Medical Terminology Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words- pg1

A collection of essential medical prefixes and root words used in pharmacy and healthcare.

a-, an-

without, not, no

ante-

before

anti-

against

auto-

self

bi-

two

bio-

life

brady-

slow

circum-

around

cirrh-

orange-yellow

contra-

against

cyan-

blue

dia-

completely

dys-

bad, painful, abnormal

endo-

within, inner

epi-

above

eryth-

red

eu-

good, normal

extra-

outside

hemi-

half

hyper-

over, above

hypo-

below, under

immun-

pertaining to immunity

inter-

between, among

intra-

within, inside

iso-

equal

leuk-

white

macro-

large

mal-

poor

melan-

black

micro-

small

pan-

all

per-

through

peri-

around

poly-

many, excessive

post-

after

pre-

before

quadri-

four

sub-

below, under

sym-, syn-

together

acous/o

hearing

aden/o

gland

adip/o

fat

alb

white

ambul/o

walk

andr/o

male

angi/o

vessel

arthr/o

joint

bucc/o

cheek

carcin/o

cancer

cardi

heart

cereb

brain

chem/o

chemistry

cyan

blue

cyst/o

bladder

cyt/o

cell

derm/a

skin

duoden/o

duodenum, first part of small intestine

enter/o

intestine

erythr/o

red

esophag/o

esophagus

fibr/o

fiber

gastr/o

stomach