Medical termonoly Prefix, word roots, abbreviations, suffixes unti 1-3

A- or An-

Not

Amphi

around; on both sides

ana

up, throughout, again

anti-

against (an action)

apo-

from, off, away

auto-

self

bi-

two, double

cata-

down, downward

con-

normally, com- and con- mean “with, together

de-

from, down, out

di-

separate, apart, double, two

en-

inside

endo-

inside

epi

on top of

eu-

good and well

exo-

out, outside, without

extra

outside, more beyond

haplo

single

hetero

other and different

holo-

whole

hyper

too much

hypo

too little

inter

between, among

iso

equal

macro-

large

mero-

a part

meta-

between, with, after; change

micro

small

mono

one, cingle

oligo

several or a handful

par or para

beside; near

poly

many;much

pro-

in front of; iin favor of

pseudo-

false, lying

re

again

sub

underlayer; support

sym

with, together

telo

an end; complete

trans

through

tri

three

acetyl

the name of a chemical group

acid

a prperty of some chemicals

aden

gland

adip

fat

aero

air

albumen and albus

egg(white)

alcohol

the name of chemical group; alcolhols end in the suffix ol

alkali

a property of some chemicals

allele

one form of a gene

andro

male

apex

tip, the highest point

astro

star

bios

life

base

bottom; lowest point

blast

a rapidly dividing cell

body

large molecule

bol

throw (forward movement)

carbo

carbon, an element found in all livings things

cell

the unit of life’ a mixture of chemicals and organelles bounded by a membrane

centri or centro

center

chole

bile

chondro

cartilage

chondrion

grain

chrom

color

cilia

eyelash

code

letters that contain a hidden meaning

coll

glye

column

a shape higher than it is wide

crine

secretion; release from cells or from the body

cub{E}

a shape of equal height and width

cyst

fluid-filled space

cyt, cyte, cyto

cell

dendr/o/

tree

diffus

pouring out

dominant

showing a quality if there is only one copy (of a gene)

dynam

power, energy

elastic

capable of being stretched and snaps back into place when released

electro

related to electricity

ergon

energy

erythr

the color red

ester

the name of a chemical group

estrus

reproductive cycle in female non human mammals

ethane

the name of a chemical group

expressed

being shown

fibro

fiber

filament

a thread

fruct

fruit

gamete

a cell needed for reproduction

gastr

stomach

gen , geno, genet

brith (dealing with in heritance)

gland

gland

glia

glue

glob

glob, wad (pertaining to the shape of the protein)

gluco , glyco

sweet, sugar, the name of a chemical group that makes a chemical sweet

glycerine

a sweet, sticky chemical

goblet

goblet, chalice; a drinking vessel which holds a large amount of liquid

guano

bat poop

hemo

blood

hist/0

tissue

hydra, hydro

water