Medical Terminology: Appendix I

a-

without

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

allo-

other; different from usual

an-

without

ante-

before; in front of

anti-

against

auto-

self

bi-

two

brady-

slow

circum-

around

contra-

against

de-

without

di-

two

dis-

apart

dys-

painful; difficult; abnormal

e-

outward

endo-

within; inner

epi-

above

eso-

inward

eu-

normal

ex-

outward

exo-

outward

extra-

outside of

hemi-

half

hetero-

different

homo-

same

hyper-

excessive

hypo-

below; insufficient

in-

not; inward

inter-

between

intra-

within

macro-

large

micro-

small

mono-

one

multi-

many

myo-

to shut

neo-

new

non-

not

nulli-

none

pan-

all

para-

beside; abnormal; two like parts of a pair

per-

through

peri-

around

poly-

many

post-

after

pre-

before

primi-

first

pro-

before

pseudo-

false

quadri-

four

re-

again

retro-

backward; behind

semi-

partial

sub-

under

tachy-

fast

tetra-

four

trans-

across

tri-

three

ultra-

beyond

un-

not

xeno-

foreign

abdomin/o

abdomen

acous/o

hearing

acr/o

extremities

aden/o

gland

adenoid/o

adenoids

adip/o

fat

adren/o

adrenal glands

adrenal/o

adrenal glands

aer/o

air

agglutin/o

clumping

cerebr/o

cerebrum

cerumin/o

cerumen

cervic/o

neck; cervix

chem/o

chemical; drug

chol/e

bile; gall

cholangi/o

bile duct

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

choledoch/o

common bile duct

chondr/o

cartilage

chori/o

chorion

chrom/o

color

chromat/o

color

cirrh/o

yellow

cis/o

to cut

clavicul/o

clavicle

cleid/o

clavicle

clon/o

rapid contracting and relaxing

coagul/o

clotting

coccyg/o

coccyx

cochle/o

cochlea

col/o

colon

colon/o

colon

colp/o

vagina

compuls/o

drive; compel

concuss/o

to shake violently

coni/o

dust

conjunctiv/o

conjunctiva

coron/o

heart