Anatomical and Medical Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

Vocabulary flashcards covering medical and anatomical prefixes, suffixes, and roots from the lecture notes.

a-

no, not, without

adeno-

gland

aero-

air, oxygen

-al

pertaining to

albi-

white

an-

without

andro-

male

angi-

vessel

ante-

before, in front

anti-

against

-ary

pertaining to

-ase

enzyme

athero-

fat

auto-

self

bi-

two

blasto-

precursor, bud, producer

brachi-

arm

brady-

slow

carcino-

cancer

cardi-

heart

cauda-

tail

cephalo-

head

cervi-

neck, narrow part

chondro-

cartilage, gristle

clast-

break down, destroy

co-

together

contra-

opposite

corpo-

body

costa-

rib

cutane-, cuti-

skin

cyto-

cell

derma-, dermato-

skin

dorsi-

back

dys-

bad, abnormal

ec-, ecto-

outside, external

encephalo-

brain

endo-

within, into, internal

epi-

upon, above

eryth-, erythro-

red

eu-

good, true, normal

exo-

out

-form

shape

gastro-

belly, stomach

-gen, -genesis

producing, give rise to

glia-

glue

gluco-

sugar

glyco-

sugar

hemi-

half

hemo-

blood

hetero-

different, other, various

histo-

tissue, web

homeo-

constant, unchanging

homo-

same, alike

hydro-

water

hyper-

above normal, excessive

hypo-

below normal, deficient

-ia

condition

-ic

pertaining to

infra-

below

inter-

between

intra-

within

iso-

same, equal

-itis-

inflammation of

juxta-

next to

lacto-

milk

lamina-

layer

latero-

side

leuko-

white

lyso-, lyto-

split apart, break down

macro-

large

medi-

middle

mega-

large

meso-

in the middle

meta-

beyond, next in a series

micro-

small

mono-

one, single

morpho-

form, shape, structure

myo-, mysi-

muscle

neo-

new

nephro-

kidney

neuro-

nerve

oo-

egg

oculo-

eye

-ology-

study of

-oma

tumor, mass

osteo-

bone

oxy-

1. oxygen

2. 2. quick, sharp

para-

next to

patho-

disease

pedi-

1. foot

2. child

peri-

around

phago-

eat

philo-

loving, attracted to

phobo-

fear of

physio-

nature

pneumo-

air, breath, lung

poly-

many, much

pro-

1. before, first

2. promote, favor

pseudo-

false

quadri-

four