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A&P 1 - Final Review
Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a | without,not,no; apnea |
| ab | away from; abduct |
| ad | towards; adduct |
| alb | white; albino |
| ambi | both; ambidextrous |
| an | without; anesthesia |
| ante | before; antecubital |
| auto | self; autograph |
| anti | againt; antidote |
| bi | two;bicuspid |
| bio | life; biology |
| brady | slow; bradycardia |
| chlor/o | green; chlorophyll |
| circum | around; circumcision |
| cirrh/o | yellow; cirrhosis |
| con | with; congenital |
| contra | against; contraindication |
| cyan/o | blue; cyanosis |
| de | down; descend |
| dia | through; diagnosis |
| dis | free of; dislocation |
| dys | difficult;dyspnea |
| ecto | outside; ectopic |
| endo | within; endoscope |
| eosin/o | red; eosinophil |
| epi | over; epigastric |
| erythr/o | red;erythrocyte |
| ex | outside;exhale |
| exo | outside; exogenous |
| extra | outside; extrahepatic |
| glauc/o | gray; glaucoma |
| hemi | half; hemiplegia |
| hetero | different; heterogeneous |
| homeo | same; homeostasis |
| homo | same; homogenesis |
| hydro | water; hydrocephalus |
| hyp | under;hypoxemia |
| hypo | less than; hypoglycemia |
| idio | individual;idiosyncrasy |
| im | not;impotence |
| in | within, not; incompetent |
| infra | below; infraorbital |
| inter | between; intercostal |
| intra | within; intravenous |
| jaund/o | yellow; jaundice |
| juxta | near; juxta-articular |
| leuk/o | white; leukocyte |
| melan/o | black; melanoma |
| meso | middle; mesoderm |
| meta | beyond; metacarpals |
| milli | one-thousandth; milliliter |
| mono | one; monocyte |
| multi | many;multipara |
| non | not; noninvasive |
| pan | all;pancarditis |
| para | beside; paracervical |
| per | through;percussion |
| peri | around;perianal |
| poli/o | gray;poliomyelitis |
| poly | many; polyuria |
| post | after;postoperative |
| pre | before; precordial |
| primi | first; primigravida |
| pseudo | false;pseudoanorexia |
| purpur/o | purple;purpura |
| quadri | four;quadriplegia |
| re | back;reactive |
| retro | behind;retroperitoneal |
| rube | red;rubella |
| semi | half; semiconscious |
| sub | under;subcutaneous |
| supra | above;suprapubic |
| sym | joined;sympathetic |
| syn | together; syndrome |
| tachy | fast;tachycardia |
| trans | through;transurethral |
| tri | three; tricep |
| ultra | beyond;ultrasound |
| uni | one;uninuclear |
| xanth/o | yellow;xanthoderma |
| a | noun ending; cyanoderma |
| ac | pertaining to; cardiac |
| ad | toward;caudad |
| al | pertaining to; duodenal |
| algesia | sensitivity to pain;analgesia |
| algia | pain;myalgia |
| ar | pertaining to; ventricular |
| ary | pertaining to; pulmonary |
| ate | something that; hemolysate |
| blast | embryonic stage; leukoblast |
| cele | swelling or herniation; cystocele |
| centesis | surgical puncture; amniocentesis |
| cide | to kill; spermicide |
| clasis | crushing; osteoclasis |
| cyte | cell; leukocyte |
| desis | surgical fusion; arthodesis |
| dynia | pain; cephalodynia |
| e | noun ending; dermatome |
| eal | pertaining to ; esophageal |
| ectasia | dilation;gastrectasia |
| ectasis | dilation;gastrectasis' |
| ectomy | surgical removal; appendectomy |
| emia | blood condition;hyperglycemia |
| er | one who; radiographer |
| esis | condition of; enuresis |
| gen | that which generates; glycogen |
| genesis | generating; lithogenesis |
| genic | pertaining to formation; lithogenic |
| gram | record;electrocardiogram |
| graph | instrument used to record; electrocariograph |
| graphy | process of recording; electrocardiography |
| gravida | pregnancy;multigravida |
| ia | condition, parapelgia |
| ian | specialist in a field; dietician |
| iasis | presence of an abnormal condition; cholelithiasis |
| iatric | relating to medicine; pediatrics |
| iatrician | one who treats; pediatrician |
| iatrist | one who treats; psychiatrist |
| iatry | medical treatment; psychiatry |
| ic | pertaining to; thoracic |
| ical | pertaining to ; neurological |
| ician | specialist in a field; obstertrician |
| ile | pertaining to; febrile |
| ion | action;conduction |
| ism | condition; hirtuism |
| ist | prationer;pharmacist |
| itis | inflammation; appendicitis |
| ize | to make; anesthetize |
| lepsy | seizure; narolepsy |
| lith | stome;rhinolith |
| lithiasis | presence or formation of stones; cholelithiasis |
| logy | the study of;biology |
| logist | one who specializes in the study of; biologist |
| lysis | destruction;hemolysis |
| lytic | destruction; hemolytic |
| mania | mental disorder; meglomania |
| megaly | enlargement; cardiomegaly |
| meter | instrument used to mearsure; audiometer |
| metry | the process of measuring; audiometry |
| oid | resembling; mucoid |
| ole | small; arteriole |
| oma | tumor;lipoma |
| opia | visual condition;myopia |
| opsia | visual condition; hemianopsia |
| opsy | process of viewing; biopsy |
| ory | pertaining to ; auditory |
| osis | condition; cyanosis |
| ous | pertaining to; venous |
| pathy | disease; adenopathy |
| penia | decrease in; leukocytopenia |
| pexy | surgical fixation; colpopexy |
| philia | attraction to;necrophilia |
| phobia | abnormal fear; arachnophobia |
| plasia | formation; hyperplasia |
| plasty | surgical repair;rhinoplasty |
| plegia | paralysis;hemipalagia |
| pnea | breathing; dyspnea |
| ptosis | drooping or prolapse; colpoptosis |
| rrhagia | excessive flow; menorrhagia |
| rrhaphy | suturing;nephrorrhaphy |
| rrhea | discharge; rhinorrhea |
| rrhexis | rupture; arteriorrhexis |
| scope | instrument used to view; ophthamoscope |
| scopy | the process of viewing with a scope; ophthalmoscopy |
| stasis | stopping; hemostasis |
| stomy | surgical creation of a new opening; colostomy |
| tic | pertaining to; cyanotic |
| tion | process of; relaxation |
| tomy | incision into; phelbotomy |
| tripsy | intentional crushing; lithotripsy |
| ula | small;macula |
| ule | small one; venule |
| um | identifies singular nouns; duodenum |
| uria | characteristic of the urine; hematuria |
| us | identifies singular noun; coccus |
| y | condition; myopathy |
| abdomen/o | abdomen |
| acr/o | extremity |
| aden/o | gland |
| alges/o | pain |
| cardi/o | heart |
| ceohal/o | head |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| colp/o | vagina |
| cost/o | ribs |
| dermat/o | skin |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| gynec/o | woman |
| hem/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| mamm/o | breast |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| orch/o | testicle |
| oste/o | bones |
| pector/o | chest |
| ped/o | foot |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| rhin/o | nose |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| thorac/o | chest |
| throb/o | blood clot |
| ur/o | urine |