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Terms
prefix and meaning
Term | Definition |
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A | without |
Ab | from, away from, absent |
abdomin/o | abdomine |
acanth/o | thorn, spine |
acr/o | extremity, top |
ad | toward, increase |
aden/o | gland |
amb/i | both, both side |
angi/o | blood vessel, lymph vessel |
anis/o | unequal , not even |
ant/e | before |
anti | against |
arteri/o | artery |
arthr/o | joint |
aut/o | self |
bili | bile |
blephar/o | pertaining to the eyelid |
brachi/o | arm |
brady | slow |
bronchi/o | airway |
bucc/o | cheek |
carcin/o | cancer |
cardi/o | heart |
caud/o | tail |
cephal/o | head |
cervic/o | neck |
chem/o | chemistry, drug |
Cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
clostr | spindle |
contra | against, opposite |
cost/o | rib |
crani/o | relating to the cranium |
cyst/o | bladder |
dent/o | teeth |
derm/a | skin |
dorsi/o | back |
dys | abnormal, bad, difficult, paintful |
ec, ect/o | outer, outside, without |
endo | inside, within |
enter/o | intestines |
epi | upon, over, in addition to |
erythr/o | red |
eti/o | cause |
ex/o | outside, away from |
fibr/o | fibers, fibrous tissue |
fil | fine, hair like |
gastr/o | stomach |
gingiv | gums |
glauc/o | grey or silver color |
gloss/o, glott/o | tongue |
gluc/o, glyc/o | sugar |
hem/o, hem/a, hemato | blood |
hemangi/o | blood vessel |
hepat/o | liver |
hist/o | Tissue |
home/o | similar |
hydr/o | water |
hyp/o | decreased, below normal |
hyper | increased, above normal |
hyster/o | uterus |
idio | self, one's own |
infra | below, under |
inter | between |
intra | within |
ipsi | same |
iso | equal |
kal | potassium |
kary/o | nucleus |
kerat/o | cornea |
kyph/o | humped |
labi/o | lip |
lapar/o | abdominal wall, flank |
laryng/o | larynx |
later/o | side |
leuk/o | white |
lingu/o | tongue |
lip/o | fat |
lith/o | stone, calcium |
lumb/o | pertaining to the trunk |
lymph/o | pertaining to lymph nodes |
macr/o | large, long |
melan/o | black color |
met/a | after, beside, beyond |
micr/o | small |
milli | thousandth |
mon/o | single |
morph/o | form, shape |
myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
myo | muscle |
nas/o | nose |
necr/o | death |
neo | new |
nephr/o | kidney |
nerv | nerves |
neur/o | nerve |
norm/o | normal |
ocul/o | eye |
olig/o | diminished, few, small, scant |
onc/o | tumor, bulk |
ophthalm/o | eye |
or/o | pertaining to mouth |
orchi/d | testicle |
orth/o | straight, correct, upright |
oste/o | bone |
ot/o | ear |
ovari/o | ovaries |
oxy | oxygen, acute |
Palpebr/o | eyelid |
pan/o | all, entire |
path | disease |
ped/i, ped/o | foot |
peri | around |
phago | eating, devouring |
pharmc/o | drug, medication |
pharynx/o | pharynx |
phleb/o | vein |
pleur/o | pertaining to ribs |
pneum/o | air, lung |
poly | much, many |
post | after, behind |
pre | before |
pro | before |
pseud/o | false |
pulmo/n | lungs |
py/o | pus |
pyel/o | pelvis |
pykn/o | thick |
quadr/i | four |
radi | radiation |
rect/o | rectum |
ren/o | kidney |
rhin/o | nose |
sacr/o | sacrum |
schist/o | split,cleft |
scler/o | relating to the sclera |
semi | half,partly |
ser/o | serum |
somat/o | body |
splen/o | spleen |
sten/o | narrow in shape |
sub | below, under |
super | excessive, above |
supra | above, beyond, at the top |
tachy/o | fast |
throac/i, thorac/o | chest, chest wall |
thromb/o | pertaining to platelets , clot |
trans | across, over, through |
tri | three |
ultra | beyond, excessive |
ur/o , urin/o | urine |
uter/o | uterus |
uve/o | uvea |
vas/o | blood vessel, lymph vessel |
ventr/o | abdomen |
zo/o | animal, animal life |