Latin Roots In Medicine - C: Prefixes & Suffixes

Front 1

capill-

Back 1

Of or pertaining to hair (Capillus)

Front 2

capit-

Back 2

Pertaining to the head (as a whole) (Capitation)

Front 3

carcin(o)-

Back 3

cancer (Carcinoma)

Front 4

cardi(o)-

Back 4

Of or pertaining to the heart (Cardiology)

Front 5

carp(o)-

Back 5

Of or pertaining to the wrist (Carpopedal)

Front 6

cata-

Back 6

down, under (Cataract)

Front 7

cephal(o)-

Back 7

Of or pertaining to the head (as a whole) (Cephalalgy)

Front 8

cerat(o)-

Back 8

Of or pertaining to the cornu; a horn (Ceratoid)

Front 9

cerebell(o)-

Back 9

Of or pertaining to the cerebellum (Cerebellum)

Front 10

cerebr(o)-

Back 10

Of or pertaining to the brain (Cerebrology)

Front 11

cervic-

Back 11

Of or pertaining to the neck, the cervix (Cervicodorsal)

Front 12

chem(o)-

Back 12

chemistry, drug (Chemotherapy)

Front 13

chir(o)-, cheir(o)-

Back 13

Of or pertaining to the hand (Chiropractor)

Front 14

chlor(o)-

Back 14

Denoting a green color (Chlorophyll)

Front 15

chol(e)-

Back 15

Of or pertaining to bile (Cholaemia)

Front 16

cholecyst(o)-

Back 16

Of or pertaining to the gallbladder (Cholecystectomy)

Front 17

chondr(i)o-

Back 17

cartilage, gristle, granule, granular (Chondrocalcinosis)

Front 18

chrom(ato)-

Back 18

color (Hemachromatosis)

Front 19

cili-

Back 19

Of or pertaining to the cilia, the eyelashes; eyelids (Ciliary)

Front 20

circum-

Back 20

Denoting something as 'around' another (Circumcision)

Front 21

cis-

Back 21

on this side

Front 22

clast

Back 22

break

Front 23

co-

Back 23

with, together, in association

Front 24

col-, colo-, colono-

Back 24

colon (Colonoscopy)

Front 25

colp(o)-

Back 25

Of or pertaining to the vagina (Colposcopy)

Front 26

com-

Back 26

with, together

Front 27

contra

Back 27

against (Contraindicate)

Front 28

cor-

Back 28

with, together

Front 29

cor-, core-, coro-

Back 29

Of or pertaining to eye's pupil (Corectomy)

Front 30

cordi-

Back 30

Of or pertaining to the heart [Uncommon as a prefix] (Commotio cordis)

Front 31

cornu-

Back 31

Applied to processes and parts of the body describing them likened or similar to horns

Front 32

cost(o)-

Back 32

Of or pertaining to the ribs (Costochondral)

Front 33

cox-

Back 33

Of or relating to the hip, haunch, or hip-joint (Coxopodite)

Front 34

crani(o)-

Back 34

Belonging or relating to the cranium (Craniology)

Front 35

cry(o)-

Back 35

cold (Cryoablation)

Front 36

cutane-

Back 36

skin (Subcutaneous)

Front 37

cyan(o)-

Back 37

Denotes a blue color (Cyanopsia)

Front 38

cycl-

Back 38

circle, cycle

Front 39

cyph(o)-

Back 39

Denotes something as bent [uncommon as a prefix] (Cyphosis)

Front 40

cyst(o)-, cyst(i)-

Back 40

Of or pertaining to the urinary bladder (Cystotomy)

Front 41

cyt(o)-

Back 41

cell (Cytokine)

Front 42

-cele

Back 42

pouching, hernia (Hydrocele)

Front 43

-centesis

Back 43

surgical puncture for aspiration (Amniocentesis)

Front 44

-cidal, -cide

Back 44

killing, destroying

Front 45

-crine

Back 45

to secrete (Endocrine)

Front 46

-cyte

Back 46

cell (Leukocyte)