Comprehensive Medical Prefixes and Suffixes for Biology and Healthcare

A- / An-

without

A- / Ab-

away from

Ad-

to or toward

Adeno-

glandular

Ambi-

both

Amphi-

on both sides

Angio-

vessel

Ante-

before

Anti-

against

Arthro-

joint

Auto-

self

Bi-

two

Bio-

life

Brach-

arm

Brady-

slow

Cardio-

heart

Cerebro-

brain

Chole-

bile

Chromo-

color

Chondro-

cartilage

Circum-

around

Cleid-

clavicle

Cranio-

skull

Cyst-

sac

Cyto-

cell

De-

removal

Derm-

skin

Di-

two or twice

Dia-

through

Dis-

absence or removal

Dys-

defective or difficult

Ecto-

outside

Exo-

outside

Endo-

inside

Ento-

inside

Epi-

above or upon

Erythro-

red

Extra-

outside

Gastro-

stomach

Glosso-

tongue

Glyco-

sugar

Gyn-

woman

Hemato-

blood

Hemo-

blood

Hemi-

half

Hepato-

liver

Hetero-

different

Histo-

tissue

Homo-

same

Hyalo-

glassy

Hyper-

above or more

Hypo-

below or less

Im-

not

In-

not

Infra-

beneath

Inter-

between

Intra-

within

Iso-

same

Karyo-

nucleus

Lact-

milk

Leuco-

white

Lipo-

fat

Litho-

stone

Macro-

large

Mal-

bad or poor

Mega-

large

Melan-

black

Meso-

between or middle

Micro-

small

Mono-

one

Morpho-

shape

Myco-

fungus

Myo-

muscle

Naso-

nose

Necro-

death

Neo-

new

Nephro-

kidney

Neuro-

nerve

Nucleo-

nucleus

Odonto-

touch

Oligo-

little

Oo-

egg

Ophthalmo-

eye

Orch-

testis

Osteo-

bone

Oto-

ear

Pachy-

thick

Pan-

all

Para-

near or beside

Patho-

disease

Peri-

around

Phago-

to eat

Phlebo-

vein

Photo-

light

Pilo-

hair

Platy-

broad or flat

Pleo-

many

Pneumo-

air

Podo-

foot

Polio-

gray