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Anatomical Prefixes and Suffixes
Prefixes and Suffixes
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
01/13/2010
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Term
a-, ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
a-, an-
 Definition
without, not
Term
ad-
 Definition
to, toward
Term
aden-
 Definition
gland
Term
angio
 Definition
blood vessel
Term
ano-
 Definition
anus
Term
ante-
 Definition
before
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
Term
arthr-
 Definition
joint
Term
auto-
 Definition
self
Term
bi-
 Definition
two
Term
bili-
 Definition
bile
Term
bio-
 Definition
life
Term
brachi-
 Definition
arm
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
cardi-
 Definition
heart
Term
cephal-
 Definition
head
Term
cerebr-
 Definition
brain
Term
chole-
 Definition
gall bladder, bile
Term
chondr-
 Definition
cartilage
Term
chrom-
 Definition
color
Term
circum-
 Definition
around
Term
contra-
 Definition
against
Term
corp-
 Definition
body
Term
cost-
 Definition
rib
Term
cyt-
 Definition
cell
Term
de-
 Definition
remove, decrease
Term
derm-
 Definition
skin
Term
di-
 Definition
two
Term
dia-
 Definition
through
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, difficult
Term
ect-
 Definition
outside, away from
Term
end-
 Definition
in, within
Term
enter
 Definition
intestine
Term
ep-, epi-
 Definition
upon, above
Term
erythr-
 Definition
red
Term
eu-
 Definition
good, normal
Term
ex-
 Definition
out, away from
Term
gastr-
 Definition
stomach
Term
gloss-
 Definition
tongue
Term
gluc-, glyc-
 Definition
sweet, glucose
Term
hema-
 Definition
blood
Term
hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
hepat-
 Definition
liver
Term
hetero-
 Definition
varied, mixed
Term
hist-
 Definition
tissue
Term
homo-
 Definition
similar, like
Term
hydr-
 Definition
water, hydrogen
Term
hyper-
 Definition
above, more than
Term
hyp-
 Definition
below, less than
Term
hyster-
 Definition
uterus
Term
in-
 Definition
into, not
Term
infra-
 Definition
below, underlying
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
ipse-
 Definition
same
Term
iso-
 Definition
equal
Term
juxta-
 Definition
next to
Term
leuk-
 Definition
white
Term
macro-
 Definition
large
Term
mal-
 Definition
bad
Term
mega-
 Definition
large, giant
Term
meso-
 Definition
middle
Term
micro-
 Definition
small, tiny
Term
mono-
 Definition
one
Term
morph
 Definition
shape, form
Term
myel-
 Definition
marrow
Term
myo-
 Definition
muscle
Term
necr-
 Definition
dead
Term
nephr-
 Definition
kidney
Term
neur-
 Definition
nerve
Term
opthalm
 Definition
eye
Term
ost-
 Definition
bone
Term
ot-
 Definition
ear
Term
ov-
 Definition
egg
Term
para-
 Definition
beside
Term
path-
 Definition
disease
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
phag-
 Definition
eat
Term
phleb
 Definition
vein
Term
pneum-
 Definition
air
Term
polio-
 Definition
gray
Term
poly
 Definition
many
Term
post-
 Definition
behind, after
Term
pre-
 Definition
before, in front of
Term
pro-
 Definition
early, before, giving rise to
Term
psych
 Definition
mind
Term
pulm-
 Definition
lung
Term
ren-
 Definition
kidney
Term
retro-
 Definition
behind
Term
sarc-
 Definition
flesh, muscle
Term
scler-
 Definition
tough, hard
Term
semi-
 Definition
partial, half
Term
sub-
 Definition
beneath, below
Term
super-, supra-
 Definition
above, greater
Term
syn-, sym-
 Definition
connecting, with
Term
tachy-
 Definition
rapid, accelerated
Term
thromb-
 Definition
clot
Term
trans-
 Definition
across
Term
ultra-
 Definition
greater, beyond
Term
uni-
 Definition
one
Term
ur-
 Definition
urine
Term
vas-
 Definition
tubule, vessel
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-ase
 Definition
enzyme
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
cut out, surgically remove
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood
Term
-gen
 Definition
producing
Term
-graph
 Definition
writing
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-lysis
 Definition
splitting
Term
-meter
 Definition
measure
Term
-oid
 Definition
like, similar to
Term
-ole
 Definition
small
Term
-opia
 Definition
vision
Term
-osis
 Definition
state of having or being
Term
-ostomy
 Definition
opening
Term
-penia
 Definition
absence or deficiency
Term
-plasm
 Definition
fluid
Term
-plegia, -plexy
 Definition
paralysis, stroke
Term
-phea, -pnoea
 Definition
respiration
Term
-rrage
 Definition
to burst forth, excessive discharge
Term
-rrhea, -rrhoea
 Definition
flow
Term
-sect
 Definition
cut
Term
-soma, -some
 Definition
body
Term
-stomy
 Definition
make an opening
Term
-tomy
 Definition
cutting
Term
-trope
 Definition
to turn
Term
-trophe
 Definition
nourishment
Term
-ule, -ulus
 Definition
small
Term
abdomin-
 Definition
of or relating to the abdomen
Term
acous-
 Definition
of or relating to hearing
Term
adip-
 Definition
fat or fatty tissue
Term
aesthesio-
 Definition
sensation
Term
ambi-
 Definition
positioned on both sides
Term
aur-
 Definition
pertaining to the ear
Term
axill-
 Definition
pertaining to the armpit
Term
blast-, -blast
 Definition
germ or bud
Term
bucc-
 Definition
pertaining to the cheek
Term
burs-
 Definition
bursa
Term
carp(o)
 Definition
wrist
Term
cili-
 Definition
pertaining to cilia, the eyelashes; eyelids
Term
clast-
 Definition
break
Term
col-, colo-, colono-
 Definition
pertaining to the colon
Term
cox-
 Definition
pertaining to the hip
Term
crani(o)
 Definition
pertaining to the cranium
Term
cyst
 Definition
pertaining to the bladder
Term
dent-
 Definition
teeth
Term
dis-
 Definition
separation, taking apart
Term
dors(o)- dors(i)
 Definition
pertaining to the back
Term
encephal(o)-
 Definition
pertaining to the brain
Term
episi-
 Definition
pertaining to the pubic region
Term
extra-
 Definition
outside
Term
fili-, filli-
 Definition
fine, hair like
Term
galact-
 Definition
milk
Term
gynec-
 Definition
woman
Term
labi(o)-
 Definition
lip
Term
lacrim(o)-
 Definition
tear
Term
lact(i)-, lact(o)
 Definition
milk
Term
lapar(o)-
 Definition
pertaining to the abdomen-wall or flank
Term
laryng(o)-
 Definition
pertaining to the larynx (voice box)
Term
later(o)-
 Definition
lateral
Term
lip(o)-
 Definition
fat
Term
melan(o)-
 Definition
black color
Term
mening(o)
 Definition
membrane
Term
mero-
 Definition
part
Term
muscul(o)-
 Definition
muscle
Term
neo-
 Definition
new
Term
normo-
 Definition
normal
Term
ocul(o)-
 Definition
pertaining to the eye
Term
odont(o)-
 Definition
pertaining to the teeth
Term
onycho(o)-
 Definition
pertaining to the nail of a finger or a toe
Term
oophor(o)-
 Definition
woman's ovary
Term
or(o)-
 Definition
mouth
Term
orth(o)-
 Definition
denoting something as straight or correct
Term
osseo-
 Definition
bony
Term
osi-
 Definition
bone
Term
ped-, -ped-, -pes
 Definition
foot
Term
pharyng(o)-
 Definition
pharynx
Term
phren(i)-, phren-
 Definition
diaphragm
Term
pleur(o)-, pleure(a)-
 Definition
pertaining to the ribs
Term
presby(o)
 Definition
old age
Term
pro-
 Definition
early, before, giving rise to
Term
pyo-
 Definition
pus
Term
pyro-
 Definition
fever
Term
rhin(o)-
 Definition
pertaining to the nose
Term
salping(o)
 Definition
pertaining to the fallopian tubes
Term
schiz(o)-
 Definition
denoting something 'split' or double-sided'
Term
sinistr(o)-
 Definition
left, left side
Term
somat(o)-, somatico-
 Definition
body, bodily
Term
sperma-, spermo-, spermato-
 Definition
semen, spermatozoa
Term
spleen(o)-
 Definition
spleen
Term
stom(a)-
 Definition
mouth
Term
tono-
 Definition
tone, pressure
Term
tox(i)-, tox(o)-, taxico-
 Definition
toxin, poison
Term
trache(o)-
 Definition
trachea
Term
tympan(o)-
 Definition
eardrum
Term
vagin-
 Definition
pertaining to the vagina
Term
ventr(o)-
 Definition
pertaining to the belly, stomach
Term
viscer(o)-
 Definition
pertaining to the internal organs, the vescera
Term
-crine
 Definition
to secrete
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ist
 Definition
one who specializes in
Term
-logy
 Definition
denotes the academic study of practice of a certain field
Term
-tonic
 Definition
tones
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