HOSA Medical Terminology (roots, prefixes, suffixes)

abs-

away from (c, q, and t)

aero-

air

antero-

front

bio-

life

chrom-

color

de-

to remove

dextro-

right

di-

across

dys-

pain, bad

erythro-

red

etio-

cause

ex-

out, away from

febr-

fever

gluc-

glucose, sugar

gyne-

woman, female

hypo-

deficient; below, under; less than normal

latero-

side

lepto-

thin, slender

medio-

middle (latin)

mega-

large

meso-

middle (greek)

micro-

small

mono-

one; single

multi-

many

a/an-

without

ab-

away from (h or other consonants)

acro-

extremities

ad-

toward

ambi-

both

ante-

before

anti-

against, opposing

astr-

star

auto-

self

bi-

two, both

brachy-

short

brady-

slow

capit-

head (prefix)

con-

with

contra-

against

cryo-

cold

cyan-

blue

ecto-

on the outside

endo-

inside

epi-

upon, in addition to

eu-

normal

hemi-

half (greek)

hyper-

above, more than

inter-

between

intra-

within

leuk-

white

melan-

black

neo-

new

para-

beside, by the side

peri-

around, about

poly-

many, much

post-

after, behind

pre-

before, in front of

pro-

in front of

semi-

half (latin)

sub-

under

supra-

above, over

tachy-

fast

aden, adeno

gland

andr, andro

man

angi, angio

vessel

arthr, arthro

joint

bronch, broncho

bronchus

cardi, cardio

heart

cephal, cephalo

head (root)

chil, chilo

lip

chol, chole

bile, gall

chondr, chondro

cartilage

cili, cilia, cilio

eyelid, small hair, eyelash

col, colo

colon

colp, colpo, colpos

vagina

corpus

body

cost, costo

rib

cry, cryo

freeze, cold

cut, cuti, cutane

skin (latin)

cyst, cysto

sac, bladder

cyt, cyto

cell

dent, denti, dento

tooth

derm, derma

skin (greek)

enter, entero

intestine

fibr, fibro

connective tissue

gastr, gastro

stomach

glob, globo

ball, globe

gloss, glosso

tongue (greek)

hem, hemo

blood (1)

hemat, hemato

blood (2)

hepat, hepato

liver

hist, histo

tissue

hyster, hystero

uterus

kerat, kerato

horn, cornea

lapar, laparo

loins, abdomen

lingu, linguo

tongue (latin)

lip, lipo

fat

lith, litho

stone

mast, masto

breast

muc, muco

mucus