Human Anatomy & Physiology: Latin and Greek Word-Part List (prefixes, suffixes, roots)

The following list of prefixes, suffixes, and roots are commonly used in anatomy, Physiology and medical fields.

a- , an-

not, without, lacking

bi-, di- , dipl

two, twice

poly-

many

-ase

an anzyme

hydro-

water

hyper-

above, beyond, over

hypo-

below, under, less

macro-

large

micro-

small

-lys , -lyt , -lyst

split, decompose, dissolve

gluc- , glyc

sweet, sugar

mono-

one, single

-stasis

standing, staying in place

peri-

around or surrounding

-philia

liking of

-phobia

fear of

-synthesis

to put together, to make