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Terms
prefix and meaning
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |