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ab-, abs- before c and t
prefix

away from
ad-, (ac- before c, af- before f, ag- before g, al- before 1, an- before n, ap- before p, as- before s, a- before sp, at - before t )
prefix

to, toward
ambi-
prefix

both
ante-
prefix

before, forward
bi- (bin-, bis-)
prefix

two, twice, double, both
circum-
prefix

around
con- (co- before h, col- before l, com- before e, m, and p, cor- before r)
prefix

together, with; thoroughly, very
contra-
prefix

against, opposite
de-
prefix

down, away from, absent
dis- (di- before g,v, and usually l, dif- before f)
prefix

apart, away
ex- 9e- before certain consanents, ef- before f)
prefix

out of, away from
extra- (rarely extro-)
prefix

on the outside, beyond
1. in- (il- before l; im- before m, b, and p; ir- before r)
prefix

in, into
2. in- (il- before l; im- before m, b, and p; ir- before r)
prefix

not
3. in- (il- before l; im- before m, b, and p; ir- before r)
prefix

very, thoroughly
infra-
prefix

beneath
inter-
prefix

between
intra- (rarely intro)
prefix

within
non-
adverb ( shown as a prefix)

not
mult- (often multi-)
prefix

many, much,a ffecting many parts
ob- (oc- before c; op- before p)
prefix

against, toward; very, thoroughly
per- (pel- before l)
prefix

through; very, thoroughly
post-
prefix

after, following, behind
pre-
prefix

before, in front of
pro-
prefix

forward, in front
re-
prefix

back, again
retro-
prefix

backward, in back, behind
se-
prefix

apart, away from
semi-
prefix

half
sub- (suf- before f; sup- before p)
prefix

under
super- (often supra-)
prefix

over, above, excess
trans-
prefix

across, through
ultra-
prefix

beyond, excess
uni-
combining form/prefix

one
bi-, bin-, bis-
combining form/prefix

two, twice, double, both
tri
combining form/prefix

three
quadr-
combining form/prefix

four
quint-
combining form/prefix

five, fifth
sex-, sext-
combining form/prefix

six, sixth
sept-
combining form/prefix

seven
oct-, octa-
combining form/prefix

eight
non-
combining form/prefix

nine
dec-, deca-
combining form/prefix

ten, one-tenth
-an
adjective forming suffix

pertaining to, located in
-ar
adjective forming suffix

pertaining to, located in
-arium
noun forming suffix

denotes a place for something
-ary
noun forming suffix

denotes a place for something
-ary
adjective forming suffix

pertaining to
-ate
adjective forming suffix

having the form of, possesing
-ia
noun forming suffix
-ian
noun forming suffix

an expert in a field
-ic
adjective forming suffix

pertaining to
-id
adjective forming suffix

pertaining to
-ile
adjective forming suffix

pertaining to, capable of
-ine
adjective forming suffix

pertaining to, located in
-ive
adjective forming suffix

pertaining to
-lent
adjective forming suffix

full of
-ose
adjective forming suffix

full of
-ous
adjective forming suffix

full of
-ty
noun forming suffix
-y
noun forming suffix

forms abstract nouns
-ad
english suffix

forms adverbs from nouns

indicate a direction towards a part of the body
-cle
diminuative suffix, express the idea of smallness, characterized by the presence of a single or double L
-ella
diminuative suffix, express the idea of smallness, characterized by the presence of a single or double L
-il
diminuative suffix, express the idea of smallness, characterized by the presence of a single or double L
-ola
diminuative suffix, express the idea of smallness, characterized by the presence of a single or double L
-ule
diminuative suffix, express the idea of smallness, characterized by the presence of a single or double L
-culus
diminuative suffix, express the idea of smallness, characterized by the presence of a single or double L
-ellum
diminuative suffix, express the idea of smallness, characterized by the presence of a single or double L
-illa
diminuative suffix, express the idea of smallness, characterized by the presence of a single or double L
-olus
diminuative suffix, express the idea of smallness, characterized by the presence of a single or double L
-ulus
diminuative suffix, express the idea of smallness, characterized by the presence of a single or double L
usually i, sometimes o or u
connecting vowels
-al
adjective forming suffix

pertaining to
rubella, roseola
new latin formations from latin adjectives of the 1st and 2nd declension
variola, varicella
similar formation to rubella and roseola
Suffixes
there can be more than one suffix......Greek and Latin CAN be mixed in a single term....adipostitis, periocular.
These words are known as hybrids
hybrida
the son of a freeman amd a slave, or one born of a roman father and a foreign mother
medulla oblongata
many medical terms are expressed in their original latin forms
abdomin-
combining form

belly, abdomen
adip-
combining form

fat
aur-
combining form

ear
bacill-
combining form

[rod, staff] bacillus
calc-
combining form

stone, calcium, lime (salts)
calor-
combining form

heat, energy
capit-
combining form

head
cerebr-
combining form

brain
cost-
combining form

rib
dent-
combining form

tooth
dors
combining form

back (of the body)
extern-
combining form

outer
fibr-
combining form

fiber, filament
fistul-
combining form

fistula, an abnormal tubelike passage in the body
frig-, frigor-
combining form

cold
insul-
combining form

island ***
intern-
combining form

inner
meat-
combining form

passage, opening, meatus
nas-
combining form

nose
pur-
combining form

pus
radic, rad, radix
combining form

root
ren-
combining form

kidney
sangui(n)-
combining form

blood
son-
combining form

sound
synov-
combining form

sysnovial fluid, synovial membrane or sac
tub-
combining form

[trumpet] tube
tuss-
combining form cough
vacc-
combining form

cow
vaccin-
combining form

vaccine
vir-, virus-
combining form

[poison, venom] virus
viscer-
combining form

internal organs
chancre
veneral ulcer, the first outward manifestation of syphillus
insulin
name comes from the islets if langerhans, cell clusters in the pancreas
hyperglycemia
characteristic of sugar diabetes (diabetes mellitus)
vacca and vaccine
come from latin cow.....because cowpox immunized humans against smallpox
bursa
first found in medival latin
means leather bag or sack
bursa mucosa
sac or cavity found in connective tissue and containing synovial fluid
occiput
means back of the head
sinciput
fore and upper part of the cranium, or the upper half of the skull
biceps
two headed
triceps
three headed