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