A&P 1: Ch. 1 Prefixes & Sufixes

Arter-

artery

A- (prefix)

Without

Aer-

Air

-algia

pain

Artho-

Joint.

Auto-

Self.

Bio-

Life.

-blast

Germ; immature

Bronch-

Windpipe; airway.

Cardi-, cardio-, -cardia

Heart.

Cerebr-

Brain.

Cervic-

Neck.

Chondro-

Cartilage.

Cranio-

Skull.

Cyt-, cyto-

Cell; hollow cell.

Derm-

Skin.

-ectomy

Excision or removal.

End-, endo-

Within.

Epi-

On; upon; above.

Ex-

Out of; away from.

Gastro-

Stomach.

Hemo-

Blood.

Hemi-

One half.

Histo-

Tissue.

Homo-

Same.

Hetero-

Different.

Hyper-

Above; more than normal.

Hypo-

Under; below.

Inter-

Between.

Iso-

Equal.

Leuk-, leuko-

White.

Lyso-, -lysis, -lyze

To burst; to loosen.

Meso-

Middle.

Micr-

Small.

Myo-

Muscle.

Nephr-

Kidney.

Neur-, neuri-, neuro-

Nerve.

-ology

The study of.

-osis

State or condition.

Ost-, oste-, osteo-

Bone.

Oto-

Ear.

Path-, -pathy, patho-

Disease.

Peri-

Around.

Phago-

To eat.

-phil, -philia

Love

-phot, photo-

Light.

Physio-

Nature

Pre-

Before.

Pulmo-

Lung.

Retro-

Backward.

Sacro-

Flesh.

Scler-, sclera-

Hard.

-scope

To view.

Sub-

Below.

Super-

Above.

-trophy

Nourishment

Vas-

Vessel.

morph-, morpho-

form or shape