HOSA Medical Terminology (roots, prefixes, suffixes)

a/an-

without

ab-

away from

abs-

away from

acro-

extremities

ad-

toward

aden, adeno

gland

aero-

air

-algia

pain

-al

pertaining to

ambi-

both

andr, andro

man

angi, angio

vessel

ante-

before

antero-

front

anti-

against, opposing

-ar

pertaining to

arthr, arthro

joint

astr-

star

-asthenia

weakness, lack of

auto-

self

bi-

two, both

bio-

life

brachy-

short

brady-

slow

bronch, broncho

bronchus

capit-

head

cardi, cardio

heart

-cele

tumor or swelling

-centesis

surgical puncture

cephal, cephalo

head

chil, chilo

lip

chol, chole

bile, gall

chondr, chondro

cartilage

chrom-

color

cili, cilia, cilio

eyelid, small hair, eyelash

-cle

small, little

col, colo

colon

colp, colpo, colpos

vagina

con-

with

contra-

against

corpus

body

cost, costo

rib

-crine

to secrete

cry, cryo

freeze, cold

cryo-

cold

cut, cuti, cutane

skin

cyan-

blue

cyst, cysto

sac, bladder

cyt, cyto

cell

de-

to remove

dent, denti, dento

tooth

derm, derma

skin

-desis

surgical union or fixation

dextro-

right

di-

across

dys-

pain, bad

-eal

pertaining to

-ectasis

expansion

-ectomy

removal of

ecto-

on the outside

-emia

blood condition

endo-

inside

enter, entero

intestine

epi-

upon, in addition to

erythro-

red

-esthesia

sensation

etio-

cause

eu-

normal

ex-

out, away from

febr-

fever

fibr, fibro

connective tissue

gastr, gastro

stomach

-genic

originating from

glob, globo

ball, globe

gloss, glosso

tongue

gluc-

glucose, sugar

-gram

record

-graphy

recording

gyne-

woman, female

hem, hemo

blood

hemat, hemato

blood

hemi-

half

hepat, hepato

liver

hist, histo

tissue

hyper-

above, more than

hypo-

deficient; below, under; less than normal

hyster, hystero

uterus

-iasis

condition resulting

-ic

pertaining to

inter-

between

intra-

within

-ist

one who practices

-itis

inflammation of

kerat, kerato

horn, cornea

lapar, laparo

loins, abdomen

latero-

side

lepto-

thin, slender

leuk-

white

lingu, linguo

tongue

lip, lipo

fat