- | pertaining to the fallopian tubes, uterine tube -salpingostomy, salpingectomy |
| sanguin- | blood |
| sarc- | flesh, muscle |
| schiz(o)- | denoting something 'split' or 'double-sided' |
| scler(o) | hard, hardening - atherosclerosis, corneoscleral |
| -scope | instrument used to exam or look - microscope, arthroscope |
| -scopy | process of examining arthroscopy - colposcopy, endoscopy |
| semi- | half, partly, partially - semiconscious, semicomatose, semicircular |
| -sect | cut –bisect,intersect |
| sinistr(o)- | left, left side |
| -sis | process or action |
| somat(o)-, somatico- | body, bodily |
| -some | body |
| spondyl(o) | spine, vertebra, vertebrae - spondylosis, spondylopathy, spondylolysis |
| stomat(o) | mouth - stomatitis, stomatoscope |
| sperma-, spermo-, spermato- | semen - spermatozoa |
| spleen(o)- | spleen |
| steno- | narrow |
| -stomy | surgical opening |
| sub- | under, below - sublingual, subcutaneous, subcostal |
| super- | above, beyond, upper, greater -supersonic |
| supra- | above, over, at the top of - supraspinal, suprapubic, suprarenal |
| syn-(sym-) | together, with, joined, fused- synergistic, syndrome, synarthrosis |
| syphil(o) | syphilis - syphiloma, syphiloderm |
| tachy- | fast, rapid, accelerated - tachycardia, tachypnea |
| tele- | far |
| tens- | stretch |
| tetra- | four |
| thorac(o) | chest, thorax - thoracotomy, thoracoplasty |
| thromb(o) | blood clot - thrombosis, thrombogenic |
| thyr(o) | thyroid - thyroxine, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism |
| -tomy | incision, incise, to cut into - gastrotomy, duodenotomy |
| -tonic | tones (pressure) |
| tono- | tone, pressure |
| tox-, toxi-, toxo- | poison -toxin, toxic, toxicology, toxicity |
| trache(o)- | trachea |
| trans- | across, over, through- transfusion, transthoracic, transurethral |
| tri- | three |
| trich- | hair |
| -trope | to turn |
| -trophe | nourishment |
| -trophy | development, growth, relating to nutrition -dystrophy, hypotrophy |
| tympan(o)- | eardrum |
| -ule, -ulus | small |
| ultra- | beyond, uni- |
| urethr(o) | urethra -urethrorrhaphy, urethrotomy |
| -uria | urine - glucosuria, nocturia, albuminuria |
| uro- | urine, urinary organs or tract |
| vagin- | pertaining to the vagina |
| vas(o) | vessel, - vas deferens, vasospasm, vasectomy, vasodilator |
| ven(o) | vein - venipuncture, venous, venopressor |
| ventr(o)- | pertaining to the belly, stomach |
| viscer- | organ, pertaining to the internal organs, the viscera |
| vit- | life |
| zoo- | animal |
| zygo- | union |
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