Medical Terminology ( Common prefixes)

A-, An-

Without, Lacking

ex. Anemia

Andr/o-

Male

ex. Androgen

Anti-

Against

ex. Anticholinergic Drugs

Auto-

Self

ex. Autocrine

Bio-

life

ex. Biology

Chem/o-

Chemistry

ex. Chemotherapy

Contra-

Against

ex. Contraception

Cyt/O-

Cell

ex. Cytokine

Dis-

Seperation; taking apart

ex Disconnection

Dys-

Difficult, Abnormal

Ex. Dyspnea

Eu-

Good, well

ex. Eupnea

Fibr/o-

Fiber

ex. Fibrosis

Gluco- , Glyco-

Glucose; sugar

ex. Glycogen

Gyn/o- Gynec-

Female

ex. Gynecology

Hydr/o-

Water

ex. Hydrocephalus

Idio-

Self; Ones Own

ex. Idiopathic

Lyso-, Lys-

Break down; Deconstruction; Dissolving

ex. Lysosome

Mal-

Bad; Abnormal

ex. Malignant, Malnourishment

Myc/o-

Fungus

ex. Mycetoma

Necr/o-

Death

ex. Necrosis

Neo-

New

ex. Neonate

Oxy-

Sharp; Acute; Oxygen

ex. Oxytocin

Pan-, Pant/o-

All or everywhere

ex. Pancytopenia

Pharmaco-

Drug; Medicine

ex. Pharmacist

Re-

Again; Backward

Ex. Rejuvination

Somat/o-, Somatico

Body; Bodily

ex. Somatic Cell