McGreevy Prefixes and Suffixes

Anatomy and Physiology

a-, an-

Without, lacking of

angi/o-

Vessels (tubes)

anti-

Opposite, against

arthro-

joints

bi-/di-

two

brachio-

arm

bucc/o-

mouth

cardi/o-

heart

cephal/o-

head

chondro-

Cartilage

cost/o-

ribs

derm-

Skin

dys-

difficult, bad, painful

ep/epi-

Outer, above, Surface

gastro-

Stomach

heme/o-

blood

hepat/o-

liver

hyper-

excessive, above

hypo-

deficient, low

infra-

below, beneath

inter-

between

laryngo-

larynx

leuco/leuko-

White, colorless

my/o-

muscles

neuro-

nerves

ocul/o-

eyes

para-

beside, beyond

ped/o-

Child, foot

peri-

Outside, around

poly-

Many

post-

after

pre-

before

pulmo/n-

lungs

sub-

under, below

super-/supra-

above, excessive

trans-

across, through

vaso-

vessels, (tubes), ducts.

-ectomy

removal of

-itis

inflammation of

-lysis

breaking down

-oma

Cancer tumor

-osis

State or condition of

-pathy

disease of

-phobia

Fear of

-pnea

breathing

-rrhea/-rrhage

discharge

-sclerosis

hardening of

-sepsis

infection of

-stasis

Stable, Stoppage