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TCC-Crossland Prefix
TCC-Crossland Prefixes and Suffexes Part 2
| Question | Answer | example |
|---|---|---|
| mere- | part | merocine |
| patho- path- pathy- | disease | pathology |
| zyg- | yoked | zygote |
| -ology | study of | physiology histology biology |
| pedia- | child | pediatrician |
| -phil -philia | love | hydrophilic |
| uro- -uria | urine | glycosuria |
| karyo | body | megakaryocyte |
| mal- | abnormal | malabsorption |
| mamilli- | little breast | mamillary |
| meso- | middle skin | mesoderm |
| som- -some | body | somatic |
| -stomy | mouth opening | colostomy |
| tri- | three | trimester |
| infra- | beneath | infraorbital |
| inter- | between | interventricular |
| vas- | vessal | vascular |
| lact- -lacto | lac milk | prolactin |
| macr- | large | macrophage |
| -iod | form | odontiod process |
| thromb- | clot | thrombocyte |
| mega- | big | Megakaryocyte |
| men- | month | menstrual |
| intra- | within or denoting negative | intracellular |
| morpho- | form | morphology |
| podo- | foot | podocyte podiatrist |
| post- | after | postganglionic postscript |
| kerato- | horn | karatin |
| mito- | thread | mitosis |
| retro- | backwards | retroperitoneal |
| telo- | end | telophase |
| mast- | breast | mastoid |
| physio- | nature | physiology |
| odont- | teeth | odontiod process |
| kino- -kinin | to move | bradykinin |
| -lemma | husk | sarcolemma |
| myelo- | marrow | meloblast |
| oligo- | little few | oligiodendrocyte |
| supra- | on the upper side | supraspinous |
| pro- | before | prophase |
| proct- | anus | proctology |
| trans- | through | transporter |
| in- | within or denoting negative | inactive |
| leuko- | white | leukocyte |
| melan- | black | melanocyte |
| natri- | sodium | natriuretic |
| tetra- | four | tetrad tetris |
| -poiesis | making | hemopoiesis |
| therm- thermo- | heat | thermoregulation |
| neur- neuro- | nerve | neuromuscular |
| multi- | many | multicellular |
| pulmo- | lung | pulmonary |
| poly- | many | plysacharide |
| myo- | muscle | myofilament |
| -mural | wall | intramural |
| scler- sclero- | hard | sclera |
| -osis | state or condition | neurosis |
| thorac- | chest | thoracentesis |
| -tomy | cut | appendectomy anatomy |
| orb- | circle | orbicularis oris |
| para- | beyond | paraplegia |
| per- | through throughout | percutaneous |
| oo- | egg | oocyte |
| oto- | ear | |
| sarco- | flesh | sarcomere |
| meta- | after beyond | metaphase |
| osteon- osteo- | bone | osteocyte |
| spino- spina- | vertebra colomn | spinodeltoid |
| phot- | light | photreceptor |
| peri- | around | perineum perimeter |
| -opia | eye | optic |
| quadr- | one quarter | puadraplegia |
| re- | again back again | reinfection |
| rhin- | nose | rhinitis |
| nephr- | kindey | nephron |
| phag- | to eat | phagocyte |
| syn- | together | synthesis |
| sten- | a narrowing | stenosis |
| tropho | nutrition | trophoblast |
| -scope | to view | microscope |
| super- | above beyond | superficial |
| -phobe -phobia | fear | hydrophobic |
| platy- | flat | platysma |
| semi- | half | semilunar valve |
| mono- | single | monocyte |
| tox- | poison | toxin |
| -septic | putrid | anticseptic |
| iso- | equal | isotonic |
| -itis | inflammation | dermatitis |
| liga- | to bind together | ligase |
| nas- | nose | nasolacrimal duct |
| uni- | one | unicellular |
| tropo | turning | troponin |
| neur- neuro- | nerves | neuromuscular |
| pneum- | air | pneumonia |
| pre | before | precapillary sphincter |
| -sis | state or condtion | metastasis |
| sub- | below | subcutaneous |
| micr- | small | microscope |
| -sect | to cut | transect |
| stylo- | stake pole | styloid |