anatomical terminology - prefix/suffix Flashcards
ab-
away from
a-,an-
not
ad-
bring forward
adeno-
gland
aero-
air or gas
af-
toward
-algia
pain
angio-
vessel
ante-
before
arthro-
joint
-ase
joint
-ase
enzyme
astr-
starlike
aur-
ear
bi-
both or two
bio-
life
-blast
developing
blasto-
embryonic
brachio-
arm
brady-
slow
broncho-
airway
carcin-
cancer
cardio-
heart
cephalo-
head
-cele
herniation
-centesis
puncture
cervico-
neck
chole-
bile
chondro-
cartilage
chrom-
color
-clast
breakdown
corn-
horn
corp-
body
cranio-
cranium
cusp-
projection
cysto-
bladder
cyto-
cell
derma-
skin
di-
two
dia-
between
diplo-
double
dia-
between
dis-
apart
dors-
back
-dynia
pain
dys-
bad, difficult
dis-
apart
ecto-
exterior
-ectomy
removal
-emia
blood
endo-
interior
entero-
intestine
epi-
upon
erythro-
red
fasci-
band
gastro-
stomach
-gen
producing
-glia
glue
glyco-
sugar
-gram
recording
hem-
blood
hemi-
half
hepato-
liver
hetero-
different
histo-
tissue
homo-
same
hyal-
glass
hydro-
water
hyper-
above
hypo-
below
-iasis
condition
idio-
peculiar
ileo-
ileum
im-,in-
not
infra-
within
infra-
beneath
inter-
between
intra-
within
is-
equal
-itis
inflammation
juxta-
near to
later-
side
-lemm
rind or peel
leuko-
white
lipo-
fat
-lith
stone
-logy
study of
lun-
moon
-lysis
breakdown
mal-
bad, difficult
man-
hand
medi-
middle
mega-
large
melan-
black
meso-
middle
morpho-
form
myco-
fungal
myelo-
bone marrow
myo-
muscle
neo-
new
nephro-
kidney
neuro-
nerve
oculo-
eye
odont-
tooth
-oid
a thing like
oligo-
few
-oma
tumor
oo-
egg
oro-
mouth
ortho-
straight
-osis
condition
osteo-
bone
oto-
ear
-otomy
cut
para-
beside
patho-
abnormal
-pathy
abnormal
pedi-
foot
peri-
around
phag-
eat
phlebo-
vein
-plegia
paralysis
pneumo-
lung
podo-
foot
poly-
many
post-
after
pre-
before
prox-
nearest
pseudo-
false
pulmo-
lung
pyo-
pus
quadri-
four
rect-
straight
reticulo-
net
retro-
backwards
rhino-
nose
-rrhea
discharge
-sect
to cut
semi-
one-half
-stomy
opening
supra-
above
syn-
together
thoraco-
chest
-tomy
cut into
trans-
across
-troph
well fed
tympano-
eardrum
uni-
one
uro-
urine
vas-
vessel
post-
after