Medical Terminology Chapter 2 Prefixes and Suffixes

A-/An

Without; Lacking

Andr/o-

Male

Anti-

Against

Auto

Self

Bio-

Life

Chem/o

Chemistry

Contra

Against

Cyt/o

Cell

Dis

Separation; Take Apart

Dys

Difficult; Abnormal

Eu-

Good; Well

Fibr/o-

Fiber

Gluco-, Glyco-

Glucose; Sugar

Gyn/o, Gynec

Female

Hydr/o

Water

Idio-

Self

Lyso-, Lys-

Break down

Mal-

Bad; Abnormal

Myc/o-

Fungus

Necr/o

Death

Neo-

New

Oxy-

Sharp; Acute; Oxygen

Pan-, Pant/o-

All or everywhere

Pharmaco-

Drug; Medicine

Re-

Again; Backward

Somat/o, Somatico

Body; Bodily

Acous/o

Hearing

Aden/o

Gland

Adip/o

Fat

Adren/o

Gland

Angi/o

Blood vessel

Arteri/o

Artery

Arthr/o

Joint

Bucc/o

Cheek

Bronch/i

Bronchus

Burs/o

Bursa

Carcin/o

Cancer

Cardi/o

Heart

Cephal/o

Head

Chol-

Bile

Chondri-

Cartilage

Coron-

Heart

Cost-

Rib

Crani/o

Brain

Cutaneous-

Skin

Cyst/o, Cysti

Bladder or sac

Derm-, Dermat/o

Skin

Duoden/o

Duodenum

Gastr-

Stomach

Gloss-

Tongue

Hem-, Hema-, Hemat-, Hemo-, Hemat/o-

Blood

Hepat/o-, Hepatico-

Liver

His/o-, Histio-

Tissue

Hyster/o

Uterus

Ileo-

Ileum

Ischi/o

Ischium

Kerat/o

Cornea (eye or skin)

Lacrim/o-

Tear

Lact/o, Lacti-

Milk

Laryng/o

Larynx

Lingu/o

Tongue

Lip/o

Fat

Lymph/o-

Lymph

Mamm, Mast/o-

Breast

Mening/o

Meninges

Muscul/o

Muscle

My/o

Muscle

Myel/o

Spinal cord or bone marrow

Nephr/o

Kidney

Neur/i, Neur/o

Nerve

Oculo-

Eye

Onco-

Tumor; Bulk; Volume

Onych/o

Fingernail; Toenail

Oo-

Egg; Ovary

Oophor/o

Ovary

Op, Opt

Vision

Ophthalm-

Eye

Orchid/o, Orchio-

Testis

Orth/o

Straight; Normal; Correct

Osseo-

Bony

Ossi-

Bone

Ost-, Oste/o

Bone

Ot/o

Ear

Ovar/i, Ovario-, Ovi, Ovo

Ovary

Phalang-

Phalanx

Pharyng/o

Pharynx; Throat

Phleb/o

Vein

Phren/i, Phreno, Phrenico

Diaphragm

Pleur-, Pleur/a, Pleur/o

Rib

Pneum/a, Pneumat/o

Air; Lung

Proct/o

Anus; Rectum

Prostat-

Prostate

Pseudo-

False

Psych/o, Psyche

Mind

Radio-

Radiation; Radius

Ren/o

Kidney

Retin-

Retina (of the eye)

Rhin/o

Nose

Salping/o

Tube

Sacro-

Muscular; Flesh-like