CC 306M Unit 1

A-, An-

Not, without

Ex) achromatic, analgesic

Amphi-, Ampho-

Around about, both, both sides, in two ways

Ex) amphibious, amphodiplopia

Ana-, Ano-

Upward, back, against, again

Ex) anaphoria, anotropia

Anti-

Against, opposed to

Ex) anticoagulant

Apo-

Away/apart from, derived from

Ex) apoenzyme

Di-

Twice, double, two

Ex) dicephalous

Dia-

Through, across

Ex) dialysis

Dicho-

in two, twofold

Ex) dichotomy

Dys-

difficult, painful, faulty

Ex) dystrophy

Ec-, Ek-, Ex-

Out of, outside

Ex) ectopia, ekphorize, exophthalmus

Ecto-

On the outside

Ex) ectoderm

En-, Em-

In, within

Ex) encephalon, empyesis

Endo-, Ento-

Within

Ex) endocardium, entoblast

Epi-, Eph-

Upon, on

Ex) epidermal, ephemeral

Eso-

Inward, within

Ex) esotropia

Eu-

Well, normal, good

Ex) eupnea

Exo-

Outside of, outward

Ex) exogamy

Hemi-

Half, partly

Ex) hemiparalysis

Hyper-

Above, beyond, excessive

Ex) hyptertonic

Hypo-

Under, below, deficient

Ex) hypotonic

Kata-, Cata-, Cat-

Down, downward, against, complete, (intensive)

Ex) katathermometer, catatonic, cathode

Meta-, Met-

After, beyond, change

Ex) metastasis, metencephalon

Opistho-

behind, backward

Ex) opisthotonos

Pali-, Palin-

Again, once more, backward

Ex) paligraphia, palinmnesia

Para-

Alongside, beyond, opposite; abnormal

Ex) paranoia

Peri-

Around

Ex) periosteum

Pro-

Before, infront of, forward

Ex) proenzyme

Pros-

Toward, in addition, near

Ex) prosthesis

Proso-

Forward, before

Ex) prosoplasia

Syn-, Sym-

Together, with

Ex) syndactyly, symbiology

A-, Ab-

Away/apart from

Ex) Avulsion, Abduct

Ad-, Af-

Toward, to, near

Ex) Adduct, afferent

Ambi-

Around, on both sides, both, twofold

Ex) ambiopia

Ante-

Before

Ex) antepartum

Bi-, Bin-

Twice, two, double, twofold

Ex) biped, binaural

Circum-

Around

Ex) circumduct

Con-, Col-, Com-, Co-, Cor-

With, together, complete

Ex) congenital, colligate, complication, cohesion, corrugator

Contra-

Against, opposite

Ex) contralateral

De-

Down from, from, not

Ex) delactation

Demi-

half, part

Ex) demifacet

Dis-, Dif-

Apart from, separate

Ex) distract, difference

E-, Ex-, Ef-

out of, off

Ex) evagination, extend, efferent

Extra-, Extro-

Outside, beyond

Ex) extrapulmonary, extrovert

In-, Im-, Il-, Ir-

Into, in, against, not

Ex) induction, imperfect, illiterate, irradiate

Infra-

Below, lower

Ex) infraorbital

Inter-

Between

Ex) Intercostal

Intra-

Within, during

Ex) intradermal

Intro-

Within, inward

Ex) Introvert

Intus-

Within

Ex) intussusception

Juxta-

Beside, near to

Ex) juxtapyloric

Non-

Not, without

Ex) nonocclusion

Ob-, Oc-, Op-

Against, in the way, facing

Ex) Obstruction, occlusion, opposition

Per-

Through, throughout, (intensive)

Ex) percutaneous

Post-

After, behind

Ex) postoperative

Prae- or pre-

Before, in front of, forth

Ex) precordium

Pro-

Before, in front of, forth

Ex) protuberance

Re-

Again, back, (intensive)

Ex) renascent

Retro-

backward, behind

Ex) retroflexed

Se-

Aside, apart from

Ex) segregate

Semi-

Half

Ex) semipermeable

Sub-, Suc-, Suf-, Sug-, Sup-, Sur-

Under, below, less than normal

Ex) subcutaneous, succession, suffuse, suggestible, suppuration, surrogate

Super-

over, above, excessive

Ex) supernumerary

Supra-

Above, upon

Ex) supraspinatous

Trans-

Across, through

Ex) transcarpal

Ultra-

Beyond, excessive

Ex) ultrasonic

-ac, -ic, -tic

Pertaining to

Ex) iliac, gastric, cathartic

-ize

To do; to become; to use; to engage in

Ex) euthanize

-a, -esis, -ia, -iasis, -ism, -osis, -sia

State or condition of

Ex) dyspnea, sudoresis, mania, psoriasis, embolism, symbiosis, dyspepsia

-iac

One who is afflicted with

Ex) hemophiliac

-id, -oid, -ode

(Forms a noun or adjective) like, resembling, in the form of

Ex) lipid, deltoid, nematode

-ides, -idae, -ida

Descended from;

-ides: zoologic “genus”

-idae: zoologic “family”

-ida: zoologic “order” and “class”

Ex) Ctenocephalides, muscidae, arachnida

-in, -ine

Substance, typically a chemical or hormone

Ex) chomatin, chlorine, adrenaline

-ist

Person interested in; a practitioner who specializes in

Ex) herbalist

-ite

Belonging to, the nature of

Ex) somite

-itis

Inflammation

Ex) Arthritis

-ium

Tissue or part of the body

Ex) endocardium

-oma

Tumor

Ex) neuroma

-y

state or condition of, the act of

Ex) empathy, appendectomy

-aceous, -aneous, -eous

Made of, having the quality of, full of

Ex) alliaceous, succedaneous, aureous

-al, -ar, -eal, -ile

pertaining to

Ex) seminal, ocular, lacteal, senile

-ans/-ant, -ens/-ent, -iens/-ient

*Sc + ant, ient, ent

Translated -ing added to the verb

*Becoming added to verb + ing

Ex) deviant, abducent, absorbefacient

rebuscent

-ble, -ile

Ability to

Ex) audible, fragile

-id

in a state or condition of

Ex) frigid

-lent, -ose

full of

Ex) purulent, adipose

-ary, -ory

Pertaining to; (also forms a noun) place of

Ex) mortuary, depilatory

-ad

indicates direction towards a part of the body

Ex) cephalad

-ate

to make, to cause, to act upon; (also forms an adjective) having the form of, possessing

Ex) decapitate, pennate

-tia, -ce, -ity, -tude

state or condition of

Ex) dementia, sequence, sanity, altitude

-cle, -il, -ole, -ule, -uncle

diminutive (little)

Ex) cuticle, fibril, arteriole, venule, carbuncle

-ian

thing or person performing an action; practitioner of

Ex) pediatrician

-ion, -ment, -ure

action; condition resulting from an action

Ex) ligation, ligament, fissure

-or

something (usually a muscle) that performs an action; quality of condition

Ex) flexor, pallor