anat prefixes (SJDC Jeffery Bender)

1-202

aden-, adeno-

gland

adren-

toward the kidney

af-

towards

alb-

white

aort-

great vessel

amphi-

on both sides

angi-

vessel

ailment-

nourish

ap-, api-

tip, extremity

aqua-, aque-

H2O

areola-

open space

arrect- (erect)

upright

arthr-, arthro-

joint

ax-, axi-, axo-

axis

baro-

pressure

basal

base

bili- (like poo)

bile

brachi-

arm

brady-

slow

broncho-

bronchus

bucco-

cheek

capill-

hair

caput-

head

carcin-

cancer

cadi-, cardio-

heart

cata-

down

caud-

tail

cephal-

head

cerebro-

brain

cervic, cervix-

neck

chiasm-

crossing

chole-

bile

chondr-

cartilage

circum-

around

cochlea

snail shell

contra-

against

cutic-

skin

cyan-

blue

cyst-

sac

derm-

skin

dia-

through

dialysis-

between

diastol-

stand apart

diure-

urinate

duc-, duct

lead, draw

ectop-

displaced

edem-

swelling

ef-

away

ejac-

to shoot forth

embol-

wedge

enceph--

brain

endo-

within, inner

entero-

intestine

epi-

over, above

erythyr-

red

eu-

well

excret

separate

ferr-

iron

folli-

bag, bellows

foram-

opening

gam-, gamet-

married

gastr-

stomach

glauc-

gray

glom-

ball

glosso-

tongue

gluco-, glyco-

sugar

gon-, gono-

seed

gust-

taste

hema-, hemato-, hemo-

blood

hemi-

half

hepat-

liver

hetero-

different or other

hist-

tissue

holo-

whole

humor-

a fluid

hyal-

clear

hydr-, hydro-

H2O

hyster-, hystero-

uterus or womb

ile-

intestine

im-

not

inter-

between

intercal-

insert

intra-

within, inside

jujxta-

near, close to

karyo-

kernal

kilo-

thousand

leuko-

white

lingua-

tongue

lip-, lipo-

fat, lipid

lith-

stone

lumen

light

lut-

yellow

lymph

h20

mal-

bad

mamm-

breast

mast-

breast

mater

mother

medi-

middle

medull-

marrow

meio-

less