MT-Prefixes, Suffixes, Combining Forms

pertaining to

-ac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-eal

pertaining to

-ial

pertaining to

-ical

pertaining to

-ic

pertaining to

-ine

pertaining to

-ior

pertaining to

-ory

pertaining to

-ous

pertaining to

-tic

abnormal condition, disease

-ago

abnormal condition, disease

-esis

abnormal condition, disease

-ia

abnormal condition, disease

-iasis

condition

-ion

condition, state of

-ism

pertaining to

-nic

abnormal condition, disease

-osis

noun ending

-a

plural noun ending

-ae

noun ending

-e

plural noun ending

-i

singular noun ending

-um

singular noun ending

-us

noun ending

-y

no, not, without, away from, negative

a-

away from, negative, absent

ab-

abdomen

abdomin/o

capable of, able to

-able

rub or scrape off

abrad/o, abras/o

broken away from

abrupt/o

away from

abs-

collection of pus

abscess/o

pertaining to

-ac

characterized by

-acious

hearing, sound

acous/o, acoust/o

extremities (hands and feet), top, extreme point

acr/o

light

actin/o

sharp, severe, sudden

acu/o

toward, to, in the direction of

ad-

gland

aden/o

adenoids

adenoid/o

stick to, cling to

adhes/o

fat

adip/o

bound to

adnex/o

adrenal glands

adren/o, adrenal/o

air, gas

aer/o

toward, to

af-

exert influence on

affect/o

abnormal condition, disease

-ago

marketplace

agor/a

excessive pain, seizure

-agra

comfort, ease

-aise

pertaining to

-al

white

alb/o, albin/o

albumin, protein

albumin/o

pain, relationship to pain

alg/o, alges/o

pain, suffering, painful condition

-algia

bring into line or correct position

align/o

to nourish

aliment/o

other, different from normal, reversal

all/o, all-

baldness

alopec/o

alveolus, air sac, small sac

alveol/o

both sides, around or about, double

ambi-

dull, dim

ambly/o

walking

ambulat/o

nitrogen compound

-amine

amnion, fetal membrane

amni/o

cut away, cut off a part of the body

amput/o

starch, carbohydrate

amyl/o

not, without

an-

up, apart, excessive

ana-

anus, ring

an/o

characteristic of, pertaining to

-an

state of

-ancy

male, masculine

andr/o

aneurysm

aneurysm/o

blood or lymph vessel

angi/o

unequal

anis/o

crooked, bent, stiff

ankyl/o

irregularity

anomal/o

before, in front of, forward

ante-

before, front

anter/o

against

anti-

anxiety, anxious, uneasy

anxi/o

aorta

aort/o

toward, to

ap-

removal

-apheresis

ulcer

aphth/o

apex, tip

apic/o

separation, away from, opposed, detached

ap-, apo-

appendix

append/o, appendic/o

water

aque/o

pertaining to

-ar

beginning

-arche

occurring in patches or circumscribed areas

areat/o

little open space, space around the nipple

areol/o