EMT prefixes

A-, An-

Without; Lacking

Anemia

Andr/o-

Male

Androgen

Anti-

Against

Anticholinergic drugs

Auto-

Self

Autocrine

Bio-

Life

Biology

Chem/o-

Chemistry

Chemotherapy

Contra-

Against

Contraception

Cyt/o-

Cell

Cytokine

Dis-

Separation; Taking apart

Dissection

Dys-

Difficult; Abnormal

Dyspnea

Eu-

Good; Well

Eupnea

Fibr/o-

Fiber

Fibrosis

Gluco-, Glyco-

Glucose; Sugar

Glycogen

Gyn/o-, Gynec-

female

gynecology

hydr/o-

water

hydrocephalus

idio-

self; one’s own

idiopathic

lyso-, lys-

breaking down; destruction; dissolving

lysosome

mal-

bad; abnormal

malignant

myc/o-

fungus

mycentoma

necr/o-

death

necrosis

neo-

new

neonate

oxy-

sharp; acute; oxygen

oxytocin

pan-, pant/o-

all or everywhere

pancytopenia

pharmaco-

drug; medicine

pharmacist

re-

again; backward

rejuvenation

somat/o-, somatico-

body; bodily

somatic cell

acous/o-

hearing

acoustic meatus

aden/o-

gland

adenoid

adip/o-

fat

adipocyte

adren/o-

gland

adrenal cortex

angi/o-

blood vessel

angioplasty

arteri/o-

artery

arteriole

arthr/o-

joint

arthroplasty

bucc/o-

cheek

buccal cavity

bronch/i-

bronchus

bronchioles

burs/o-

bursa

bursa

carcin/o-

cancer

basal cell carcinoma

cardi/o-

heart

cardiology

cephal/o-

head

cephalic flexure

chol-

bile

chelestrol

chondri-

cartilage

chondrosarcoma

coron-

heart

coronary arteries

cost-

rib

costal cartilage

crani/o-

brain

cranium

cutane-

skin

cutaneous

cyst/o-, cysti-

bladder or sac

cystoscopy

derm-, dermat/o-

skin

dermatologist

duoden/o-

duodenum

duodenitis

gastr-

stomach

gastrectomy

gloss-

tongue

glossectomy

hem-, hema-, hemat-, hemo-, hemat/o-

blood

hematopoiesis

hepat/o-, hepatico-

liver

hepatic portal system