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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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