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Prefix and Suffixes

Prefixes and Suffixes for Skills Health Bowl

urethra-urethra
ab- from, away
-ac,-ic,-al,-eal pertaining to
ad- to, towards, near
aden-(o) adrenal gland
albe- white
algia- pain
an- (o,us) anus
angio- vessel
ante- before, in front of
anti- against
arter- (io) artery
arthr- (o) joint
-ase enzyme
-asis condition of
ather- (o) fatty
audi- sound
aru- ear
auto- self
bi- two
bio- life
blephar- (o) eyelid
brady- slow
bronch- (i,o) air tube in lungs
bucc- cheek
calc- stone
carcin- cancer
cardi- pertaining to heart
-cele swelling
cent- 100
-centesis surgical puncture to remove fluid
cerebro- brain
cerv- (ic) neck
chem- (o) drug
chol- (e,o) bile
chond- cartilage
chrom- color
-cide causing death
circum- around
-cise cut
co- (n) with, together
colp- vagina
contra- against
cost- rib
crain- to the skull
-crine secrete
cut- skin
cyan- blue
cyst- bladder
cyt- cell
dec- ten
derm- skin
di- double
dis- away
dors- to the back
duoden- duodenum
dys- painful
-ectomy surgical removal of
electr- electrical
-emia blood
encephal brain
enter- intestine
epi- upon
erythro- red
-esis condition of
-esthesia sensation, feel
eu- well, easy
faci- face
-fascia fibrous band
fibr- fiber
fore- front
-genesis development
genito- organs of reproduction
geront- old age
gingiv- gums
gloss- tounge
gluc- sweetness
gly- sugar
-gram record
-graph diagram
gyn- women
heli- half
hepat- liver
herni- rupture
hetero- other
hist- tissue
hom- same
hydro- water
hyper- high
hypno- sleep
hypo- decreased
-ia, -iasis condition of
idio- self-originating
ile- ileum
infra- below
inter- between
-ism condition
iso- equal
-itis inflammation
-kinesis motion
lacrima- tears
lact- milk
lapar- abdomen
laryng- larynx (voicebox)
latero- side
leuko- white
lip- fat
lith- stone
-logy study of
lymph- lynph tissue
-lys destruction
macro- large
mal- bad
malac- softening of a tissue
mamm- breast
-mania insanity
med- middle
-megaly large
mening- membrane
meno- monthly
mes- middle
micro- small
mono- one
-mortem death
muc- mucus
multi- many
my- muscles
myc- fungus
myel- bone marrow
myring tympanic membrane
nacr- sleep
-natal birth
necr- death
neo- new
neph- kidney
neur- nerve
noct- night
non- no
ocul- eye
odont- tooth
olig- few, less then normal
-ology study of
-oma tumor
onco- mass
oophor- ovary
opthalm- eye
-opia vision
-opsy to view
opt- vision, eye
or- mouth
orch- testes
orth- normal
ost- bone
-oscopy diagnostic examination
-osis condition, state
ot- ear
-otic pertaining to a condition
-otomy cutting into
-ous full of
ovi- egg
pan- all
para- near
-paresis paralysis
-partum birth
path- disease
ped- child
-penia lack of
pent- five
-pepsia digestion
per- through
peri- around
phag- eat
-phage to eat
pharyng- throat
-phas speech
phleb- vein
-phobia fear
phon- sound
-phylaxis protection
-plasty correction or repair
-plegia paralysis
-pena breathing
pneum- lung
pod- foot
ploy- many
post- after
pro- in front of
proct- rectum
pseudo- false
psych- the mind
-ptosis sagging
py- pus
pyle- renal pelvis of kidney
pyr- fever
quad- four
radi- x-ray
re- back
rect- rectum
ren- kidney
retro- backwards
rhin- nose
-rrhagia sudden
-rrhea flow
-rrhexis rupture of
salping- tube
sanguine- blood
sarc- malignant (cancer)
sclera- hardening
-sclerosis dryness
-scope examining
-scopy observation
semi- half
sep- poison
soma- body
son- sound
-spasm involuntary contraction
sperm- male germ cell
spleen- spleen
-stasis atoppage
steno- contracted
stern- breast bone
-stomy artifical opening
sub- less
sup- above
tach- rapid
ten- tendon
tetra- four
-therapy treatment
therm- heat
thorac- thorax, chest
thromb- clot
-tox poison
trach- trachea, windpipe
trans- across
tri- three
-trophy nutrition
tympan- eardrum
ultra- beyond
uni- one
ur- urine
ureter- ureter
-uria urinje
uter- uterus
vas- vessel
ven- vein
ventro- to the front
vetebr- spine
vesic- urinary bladder
viscer- internal organs
xanth- yellow
zymo- enzymes
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