All prefixes, roots, and suffixes

a-

Without, absence of

ab-

Away from

abdomin/o

Abdomen

-able

Capable

-ac

Pertaining to

acr/o

Extremity

acous/o

Hearing

ad-

Toward, to

aden/o

Gland

adenoid/o

Adenoids

adip/o

Fat

adren/o

Adrenal gland

aer/o

Air

af-

Toward

-al

Pertaining to

alb

White

albumin/o

Albumin; simple protein

-algia

Pain

alges/i

Sense of pain

aliment

Food

alveol/o

Alveolus; small hollow cavity

amb/i

Both

ambul

To walk

amni/o

Amnion; inner fetal membrane

an-

Without, absence of

ana-

Up, back, apart

andr/o

Male

angi/o

Vessel

ankyl/o

Stiff, crooked, bent

an/o

Anus

ante-

Before

anti-

Against

antr/o

Antrum; nearly closed cavity

aort/o

Aorta; largest artery

-apheresis

Removal

aponeur/o

Aponeurosis; flat sheet of connective tissue

append/o

To hang from, appendix

-ar

Pertaining to

arche

First

aria

Air

arteri/o

Artery

arthr/o

Joint

articul/o

Joint

-ary

Pertaining to

-ase

Referring to an enzyme

-asis, asia

State or condition of

-asthenia

Weakness, lack of strength

astr/o

Star shaped

at

To

atel/o

Imperfect

ather/o

Fatty plaque

atresia

Absence of a normal opening; occlusion

atri/o

Atrium; chamber

audi/o

Hearing, sound

aur/i

Ear

aut/o

Self

ax

Axis

azot/o

Nitrogen, urea nitrogen waste

bacteri/o

Bacteria

balan/o

Penis

baro

Pressure

bi-

Two, double, both

bil

Bile; fluid secreted by the liver

bis

Two, double

-blast

Embryonic; tissue building cell

blast/o

Developing cell

blephar/o

Eyelid

brachi/o

Arm

brady-

Slow

bronchiol/o

Bronchiole; small tubes of the bronchus

bronch/i or bronch/o

Bronchus, airway

bucc/o

Cheek

burs/o

Bursa (fluid filled sac)

cac/o

Bad or ill

cal

Pebble, stone, or calcium

calcane/o

Calcaneus

calc/i

Lime, stone or calcium

-capnia

Carbon dioxide

carcin/o

Cancer of epithelial tissue

cardi/o

Heart

cari

Decay, (in a tooth)

carp/o

Carpals (wrist bones)

cata-

Downward or down

caud-

Tail

cec/o

Cecum

-cele

Herniation, pouch

cellular

Cell

celi/o

Abdomen

centa-

One hundred

-centesis

Surgical puncture

cephal/o

Brain, head

cerebell/o

Cerebellum; small hind brain

cerebr/o

Brain, cerebrum; large outer brain

cervic/o

Neck or neck of the uterus

cheil/o

Lip

chem/o

Drug, chemical

chlor/o

Green

chol/o

Bile, gall

chol/e

Bile, gall

cholangi/o

Bile duct