Anatomy- Prefixes and Suffixes

a-, ab-

away from

abdomin

of or relating to the abdomen

acous-

of or relating to hearing

a-, an-

without, not

ad-

to, toward

aden-

gland

adip-

fat or fatty tissue

aesthesio-

sensation

ambi-

positioned on both sides

angio-

blood vessel

ano-

anus

ante-

before

anti-

against

arthr

joint

aur-

pertaining to the ear

auto-

self

axill-

pertaining to the armpit

bi-

two

bili-

bile

bio-

life

blast-, -blast

germ or bud

brachi-

arm

brady-

slow

bucc-

pertaining to the cheek

burs

bursa

cardi-

heart

carp(o)-

wrist

cephal-

head

cerebr-

brain

chole-

gall bladder, bile

chondr-

cartilage

chrom-

color

cili-

pertaining to cilia, the eyelashes; eyelids

circum-

around

clast-

break

col-, colo-, colono-

pertaining to the colon

contra-

against

corp-

body

cost-

rib

cox-

pertaining to the hip

crani(o)-

pertaining to the cranium

cyst-

pertaining to the bladder

cyt-

cell

de-

remove, decrease

dent-

teeth

derm-

skin

di-

two

dia-

through

dis-

separation, taking apart

dors(o)-, dors(i)-

pertaining to the back

dys-

bad, difficult

ect-

outside, away from

encephal(o)-

pertaining to the brain

end-

in, within

enter-

intestine

ep-, epi-

upon, above

episi-

pertaining to the pubic region

erythr-

red

eu-

good, normal

ex-

out, away from

extra-

outside

fili-, filli-

fine, hair like

galact-

milk

gastr-

stomach

gloss-

tongue

gluc-, glyc-

sweet, glucose

gynec-

woman

hema-

blood

hemi-

half

hepat-

liver

hetero-

varied, mixed

hist-

tissue

homeo-

similar, like

hydr-

water, hydrogen

hyper-

above, more than

hypo-

below, less than

hyster-

uterus

in-

into, not

infra-

below, underlying

inter-

between

intra-

within

ipse-

same

iso-

equal

juxta-

next to

labi(o)-

lip

lacrim(o)-

tear

lact(i)-, lact(o)-

milk

larpar(o)

pertaining to the abdomen-wall or flank

laryng(o)-

pertaining to the larynx (voice box)

later(o)-

lateral

leuk-

white

lip(o)-

fat

macro-

large

mal-

bad

mega-

large, giant

melano-

black color

mening(o)-

membrane

mero-

part

meso-

middle

micro-

small, tiny