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prefixes &suffixes A
prefixes &suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | absence of, without ex: apathy, analgia |
| ab- | away from ex: abduction |
| -ac, -acal | pertaining to ex: cardiac |
| acanth(o)- | thorn or spine ex: acanthion |
| acous(io)- | of or relating to hearing |
| acr(o)- | extremity, topmost |
| -acusis | hearing |
| ad- | increase, adherence, motion toward, very |
| aden(o)-, aden(i) | of or relating to a gland ex:adenocarcinoma |
| -aemia | blood condition |
| aer(o) | air, gas |
| aesthesio- | sensation |
| -al | pertaining to |
| alb- | denoting a white or pale color |
| alge(si)- -algia alg(i)o- | pain ex:analgesic,myalgia |
| allo- | Denoting something as different, or as an addition ex:alloantigen |
| ambi- | Denoting something as positioned on both sides; Describing both of two ex:amniocentesis |
| amph-, amphi- | on both sides ex: |
| ana- | back,again,up ex:anaplasia |
| an(o) | anus |
| angi(o)- | blood vessel |
| aniso- | something as unequal |
| ankyl(o)-, ancyl(o)- | something as crooked or bent |
| apo- | separated from, derived from ex:apoptosis |
| arsen(o)- | Of or pertaining to a male; masculine |
| arthr(o)- | of or pertaining to the joints,limbs ex:arthritis |
| articul(o)- | joint ex:articulation |
| -ary | pertaining to ex:bilary tract |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| atel(o) | imperfect or incomplete development ex:atelocardia |
| ather(o)- | fatty deposit, Soft gruel-like deposit |
| -ation | process ex:habitation |
| atri(o)- | an atrium (esp. heart atrium) ex:atrioventricular |
| axill- | Of or pertaining to the armpit ex:axilla |
| azo(to) | nitrogenous compound |
| carp(o)- | Of or pertaining to the wrist ex:carpopedal |
| cata- | down, under ex:cataracts |
| -cele | pouching, hernia ex:hydrocele |
| -centesis | surgical puncture for aspiration ex:amniocentesis |
| cerat(o)- | Of or pertaining to the cornu; a horn ex:ceratoid |
| cervic- | Of or pertaining to the neck, the cervix |
| chir(o)-, cheir(o)- | Of or pertaining to the hand ex:chiropractor |
| chlor(o)- | Denoting a green color ex:chlorophyll |
| chol(e)- | Of or pertaining to bile ex:cholaemia |
| cholecyst(o)- | Of or pertaining to the gallbladder |
| chondr(i)o- | cartilage, gristle, granule, granular ex:chondrocytes |
| chrom(ato)- | color |
| -cidal, -cide | killing, destroying |
| cis- | on this side |
| clast | break ex:osteoclast |
| col-, colo-, colono- | colon |
| colp(o)- | Of or pertaining to the vagina ex:colposcopy |
| cor- | with, together |
| cor-, core-, coro- | Of or pertaining to eye's pupil ex:corectomy |
| cordi- | heart |
| cornu- | Applied to processes and parts of the body describing them likened or similar to horns |
| cost(o)- | Of or pertaining to the ribs |
| cox- | Of or relating to the hip, haunch, or hip-joint |
| -crine | to secrete ex:endocrine |
| cry(o)- | cold |
| cutane- | skin ex:subcutaneous |
| cyan(o)- | Denotes a blue color |
| cyph(o)- | Denotes something as bent |
| cyst(o)-, cyst(i)- | Of or pertaining to the urinary bladder ex:cystotomy |
| cyt(o)- -cyte | cell ex:cytokine,leukocyte |
| dacryo- | tear |
| dactyl(o)- | Of or pertaining to a finger, toe |
| de- | away from, cessation |
| -desis | binding ex arthrodesis |
| dextr(o)- | right, on the right side |
| di- | two, apart, separation ex diplopia |
| apart, separation | apart, separation |
| -dipsia | suffix meaning "(condition of) thirst"' ex:hydroadipsia, |
| dis- | separation, taking apart ex:dissection |
| duodeno- | duodenum, twelve: upper part of the small intestine (twelve inches long on average), connects to the stomach |
| -dynia | pain |
| dys- | bad,difficult |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| ec- | out, away |
| -ectasis, -ectasia | expansion, dilation EX: Bronchiectasis, |
| -ectomy | Denotes a surgical operation or removal of a body part. Resection, excision ex:mastectomy |
| -emesis | vomiting condition ex: Hematemesis |
| eosin(o)- | red ex:Eosinophil |
| enter(o)- | Of or pertaining to the intestine |
| episi(o)- | Of or pertaining to the pubic region, the loin |
| erythr(o)- | red ex:Erythrocyte |
| -esophageal, -esophago | gullet |
| filli- | fine, hair like |
| fossa | A hollow or depressed area; trench or channel |
| galact(o)- | milk |
| -gen | (1) Denotes the sense 'born in, from' (2) Denotes the sense 'of a certain kind' ex:(1) Endogen; (2) Heterogenous |
| -genic | Formative, pertaining to producing ex:Cardiogenic shock |
| genu- | knee |
| glauc(o)-` | Denoting a grey, bluish-grey color ex:Glaucoma |
| gloss(o)-, glott(o)- | Of or pertaining to the tongue |
| gnath(o)- | Of or pertaining to the jaw |
| hepat- (hepatic-) | liver |
| hidr(o)- | sweat ex: Hyperhidrosis |
| humer(o)- | shoulder or upper arm ex Humerus |
| hyp(o)- | Denotes something as 'below normal' |
| hyster(o)- | Of or pertaining to the womb, the uterus ex: Hysterectomy |
| -i-asis | condition |
| iatr(o)- | medicine, doctor |
| -icle | small ex v |
| -ics | organized knowledge, treatment ex Obstetrics |
| idio- | self, one's own |
| infra- | below |
| irid(o)- | iris |
| ischio- | Of or pertaining to the ischium, the hip-joint |
| -ismus | spasm, contraction |
| -itis | inflammation ex Tonsillitis |
| -ium | structure, tissue ex pericardium |
| isch- | restriction ex Ischemia |
| kal/i | PT |
| karyo- | nucleus EX Eukaryote |
| kerat(o)- | CORNEA EYE OR SKIN |
| koil(o)- | hollow |
| kyph(o)- | HUMPED |
| labi(o)- | LIP |
| lapar(o)- | STOMACH WALL,FLANK EX Laparotomy |
| laryng(o)- | Of or pertaining to the larynx, the lower throat cavity where the voice box is |
| lei(o)- | smooth EX Leiomyoma |
| lept(o)- | LIGHT, SLENDER |
| leuc(o)-, leuk(o)- | WHITE EX Leukocyte |
| lith(o)- | STONE |
| lys(o)-, -lytic | dissolution EX Lysosome |
| -lysis | Destruction, separation EX Paralysis |
| -malacia | softening EX Osteomalacia |
| mammill(o)- | NIPPLE YUMMM |
| mast(o)- | BREAST EX Mastectomy |
| melan(o)- | BLACK |
| melos | EXTREMITY |
| mening(o)- | MEMBRANE EX Meningitis |
| mero- | PART EX merocrine, meroblastic |
| mes(o)- | MIDDLE EX Mesoderm |
| meta- | AFTER, BEHIND |
| metr(o)- | Pertaining to conditions or instruments of the uterus |
| my(o)- | MUSCLE EX Myoblast |
| myc(o)- | FUNGUS |
| myel(o)- | BONE MARROW |
| myring(o)- | EARDRUM |
| myx(o)- | MUCUS |
| narc(o)- | numb, sleep |
| necr(o)- | death |
| nephr(o)- | kidney |
| odont(o)- | teeth ex: orthodontist |
| odyn(o)- | pain |
| -oesophageal, oesophago- | gullet |
| -oid | resemblance to |
| ole | small or little |
| om(o)- | shoulder ex: omoplate |
| -oma (singular), -omata (plural) | tumor, mass, collection ex: Sarcoma, Teratoma |
| omphal(o)- | Of or pertaining to the navel, the umbilicus |
| onco- | tumor, bulk, volume ex: oncology |
| onych(o)- | nails |
| oo- | Of or pertaining to the an egg, a woman's egg, the ovum ex: oogenesis |
| oophor(o)- | woman's ovary |
| orchi(o)-, orchido- | testis |
| -osis | a condition, disease or increase ex: osteoporosis |
| osseo- | bony |
| ossi- | bone ex: ossify |
| ot(o)- | ear |
| oxo- | addition of oxygen |
| pachy- | thick |
| palpebr- | eyelid |
| papill- | nipple |
| papul(o)- | Indicates papulosity, a small elevation or swelling in the skin, a pimple, swelling ex: papulation |
| para- | alongside of, abnormal |
| -paresis | slight paralysis |
| parvo- | small ex: parvovirus |
| -pathy | Denotes (with a negative sense) a disease, or disorder ex: sociopathy |
| -penia | deficiency ex. osteopenia |
| peo | penis |
| -pepsia | Denotes something relating to digestion, or the digestive tract. ex: Dyspepsia |
| -pexy | fixation |
| phaco- | lens-shaped |
| -phil(ia) | attraction for ex: hemophilia |
| phleb(o)- | blood vein |
| phren(i)-, phren(o)-, phrenico | mind ex: schizophrenia |
| -plasia | formation, development |
| -plasty | surgical repair, reconstruction ex: rhinoplasty |
| -plegia | paralysis ex: paraplegia |
| pleio- | more, excessive, multiple |
| pleur(o)-, pleur(a) | rib |
| -plexy | stroke or seizure |
| -poiesis | production |
| polio- | grey |
| porphyr(o)- | purple |
| presby(o)- | old age |
| pro | before ex: procephalic |
| proct(o)- | anus, rectum |
| pterygo- | wing |
| psor- | itching ex: psoriasis |
| -ptosis | falling, drooping, downward placement, prolapse ex: apoptosis |
| -ptysis | (a spitting), spitting, hemoptysis, the spitting of blood derived from the lungs or bronchial tubes ex: hemoptysis |
| pyel(o)- | pelvis |
| pyo- | pus |
| pyro- | fever ex: antipyretic |
| reticul(o)- | net |
| rhabd(o)- | rod shaped, striated |
| rhachi(o)- | spine ex: rachial, rachidian |
| rhod(o)- | rose-red color |
| -rrhage | burst forth ex: hemorrhage |
| -rrhagia | rapid flow of blood |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| -rrhea -rrhoea | flowing, discharge ex: diarrhea |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| rubr(o)- | Of or pertaining to the red nucleus of the brain |
| salping(o)- | fallopian tubes |
| sarco- | muscular, fleshlike ex: sarcoma |
| schiz(o)- | Denoting something 'split' or 'double-sided' ex: schizophrenia |
| scler(o)- | hardness ex: atherosclerosis |
| -sclerosis | hardening of the skin ex: MS |
| scoli(o)- | twisted ex: scoliosis |
| sial(o)- | saliva, salivary gland |
| sigmoid(o)- | sigmoid, sigmoid colon |
| sinistr(o)- | left |
| sito- | food, grain |
| splanchn(i)-, splanchn(o)- | viscera |
| spondyl(o)- | Of or pertaining to the spine, the vertebra |
| squamos(o)- | Denoting something as 'full of scales' or 'scaly ex: squama |
| -stasis | stop, stand |
| -staxis | dripping, trickling |
| sten(o)- | Denoting something as 'narrow in shape' or pertaining to narrow-ness stenography |
| -stenosis | abnormal narrowing in a blood vessel or other tubular organ or structure |
| steth(o)- | Of or pertaining to the upper chest, chest, the area above the breast and under the neck ex: Stethoscope |
| stheno- | strength, force, power |
| stom(a) stomat(o)- | mouth |
| -stomy | creation of an opening ex: colostomy |
| sy(l)-, sym-, syn-, sys- | Indicates similarity, likeness, or being together; Assimilates before some consonants: before l to syl-, s to sys-, before a labial to sym-. |
| tachy- | Denoting something as fast, irregularly fast ex: Tachycardia |
| tetan- | rigid, tense ex: tetanus |
| thec- | case, sheath |
| thel(e)-, thel(o)- | nipple |
| thely- | woman, feminie |
| thromb(o)- | blood clot ex: thrombosis |
| thorac(i)-, thorac(o)-, thoracico- | Of or pertaining to the upper chest, chest; the area above the breast and under the neck ex: thorax |
| thym(o)(ia)- | emotions |
| toco- | childbirth |
| -tome | cutting instrument |
| -tomy | act of cutting; incising, incision ex: gastrotomy |
| top(o)- | place, topical |
| trich(i)-, trichia, trich(o)- | Of or pertaining to hair, hair-like structure ex: trichocyst |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| -ula, -ule | small ex: nodule |
| ungui- | nail, claw |
| uri(c)-, urico- | uric acid |
| varic(o)- | swollen or twisted vein ex: varicose |
| -version | turning ex: retroversion |
| vesic(o)- | bladder |
| viscer(o)- | internal organs ex: viscera |
| xanth(o)- | (abnormal) yellow color |
| xen(o)- | foreign, different ex: xenograft |
| xer(o)- | dry, desert-like |
| zo(o)- | animal, animal life |
| zym(o)- | fermentation, enzyme |
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