a- or an- |
without or lacking (ex: anorexia) |
ab- |
away from (ex: abduct) |
ad- |
toward or adjacent to (ex: adduct) |
anti- |
against, opposed, or inhibitive (ex: antihistamine) |
arthr- |
joint (ex: arthroscopy) |
auto- |
self (ex: autoimmune disease) |
bi- |
two (ex: biceps) |
bio- |
life (ex: biology) |
carcin- |
cancer or tumor (ex: carcinogen) |
cardio- |
heart (ex: cardiology) |
cephal- |
head (ex: encephalitis) |
cerebro- |
brain (ex: CVA or cerebrovascular accident) |
chondr- |
cartilage (ex: chondrogenesis) |
circum- |
around or round about (ex: circumcision) |
co- |
with or together (ex: cofactor) |
contra- |
against or in opposition to (ex: contraindication) |
derm- |
skin (ex: dermatologist) |
di- |
two (ex: disaccharide) |
dys- |
difficult or abnormal (ex: dyslexia) |
ecto- |
outside or external (ex: ectopic) |
endo- |
inside or within (ex: endocardium) |
epi- |
upon or above (ex: epidermis) |
erythro- |
red (ex: erythrocyte) |
eu- |
well, good, or true (ex: eukaryote) |
ex- |
out of or outside (ex: excretion) |
glyco- |
sweet or sugar (ex: glycogenolysis) |
hemi- |
half (ex: hemipalegia) |
hepat- |
liver (ex: hepatocyte) |
hist- |
tissue (ex: histology) |
hydro- |
water or liquid (ex: hydrocele) |
hyper- |
in excess (ex: hyperglycemia) |
hypo- |
below normal or under (ex: hypoglycemia) |
infra- |
beneath or underneath (ex: infrapatellar) |
inter- |
between (ex: interosseous) |
intra- |
within or inside of (ex: intramuscular) |
iso- |
equal (ex: isotope) |
leuko- |
white (ex: leukocytosis) |
macro- |
large (ex: macrophage) |
melano- |
black (ex: melanoma) |
micro- |
small (ex: microscope) |
mono- |
one (ex: monosaccharide) |
multi- |
many or multiple (ex: multicellular) |
myo- |
muscle (ex: myocardial infarction) |
neo- |
new (ex: neovascularization) |
nephro- |
kidney (ex: cystic nephron) |
neuro- |
nerve (ex: neuroglia) |
oculo- |
eye (ex: ocular) |
odonto- |
tooth (ex: orthodontist) |
oligo- |
deficient or few (ex: oligochromemia) |
opthalm- |
eye (ex: ophthalmology) |
osteo- |
bone (ex: osteoporosis) |
oto- |
ear (ex: otology) |
para- |
alongside or beyond (ex: parathyroid glands) |
peri- |
around (ex: pericardium) |
physio- |
related to nature, physical or physics (ex: physiologic) |
pneumo- |
air or gas; pertaining to the lungs (ex: pneumonia) |
pod- |
foot (ex: podiatrist) |
poly- |
many or much (ex: polysaccharide) |
post- |
behind or after (ex: post-traumatic) |
pre- or pro- |
prior to or in front of (ex: prehypertension) |
pseudo- |
false (ex: pseudostratified epithelium) |
sarco |
flesh (ex: sarcomere) |
semi- |
half or partially (ex: semi-permeable) |
sclero- |
Hard (ex: scleroderma) |
somato- |
body (ex: somatic) |
steno- |
narrow or close (ex: aortic stenosis) |
sub- |
below or under (ex: subclavian) |
sym- or syn- |
with or together (ex: symphysis pubis and synchondrosis) |
tachy- |
fast or rapid (ex: tachycardia) |
trans- |
across or through (ex: transcutaneous) |
viscer- |
pertaining to internal organs (ex: visceral fat) |
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