Prefixes/Roots/Suffixes

contra -

prefix

against/opposite

extra - , exo - , ex - ,

prefix

outside

hemi -

half

infra -

below/inferior

inter -

inbetween

intra - / endo-

within / inside

ipsi -

same

para -

beside, alongside, parallel to

peri -

surrounding/all around

post - / retro-

posterior/behind

sub -

less than total/under

supra -

superior,above

a-

root

without/lacking

an-

anal canal

arter

artery

cec-

cecum

cecum

pouch that forms the beginning of the large intestine, connecting the small intestine (ileum) to the colon

located in the lower right abdomen

celio-

body cavity

colecyst-

gallbladder

coledoch-

common bile duct

crani-

skull

duoden-

first part of small intestine

enter-

small intestine

gastr-

stomach

hem-,hemat-

blood

hepat-

liver

ile-(ileum)

3rd part, most distal of small intestine

jejune-

2nd part small intestine

lith-

calculus/stone

lysis-

breakdown/deconstruction

mast-

breast

phleb-

small vein

proct-

rectum

splen-

spleen

vas-

vessel, duct,canal

(refers to any fluid conveying structure)

ven-

vein

card (ium)

heart

pulmon-

lung/structures related to lung

Bronchus

a large airway that branches off the trachea (windpipe) and leads into the lungs

Bronch-

bronchus

phren-

respiratory diaphram

cyst-

bladder

nephr-

kidney

Renal Pelvis/Pelvis of the kidney

funnel-shaped structure in the center of the kidney that collects urine from the kidney's filtering units (calyces) and funnels it into the ureter

ren-

kidney

pyel-

renal pelvis/pelvis of kidney

vesic-

urinary bladder

colp-

vagina

hyster-

uterus

metrium-

layer of the uterus

oophor-

ovary

salping-

fallopian/uterine tube

-ectomy

removal, excision, extraction

-ocentesis

puncture (needle) aspiration

-itis

infection/inflamation

-ogram

examination of

-ology

study of

-(o)lysis

breakdown/destruction

-omegaly

enlargement

-opexy

fixation,immobilization

-oplasty

surgical reshaping

-scope

instrument

-oscopy

examination of organ inside through optical instrument

-osis

state of, many

-ostasis

control/stop

-ostomy

new opening, drainage

-otomy

incision, cutting into