Mosby's Essentials for Nursing Assistants, 7th Edition - Chapter 8 - Medical Terminology (Prefixes, Roots, Suffixes)

a-, an-

without, no, not, lack of

intra-

within

ab-

away from

intro-

into, within

ad-

to, toward, near

leuko-

white

ante-

before, forward, in front of

macro-

large

anti-

against

mal-

bad, illness, disease

auto-

self

meg-

large

bi-

double, two (2), twice

micro-

small

brady-

slow

mono-

one (1), single

circum-

around

neo-

new

contra-

against, opposite

non-

not

cyan-

blue

olig-

small, scant

de-

down, from, off, opposite

para-

beside, beyond, after

per-

by, through

dia-

across, through, apart

peri-

around

dis-

apart, free from

dys-

bad, difficult, abnormal, painful

poly-

many, much

post-

after, behind

ecto-

outer, outside

pre-

before, in front of, prior to

en-

in, into, within

pro-

before, in front of

endo-

inner, inside

re-

again, backward

epi-

on, upon, over (Fig. 8-2, p. 80)

retro-

backward, behind

erythro-

red

semi-

half

eu-

normal, good, well, healthy

sub-

beneath, under (see Fig. 8-2)

ex-

out, out of, from, away from

super-

above, over, excess

hemi-

half

supra-

above, over

hyper-

excessive, too much, high

tachy-

fast, rapid

hypo-

under, decreased, less than normal

trans-

across

in-

in, into, within, not

uni-

one (1)

Inter-

between

abdomin (o)

abdomen

aden (o)

gland

adren (o)

adrenal gland

angi (o)

vessel

arteri (o)

artery

arthr (o)

joint

bronch (o)

bronchus, bronchi

carcin (o)

cancerous, cancer

card, cardi (o)

heart (Fig. 8-3)

cephal (o)

head

cerebr (o)

cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

chole, chol (o)

bile

chondr (o)

cartilage

col, colon (o)

colon, large intestine

cost (o)

rib

crani (o)

skull

cyst (o)

bladder, cyst

cyt (o)

cell

dent (i)

tooth

derm, dermat (o)

skin

duoden (o)

duodenum (part of the small intestine)

dur (o)

dura mater (outer lining of the brain and spinal cord) (see Fig. 8-2)

electr (o)

electricity (see Fig. 8-3)

encephal (o)

brain

enter (o)

intestines

fibr (o)

fiber, fibrous

gastr (o)

stomach

gloss (o)

tongue

gluc (o)

sweetness, glucose (Fig. 8-4, p. 82)

glyc (o)

sugar

gyn, gyne, gynec (o)

woman

hem, hema, hem (o), hemat (o)

blood

hepat (o)

liver

hydr (o)

water

hyster (o)

uterus

ile (o)

ileum (part of the small intestine)

ili (o)

ilium (part of the hip bone)

jejun (o)

jejunum (part of the small intestine)

lapar (o)

abdomen, loin, flank

laryng (o)

larynx (voice box)

lith (o)

stone

mamm, mast (o)

breast, mammary gland

men (o)

menstruation

my (o)

muscle

myel (o)

spinal cord, bone marrow

necr (o)

death