KSPT Medical Roots, Suffixes,Prefixes

A-

without

Ab-

away from

Abdomino-

abdomen

-ac

pertaining to

Acous/o-

hearing

aden/o-

gland

adip/o-

fat

adren/o-

adrenal gland

aer/o

air or gas

-al

pertaining to

albumino-

protein

-algia

pain

alveol/o

alveolus

ambi-

both

an-

without

angi/o

vessel

ankyl/o

crooked or stiff

Ante-

before

Anti-

against/opposed to

Appendic/o-

Appendix

-ar/y

pertaining to

arterio/o

artery

arthr/o-

joint, articulation

-ase

enzyme

-asthenia

weakness

ather/o

fatty paste

audi/o

hearing

auto-

self

bacteri/o

bacteria

bi-

two or both

brachi/o-

arm

brady-

slow

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

-cele

pouching/hernia

celi/o

abdomen

cephal/o

head

cerebell/o

cerebellum (little brain)

cerebr/o

cerebrum (largest part of brain)

cervic/o

neck or cervix

chol/e

bile

chondr/o

cartilage

circum-

around

col/o

colon

con-

together or with

contra-

against or opposed

cost/o

rib

crani/o

skull

cutane/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

cyst/o

bladder or sac

cyt/o

cell

dactyl/o

digit (finger or toe)

de-

from, down, or not

derm/o

skin

-derma

skin

dermat/o

skin

dextr/o

right, on the right side

dia-

across or through

diaphor/o

profuse sweat

dis-

seperate from or apart

dips/o

thirst

dorsi-

back

duct/o

to lead/carry

-dynia

pain

dys-

painful,difficulty, or faulty

ec-/ecto

outside

-ectomy

excision (removal)

-emesis

vomiting

-ema

condition

-emia

blood condition

en-

within

encephalo-

brain

endo-

within

epi-

upon

equi-

equality, equal

erythem/o

flushed, redness

erythro

red

esthesi/o

nervous sensation

-esthesia

nervous synsation

eti/o

cause

eu-

good or normal

-eurysm

widening

ex-

out or away

exo-

outside

extra-

outside

fasci/o

fascia (membrane)

febr/i

fever

femor/o

femur

fibr/o

fiber

flav/o

yellow

flex/o

to bend

fore-

before, infront

gastr/o

stomach

-gen

substance that produces

-gensis

origin or production

ger/o

old age

geront/o

old age

-globin

protein

gloss/o

tongue