Helpful Prefixes and Suffixes

A- and In-

not

Adipo-

fat

Ante-

before

Auto-

self

Brach-

arm

Cardio/Cardiac

heart

Caudo/Cauda

tail

Cephal-

head

-ceps

number of muscle orgin

cervic-

neck

chondro-

cartilage

cleido-

clavicle

costal

ribs

crani-

skull

cyst-

bladder

cyte/cytic

cell

endo-

within/inside

epi-/supra-

above

exo/extra

outside

gastric/gastro

stomach

genesis/-poiesis

making of

glyc/gluc-

sugar/glucose

hemato-

blood

hypo-

below, under

inter-

between

intra-

within

-itis

inflammation

lacrima-

tears

leuko-

white

medulla

middle

mid/mes

middle

mono/uni

one

multi-

many

myo-

muscle

neo-

new

neur-

nerves

optic/ocular

eyes

-osis

abnormal

osteo-

bone

otic

ears

-pathy/pathic

disease

peri-

around

proteo

protein

sub

below

supra-

above

thorac-

chest

trans-

across