Medical Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering common anatomical and medical prefixes, suffixes, and roots along with their definitions.

-gen, genesis

To produce or cause

glia

Glue

gluco, glyco

Sugar

hemi

Half

hemo

Blood

hetero

Different

histo

Tissue

homeo

Same or constant

hydro

Water

hyper

Above

hypo

Below

-ia

A condition or disease or abnormal state

-ic

Characteristics of

infra

Under or below

inter

Between

intra

Inside

iso

Equal

itis

Inflammation

juxta

Near or next to

lacto

Milk

lamina

Layer

latero

Sideways or on the side(s)

leuko

White

lyso, lyto

To dissolve, loosen, or break down

macro

Large

medi

Middle

mega

Great or large

meso

Middle

meta

Change or after

micro

Small

mono

One

morpho

Shape or form

myo, mysi

Muscle

neo

New

nephro

Kidney

neuro

Nerve

oo

Egg or ovum

oculo

Eye

ology

The study of

oma

Tumor or swelling

osteo

Bone

oxy

Oxy or sharp & quick

para

Beside

patho

Disease

pedi

Child

peri

Surrounding/around

phago

To eat

philo

Love

phobia

Fear

physio

Nature/natural

pneumo

Breath

poly

Many

pro

Before

pseuto

False

quadri

Four

recto

Straight

reno

Kidney

semi

Half

soma

Body

squamo

Scale

stasi

Stable

sub

Under or below

supra

Above

sym/syn

Together

tachy

Fast

thermo

Heat

trans

Across, through, beyond

tri

Three

troph

To nourish

uni

One

vaso

Vessel

ventro

Stomach or front of body

vertebro

Vertebrae, spine