Prefixes Suffixes & Roots Semester 2

agnos/o

Knowledge; recognition

albumin/o

Albumin; protein

anur/o

No urine

arachn/o

Arachnoid membrane

atax/o

Lack of coordination

azot/o

Nitrogen compounds in blood

balan/o

Glans penis

calic/o

Calyx

cerebell/o

Cerebellum

cerebr/o

Cerebrum; brain

chori/o

Chorion

cyst/o

Bladder; sac

dendr/o

Tree-like branch

diencephal/o

Diencephalon

dysphas/o

Difficulty speaking

embol/o

Embolus; traveling clot

encephal/o

Brain

endometri/o

Endometrium

epididym/o

Epididymis

epispadi/o

Abnormal urethral opening on top of penis

fimbr/i/o

Fimbriae

glomerul/o

Glomerulus

gli/o

Neuroglia

gonad/o

Sex gland

hematur/o

Blood in urine

hydronephr/o

Dilated kidney due to urine backup

hyster/o

Uterus

isch/o

To hold back; block

lith/o

Stone

lumb/o

Lower back

mast/o

Breast

mening/o

Meninges

menometr/o

Menstrual and uterine bleeding

metr/o

Uterus

myasthen/o

Muscle weakness

myel/o

Spinal cord

narc/o

Sleep

nephr/o

Kidney

neur/o

Nerve

noct/o

Night

olig/o

Scanty; few

oligodendr/o

Oligodendroglia

orch/o

Testis

orchi/o

Testis

orchid/o

Testis

paresis

Partial paralysis

paresthesi/o

Abnormal sensation

pelv/i

Pelvis

perine/o

Perineum

phim/o

Muzzle; constriction

pia/o

Pia mater

pyel/o

Renal pelvis

py/o

Pus

radicul/o

Nerve root

ren/o

Kidney

salping/o

Fallopian tube

semin/o

Semen

somn/o

Sleep

spermat/o

Sperm

spin/o

Spine

thalam/o

Thalamus

thel/o

Nipple

ureter/o

Ureter

urethr/o

Urethra

ur/o

Urine; urinary tract

vas/o

Vas deferens

vesic/o

Bladder

vulv/o

Vulva

-algia

Pain

-cele

Hernia; protrusion

-cyesis

Pregnancy

-emia

Blood condition

-gravida

Pregnant woman

-itis

Inflammation

-lepsy

Seizure

-malacia

Softening

-megaly

Enlargement

-oma

Tumor

-penia

Deficiency

-phasia

Speech

-plegia

Paralysis

-rrhagia

Excessive bleeding

-salpinx

Fallopian tube condition

-spadias

Urethral opening defect

-sthenia

Strength

-uria

Urine condition