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Anatomy Prefix List

prefixes and suffixes

QuestionAnswer
a- without
ab- away from
acou- hear
ad- toward
-algia pain
ambi- both
ante- before
anti- against
aqua- water
arthri- joint
alb- white
auto- self
-ase enzyme
-asis condition
ameb- change
-able capable of
bi- two
bio- life
brachi- arm
-biosis mode of living
calori- heat
capilli- hair
carcin- cancer
cardi- heart
caud- tail
cata- lower, under, agaisnt
cephal- head
cerebro brain
chol- bile
chondr- cartilage
chloro- green
-cide kill
carn- flesh
chrom- color
circum- around
coel- cavity
costa- rib
cuti- skin
contra- against, opposite
corp- body
cyan- blue color
cyto- cell
de- down, from
derm- skin
di- two
dendr- tree
dent- tooth
dipl- double
dorso- back
dys- bad, difficult, painful
ecto- outer
-ectomy removal
-emia blood
endo- inner
epi- upon, above
erythro- red
ex- out of
eu- proper, true, good
fasci- band
febr- fever
-fer carry of bear
fiss- split
for- opening
gastro- stomach
gam- sex cell
-gamy marriage, sexual fusion
-gen produce
glyco- sugar
gyn- female productive organs
gymnos- naked
hema(o)- blood
haplo- single
hemi- half
hepat- liver
hetero- different
histo- tissue
holo- whole, entire
homo- same, alike
hydro- water
hyper- above, beyond, excessive
hypo- under, below
-ia disease
-iatrics medical specialties
intra- within
infra- beneath
iso- equal
-itis inflammation
later- side
leuc- white
lip- fat
-logy science of
-lysis dissolve
macro- large, great
mal- bad
medi- middle
meta- after, beyond
mito- thread
mono- alone, one, single
morph- form
multi- many
myo- muscle
narc- numbness
neo- new, young
necro- corpse, dead
nephro kidney
neuro- nerve
oligo- few, small
-oma tumor
00- egg
or- mouth
-ory pertaining to
osteo- bone
-ose full of
ovo- egg
omni- all
ophth- eye
para- beside
path- disease
ped- children
-penia deficiency
peri- around
phag- to eat
phlebo- vein
pneumato- breathing
pod- foot
-poieis formation of
poly- many
post- after, behind
pre- before
proct- anus
pseudo- false
psycho- mental
pulmo- lung
quad- fourfold
re- back, again
rect- straight
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