Common PREFIXES Meaning

Aden/o Gland
Adren/o Adrenal Gland
Adpi/o Fat
Aer/o Air
Blast/o Embryonic
Caut/o Burn
Cyt/o Cell
Erythr/o Red
Fibr/o Fiber
Glyc/o Sugar
Hidr/o Sweat
Hist/o Tissue
Hydr/o Water
Inguin/o Inguinal
Lapar/o Abdomen
Lip/o Fat
Py/o Pus
Rect/o Pus
Scler/o Hardening
Sept/o Dirty,infection
Stern/o Sternum
Stomat/o Mouth
Thyr/o Thyroid
Thym/o Thymus
Tox/o Poison
Toxic/o Poison
Ven/o Vein
Viscer/o Internal organs
Xanth/o Yellow
Xer/o Dry
a-, an- Without, not
Ab-, abs Away from
Acro- Extremity
Ad- To,toward
Ambi- Both
Anph Both
Alb- White
Allo- Other
Ante- Before
Anti- Against
Auto Self
Bi- Two, double
Bio- Life
Brady- Slow
Circum- Around
Co- Together
Contra Against,opposed
De- Without
Di- Two, twice
Dia- Through
Diplo- Double, two
Dis Removal, separation
Dys- Abnormal,difficult,painful
Ecto- Outside
Endo- Within
Epi- Above, over
Eu- Normal, good, true
Ex/o Out, out of
Extra- In addition tp
Hemi- Half
Hetero- Other,different
Common PREFIXES Meaning

Homo- Same
Hyper- High, excessive, increased
Hypo- Low, under,decreased
In-, im- Not, within
Infra Below
Inter Between
Intra Within
Iso- Equal,same
Juxtra- Near, beside
Mal- Bad,poor
Melan/o Black, dark
Mega/lo- Large, enlarged
Mes/o Middle
Meta- Beyond, over, change, after
Micro- Small, one millionth
Mon/o One
Multi- Many
Neo- New
Noct/i Night
Non- Not
Olig/o- Deficient, little
Ortho- Straight, correct
Pan- All
Para- Beside
Per- Through, by
Peri- Around
Poly- Many
Post- After, behind
Pre- Before
Prim/i First
Pro- Before
Pseudo/o 0
Re- Back, again
Retro- Backward,behind
Semi- Half
Sub- Beneath, below, under
Super- Above, excessive
Syn-, sym- Together
Tachy- Fast
Trans- Across, through
Tri- Three
Ultra- Beyond
Un- Not
Uni- one
 Circulatory System
Prefixes Meaning

Angi/o Vessel, duct

Arteri/o Artery
Cardi/o Heart
Hem/o, Hemat/o Blood
Lymph/o Lymph
Myel/o Marrow, spinal cord
Phleb/o Vein
Thromb/o Blood clot
Vas/o Vessel, duct

Digestive System
Chol/e Bile
Cholecyst/o Gallbladder
Col/o Colon
Entero/o Intestine
Gastr/o Stomach
Gloss/o Tongue
Hepat/o Liver
Ile/o Ileum
Lith/o Stone
Splen/o Spleen
Odont/o Tooth
Proct/o Rectum
Pancreat/o Pancreas

Integumentary System
Derm, Dermat/o Skin
Cutane/o Skin
Onych/o Nail
Trich/o Hair

Muskuloskeletal System
Arthr/o Joint
Brachi/o Arm
Cervic/o Cervix, neck
Chondr/o Cartilage
Cleid/o Clavicle
Cost/o Ribs
Crani/o skull
Ill/o Illium
My/o Muscle
Myel/o Spinal cord, marrow
Os, oste/o Bone
Ped/o Foot, child
Rachi/o Spine
Sarc/o Sacrum

Nervous System
Audi/o Hearing
Cerebr/o Brain
Encephal/o Brain
Kerat/o Cornea, horny layer of the skin
Medull/o Central part
Mening/o Meninges
Myring/o Tympanic membrane
Neur/o Nerve
Ocul/o Eye
Opthalm/o Eye
Ot/o Ear
Phac/o, Phak/o Lens of the eye
Psych/o Mind

Reproductive System
Cervic/o Cervix, neck
Colp/o Vagina
Hyster/o Uterus
Labi/o Labium,lip
Lact/o Milk
Mamm/o Breast
Mast/o Breast
Men/o Menses
Metr/o uterus
Oo Egg
Oophor/o Ovary
Orchi/o, Orchid/o Testis
Salping/o Fallopian Tube

Urinary System
Cyst/o Bladder, systs
Glomerul/o Glomerulus
Nephr/o Kidney
Pyel/o Renal pelvis, pelvis
Ren/o Kidney
Ureter/o Ureter
Urethr/o Urethra
Vesic/o Urinary Bladder

Common SUFFIXES Meaning

ectomy Removal of an organ or gland
tomy Incision of, or cutting into
stomy Forming, creating, providing and opening/stoma
rraphy Suturing, repairing, stitching
plasty To restore, reconstruct, revise, plastic repair
pexy Fixation or anchoring in place, suspension
centesis Tap, puncture
scopy Looking into, examination of, viewing into
scope Instrument for viewing
tripsy To crush or crushing
lapaxy mechanical crushing of stone using instrument crusher
lysis loosen, free from adhension, to separate, disintegrate
clasis To break down,refracture
desis Binding, stabilization
gram Record of data
graph Instrument for recording
graphy Act of recording data
meter Instrument for measuring
metry Measurement of
 SUFFIXES Disease/Change in the Body
Meaning
algia Pain
cele Hernia, swelling
dynia Pain, swelling
ectasis Dilatation, expansion
emia Blood
gen Producing
itis Inflammation
malacia Softening
megaly Enlargement
oma Tumor
osis Abnormal condition
pathy Disease
penia Decrease, deficiency
pnea Breathing
phagia Eating, swallowing
plegia Paralysis
phobia Fear
ptosis Prolapse,falling (dropping)
rrhage Burst forth
rrhea discharge
rrhexis Rupture
sclerosis Hardening
spasm Involuntary contraction
stasis Stoppage of flow