Anatomy Prefixes , Suffixes, and Combining Forms
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181 terms
Spanish | English |
|---|---|
 a- ,an- | without, lack of |
| ab- | away from |
| -able | capable |
| acou- | hearing |
| acr- | extremity |
| ad- | to, toward, near to |
| adeno- | gland |
| -al | expressing relationship |
| -algia | pain |
| angio- | vessel |
| ante- | before, forward |
| anti- | against, reversed |
| arthr- | joint |
| -ary | associated with |
| -asis | condition, state of |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | twice, double |
| bio- | live |
| -blast | bud, germ |
| brady- | slow |
| -c | expressing relationship |
| carcin- | cancer |
| cardio- | heart |
| cata- | down, according to |
| cephal- | head |
| -cele | hollow |
| cerebro- | brain |
| chol- | bile |
| cholecyst- | gallbladder |
| chondr- | cartilage |
| -cide | kill |
| circum- | around, about |
| -clast | smash, break |
| co- , com- , con- | with, together |
| contra- | against, opposite |
| crypto- | hidden |
| cysto- | bladder, sac |
| -cyte- ,cyto- | cell |
| de- | away from |
| derm- | skin |
| di- | two |
| dia- | through, apart, across |
| dis- | reversal, apart from |
| -duct- | leading, drawing |
| -dynia | pain |
| dys- | difficult, bad |
| e- | out, away from |
| ec- | out from |
| ecto- | on outer side |
| -ectomy | cut out |
| -edem- | swell |
| em- ,en- | in |
| -emia | blood |
| endo- | within |
| entero- | intestine |
| epi- | upon, on |
| erythro- | red |
| eu- | well, good |
| ex- | out, away from |
| exo- | outside, on outer side |
| extra- | outside |
| -ferent | carry |
| -form | expressing, resemblance |
| gastro- | stomach |
| -genesis | produce, origin |
| gloss- | tongue |
| glyco- | sugar, sweet |
| -gram | a drawing |
| -graph | instrument that records |
| hem- | blood |
| hemi- | half |
| hepato- | liver |
| hetero- | different, other |
| hist- | tissue |
| homeo- ,homo- | same |
| hydro- | wet, water |
| hyper- | over, above, excessive |
| hypo- | under, below, deficient |
| -ia, -id | expressing condition |
| -iatr | treat, cure |
| -im | not |
| in- | in, into |
| infra- | below, beneath |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| -ism | condition, state of |
| iso- | equal, the same |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ity | expressing condition |
| kerato- | cornea or horny tissue |
| -kin- | move |
| leuko- | white |
| -liga- | bind |
| lip- | fat |
| -logy | study |
| -lysis | breaking up, dissolving |
| macro- | large |
| mal- | bad |
| malaco- | soft |
| mast- | breast |
| mega- | great |
| melano- | black |
| meso- | middle, mid |
| meta- | beyond, after, change |
| micro- | small |
| mito- | thread, filament |
| mono- | one, single |
| -morph- | form |
| multi- | many, much |
| myelo- | marrow, spinal cord |
| myo- | muscle |
| narco- | numbness |
| neo- | new |
| nephro- | kidney |
| neuro- | nerve |
| oculo- | eye |
| odonto- | tooth or teeth |
| -oid | expressing resemblance |
| oligo- | few, scanty, little |
| -oma | tumor |
| -op- | see, sight |
| ophthalm- | eye |
| ortho- | straight, normal |
| -ory | referring to |
| -ose | full of |
| -osis | a condition of |
| osteo- | bone |
| oto- | ear |
| -ous | expressing material |
| para- | beside, beyond, near to |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| per- | through, excessive |
| peri- | around |
| -phag | eat |
| -phas | speak, utter |
| -phil- | like, love |
| phleb- | vein |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plas | form, grow |
| -plegia | paralyze |
| -pne- | breathe |
| pneumo- | air, gas, or lungs |
| pod- | foot |
| -poie- | making, production |
| poly- | many, much |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- ,pro- | before, in front of |
| procto- | anus, rectum |
| pseudo- | false |
| psycho- | mind, soul |
| pyo- | pus |
| re- | back, again, contrary |
| retro- | backward, located behind |
| -rrhagia | burst forth, pour |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| sarco- | flesh or fleshy |
| -sclero- | hard |
| -scope | examine |
| semi- | half |
| somato- | body |
| -stasis | stop, stand still |
| steno- | narrow |
| -stomy | to make an artificial opening |
| sub- | under |
| super- | above, upper, excessive |
| supra- | above, upon |
| sym- ,syn- | together, with |
| tachy- | fast, swift |
| therm- | heat |
| -tomy | cut, incise |
| tox- | poison |
| trans- | across, through, beyond |
| tri- | three |
| -troph- | nourish |
| -tropic | changing, influencing |
| -uria | urine |
| vas- | vessel |
| vene- | vein |
| viscer- | internal organ |
| zyg- | yoked, paired |
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