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Prefixes & Suffixes
List of prefixes & suffixes from texbook
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A-, An- | = Without; Lacking |
| Andr/o- | = Male |
| Anti- | = Against |
| Auto- | = Self |
| Bio- | = Life |
| Chem/o- | = Chemistry |
| Contra- | =Against |
| Cyt/o- | = Cell |
| Dis- | = Separation; Taking apart |
| Dys- | = Difficult; Abnormal |
| Eu- | = Good; Well |
| Fibr/o- | = Fiber |
| Gluco-, Glyco- | = Glucose; Sugar |
| Gyn/o-, Gynec- | = Female |
| Hydr/o- | = Water |
| Idio- | = Self; One’s own |
| Lyso-, Lys- | = Break down; Destruction; Dissolving |
| Mal- | = Bad; Abnormal |
| Myc/o- | = Fungus |
| Necr/o- | = Death |
| Neo- | = New |
| Oxy- | = Sharp; Acute; Oxygen |
| Pan-, Pant/o- | = All or everywhere |
| Pharmaco- | = Drug; Medicine |
| Re- | = Again; Backward |
| Somat/o-, Somatico- | = Body; Bodily |
| General Prefixes Above --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Body Part Prefixes Below | General Prefixes Above --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Body Part Prefixes Below |
| Acous/o- | = Hearing |
| Aden/o- | = Gland |
| Adip/o- | = Fat |
| Adren/o- | = Gland |
| Angi/o- | = Blood vessel |
| Arteri/o- | = Artery |
| Arthr/o- | = Joint |
| Bucc/o- | = Cheek |
| Bronch/i- | = Bronchus |
| Burs/o- | = Bursa |
| Carcin/o- | = Cancer |
| Cardi/o- | = Heart |
| Cephal/o- | = Head |
| Chol- | = Bile |
| Chondri- | = Cartilage |
| Coron- | = Heart |
| Cost- | = Rib |
| Crani/o- | = Brain |
| Cutane- | = Skin |
| Cyst/o-, Cysti- | = Bladder or sac |
| Derm-, Dermat/o- | = Skin |
| Duoden/o- | = Duodenum |
| Gastr- | = Stomach |
| Gloss- | = Tongue |
| Hem-, Hema-, Hemat-, Hemo-, Hemat/o- | = Blood |
| Hepat/o-, Hepatico- | = Liver |
| Hist/o-, Histio- | = Tissue |
| Hyster/o- | = Uterus |
| Ileo- | = Ileum |
| Ischi/o- | = Ischium |
| Kerat/o- | = Cornea (eye or skin) |
| Lacrim/o- | = Tear (from your eyes) |
| Lact/o-, Lacti- | = Milk |
| Laryng/o- | = Larynx |
| Lingu/o- | = Tongue |
| Lip/o- | = Fat |
| Lymph/o- | = Lymph |
| Mamm-, Mast/o- | = Breast |
| Mening/o- | = Meninges |
| Muscul/o- | = Muscle |
| My/o- | = Muscle |
| Myel/o- | = Spinal cord or bone marrow |
| Nephr/o- | = Kidney |
| Neur/i-, Neur/o- | = Nerve |
| Oculo- | = Eye |
| Onco- | = Tumor; Bulk; Volume |
| Onych/o- | = Fingernail; Toenail |
| Oo- | = Egg; Ovary |
| Oophor/o- | = Ovary |
| Op-, Opt- | = Vision |
| Ophthalm/o- | = Eye |
| Orchid/o-, Orchio- | = Testis |
| Orth/o- | = Straight; Normal; Correct |
| Osseo- | = Bony |
| Ossi- | = Bone |
| Ost-, Oste/o- | = Bone |
| Ot/o- | = Ear |
| Ovar/i-, Ovario-, Ovi-, Ovo- | = Ovary |
| Phalang- | = Phalanx |
| Pharyng/o- | = Pharynx; Throat |
| Phleb/o- | = Vein |
| Phren/i-, Phreno-, Phrenico- | = Diaphragm |
| Pleur-, Pleur/a-, Pleur/o- | = Rib, pleura |
| Pneum/a- Pneumat/o- | = Air; Lung |
| Proct/o- | = Anus; Rectum |
| Prostat- | = Prostate |
| Pseudo- | = False |
| Psych/o-, Psyche- | = Mind |
| Radio- | = Radiation; Radius |
| Ren/o- | =Kidney |
| Retin- | = Retina (of the eye) |
| Rhin/o- | = Nose |
| Salping/o- | = Tube |
| Sarco- | = Muscular; Flesh-like |
| Schiz/o- | = Split; Cleft |
| Sclera-, Sclero- | = Hardness |
| Sigmoid/o- | = Sigmoid colon |
| Sperma-, Spermo-, Spermato- | = Sperm |
| Splen/o- | = Spleen |
| Sten/o- | = Narrowed; Blocked |
| Stern- | = Sternum |
| Stom/a-, Stomat/o- | = Mouth |
| Thorac/o-, Thoracico- | = Chest |
| Thromb/o- | = Blood clot |
| Thyr/o- | = Thyroid gland |
| Trache/o- | = Trachea |
| Tympan/o- | = Eardrum |
| Ur/o- | = Urine |
| Vagin- | = Vagina |
| Varic/o- | = Duct; Blood vessel |
| Vasculo- | = Blood vessel |
| Ven/o- | = Vein |
| ertbr- | = Vertebra; Spine |
| Body Part prefixes Above --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Color Prefixes Below | Body Part prefixes Above --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Color Prefixes Below |
| Chlor/o- | = Green |
| Chrom-, Chromato- | = Color |
| Cyano- | = Blue |
| Erythr/o- | = Red |
| Leuk/o- | = White |
| Melan/o- | = Black |
| Color Prefixes Above --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Physical Property & Shape Prefixes Below | = Color Prefixes Above --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Physical Property & Shape Prefixes Below |
| Cry/o- | = Cold |
| Elect- | = Electrical activity |
| Kin/o-, Kine-, Kinesi/o- | = Movement |
| Kyphy/o- | = Humped |
| Rhabd/o- | = Rod-shaped; Striated |
| Phot/o- | = Light |
| Reticul/o- | = Net |
| Scoli/o- | = Twisted |
| Therm/o- | = Heat |
| Physical property & Shape prefixes Above --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Direction & Position prefixes Below | Physical property & Shape prefixes Above --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Direction & Position prefixes Below |
| Ab-, Abs- | = Away from |
| Ad- | = Towards |
| Ante- | = Before; Forward |
| Circum- | = Around |
| Cycl- | = Circle; Cycle |
| De- | = Away from; Ending |
| Dia- | = Across; Through |
| Ect/o-, Exo- | = Outer; Outside |
| End/o-, Ent-, Enter/o- | = Within; Inner |
| Epi- | = Upon; Outside of |
| Ex-, Extra- | = Beyond |
| Infra- | = Beneath; Below |
| Inter- | = Between |
| Intra- | = Within |
| Meso- | = Middle |
| Meta- | = Beyond; Change |
| Para- | = Alongside; Abnormal |
| Path/o- | = Disease |
| Peri- | = Around |
| Post- | = Behind; After |
| Pre- | = Before; In front |
| Retro- | = Backward; Behind |
| Sub- | = Under |
| Super- | = Above |
| Supra- | = Above; Upon |
| Sy-, Syl-, Sym-, Syn-, Sys- | = Together |
| Trans- | = Across; Through |
| Direction & Position Prefixes Above --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quantity Prefixes Below | Direction & Position Prefixes Above --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quantity Prefixes Below |
| Bi- | = Two |
| Brady- | = Slow |
| Diplo- | = Double |
| Hemi- | = Half |
| Hetero- | = Other; Different |
| Homo- | = Same |
| Hyper- | = Above; Beyond; Excessive |
| Hypo- | = Under; Deficient |
| Iso- | = Equal; Like |
| Macro- | = Large; Long; Big |
| Mic-, Micro- | = Small |
| Mon-, Mono- | = One |
| Olig/o- | = Few; Little |
| Poly- | = Many; Excessive |
| Quadri- | = Four |
| Semi- | = Half |
| Tachy- | = Fast |
| Tetra- | = Four |
| Tri- | = Three |
| Uni- | = One |
| Quantity Prefixes Above --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Suffixes Below | Quantity Prefixes Above --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Suffixes Below |
| -ac | = Pertaining to |
| -blast, -blasto, -blastic | = Bud; Germ |
| -cyte, -cytic | = Cell |
| -dynia | = Pain; Swelling |
| -eal, -ial | = Pertaining to |
| -ectasis | = Expansion; Dilation |
| -emia | = Blood condition |
| -ia | = Condition |
| -iasis | = Condition; Formation of |
| -ism | = Condition |
| -ites, -itis | = Inflammation |
| -ity | = Pertaining to |
| -ium | = Structure or tissue |
| -lysis, -lytic | = Break down; Destruction; Dissolving |
| -malacia | = Softening |
| -megaly | = Enlargement |
| -oid | = Resembling |
| -oma | = Tumor |
| -osis | = Condition; Usually abnormal |
| -ous | = Pertaining to |
| -pathy | = Disease |
| -penia | = Deficiency; Lack of |
| -phagia, -phagy | = Eating; Swallowing |
| -phasia | = Speech |
| -plasia, -plastic | = Growth |
| -plegia | = Paralysis |
| -pnea | = Breathing |
| -poiesis | = Production |
| -ptosis | = Falling; Drooping |
| -rrhage, -rrhagic | = Bleeding |
| -rrhea | = Flow or discharge |
| -sclerosis | = Hardening |
| -sis | = Condition |
| -stasis | = Level; Unchanging |
| -trophy | = Growth |
| -uria | = In the urine |
| Common Suffixes Above --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Procedure Suffixes Below | Common Suffixes Above --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Procedure Suffixes Below |
| -centesis | = Surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -desis | = Surgical binding |
| -ectomy | = Cut out; Removal |
| -gram | = Record; Picture |
| -graph | = Instrument used to create a record or picture |
| -graphy | = To record or take a picture |
| -meter | = Device used for measuring |
| -opsy | = Visual examination |
| -ostomy | = Opening |
| -otomy | = Incision |
| -pexy | = Surgical fixation |
| -plasty | = Surgical reconstruction |
| -scope | = For examining |
| -scopy | = Examine |
| Procedure Suffixes Below _____________________________________________________________________ Extra Below | Procedure Suffixes Below _____________________________________________________________________ Extra Below |
| gnos- | = Knowledge |
| -lith | = Stone |
| py- | = Pus |
| dendro | = Tree like |
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