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Prefix/Suffix: a-h
A-H
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- | w/out or lack of |
| ab- | from, away from |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| acou- | hearing |
| acr- | extremity |
| ad- | to, toward, near to |
| adeno- | gland |
| adip- | fat |
| aer- | air |
| -al | pertaining to, relating to |
| alb- | white |
| -algia | pain |
| an- | w/out, lack of |
| ana- | up, back, again |
| angio- | vessel |
| ante- | before or forward |
| anti | against, reverse |
| arthr- | joint |
| -ary | associated w/ |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -asis/-asia | state or condition |
| aur- | ear |
| auto- | self |
| baro- | pressure |
| bi- | two, double, twice |
| brady- | slow |
| bronch- | windpipe/air passage |
| carcin- | cancer |
| cardi- | heart |
| cata- | down or according to |
| cauda- | tail |
| cephole | head |
| cervic- | neck |
| cevebro- | brain |
| chole- | bile |
| chondro | cartilage |
| -cide | kill |
| circum- | around, about |
| -clast | to break or broken |
| co-/con- | w/ or together |
| contra- | opposite |
| cost-/costa- | rib |
| cranio- | skull |
| cut-/cutis- | skin |
| cysto- | bladder/sac |
| -cyte | cell |
| de- | away from |
| dendr- | tree |
| derma- | skin |
| di- | two/twice |
| dia- | through or across |
| digit- | finger or toe |
| dis- | apart or away from |
| dys- | bad or difficult |
| e-/ ec- | out or away from |
| ecto- | on the outer side |
| -ectomy | remove or cut out |
| -edem | to swell |
| em- | in |
| -emia | blood |
| endo- | within or inner |
| entero- | intestine |
| epi- | on or upon |
| erythro- | red |
| ex-/exo | out or away from |
| extra- | outside of or beyond |
| -form/-formis | shape |
| gastro- | stomach |
| -genesis | origin, produce |
| -gloss | tongue |
| glyce- | sugar, sweet |
| -gram | drawing, record |
| -graph | to write or record |
| hem-/hemato- | blood |
| hemi- | half |
| hepato- | liver |
| hetero- | different/other |
| histo- | tissue |
| homeo- | same |
| hydro- | water, wet |
| hyo- | 'U' shaped |
| hyper- | above, over, excessive |
| hypo- | under, below, different |