Gossary of Word Parts with Meanings

Glossary of Word Parts with Meanings

Word Parts and Their Meanings

• ab-
  Meaning: away from, outside of, beyond
  Example: abdomin/o

• abdomen

• anti-
  Meaning: against, opposed

• -ac
  Meaning: converts a root or noun to an adjective
  Example: acous/o

• aort/o
  Meaning: aorta

• -ar
  Meaning: converts a root or noun to an adjective

• acoust/o
  Meaning: related to hearing

• arachn/o
  Meaning: spider

• acus/o
  Meaning: hearing

• arter/i/o
  Meaning: artery

• acr/o
  Meaning: extremities

• ather/o
  Meaning: fatty

• ad-
  Meaning: toward, near to

• arthr/o
  Meaning: joint

• aden/o
  Meaning: gland

• aspir/o
  Meaning: breathe in

• adeno-
  Meaning: glandlike

• atri/o
  Meaning: atrium

• adren/o
  Meaning: adrenal glands

• -ary
  Meaning: converts a root or noun to an adjective

• adrenal/o
  Meaning: adrenal glands

• audi/o
  Meaning: sound

• adip/o
  Meaning: fat

• aur/o
  Meaning: ear

• -al
  Meaning: adjective suffix

• auricul/o
  Meaning: ear

• albin/o
  Meaning: white

• -algia
  Meaning: pain

• balan/o
  Meaning: glans penis

• bi-
  Meaning: two

• aliment/o
  Meaning: nutrition

• blephar/o
  Meaning: eyelid

• amni/o
  Meaning: amnion

• brachi/o
  Meaning: arm

• -amphi
  Meaning: both sides

• brady-
  Meaning: slow

• a-, an-
  Meaning: not; without

• bronch/o
  Meaning: relating to the bronchus

• -an
  Meaning: converts a root or noun to an adjective

• bronchi/o
  Meaning: bronchus

• -aneous
  Meaning: converts a root or noun to an adjective

• bucc/o
  Meaning: cheek

• angi/o
  Meaning: blood vessel

• calcane/o
  Meaning: calcaneus, heel bone

• ankyl/o
  Meaning: stiff, fused, closed

• calc/i
  Meaning: calcium

• card/i/o
  Meaning: heart

• ante-
  Meaning: before

• anter/o
  Meaning: front, anterior

• carp/o
  Meaning: wrist