" Prefixes" Medical Terminology Medical Terminology

adip-, adipo-

fat, fatty tissue

aut-, auto-

self, own

cero

wax

chrom-, chromat-, chromato-, -chrome, chromo-

color

cry-, cryo-

cold

cyan-, cyano-

blue

cyt, cyte, cyto

cell

derm-, derma-, dermato-, dermo-

skin

erythr-,erythro

red or red blood cell

hidr-, hidro-

sweat

histi(o), histo

tissue

ichthyo

fish

bio

life

bis

two

brachio

arm

brady

slow

broncho

bronchus

cardio

heart

cervico

neck

chole

gall or bile

cholecysto

gallbladder

circum

around

co

together

contra

against, opposite

costo

ribs

cyto

cell

cysto

bladder

demi

half

derma

skin

dis

from

dorso

back

dys

abnormal, difficult

electro

electric

en

into, in, within

encephal

brain

entero

intestines

equi

equal

eryth

red

ex

out, away from

extra

outside of, in addition to

ferro

iron

fibro

fiber

fore

before, in front of

gastro

stomach

glosso

tongue

glyco

sugar

hemi

half

hemo

blood

hepa, hepato

liver

histo

tissue

homo

same

hydro

water

hygro

moisture

hyper

too much, high

hypo

under, decreased

hyster

uterus

ileo

ileum

in

in, within, into

inter

between

intra

within

intro

in, within, into

juxta

near, close to

laryngo

larynx

latero

side

lapar

abdomen

leuk

white

macro

large, big

mal

bad, poor

mast

breast

medio

middle

mega, megalo

large, great

meno

menses

mono

single

multi

many

myelo

bone marrow, spinal cord

myo

muscle

neo

new

nephro

kidney

neuro

nerve

nitro

nitrogen

noct

night

non

not

ob

against, in front of

oculo

eye

odonto

tooth

ophthalmo

eye

ortho

straight, normal

os

mouth, bone

osteo

bone

oto

ear

pan

all

para

beside, accessory to

path

disease

ped

foot or child

per

by, through

peri

around

pharyngo

pharynx

phlebo

vein

photo

light

phren

mind, diaphragm