Suffixes & Prefixes Flashcards
amni/o
amnion(amniotic)
angi/o
vessel
arteri/o
artery
arthr/o
joint
audi/o
Hearing
audit/o
Hearting
blephar/o
Eyelid
bronchi/o
Bronchus(plural, bronchi)
carcin/o
Cancer
cardi/o
Heart
cephal/o
Head
chol/o
Bile,gall
Col/o
Colon
colp/o
Vagina
crani/o
Cranium,skull
cutane/o
Skin
cyan/o
Blue
dactyl/o
Fingers,toes
dent/o
Teeth
Dermat/o
Skin
electr/o
Electricity
esophag/o
Esophagus
Gastr/o
Stomach
gluc/o
Sugar,sweetness
glyc/o
Sugar/sweetness
hemat/o
Blood
hem/o
Blood
hepat/o
Liver
leuk/o
White
lith/o
Stone,calculus
log/o
Study of
lymph/o
Lymph
mast/o
Breast
men/o
Menses,menstruation
my/o
Muscle
neur/o
Nerve
obstetr/o
Midwife
oste/o
Bone
ot/o
Ear
pen/o
Penis
phleb/o
Vein
pneumon/o
Air, lung
psych/o
Mind
pulmon/o
Lung
rhin/o
Nose
somn/o
Sleep
thromb/o
Blood clot
thyr/o
Thyroid gland
vagin/o
Vagina
ventricul/o
ventricle (of heart or brain)
-ac
Pertaining to,relating to
-al
Pertaining to, relating to
-algia
Pain
-ar
Pertaining to,relating to
-ary
Pertaining to, relating to
-cele
Hernia, swelling
-centesis
To break
-cyesis
Pregnancy
-desis
Binding, fixation(of a bone or joint)
-dynia
Pain
-earl
Pertaining to, relating to
-ectasis
Dilation, expansion
-ectomy
Excision,removal
-edema
Swelling
-emesis
Vomiting
-emia
Blood condition
-gram
Record, writing
-graph
Instrument for recording
-graphy
Process of recording
-ia
Condition
-iasis
Abnormal condition(produced by something specified)
-iatry
Medicine treatment
-ic
Pertaining to, relating to
-ician
Specialist
-ical
Pertaining to, relating to
-Ile
Pertaining to, relating to
-ism
Condition
-ist
Specialist
-itis
Inflammation
-lith
Stone, calculus
-lysis
Separation, destruction, loosening
-malacua
Softening
-megaly
Enlargement
-meter
Instrument for measuring
-metry
Act of measuring
-oma
Tumor
-orexia
Appetite
-ory
Pertaining to, relating to
-ose
Pertaining to, relating to
-osis
Abnormal condition,increase(Used primarily with blood cells)
-ous
Pertaining to, relating to
-pathy
Disease
-Penia
Decrease, deficiency
-pepsia
Digestion
-pexy
Suspension, fixation( of an organ)
-plasia
Formation , growth
-plasm
Formation, Growth
-plasty
Surgical repair
-scopy
Visual examination
-rrhage
Bursting forth(of)
-rrhagia
Bursting forth (of)
-rrhaphy
Suture
-rrhea
Discharge, flow
-rrhexis
Rupture
-scope
Instrument to view or examine
-spasm
Involuntary contraction, twitching
-stenosis
Narrowing, stricture
-stomy
Incision
-toxic
Poison
-tripsy
Crushing
-trophy
Development, nourishment
-y
Condition
a-
Without, not
an-
Without, not
Brady-
Slow
dia-
Through, across
dipl-
Double
days-
Bad, painful, difficult
endo-
In, within
hyper-
Excessive, above normal
hypo-
Under, below
im-
Not
in-
In, not
macro-
Large
micro-
Small
neo-
New
pseudo-
false
syn-
Union, together, joined
tachy-
Rapid
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
adip/o
Fat
anter/o
Anterior, front
caud/o
Tail
cephal/o
Head
cervic/o
Neck, cervix uteri(neck of the uterus)
chondr/o
cartilage
coccyg/o
Coccyx(tailbone)
cost/o
Ribs
crani/o
Cranium,skull
Cyt/o
Cell
derm/o
Skin
dist/o
Far,farthest
dors/o
Back(of the body)
duct/o
To lead,carry
fibr/o
Fiber, fibrous tissue
gastr/o
Stomach
hist/o
Tissue
ili/o
Ilium(lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)
infusing/o
Groin
later/o
Side, to one side
lip/o
Fat
lumb/o
Loins(loser back)
medi/o
Middle
my/o
Muscle
pelv/o
Pelvis
poster/o
Back (of the body), behind, posterior
sacr/o
Sacrum
sarc/o
Flesh(connective tissue)
spin/o
Spine
thorac/o
Chest
umbilic/o
Umbilicus, navel
ventr/o
Belly,belly side
vertebr/o
Vertebrae(backbone)
viscer/o
Internal organs
-al
Pertaining to, relating to
-ar
Pertaining to, relating to
-blast
Embryonic cell
-ic
Pertaining to, relating to
-logist
Specialist in the study of
-logy
Study of
-ion
Act of
-oid
Resembling
-oma
Tumor
-pathy
Disease
-tomy
Incision
ab-
From, away from
ad-
Toward
epi-
Above,upon
hypo-
Under,below
infra-
Under,below
inter-
Between
adip/o
Fat
albin/o
White
auto/o
Self, own
cirrh/o
Yellow
cry/o
Cold
cutane/o
Skin
cyan/o
Blue
derm/o
Skin
dermat/o
Skin
duct/o
To lead, carry
electr/o
Electric
erythem/o
Red
erythemat/o
Red
erythr/o
Red
eschar/o
Scab
hidr/o
Sweat
hist/o
Tissue
histi/o
Tissue
Hydr/o
Water
ichthy/o
Dry,scaly
jaund/o
Yellow
kerat/o
Horny tissue,hard,cornea
leuk/o
White
lip/o
Fat
melan/o
Black
myc/o
Fungus
onych/o
Nail
path/o
Disease
pedicul/o
A louse
pil/o
Hair
rhytid/o
Wrinkle
scler/o
Hardening,sclera
seb/o
Sebum,sebaceous
squam/o
Scale
sudor/o
Sweat
trich/o
Hair
ungu/o
Nail
vascul/o
Vessel
xanth/o
Yellow
xen/o
Foreign,strange
xer/o
Dry
-al
Pertaining to, relating to
-ar
Pertaining to, relating to
-blast
Embryonic cell
-cyte
Cell
-derma
Skin
-esis
Condition
-gen
Forming,producing,origin
-ism
Condition
-itis
Inflammation
-logy
Study of
-lysis
Separation,destruction,loosening
-oid
Resembling
-oma
Tumor
-osis
Abnormal condition,increase(used primarily with blood cells)
-ous
Pertaining to, relating to
-pathy
Disease
-plasty
Surgical repair
-rrhea
Discharge,flow
-rrhexis
Rupture
-tome
Instrument to cut
Aden/o
Gland
albumin/o
Albumin(protein)
andr/o
Male
azot/o
Nitrogenous compounds
balan/o
Glans penis
carcin/o
Cancer
corpor/o
Body
crypt/o
Hidden
cyst/o
Bladder
dips/o
Thirst
glomerul/o
Glomerulus
gonad/o
Gonads, sex glands
hemat/o
Blood
home/o
Same, alike
Hydr/o
Water
kal/o
Potassium (an electrolyte)
ket/o
ketone bodies( acids and acetones)
keton/o
Keton bodies(acids and acetones)
lith/o
Stone,calculus
meat/o
Opening, meatus
nephr/o
Kidney
noct/o
Night
olig/o
Scanty
orch/o
Testes
orchi/o
Testes
orchid/o
Testes
peritone/o
Peritoneum
pain/o
Muzzle
prostat/o
Prostate gland
pyel/o
Renal pelvis
py/o
Ous
radi/o
Radiation,x-ray,radius(lower arm bone on thumb side)
ren/o
Kidney
scler/o
Hardening,sclera
son/o
Sound
sperm/o
Spermatozoa,sperm cells
spermat/o
Spermatozoa,sperm cells
test/o
Testes
trigon/o
Teigone(triangular region at base of the bladder)
ur/o
Urine, urinary tract
ureter/o
Ureter
urethr/o
Urethra
urin/o
Urine,urinary tract
vagin/o
Vagina
varic/o
a dilated vein
vas/o
Vessel, vas deferents, duct
vasic/o
Bladder
vascul/o
Vessel
-al
Pertaining to, relating to
-ary
Pertaining to, relating to
-cele
Hernia, swelling
-cision
A cutting
-continence
To hold back
-dynia
Pain
-emia
Blood
-esis
Condition
-gram
Record,writing
-graphy
Process of recording
-ism
Condition
-lysis
Separation,destruction,loosening
-meter
Instrument for measuring
-oid
Resembling
-oma
Tumor
-osis
Abnormal condition,increase (used primarily with blood cells)
-potence
Power
-stasis
Standing still
-tomy
Incision
-uria
Urine
a-
Without, not
an-
Without,not
circum-
Around
di-
Double
dia-
Through,across
dys-
bad,painful,difficult
en-
In, within
epi-
Above,upon
hyper-
Excessive,above normal
hypo-
Under,below
in-
In,not
intra-
In,within
para-
near,beside,beyond
poly-
Many,much
retro-
Backward,behind
Supra-
Above,excessive