Anatomy and Physiology Prefixes and Suffixes

a-

no, not, without

ab-

away

acetabulo-

small cup

acro-

tip, extremity, peak

ad-

to, toward, near

adeno-

gland

aero-

air, oxygen

af-

toward

ag-

together

-al

pertaining to

ala-

wing

albi-

white

algi-

pain

aliment-

nourishment

allo-

other, different

amphi-

both, either

an-

without

ana-

1. up, build up
2. apart
3. back

andro-

male

angi-

vessel

ante-

before, in front

antero-

forward

anti-

against

apo-

from, off, away, above

arbor-

tree a

artic-

1. joint
2. speech

-ary

pertaining to

-ase

enzyme

ast-, astro-

star

-ata, -ate

1. possessing
2. plural of -a

athero-

fat

atrio-

entryway

auri-

ear a

auto-

self

axi-

axis, straight line

baro-

pressure

bene-

good, well

bi-

two

bili-

bile

bio-

life, living

blasto-

precursor, bud, producer

brachi-

arm

brady-

slow

bucco-

cheek

burso-

purse

calc-

calcium, stone

callo-

thick

calori-

heat

calv-, calvari-

bald, skull

calyx

cup, vessel, chalice

capito-

head

capni-

smoke, carbon dioxide

carcino-

cancer

cardi-

heart

carot0

1. carrot
2. stupor

carpo-

wrist

case-

cheese

cata-

down, break down

cauda-

tail

-cel

little

celi-

belly, abdomen

centri-

center, middle

cephalo-

head

cervi-

neck, narrow part

chiasm-

cross, X

choano-

funnel

chole-

bile

chondro-

1. grain
2. cartilage, gristle

chromo-

color

chrono-

time

cili-

eyelash

circ-

about, around

cis-

cut

cistern, cisterna

reservoir

clast-

break down, destroy

clavi-

hammer, club, key

-cle

little

cleido-

clavicle

cnemo-

lower leg

co-

together

collo-

1. hill
2. glue

contra-

opposite

corni-

horn

corono-

crown

corpo-

body

corti-

bark, rind

costa-

rib

coxa-

hip

crani-

helmet

cribri-

sieve, strainer

crino-

separate, secrete

crista-

crest

crito-

to separate

cruci-

cross

-cule, -culus

small

cunee-

wedge

cutane-, cuti-

skin

cysto-

bladder