Anatomy Prefix and Suffix
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 a-; an- | not; without; lacking |
| Ab- | away from; out from |
| Ad- | to; toward |
| adip- | Fat |
| aero- | Air |
| Alb- | White |
| Alg-; -algia | Pain |
| ambi- | Both |
| ang- | choke; feel pain |
| angi- | blood vessel; duct |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against; opposite |
| Aud | Hearing |
| Auri | Ear |
| Auto | Self |
| Basi | Bottom |
| Blast | Germ Cell |
| Brachi | Arm |
| Brachy | Short |
| Brady | Slow |
| Bronch | Windpipe |
| Bucc | Mouth |
| Caec | Blind |
| Card | Heart |
| Caud | Tail |
| Cephal | Head |
| Cerebr | Brain |
| Cerv | Neck |
| Chondr | Cartilage |
| Crani | Skull |
| Cusp | Point |
| Cuti | Skin |
| Cyan | Blue |
| Cyt | Cell |
| Dactyl | Finger |
| Derm | Skin |
| Di | Twice |
| Encehp | Brain |
| Erythr | Red |
| Gloss | Tongue |
| Hemi | Half |
| Histo | Tissue |
| Hepat | Liver |
| Hyper | Above; high activity |
| Hypo | Below; low activity |
| Iso | Equal |
| Itis | inflammation of |
| -lemma | Membrane |
| Leuc | White |
| Neur | nerve |
| Nephr | Kidney |
| -oid | Like |
| Olfact | Smelling |
| Oculo | Eye |
| Oro | Mouth |
| Orb | Circle |
| Oss | Bone |
| Osis | Increase of |
| Pachy | Thick |
| Papil | Nipple |
| Peri | Around |
| Pili | Hair |
| Pre | Before |
| Pulmo | Lung |
| Renal | Kidney |
| Rhin | Nose |
| Sarc | Flesh |
| Tachy | Fast |
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