| Prefixes:
a word element placed
at the beginning of a word. |
Roots: contain the basic meaning
of the word. |
Suffixes:
are placed at the
end of a root to change the meaning of the word. |
a, an - without or
not
ab - away from
ad - toward
ante - before,
forward
anti - against
auto - self
bi - double,
two
brady - slow
circum - around
contra - against,
opposite
de - down, from,
away from, not |
abdomino - abdomen
adeno - gland
adreno - adrenal
gland
angio - vessel
arterio - artery
arthro - joint
broncho - bronchus,
bronchi
card, cardio
- heart
cephalo - head
chole, cholo
- bile
chondro - cartilage |
algia - pain
asis - condition,
usually abnormal
cele - hernia,
herniation, pouching
centesis - puncture
and aspiration of
cyte - cell
ectasis - dilation,
stretching
ectomy - excision,
removal of
emia - blood
condition
genesis - development,
production, creation |
dia - across,
through, apart
dis - separate,
away from
dys - bad, difficult,
abnormal
ecto - outer,
outside
en - in, into,
within
endo - inner, inside
epi - over,
on, upon
eryth - red
ex - out, out
of, from, away from |
colo - colon,
large intestine
costo - rib
cranio - skull
cyano - blue
cystoo - bladder,
cyst
cyto - cell
dento - tooth
derma - skin
duodeno - duodenum |
genic - producing,
causing
gram - record
graph - a diagram,
a recording instrument
graphy - making
a recording
iasis - condition
of
ism - a condition
itis - inflammation
logy - the study
of |
hyper - excessive,
too much, high
hemi - half
hypo - under,
decreased, less than normal
in - in, into,
within, not
inter - between
intra - within
intro - into,
within
leuk - white |
encephalo -
brain
entero - intestines
fibro - fiber,
fibrous
gastro - stomach
glosso - tongue
gluco - sweetness,
glucose
glyco - sugar
gyn, gyne, gyneco
- woman
hem, hema, hemo, hemato
- blood |
lysis - destruction
of, decomposition
megaly - enlargement
meter - measuring
instrument
metry - measurement
oma - tumor
osis - condition
pathy - disease
penia - lack,
deficiency
phasia - speaking |
macro - large
mal - bad, illness,
disease
mega - large
micro - small
mono - one,
single
neo - new
non - not
olig - small,
scant
para - similar,
beside
per - by, through |
hepat - liver
hydro - water
hystero - uterus
ileo, ilio -
ileum
laparo - abdomen,
loin, flank
laryngo - larynx
litho - stone
mammo - breast,
mammary gland
masto - mammary
gland, breast |
phobia - an
exaggerated fear
plasty - surgical
reshaping or repair
plegia - paralysis
ptosis - falling,
sagging, dropping, down
rrhage, rrhagia
- excessive flow
rrhaphy - stitching,
suturing
rrhea - profuse
flow, discharge
scope - examination
instrument |
peri - around
poly - many,
much
post - after,
behind
pre - before,
in front of, prior to
pro - before, in front
of
re - again
retro - backward
semi - half
sub - under |
meno - menstruation
myo - muscle
myelo - spinal
cord, bone marrow
necro - death
nephro - kidney
neuro - nerve
oculo - eye
oophoro - ovary |
scopy - examination
using a scope
stasis - maintenance,
maintaining a constant level
stomy, ostomy
- creation of an opening
tomy, otomy
- incision, cutting into
uria - condition
of the urine |
super - above,
over, excess
supra - above,
over
tachy - fast,
rapid
trans - across
uni - one |
ophthalmo -
eye
ortho - straight,
normal, correct
osteo - bone
oto - ear
pedo - child,
foot |
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pharyngo - pharynx
phlebo - vein
pnea - breathing,
respiration
pneumo - lung,
air, gas
procto - rectum
psycho - mind
pulmo - lung
pyo - pus
recto - rectum
rhino - nose |
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salpingo - Eustachian
tube, uterine tube
spleno - spleen
steno - arrow,
constriction
stomato - mouth
thermo - heat
thoraco - chest
thrombo - clot,
thrombus
urethro - urethra
urino - urine
uro - urine,
urinary tract, urination
utero - uterus
vaso - blood
vessel, vas deferens
veno - vein
vertebro - spine,
vertebrae |
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