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Human Anatomy
Human Anatomy (Marieb, Mallatt, Wilhelm 5th Ed.) Prefixes
| Prefix | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ren- | Kidney |
| Rect- | Straight |
| Quad-, Quadr- | Four |
| Pyo- | Pus |
| Viscero- | Organ, Viscera |
| Villus- | Shaggy Hair |
| Noto- | Back |
| Ob- | Before |
| Oligo- | Few |
| Oo- | Egg |
| Re- | Back, Again |
| Sarco- | Flesh |
| Splanchn- | Organ |
| Semi- | Half |
| Septum- | A Fence |
| Soma- | Body |
| Squam- | Scale |
| Retro- | Backward, Behind |
| Sagitt- | Arrow |
| Serrat- | Saw |
| Sclero- | Hard |
| Sym-, Syn- | Together, With |
| Telo- | The End |
| Synergy- | Work Together |
| Tachy- | Rapid |
| Templ-, Tempo- | Time |
| Stroma- | Spread Out |
| Sub- | Beneath, Under |
| Super- | Above, Upon |
| Tuber- | Swelling |
| Supra- | Above, Upon |
| Therm- | Heat |
| Tissue | Woven |
| Ruga- | Fold |
| Tri- | Three |
| Venter-, Ventr- | Abdomen, Belly |
| Teres- | Round. Smooth |
| Trans- | Across, Through |
| Tox- | Poison |
| Steno- | Narrow |
| Trab- | Beam, Timber |
| Troph- | Nourish |
| Olfac- | Smell |
| Opthalmo- | Eye |
| Odonto- | Teeth |
| Occulo- | Eye |
| Peni- | A Tail |
| Pep-, Peps-, Pept- | Digest |
| Pod- | Foot |
| Pleur- | Side, Rib |
| Post | After, Behind |
| Pre-, Pro- | Before, Ahead of |
| Psycho- | Mind, Psyche |
| Procto- | Rectum, Anus |
| Pulmo- | Lung |
| Phleb- | Vein |
| Pin-, Pino- | Drink |
| Pia- | Tender |
| Papill- | Nipple |
| Para- | Beside |
| Pariet- | A Wall |
| Pect-, Pectus- | Breast |
| Peri- | Around |
| Phago- | Eat |
| Plex-, Plexus- | Net, Network |
| Poly- | Multiple |
| Pneumo- | Air, Wind |
| Pelv- | A Basin |
| Orb- | Circular |
| Ortho- | Straight |
| Osteo- | Bone |
| Oto- | Ear |
| Pseudo- | False |
| Ov-, Ovi- | Egg |
| Oxy- | Oxygen |
| Pan- | All |
| Sin-, Sino- | A Hollow |
| Vas- | A Vessel, Duct |