GHS Anatomy & Physiology Unit 1: Latin Prefixes and Suffixes

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering common Latin prefixes and suffixes used in anatomy and physiology.

cardio

Heart

itis

Inflammation or infection; a suffix indicating inflammation or pain

chondro

Cartilage

cephal

Head (prefix cephalo-/cephal-)

ecto

Outer; outside

kine

Movement; related prefix kine-/kineso-

col

Colon (large intestine) or col- prefix related to colon

lact

Milk (prefix lact-/lacto-)

derm

Skin; pertaining to the skin

aden

Gland

narco

Numbness or sleep; numb

arthro

Joint

fibro

Fiber

ase

Enzyme suffix; denotes an enzyme (e.g., lactase)

gastro

Stomach

audio

To hear; ear-related (prefix audio-/audi-)

gloss

Tongue; glossal-/glossa- relate to the tongue

edema

Swelling (edem/o-)

gyneco

Women

auto

Self

pulmo

Lung

brachi

Arm

hemo

Blood

tachy

Fast

renal

Kidney (pertaining to the kidney)

carcin

Cancer; prefix indicating cancerous condition

neur

Nerve

lip

Fat

rhino

Nose

myo

Muscle

oma

Tumor (suffix)

phag

To eat; eat (prefix phago-/phag-)

oste

Bone (oste- or osteo-)

phlebo

Vein

ophthalm

Eye; related to the eye (opht-/ophthal-)

cost

Ribs; costal

hepato

Liver

nephro

Kidney

iasis

Suffix meaning abnormal condition or disease; often '-iasis'

rrhea

Suffix meaning flow or discharge