A&P medical terminology

Prefix/ Suffix

A-

Without/lacking

Adeno-

Gland

Aero-

Air

-al

pertaining to

Albi-

White

Andro-

Male or man

Angi-

vessel

Ante-

Before, forward

Anti-

Against

-ary

pertaining to

-ase

enzyme

Athero-

Fat

Auto-

self

Bi-

two,twice

Blasto-

germ cell, produce

Brachi-

arm

Brady-

slow

Carcino-

Cancer

Cardi-

heart

Cauda-

tail

Cephalo-

head

Cervi-

neck

Chondro-

Cartilage(tough tissue)

Clast-

to break

Co-

Together, with

Contra-

Against, opposite

Corpo-

Body

Costa-

Rib

Cutane-, Cuti-

Skin

Cyto-

cell

Derma-, Dermato

skin

Dorsi-

the back

Dys-

Bad, difficult

Ec-, Ecto-

out,outside

Encephalo-

Brain

Endo-

Inside,within

Epi-

Upon, above

Eryth-, Erythro-

Red

Eu-

Good, well, normal

Exo-

out

-form

Shape, type of form

Gastro-

Stomach

-gen, -genesis

Production, creation

Glia-

Glue

Gluco-

Sugar

Glyco-

Sugar

Hemi-

Half

Hemo-

Blood

Hetero-

Different, other

Histo-

Tissue, web

Homeo-

Same, constant, unchanging

Homo

Same

Hydro-

Water, fluid

Hyper-

excessive, above than normal

Hypo-

Under, lower than normal

-ia

Condition, state

-ic

pertaining to

Infra-

Below, under, beneath

Inter-

Between

Intra-

Within, inside

Iso-

Equal, same

-itis

Inflammation of

Juxta-

Near, next to

Lacto-

Milk, lactation

Lamina-

Layer

Latero-

side, lateral

leuko-

white

Lyso-, Lyto-

breakdown, destruction

Macro-

Large

Medi-

Middle, Center

Mega-

large

Meso-

middle

Meta-

beyond, next in series

Micro-

small, tiny

Mono-

one, single

Morpho-

form, shape, structure

Myo-, Mysi-

muscle

Neo-

New, recent

Nephro-

Kidney

Neuro-

Nerve, neuron

Oo-

egg, ovum

Oculo-

eye, ocular

-ology

Study of, science of

-oma

Tumor, mass, swelling

Osteo-

Bone

Oxy-

Oxygen OR sharp, quick

Para-

Beside, alongside, near, next to

Patho-

disease, suffering

Pedi-

Child OR foot

Peri-

around

Phago-

eating

Philo-

loving, attraction to

Phobo-

fear of

Physio-

Nature

Pneumo-

Lung, breath, respiration,air

Poly-

many, much, excessive

Pro-

before OR promote

Pseudo-

false, fake, imitation

Quadri-

four

Recto-

straight