Common Medical Prefixes And Suffixes

Front 1

a-, an-

Back 1

without

Front 2

arteri-, arterio-

Back 2

artery

Front 3

arthro-

Back 3

bone joint

Front 4

auto-

Back 4

self

Front 5

bacteri-, bacterio-

Back 5

bacteria

Front 6

bi-

Back 6

twice, double

Front 7

bronch-, bronchi-

Back 7

bronchus

Front 8

carcin-, carcino-

Back 8

cancer

Front 9

cardi-, cardio-

Back 9

heart

Front 10

chlor-, chloro-

Back 10

chlorine

Front 11

chol-

Back 11

bile

Front 12

chondro-

Back 12

cartilage

Front 13

cis-

Back 13

on the same side as (chemistry)

Front 14

co-, col-, com-, con-, cor-

Back 14

together with

Front 15

crani-, cranio-

Back 15

cranium (head, skull)

Front 16

cry-

Back 16

cold

Front 17

cyst-

Back 17

bladder

Front 18

cyt-

Back 18

cell

Front 19

dactyl-

Back 19

fingers, toes

Front 20

de-

Back 20

away, cessation

Front 21

derm-

Back 21

skin

Front 22

dextr-

Back 22

toward the right

Front 23

duodeno-

Back 23

duodenum (small intestine)

Front 24

dys-

Back 24

bad, difficult

Front 25

ect-

Back 25

outer, outside

Front 26

encephalo-

Back 26

brain

Front 27

end-, endo-

Back 27

within, inner

Front 28

enter-, entero-

Back 28

intestines

Front 29

erythro-

Back 29

red

Front 30

eu-

Back 30

good, well

Front 31

ex-

Back 31

out, away from

Front 32

extra-

Back 32

without, outside of

Front 33

ferri-, ferro-

Back 33

iron

Front 34

gastro-

Back 34

stomach

Front 35

gloss-

Back 35

tongue

Front 36

gyn-, gyne-, gyneco-, gyno-

Back 36

woman

Front 37

hem-, hema-, hemat-, hemato-

Back 37

blood

Front 38

hist-, histio

Back 38

tissue

Front 39

hydr- hydro-

Back 39

water, hydrogen

Front 40

hyper-

Back 40

excessive, above normal

Front 41

hypo-

Back 41

beneath, lesser than normal

Front 42

hyster-

Back 42

uterus

Front 43

ileo-

Back 43

ileum (small intestine)

Front 44

infra-

Back 44

below

Front 45

inter-

Back 45

among, between

Front 46

intra-

Back 46

within

Front 47

irid-

Back 47

iris (of the eye)

Front 48

kerat-, kerato-

Back 48

cornea (of the eye)

Front 49

kinesi-, kinesio-

Back 49

movement

Front 50

lact-, lacto-

Back 50

milk

Front 51

laryng-

Back 51

larynx (in the throat)

Front 52

latero-

Back 52

to one side

Front 53

lepto-

Back 53

frail, slender, thin

Front 54

leuko-

Back 54

white

Front 55

lip-, lipo-

Back 55

fat, lipid

Front 56

lymph-

Back 56

lymph system, glands

Front 57

lys-

Back 57

breaking up, dissolution

Front 58

macro-

Back 58

large

Front 59

mast-, masto-

Back 59

breast

Front 60

meg-, mega-, megalo-

Back 60

large

Front 61

melan-, melano-

Back 61

black

Front 62

mening-, meningo-

Back 62

meninges

Front 63

morph-, morpho-

Back 63

form, shape, structure

Front 64

myx-, myxo-

Back 64

mucus

Front 65

necr-, necro-

Back 65

death

Front 66

nephr-, nephro-

Back 66

kidney

Front 67

neur-, neuri-, neuro-

Back 67

nerve, nervous system

Front 68

oculo-

Back 68

eye

Front 69

olig-, oligo-

Back 69

few, little

Front 70

onco-

Back 70

tumor

Front 71

onych-, onycho-

Back 71

fingernail, toenail

Front 72

oo-, oophor-, oophoro-

Back 72

ovary, ovum

Front 73

ophthalm-, ophthalmo-

Back 73

eyes

Front 74

orchi-, orchido-, orchio-

Back 74

testis

Front 75

ossi-, osseo-, ost-, oste-, osteo-

Back 75

bone

Front 76

ovari-, ovario-

Back 76

ovary

Front 77

ovi-, ovo-

Back 77

egg

Front 78

oxa-, oxo

Back 78

addition of oxygen

Front 79

pan-, pant-, panto-

Back 79

all, entire

Front 80

path-, patho-

Back 80

disease

Front 81

ped-, pedi-, pedo-, peri-

Back 81

child or foot

Front 82

pharmaco-

Back 82

drugs, medicine

Front 83

pharyng-, pharyngo-

Back 83

pharynx (of the throat)

Front 84

phleb-, phlebo-

Back 84

vein

Front 85

phos-, phot-, photo-

Back 85

light

Front 86

phren-, phreni-

Back 86

diaphragm

Front 87

physi-, physio

Back 87

physical, natural

Front 88

plasma-, plasmat-, plasmato-

Back 88

plasma

Front 89

pleur-, pleura-, pleuro-

Back 89

rib, side, pleura

Front 90

pneum-, pneuma-, pneumata-, pneumato-

Back 90

air, gas, lungs, breathing

Front 91

poly-

Back 91

multiple

Front 92

post-

Back 92

after, behind

Front 93

pre-

Back 93

before

Front 94

pro-

Back 94

before, precursor of

Front 95

proct-, procto-

Back 95

anus, rectum

Front 96

psych-, psyche-, psycho-

Back 96

mind

Front 97

pyei-, pyelo-

Back 97

renal pelvis

Front 98

pyreto-, pyro-

Back 98

heat, fever

Front 99

radio-

Back 99

radiation, x-rays

Front 100

re-, retro-

Back 100

again, backward

Front 101

rhin-, rhino-

Back 101

nose

Front 102

schiz-, schizo-

Back 102

split, cleft, division

Front 103

scier- sciero-

Back 103

hardness, the sclera

Front 104

semi-

Back 104

one-half, partly

Front 105

sigmoid-, sigmoido-

Back 105

sigmoid colon (large intestine)

Front 106

somat-, somato-, somatico-

Back 106

the body

Front 107

spermato-, spermo-, sperma-

Back 107

semen, sperm

Front 108

splen-, spleno-

Back 108

spleen

Front 109

staphyl-, staphylo-

Back 109

staphylococci

Front 110

steno-

Back 110

narrowness, constriction

Front 111

stom-, stoma-, stomat-, stomato-

Back 111

mouth

Front 112

sub-

Back 112

beneath, less than normal

Front 113

super-

Back 113

in excess, above, superior

Front 114

therm-, thermo-

Back 114

heat

Front 115

thorac-, thoracico-

Back 115

chest, thorax

Front 116

thromb-, thrombo-

Back 116

blood clot

Front 117

thyr-, thyro-

Back 117

thyroid gland

Front 118

toco-

Back 118

childbirth

Front 119

tox-, toxico-, toxo-

Back 119

toxin, poison

Front 120

trache-, tracheo-

Back 120

trachea

Front 121

trans-

Back 121

across (chemical designation)

Front 122

trich-, trichi-, trichia-, tricho-

Back 122

hair, hairlike structure

Front 123

tropho-

Back 123

food, nutrition

Front 124

uri-, uric-, urico-

Back 124

uric acid

Front 125

vas-

Back 125

duct, blood vessel

Front 126

vasculo-, vaso-

Back 126

blood vessel

Front 127

vesic-, vesico-

Back 127

vesica-, vesicle

Front 128

zo-, zoo-

Back 128

animal, animal life

Front 129

zy-

Back 129

fertilization

Front 130

zym-, zymo-

Back 130

enzymes

Front 131

-ase

Back 131

an enzyme

Front 132

-ate

Back 132

a salt or ester of an acid

Front 133

-cidal, -cide

Back 133

killing, destroying

Front 134

-cyte

Back 134

cell

Front 135

-ectomy

Back 135

excision, removal

Front 136

-gram

Back 136

recording

Front 137

-graph

Back 137

recording instrument

Front 138

-ia,-iasis

Back 138

condition

Front 139

-ic

Back 139

pertaining to

Front 140

-ism

Back 140

condition disease

Front 141

-itis

Back 141

inflammation

Front 142

-lepsis, -lepsy

Back 142

seizure

Front 143

-megaly

Back 143

large

Front 144

-oid

Back 144

resemblance to

Front 145

-ology

Back 145

study of

Front 146

-oma, -omata

Back 146

tumor, neoplasm

Front 147

-one

Back 147

chemical ketone group

Front 148

-otomy

Back 148

incision, cutting into

Front 149

-pathy

Back 149

disease

Front 150

-penia

Back 150

deficiency

Front 151

-phage, -phagia

Back 151

eating

Front 152

-phobe, -phobic

Back 152

afraid of

Front 153

-plegia

Back 153

paralysis

Front 154

-poiesis

Back 154

production

Front 155

-rrhagia, -rrhage

Back 155

discharge

Front 156

-rrhea

Back 156

flowing

Front 157

-scope

Back 157

instrument for viewing

Front 158

-scopy

Back 158

use of instrument for viewing

Front 159

-stat

Back 159

agent to prevent change

Front 160

-trophic

Back 160

food, nutrition

Front 161

-uria

Back 161

urine