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prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bas/o | basic, alkaline |
| eosin/o,erythr/o | red |
| granul/o | granule |
| agranul/o | without granules |
| hemat/o, hem/o | pertaining to blood |
| morph/o | shape |
| neutr/o | neutral |
| phag/o | swallow, eat |
| poikil/o | varied,irregular |
| thromb/o | clot |
| -globin | protein |
| -penia | decrease, deficiency, lack of |
| -phil | to love, attraction for |
| -phoresis | borne,carried |
| -stasis | standing still, stopping , controlling |
| -blast | embryonic, primitive |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -emia | blood |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | breakdown |
| -ole | small, little, minute |
| -oma | tumor |
| -ose | sugar |
| -osis | abnormal condition, increase |
| -pathy | disease |
| -rrhage | burst forth |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -tomy | incision, cut into |
| a-.an | without |
| aer/o | air |
| anis/o | unequal |
| ante, pre | before, in front of |
| anti | against |
| cirrh/o | yellow |
| cyto | cell |
| ecto | outside |
| epi- | upon, over, in addition to |
| extra- | outside |
| hist/o | tissue |
| inter | between |
| intra | in, within |
| iso | equal, same |
| leuc/o, leuk/o | white |
| post | after, behind |
| tox/i, tox/o | poison |
| trans- | through, across |
| per | throughout completely |
| bi, di | two |
| diplo | double |
| hyper | too much, high |
| hypo | low , under |
| macro | large.long |
| micro | small, little |
| mono | one |
| multi | many,much |
| poly | many, much |
| primi | first |
| quad | four |
| semi- | half,partial |
| tri | three |
| uni | one |
| -al | duodenal |
| -an | ovarian |
| -ar | ventricular |
| -ary | pulmonary |
| -eal | esophageal |
| -ic | gastric |
| -ical | neurological |
| -ous | intravenous |
| vas/o | combining form meaning vessel |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| cutane/o , derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| oste/o | bone |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord |
| cost/o | rib |
| brachi/o | arm |
| immun/o | -safe/protected |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pheunm/o | combining form lung or air |
| trache/a , trache/o | tube extending from the larynx to the bronichi |
| esophagi/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomache |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| col/o | large intestine |
| rect/o | rectum |
| an/o | anus |
| hepta/o | liver |
| cholecyst/o | gallblader |
| bil/i | bile |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| cirrh/o | yellow |
| -crine | to secrete |
| -lasis | abnormal condition, formation of |
| -phagia | eating,ingesting,swallowing |
| -prandial | pertaining to a meal |
| nephr/o, ren/o | kidney |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| nephr/o | nephron |
| ur/o,-uria | urine |
| gynec/o | woman,female |
| hyster/o | uterus, womb |
| men/o | menses,menstruation |
| -gravida | pregnancy |
| -partum | childbirth |
| mast/o,mamm/o | breast |
| pen/o | penis |
| spermat/o | sperm |
| vas/o | vessel or duct |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| gluc/o,glucose/o ,glyc/o | glucose |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| mening/o | meninges |
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