Medical Prefixes, Suffixes and Combining Forms Flashcards
A-
Not, without, less
Ab-, Abs-
From, away from, off
Acou-
Hearing
Acr(o)-
Extremity
Ad-
Increase, adherence, motion toward
Aden(o)-
Gland
Adip(o)-
Fat
-al
Pertaining to
Alb(o)-
White
Alge(si)-, algio, algo
Pain
Allo-
Other, different
Ambi-
Around, on (both sides), on all sides, both
Amly(o)-
Starch
An-
Not, without, less
Andr(o)-
Male
Angi(o)-
Vessel
Ankylo-
Crooked
Ante-
Before
Anti-
Against
Apo-
Separated from, derived from
-ar
Pertaining to
-arche
Beginning
Arteri(o)-
Artery
Arthr(o)-
Joint
-ary
Pertaining to
-ase
Enzyme
Athero-
Pasty, fatty
Audi(o)-
Hearing
Aur(i)-
Ear
Aut(o)-
Self, same
Bacteri(o)-
Bacteria
Bi-
Twice, double
Bio-
Life
Blasto
Budding of cells or tissue
Brachi(o)-
Arm
Brachy-
Short
Bronch-, Bronch(i)
Bronchus
Brady-
Slow
Carcin(o)-
Cancer
Cardi(o)-
Heart
Carpo-
Wrist
Caudo-
Tail, lower part of the body
-cele
Hernia, swelling
Cephal(o)-
Head
Cervic(o)-
Neck
Chir(o)-
Hand
Cho(e)-
Bile
Chondrio-, Chondr(o)-
Cartilage, granular, gritty
-cidal, -cide
Killing, destroying
-clast
Breaker
-cidal, -cide
Killing, destroying
-clast
Breaker
Co-, Col-
With, together, in association
Com-, Con-
With, together, in association
Contra-
Opposed, against
Cost(o)-
Rib
Crani(o)-
Cranium
-crine
Secretion
Cry(o)-
Cold
Cyan(o)-
Blue
Cyst(i)-, Cyst(o)-
Bladder, cyst
Cyt-, Cyte, Cyto
Cell
Dactyl(o)-
Finger, toe
De-
Away from, cessation
Derm-, Derma-, Dermato-, Dermo-
Skin
-desis
Binding
Dextr(o)-
Right, toward or on the right side
Di-, Dif-, Dir-, Dis-
Separation, taking apart, reversal
Duo
Two
Duodeno-
Duodenum
-dynia
Pain
Dys-
Bad, difficult, wrong
Ect(o)-
Outer, on the outside
-ectasia, - ectasis
Dilation, stretching
-ectomy
Excision
Encephalo-
Brain
End(o)-
Within, inner
Entero-
Intestine
Ent(o)-
Inner, within
Ep-, Epi-
Upon, follow
Erythr(o)-
Red, redness
Esthesio-
Sensation, perception
Eu-
Good, well
Ex-
Out of, from, away from
Exo-
Exterior, external, outward
Extra-
Without, outside of
Fibr(o)-
Fiber
-form
In the form or shape of
Galact(o)-
Milk
Gastr(o)-
Stomach, Belly
Gen-, -gen
Producing, precursor coming to be
Gloss(o)-
Tongue
Gluco-
Glucose
Glyco-
Sugars
Gonio-
Angle
-gram
Writing, recording
Granul(o)-
Granular
Gyn(e)-, gyneco-, gyno-
Woman
Hem(a)-, hemat(o)-, hemo-
Blood
Hepat-, hepatico-, hepato-
Liver
Hemi-
One half
Hidr(o)-
Sweat
Hist-, Histio, Histo-
Tissue
Homeo-
Same, consistent
Hydr(o)-
Water, hydrogen
Hyper-
Above normal, excessive
Hypo-
Below normal, deficient
Hyster(o)-
Uterus
-ia
Condition
-iasis
Condition, infection
-ic
Pertaining to
Ileo-
Ileum
Ilio-
Ilium
In-
In, not
Infra-
Below
Inguino-
Groin
Inter-
Between, among
Intra-, intro-
Within
Ischi(o)-
Ischium
-ism
Condition, disease
-ismus
Spasm, contraction
Iso-
Equal, like, sameness
-ite
Of the nature, sameness
-itis
Inflammation
Kal(i)-
Potassium
kary(o)-
Nucleus
Kerat(o)-
Cornea, cornified epithelium
Kin(e)-, kinesi(o)-, kineso, keno
Movement
Labio-
Lip
Lacrim(o)-
Tears
Lact(i)-, lacto
Milk
Laparo-
Abdomen wall
Laryng(o)-
Larynx
Lateri-, latero
Lateral, to one side, side
-lepsis, lepsy
Seizure
Leuk(o)-
White
Lien(o)
Spleen
Linguo-
Tongue
Lip(o)-
Fat, lipid
Lith(o)-
Stone, calculus, calcified
-logy
Study of, collecting
Lymph(o)-
Lymph, lymphocyte
Lys(o)-, -lysis, -lytic
Dissolution, disintegration
Macr(o)-
Large
Mal-
Bad, deficient
-malacia
Softening
Mamm-, mamm(a)-, mammo-
Breast
Mast(o)-
Breast
Meg(a)-, megal(o)-
Large, oversized
-megaly
Enlargement
Melan(o)-
Black
Men(o)-
Menstruation
Mening(o)-
Meninges
Mes(o)-
Middle, attaching membrane
Meta-
After, joint action
Metr(o)-
Uterus
Micr(o)-
Small, microscopic
Mon(o)-
Single
Morph(o)-
Form, shape, structure
My(o)-
Muscle
Myel(o)-
Bone marrow, spinal cord
Myring(o)-
Tympanic membrane
Myx(o)-
Mucus
Nas(o)-
Nose
Natr(i)-
Sodium
Necr(o)-
Death, necrosis
Neo-
New
Nephr(o)-
Kidney
Neur(i)-, neuro-
Nerve, nervous system
Norm(o)-
Normal
Ocul(o)-
Eye
Odyn(o)-, -odynia
Pain
-oid
Resemblance to
Olig(o)-
Few, little
-oma
Neoplasm, tumor
-omata
Plural of -oma
Oncho-, onco-
Tumor, bulk, volume
-one
Ketone
Onchy(o)-, -onychia
Fingernail, toenail
Oo-
Ovum, oocyte, ovary
Oophor(o)-
Ovary
Opthalamo-
Eye
-opia, -opsia, -opsis
Vision
Or-, ori-, oro-
Mouth
Orchi-, orchid(o)-, orchi(o)-
Testes
-ose
Sugar
-oses
Plural of -osis
-osis
Process, condition, state
Osseo-
Bone
Ossi-, ost(e)-, osteo-
Bone
Overi(o)-
Overy
Ov(i)-, ovo
Oocyte, ovum
Pachy-
Thick
Pan-
All, entire
Para-
Beside, near, similar, abnormal
Path(o)-
Disease, abnormality
-pathy
Disease, abnormality
Pedi-, pedo-
Foot, child
-penia
Deficiency
Per-
Through, thoroughly, intensely
Peri-
Around, about
-phage, -phagia, phago-, -phagy
Eating, devouring
Pharyng(o)-
Pharynx
Phleb(o)-
Vein
-phobe, phobia
Fear, chemical repulsion
Phon(o)-
Sound, speech
-phrenia
Mind
Physi(o)-
Physical, natural
Plan(i)-, plano-
Flat
-plasia
Formation
-plagia
Paralysis
Pleur(a)-, pleur(o)-
Rib, side, plaura
-pnea, pneo
Breath, respiration
Pneum(a)-, pneumat(o)-
Air, gas, lung, breathing
-poiesis, -poietic
Production
Poly-
Many, multiple
Post-
After, behind, posterior
Pre-
Anterior, before
Presby-
Old
Pro-
Before, forward, precursor
Prot(o)-
First
Pseud(o)-
False
Psyh(e)-, psycho-
Mind
-ptosis
Sagging, falling
Pyel(o)-
Renal, (pelvis)
Pyo-
Suppuration, pus
Pyro-
Fire, heat, fever
Radio-
Radiation, x-ray, radius
Re-
Again, backwards, back
Rect(o)-
Rectum
Reno-
Kidney
Retro-
Behind, backward
Rhin(o)-
Nose
-rrhagia
Discharge, bleeding
-rrhia
Flow
Sacro-
Sacrum
Sarco-
Flesh, muscle
Schisto-, Schiz(o)-
Split, cleft, division
Scler(o)-
Hardness, ocular sclera
Scolio-
Crooked
-scope
Instrument for viewing
-scopy
Viewing
Scot(o)-
Darkness, shadow
Semi-
One-half, partly
Sept-
Infection
Sin-, sin(o)-, sinu-
Sinus
Somat-, somato-, somatico
Body, bodily
Son(o)-
Sound, ultrasound
Spasmo-
Spasm
Spir(o)-
Breathing
Splanchn(i)-, splanchno-
Viscera
Splen(o)-
Spleen
-stasis
Stopping
Steno-
Narrowness, constriction
Stom(a)-, stomat(o)-
Mouth
Sub-
Beneath, less than normal, inferior
Super-
Above, in excess, superior
Supra-
Above
Sy-, syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-
Together
Tachy-
Rapid
Ten-, tendin-, teno-, tonont(o)-
Tendon
Therm(o)-
Heat
Thora-, thorac(i)-, thoracico-, thoraco-
Thorax, chest
Thromb(o)-
Blood clot
-tomy
Cutting operation
Tox(i)-, toxico-, toxo-
Toxic
Trache(o)-
Trachea
Trans-
Across, through, beyond
-trophic, tropho-, -trophy
Food, nutrition
-tropia, trophic, -trophy
affinity, tendency
Ultra-
Beyond
Uni-
One, single
Uria-
Urine, urination
Uro-
Urine, urinary tract
Vas-
Duct, blood vessel
Vasculo-
Blood vessel
Vaso-
Duct, blood vessel
Vesic(o)-
Urinary bladder, vesicle
Xanth(o)-
Yellow
Xero-
Dry
Zym(o)-
Enzyme