Medical Prefixes And Suffixes

Front 1

a-, an-

Back 1

absence of
without
not

Hint 1

apathy, analgia

Front 2

ab-

Back 2

away from

Hint 2

abduction

Front 3

abdomin(o)-

Back 3

of or relating to the abdomen
fat around the belly

Hint 3

abdomen

Front 4

-ac, -acal

Back 4

pertaining to

Hint 4

cardiac, hydrophobic, pharmacomaniacal

Front 5

acanth(o)-

Back 5

thorn or spine

Hint 5

acanthion. acanthocyte, acanthoma, acanthulus

Front 6

acous(io)-

Back 6

of or relating to hearing

Hint 6

paracusis

Front 7

acr(o)-

Back 7

extremity, topmost
highest or farthest point

Hint 7

acrocrany, acromegaly, acroosteolysis, acroposthia

Front 8

-ad

Back 8

toward, in the direction of

Hint 8

dorsad

Front 9

ad-

Back 9

increase, adherence, motion toward, very

Hint 9

adduction

Front 10

aden(o)-
aden(i)-

Back 10

of or relating to a gland

Hint 10

adenocarcinoma, adenologym adenotome, adenotyphus

Front 11

adip(o)-

Back 11

of or relating to fat or fatty tissue

Hint 11

adipocyte

Front 12

adren(o)-

Back 12

of or relating to adrenal glands

Hint 12

adrenal artery

Front 13

-aemia (BrE)

Back 13

blood condition

Hint 13

anaemia

Front 14

aer(o)-

Back 14

air, gas

Hint 14

aerosinusitis

Front 15

aesthesio- (BrE)

Back 15

sensation

Hint 15

anesthesia

Front 16

-al

Back 16

pertaining to

Hint 16

abdominal

Front 17

alb-

Back 17

denoting a white or pale color

Hint 17

albino

Front 18

alge(si)-

Back 18

pain

Hint 18

analgesic

Front 19

-algia

Back 19

pain

Hint 19

myalgia

Front 20

alg(i)o-

Back 20

pain

Hint 20

myalgia

Front 21

allo-

Back 21

denoting something as different, or as an addition

Hint 21

alloantigen, allopathy

Front 22

allos

Back 22

another, other

Front 23

ambi-

Back 23

denoting something as positioned on both sides; describing both of two

Hint 23

ambidextrous

Front 24

amnio-

Back 24

pertaining to the membranous fetal sac (amnion)

Hint 24

amniocentesis

Front 25

amph-
amphi-

Back 25

on both sides

Hint 25

amphicrania, amphismela, amphomycin

Front 26

an-

Back 26

not, without

Hint 26

analgesia

Front 27

ana-

Back 27

back, again, up

Hint 27

anaplasia

Front 28

an(o)

Back 28

anus

Front 29

andr(o)-

Back 29

pertaining to a man

Hint 29

andrology, android

Front 30

angi(o)-

Back 30

blood vessel

Hint 30

angiogram

Front 31

aniso-

Back 31

describing something as unequal

Hint 31

anisptropic, anisocytosis

Front 32

ankyl(o)-
ancyl(o)-

Back 32

denoting something as crooked or bent, or curved

Hint 32

ankylosis

Front 33

ante-

Back 33

describing something as positioned in front of another thing
before, in front of

Hint 33

antepartum

Front 34

anti-

Back 34

describing something as against or opposed to another

Hint 34

antibody, antipsychotic

Front 35

apo-

Back 35

separated from , derived from

Hint 35

apoptosis

Front 36

arch(i,e,o)

Back 36

first, primitive

Hint 36

archinephron: first formed kidney

Front 37

arteri(o)-

Back 37

of or pertaining to an artery
wind-pipe, artery,

Hint 37

artery, arteriole

Front 38

arthr(o)-

Back 38

of or pertaining to the joints, limbs

Hint 38

arthritis

Front 39

articul(o)-

Back 39

joint

Hint 39

articulation

Front 40

-ary

Back 40

pertaining to

Hint 40

bilary tract

Front 41

-ase

Back 41

enzyme

Hint 41

lactase

Front 42

-asthenia

Back 42

weakness

Hint 42

myasthenia gravis

Front 43

atel(o)

Back 43

imperfect or incomplete development

Hint 43

atelocardia: imperfect development of the heart

Front 44

-ation

Back 44

process

Front 45

atri(o)-

Back 45

an atruim

Hint 45

atrioventricular

Front 46

aur(i)-

Back 46

of or pertaining to the ear

Hint 46

aural

Front 47

aut(o)-

Back 47

self

Hint 47

autoimmune auxocardia: enlargement of the heart

Front 48

aux(o)-

Back 48

increase; growth

Hint 48

auzocardia: enlargement of the heart

Front 49

axill-

Back 49

of or pertaining to the armpit

Hint 49

axilla

Front 50

azo(to)

Back 50

nitrogenous compound

Hint 50

azothermia: raised temperature due to nitrogenous substances in blood

Front 51

balano-

Back 51

of the glans penis or glans clitoridis

Hint 51

balanitis

Front 52

bi-

Back 52

twice, double

Front 53

bio-

Back 53

life

Hint 53

biology

Front 54

blast(o)

Back 54

germ or bud

Hint 54

blastomere

Front 55

blephar(o)

Back 55

of or pertaining to the eyelid

Hint 55

blapharoplast

Front 56

brachi(o)-

Back 56

of or relating to the arm

Hint 56

brachium of inferios colliculus

Front 57

brachy-

Back 57

indicating "short" or less commonly "little"

Hint 57

brachycephalic

Front 58

brady-

Back 58

slow

Hint 58

bradycardia

Front 59

bronch(i)-

Back 59

bronchus

Hint 59

bronchiolitis obliterans

Front 60

bucc(o)-

Back 60

of or pertaining to the cheek

Hint 60

cheek

Front 61

burs(o)-

Back 61

bursa

Hint 61

bursitis

Front 62

capill-

Back 62

of or pertaining to hair

Hint 62

capillus

Front 63

capit-

Back 63

pertaining to the head

Hint 63

capitation

Front 64

carcin(o)-

Back 64

cancer

Hint 64

carcinoma

Front 65

cardi(o)-

Back 65

heart

Hint 65

cardiology

Front 66

carp(o)-

Back 66

of or pertaining to the wrist

Hint 66

carpopedal

Front 67

cata-

Back 67

down, under

Hint 67

cataract

Front 68

-cele

Back 68

pouching, hernia

Hint 68

hydrocele

Front 69

-centesis

Back 69

surgical puncture of aspiration

Hint 69

amniocentesis

Front 70

cephal(o)

Back 70

of or pertaining to the head (as a whole)

Hint 70

cephalalgy

Front 71

cerat(o)-

Back 71

of or pertaining to the comu; a horn

Hint 71

ceratoid

Front 72

cerebell(o)-

Back 72

of or pertaining to cerebellum

Hint 72

cerebellum

Front 73

cerebr(o)-

Back 73

of or pertaining to the brain

Hint 73

cerebrology

Front 74

cervic-

Back 74

of or pertaining to the neck, the cervix

Hint 74

cervicodorsal

Front 75

chem(o)-

Back 75

chemistry, drug

Hint 75

chemotherapy

Front 76

chir(o)-
cheir(o)-

Back 76

of or pertaining to the hand

Hint 76

chiropractor

Front 77

chlor(o)-

Back 77

denoting a green color

Hint 77

chlorophyll

Front 78

chol(e)-

Back 78

of or pertaining to bile

Hint 78

cholaemia

Front 79

cholecyst(o)-

Back 79

of or pertaining to the gallbladder

Hint 79

cholecystectomy

Front 80

chondr(i)o-

Back 80

cartilagem gristly, granule, granular

Hint 80

chondrocalcinosis

Front 81

chrom(ato)-

Back 81

color

Hint 81

hemachromatosis

Front 82

-cidal, -cide

Back 82

killing, destroying

Front 83

cili-

Back 83

cilia, the eyelashes; eyelids

Hint 83

ciliary

Front 84

circum-

Back 84

denoting something as "around" another

Hint 84

circumcision

Front 85

cis-

Back 85

on this side

Front 86

clast

Back 86

break

Front 87

co-

Back 87

with, together, in association

Front 88

col-, colo-, colono-

Back 88

colon

Hint 88

colonoscopy

Front 89

colp(o)-

Back 89

of or pertaining to the vagina
(bosom, womb: hollow, depth)

Hint 89

colposcopy

Front 90

com-

Back 90

with, together

Front 91

contra

Back 91

against

Hint 91

contraindicate

Front 92

cor-

Back 92

with, together

Front 93

cor-, core-, coro-

Back 93

of or pertaining to the eye's pupil

Front 94

cordi-

Back 94

heart

Hint 94

commotio cordis

Front 95

cornu-

Back 95

describing them likened or similar to horns

Front 96

cost(o)-

Back 96

of or pertaining to the ribs

Hint 96

costochondral

Front 97

cox-

Back 97

of or relating to the hip, haunchm or hip-joint

Hint 97

coxopodite

Front 98

crandi(o)-

Back 98

belonging or relating to the cranium
(cranium, skull, bones enclosing the brain)

Hint 98

craniology

Front 99

-crine

Back 99

to secrete

Hint 99

endocrine

Front 100

cry(o)-

Back 100

cold

Hint 100

cryoablation

Front 101

cutane-

Back 101

skin

Hint 101

subcutaneous

Front 102

cyan(o)-

Back 102

denotes a blue color

Hint 102

cyanopsia

Front 103

cycl-

Back 103

circle, cycle

Front 104

cyph(o)-

Back 104

bent, hunchback

Hint 104

cyphosis

Front 105

cyst(o)-
cyst(i)-

Back 105

of or pertaining to the urinary bladder; cyst

Hint 105

cystotomy

Front 106

cyt(o)-

Back 106

cell

Hint 106

cytokine

Front 107

-cyte

Back 107

cell

Hint 107

leukocyte

Front 108

dacryo-

Back 108

tear

Front 109

dactyl(o)-

Back 109

of or pertaining to a finger, toe

Hint 109

dactylology

Front 110

de-

Back 110

away from, cessation

Front 111

dent-

Back 111

of or pertaining to teeth

Hint 111

dentist

Front 112

dermat(o)-
derm(o)-

Back 112

of or pertaining to the skin

Hint 112

dermatology

Front 113

-desis

Back 113

binding

Hint 113

arthrodesis

Front 114

dextr(o)-

Back 114

right, on the right side

Hint 114

dextrocardia

Front 115

di-
di-

Back 115

2
apart or seperation

Front 116

dia-

Back 116

throughm duringm across

Hint 116

diacetyl

Front 117

dif-

Back 117

apart, seperation

Front 118

digit-

Back 118

of or pertaining to the finger

Hint 118

digit

Front 119

dis-

Back 119

separation, taking apart

Hint 119

dissection

Front 120

dors(o)-
dors(i)-

Back 120

of or pertaining to the back

Hint 120

dorsal, dorsocephalad

Front 121

duodeno-

Back 121

duodenum, twelve: upper part of the small intesting (12" long) connects to the stomach

Hint 121

duodenal atresia

Front 122

dynam(o)-

Back 122

force, energy, power

Front 123

-dynia

Back 123

pain

Hint 123

vulvodynia

Front 124

dys-

Back 124

bad, difficult

Hint 124

dysphagia, dysphasia

Front 125

-eal

Back 125

pertaining to

Front 126

ec-

Back 126

out, away

Front 127

ect(o)-

Back 127

outer, outside

Hint 127

ectopic pregnancy

Front 128

-ectomy

Back 128

denotes a surgical operation or removal of a body part. Resection, excision

Hint 128

mastectomy

Front 129

-emesis

Back 129

vomiting condition

Hint 129

hematemesis

Front 130

-emia

Back 130

blood condition (AmE)

Hint 130

anemia

Front 131

encephal(o)-

Back 131

of or pertaining to the brain

Hint 131

encephalogram

Front 132

endo-

Back 132

denotes something as "inside" or "within"

Hint 132

endocrinology, endospore

Front 133

enter(o)-

Back 133

of or pertaining to the intestine

Hint 133

gastroenterology

Front 134

epi-

Back 134

on, upon, before, outside

Hint 134

epistaxis, epicardium, episclera, epidural

Front 135

episi(o)-

Back 135

of or pertaining to the pubic region, the loins

Hint 135

episiotomy

Front 136

erythr(o)-

Back 136

denotes a red color

Hint 136

erythrocyte

Front 137

-esophageal
esophago

Back 137

gullet (AmE)

Front 138

esthesio-

Back 138

sensation (AmE)

Front 139

eu-

Back 139

true, good, well, new

Hint 139

eukaryote

Front 140

ex-

Back 140

out of, away from

Front 141

exo-

Back 141

denotes something as "outside" another

Hint 141

exoskeleton

Front 142

extra-

Back 142

outside

Front 143

faci(o)-

Back 143

of or pertaining to the face

Hint 143

facioplegic

Front 144

fibr(o)-

Back 144

fiber

Hint 144

fibroblast

Front 145

filli-

Back 145

fine, hair like

Front 146

-form, -iform

Back 146

used to form adjectives indicating having the form of

Hint 146

cuneiform

Front 147

fossa

Back 147

ditch, pit

Hint 147

fossa ovalis

Front 148

front-

Back 148

of or pertaining to the forehead

Hint 148

frontonasal

Front 149

galact(o)-

Back 149

milk

Hint 149

galactorrhea

Front 150

gastr(o)-

Back 150

of or pertaining to the stomach

Hint 150

gastric bypass

Front 151

-gen

Back 151

denotes the sense "born in, from" or "of a certain kind"

Hint 151

endogen; heterogenous

Front 152

-genic

Back 152

formative, pertaining to producting

Hint 152

cardiogenic shock

Front 153

genu-

Back 153

of or pertaining to the knee

Hint 153

genu valgum

Front 154

gingiv-

Back 154

of or pertaining to the gums

Hint 154

gingivitis

Front 155

glauc(o)-

Back 155

denoting a grey, bluish-grey color

Hint 155

glaucoma

Front 156

gloss(o)-
glott(o)-

Back 156

of or pertaining to the tongue

Hint 156

glossology

Front 157

gluco-
glyco-

Back 157

glucose
sugar

Hint 157

glucocorticoid glycolysis

Front 158

gnath(o)-

Back 158

of or pertaining to the jaw

Hint 158

gnathodynamometer

Front 159

-gnosis

Back 159

knowledge

Hint 159

diagnosis, prognosis

Front 160

gen(o)-

Back 160

seed, semen; also, reproductive

Hint 160

gonorrhea

Front 161

-gram

Back 161

record or picture

Hint 161

angiogram

Front 162

-graph

Back 162

record or picture

Hint 162

electrocardiograph

Front 163

-graphy

Back 163

process of recording

Hint 163

angiography

Front 164

gyn(aec)o-
(BrE), gyn(ec)o-
(AmE

Back 164

woman

Hint 164

gynecomastia

Front 165

halluc-

Back 165

to wander in mind

Hint 165

hallucinosis

Front 166

hemat-, haemoto- (haem-, hem-)

Back 166

of or pertaining to blood

Hint 166

hematology, older form haematology

Front 167

hema or hemo-

Back 167

blood (AmE)

Hint 167

hematological malignancy

Front 168

hemi-

Back 168

one-half

Hint 168

cerebral hemisphere

Front 169

hepat- (hepatic-)

Back 169

of or pertaining to the liver

Hint 169

hepatology

Front 170

heter(o)-

Back 170

denotes something as "the other" (of two), as an addition, or different

Hint 170

heterogeneous

Front 171

hidr(o)-

Back 171

sweat

Hint 171

hyperhidrosis

Front 172

hist(o)-, histio-

Back 172

tissue

Hint 172

histology

Front 173

home(o)-

Back 173

similar

Hint 173

homeopathy

Front 174

hom(o)-

Back 174

denotes something as "the same" as another or common

Hint 174

homosexuality

Front 175

humer(o)-

Back 175

of or pertaining to the shoulder (or [rarely] the upper arm

Hint 175

humerus

Front 176

hydr(o)-

Back 176

water

Hint 176

hydrophobe

Front 177

hyper-

Back 177

denotes something as "extreme" or "beyond normal"
over, above, beyond, to the extreme

Hint 177

hypertension

Front 178

hyp(o)

Back 178

denotes something as "below normal"
or under

Hint 178

hypovolemia

Front 179

hyster(o)-

Back 179

of or pertaining to the womb, the uterus

Hint 179

hysterectomy

Front 180

-i-asis

Back 180

condition

Hint 180

mydiasis

Front 181

iatr(o)-

Back 181

of or pertaining to medication, or a physician
healer, physician

Hint 181

iatrochemistry

Front 182

-iatry

Back 182

denotes a field in medicine of a certain body component

Hint 182

podiatry, psychiatry

Front 183

-ic

Back 183

pertaining to

Hint 183

hepatic artery

Front 184

-icle

Back 184

small

Hint 184

ovarian follicle

Front 185

-ics

Back 185

organized knowledge, treatment

Front 186

idio-

Back 186

self, ones own

Hint 186

idiopathic

Front 187

ileo

Back 187

ileum

Hint 187

ileocecal valve

Front 188

infra-

Back 188

below

Hint 188

infrahyoid muscles

Front 189

inter-

Back 189

between, among

Hint 189

interarticular ligament

Front 190

intra-

Back 190

within

Hint 190

intracranial hemorrhage

Front 191

irid(o)-

Back 191

iris

Hint 191

iridectomy

Front 192

ischio-

Back 192

of or pertaining to the ischium, the hip-joint

Hint 192

ischiorrhogic

Front 193

-ism

Back 193

condition, disease

Hint 193

dwarfism

Front 194

-ismus

Back 194

spasm, contraction

Front 195

iso-

Back 195

denoting something as being "equal"

Hint 195

isotonic

Front 196

-ist

Back 196

one who specializes in

Hint 196

pathologist

Front 197

-ite

Back 197

the nature of, resembling

Hint 197

hermaphrodrite

Front 198

-itis

Back 198

inflammation

Hint 198

tonsillitis pericardium

Front 199

isch-

Back 199

restriction

Hint 199

ischemia

Front 200

karyo-

Back 200

nucleus

Hint 200

rekaryote

Front 201

kerat(o)-

Back 201

cornea (eye or skin)

Hint 201

keratoscope

Front 202

kin(e)-,kin(o),kinesi(o)-

Back 202

movement

Hint 202

kinesthesia

Front 203

koil(o)-

Back 203

hallow

Hint 203

koilocyte

Front 204

kyph(o)-

Back 204

humped

Hint 204

kyphoscoliosis

Front 205

labi(o)-

Back 205

of or pertaining to the lip

Hint 205

labiodental

Front 206

lacrim(o)-

Back 206

tear

Hint 206

lacrimal, canaliculi

Front 207

lact(i)
lact(o)

Back 207

milk

Hint 207

lactation

Front 208

lapar(o)-

Back 208

of or pertaining to the abdomen-wall, flank

Hint 208

laparotomy

Front 209

lei(o)-

Back 209

smooth

Hint 209

leiomyoma

Front 210

-lepsis, -lepsy

Back 210

attack, seizure

Hint 210

epilepsy, narcolepsy

Front 211

leuc(o)-
lek(o)-

Back 211

denoting a white color, bright

Hint 211

leukocyte

Front 212

laryng(o)-

Back 212

of or pertaining to the larynx, the lower throat cavity where the voice box is

Hint 212

larynx

Front 213

latero-

Back 213

internal

Hint 213

lateral pectoral nerve

Front 214

lept(o)-

Back 214

light, slender

Front 215

lingu(a)-
lingu(o)-

Back 215

of or pertaining to the tongue

Hint 215

linguistics

Front 216

lip(o)-

Back 216

fat

Hint 216

liposuction

Front 217

lith(o)-

Back 217

stone, calculus

Hint 217

lithotripsy

Front 218

log(o)-

Back 218

speech

Front 219

-logist

Back 219

denotes someone who studies a certain field

Hint 219

oncologist, pathologist

Front 220

-logy

Back 220

denotes the academic study or practive of a certain field

Hint 220

hematoloty, urology

Front 221

lymph(o)-

Back 221

lymph

Hint 221

lymphedema

Front 222

lys(o)-, -lytic

Back 222

dissolution

Hint 222

lysosome

Front 223

-lysis

Back 223

destruction, separation

Hint 223

paralysis

Front 224

macr(o)-

Back 224

large, long

Hint 224

macrophage

Front 225

-malacia

Back 225

softening

Hint 225

osteomalacia

Front 226

mamm(o)-

Back 226

of or pertaining to the breast

Hint 226

mammogram

Front 227

mammill(o)-

Back 227

of or pertaining to the nipple

Front 228

manu-

Back 228

of or pertaining to the hand

Hint 228

manufacture

Front 229

macr(o)-

Back 229

large, long

Hint 229

macrophage

Front 230

-malacia

Back 230

softening

Hint 230

osteomalacia

Front 231

mamm(o)-

Back 231

of or pertaining to the breast

Hint 231

mammogram

Front 232

mammill(o)-

Back 232

of or pertaining to the nipple

Front 233

manu-

Back 233

of or pertaining to the hand

Hint 233

manufacture

Front 234

mast(o)-

Back 234

of or pertaining to the breast: or man's pectoral muscle

Hint 234

mastectomy

Front 235

meg(a)-
megal(o)-
-megaly

Back 235

enlargement

Hint 235

splenomegaly

Front 236

melan(o)-

Back 236

black color

Hint 236

melanin

Front 237

melos

Back 237

extremity

Hint 237

erythromelalgia

Front 238

mening(o)-

Back 238

membrane

Hint 238

meningitis

Front 239

mero-

Back 239

part

Hint 239

merocrine
meroblastic

Front 240

mes(o)-

Back 240

middle

Hint 240

mesoderm

Front 241

meta-

Back 241

after, behind

Hint 241

metacarpus

Front 242

-meter

Back 242

measurement

Hint 242

sphygmomanometer

Front 243

-metry

Back 243

process of measuring

Hint 243

optometry

Front 244

metr(o)-

Back 244

pertaining to conditions or instruments of the uterus

Hint 244

metrorrhagia

Front 245

micro-

Back 245

denoting something as small, or relating to smallness

Hint 245

microscope

Front 246

mon(o)-

Back 246

single

Hint 246

infectious mononucleosis

Front 247

morph(o)-

Back 247

form, shape

Hint 247

morphology

Front 248

muscul(o)-

Back 248

muscle

Hint 248

musculoskeletal system

Front 249

my(o)-

Back 249

of or relating to muscle

Hint 249

myoblast

Front 250

myc(o)-

Back 250

fungus

Hint 250

onychomycosis

Front 251

myel(o)-

Back 251

of or relating to bone marrow

Hint 251

myeloblast

Front 252

myring(o)-

Back 252

eardrum

Hint 252

myringotomy

Front 253

myx(o)-

Back 253

mucas

Hint 253

myxoma

Front 254

narc(o)-

Back 254

numb, sleep

Hint 254

narcolepsy

Front 255

nas(o)-

Back 255

of or pertaining to the nose

Hint 255

nasal

Front 256

necr(o)-

Back 256

death

Hint 256

necrotizing fasciitis

Front 257

neo-

Back 257

new

Hint 257

newplasm

Front 258

nephr(o)-

Back 258

of or pertaining to the kidney

Hint 258

nephrology

Front 259

nerv-

Back 259

pertaining to nerves and the nervous system

Hint 259

nerve

Front 260

neur(i)-

Back 260

pertaining to nerves

Hint 260

neurofibromatosis

Front 261

normo-

Back 261

normal

Hint 261

normocapnia

Front 262

ocul(o)-

Back 262

pertaining to the eye

Hint 262

oculist

Front 263

odont(o)-

Back 263

pertaining to teeth

Hint 263

orthodontist

Front 264

odyn(o)-

Back 264

pain

Hint 264

stomatodynia

Front 265

-oesophageal
oesophago-
(BrB)

Back 265

gullet

Front 266

-oid

Back 266

resemblance to

Hint 266

sarcoidosis

Front 267

ole

Back 267

small or little

Front 268

olig(o)-

Back 268

denoting something as "having little or having few"

Hint 268

oligotrophy

Front 269

om(o)-

Back 269

pertaining to the shoulder

Hint 269

omoplate

Front 270

-oma (singular)
-omata (plural)

Back 270

tumor, mass
collection

Hint 270

sarcoma, teratoma

Front 271

omphal(o)-

Back 271

pertaining to the navel, the umbilicus

Hint 271

omphalotomy

Front 272

onco-

Back 272

tumor, bulk, volume

Hint 272

oncology

Front 273

onych(o)-

Back 273

pertaining to the nail (of a finger or toe)

Hint 273

onychophagy

Front 274

oo-

Back 274

pertaining to the egg, woman's egg; the ovum

Hint 274

oogenesis

Front 275

oophor(o)-

Back 275

pertaining to the woman's ovary

Hint 275

oophorectomy

Front 276

ophthalm(o)-

Back 276

pertaining to the eye

Hint 276

opticochemical

Front 277

optic(o)-

Back 277

relating to chemical properties of the eye

Hint 277

opticochemical

Front 278

or(o)-

Back 278

pertaining to the mouth

Hint 278

oral

Front 279

orchi(o)-
orchido-

Back 279

testis

Hint 279

orchiectomy
orchidectomy

Front 280

orth(o)-

Back 280

denoting something straight or correct

Hint 280

orthodontist

Front 281

-osis

Back 281

a condition, disease or increase

Hint 281

harlequin type ichthyosis, psychosis, osteoperosis

Front 282

osseo-

Back 282

bony

Front 283

ossi-

Back 283

bone

Hint 283

peripheral ossifying fibroma

Front 284

ost(e)-
oste(o)-

Back 284

bone

Hint 284

osteoporosis

Front 285

ot(o)-

Back 285

pertaining to the ear

Hint 285

otopathy

Front 286

-ous

Back 286

pertaining to

Front 287

ovari(o)-

Back 287

pertaining to the ovaries

Hint 287

ovariectomy

Front 288

ovo-
ovi-
ov-

Back 288

pertaining to the eggs, the ovum

Hint 288

ovogenesis

Front 289

oxo-

Back 289

addition of oxygen

Front 290

oxy-

Back 290

sharp, acid, acute, oxygen

Front 291

pachy-

Back 291

thick

Hint 291

pachyderma

Front 292

palpebr-

Back 292

pertaining to the eyelid

Hint 292

palpebra

Front 293

pan-, pant(o)-

Back 293

complete or containing everything

Hint 293

panophobia, panopticon

Front 294

papill-

Back 294

pertaining to the nipple

Hint 294

papillitis

Front 295

papul(o)-

Back 295

indicates papulosity, a small elevation or swelling in the skin, a pimple, swelling

Hint 295

population

Front 296

para-

Back 296

alongside of, abnormal

Front 297

-paresis

Back 297

slight paralysis

Hint 297

hemiparesis

Front 298

parvo-

Back 298

small

Hint 298

parvovirus

Front 299

path(o)-

Back 299

disease

Hint 299

pathology

Front 300

-pathy

Back 300

denotes (w a negative sense) a disease, or disorder

Hint 300

sociopathy, neuropathy

Front 301

ped-, -ped, -pes

Back 301

pertaining to the foot

Hint 301

pedoscope

Front 302

pelv(i)-
pelv(o)-

Back 302

hip bone

Hint 302

pelvis

Front 303

-penia

Back 303

deficiency

Hint 303

osteopenia

Front 304

peo-

Back 304

of or pertaining to the penis

Hint 304

peotomy

Front 305

-pepsia

Back 305

something relating to digestion, or the digestive tract
boil, cook, digest

Hint 305

dyspepsia

Front 306

per-

Back 306

through

Front 307

peri-

Back 307

position surrounding or around another

Hint 307

periodontal

Front 308

-pexy

Back 308

fixation

Hint 308

nephropexy

Front 309

phaco-

Back 309

lens-shaped

Hint 309

phacometer, phacoscotoma

Front 310

-phage
-phagia

Back 310

conditions relating to eating or ingestion

Hint 310

sarcophagia

Front 311

-phago-

Back 311

eating, devouring

Hint 311

phagocyte

Front 312

phagist-

Back 312

forms nouns that denote a person who FEEDS ON the first element or part of the word

Hint 312

lotophagi

Front 313

-phagy

Back 313

forms nouns that denotes FEEDING ON the first element or part of the word

Hint 313

anthropophagy

Front 314

phallo-

Back 314

phallus

Hint 314

aphallia

Front 315

pharmaco-

Back 315

drug, medication

Hint 315

pharmacology

Front 316

pharyng(o)-

Back 316

pertaining to the pharynx, the upper throat cavity

Hint 316

pharyngitis
pharyngoscopy

Front 317

-phil(ia)

Back 317

attraction for

Hint 317

hemophilia

Front 318

phleb(o)-

Back 318

pertaining to the (blood) veins, a vein

Hint 318

phlebography
phlebotomy

Front 319

phob(o)-

Back 319

exaggerated fear, sensitivity

Hint 319

arachnophobia

Front 320

phon(o)-

Back 320

sound

Front 321

phos-

Back 321

pertaining to light or its chemical properties, now historic and used rarely

Hint 321

phosphene

Front 322

phot(o)-

Back 322

pertaining to light

Hint 322

photopathy

Front 323

phren(i)-

Back 323

diaphragm

Hint 323

phrenic nerve

Front 324

phren(o)-
phrenico

Back 324

anatomy/diaphragm, the mind

Hint 324

schizophrenia

Front 325

-plasia

Back 325

formation, development

Hint 325

achondroplasia

Front 326

-plasty

Back 326

surgical repair, reconstruction

Hint 326

rhinoplasty

Front 327

-plegia

Back 327

paralysis

Hint 327

paraplegia

Front 328

pleio-

Back 328

more, excessive, multiple

Hint 328

pleiomorphism

Front 329

pleur(o)-
pleur(a)-

Back 329

pertaining to the ribs

Hint 329

pleurogenous

Front 330

-plexy

Back 330

stroke or seizure

Hint 330

cataplexy

Front 331

pneum(o)-

Back 331

pertaining to the lungs

Hint 331

pneumonocyte
pneumonia

Front 332

pneumat(o)-

Back 332

air, lung

Front 333

pod-
-pod
-pus

Back 333

pertaining to the food

Hint 333

podiatry

Front 334

-poiesis

Back 334

production

Hint 334

hematopoiesis

Front 335

polio-

Back 335

denoting a grey color

Hint 335

poliomyelitis

Front 336

poly-

Back 336

denotes a plurality of something

Hint 336

polymyositis

Front 337

por(o)-

Back 337

pore, porous

Front 338

porphyr(o)-

Back 338

denotes a purple color

Hint 338

porphyroblast

Front 339

presby(o)-

Back 339

old age

Hint 339

presbyopia

Front 340

prim-

Back 340

first or most important

Hint 340

presbyopia

Front 341

pro-

Back 341

before another

Hint 341

procephalic

Front 342

sial(o)-

Back 342

saliva, salivary gland

Hint 342

sialagogue

Front 343

sigmoid(o)-

Back 343

sigmoid, sigmoid colon

Front 344

sinistr(o)-

Back 344

left, left side

Front 345

sito-

Back 345

food, grain

Front 346

somat(o)-
somatico-

Back 346

body, bodily

Front 347

splanchn(o)-
splanchn(o)-

Back 347

viscera (internal organs)

Front 348

spondyl(o)-

Back 348

pertaining to the spine, the vertebre

Front 349

squamos(o)-

Back 349

full of scales or scaly

Hint 349

squama

Front 350

-stasis

Back 350

stop, stand

Front 351

-staxis

Back 351

dripping, trickling

Front 352

sten(o)-

Back 352

narrow in shape or pertaining to being narrow

Hint 352

stenography

Front 353

steth(o)-

Back 353

upper chest, chest, the area above the breast and under the nexk

Hint 353

stethoscope

Front 354

stheno-

Back 354

strength, force, power

Front 355

stom(a)-
stomat(o)-

Back 355

mouth

Hint 355

stomatognathic system

Front 356

-stomys

Back 356

creation of an opening

Hint 356

colostomy

Front 357

sub-

Back 357

beneath

Hint 357

subcutaneous tissue

Front 358

super-
supra-

Back 358

in excess, above, superior

Front 359

sy(l)-
sym-
syn-
sys-

Back 359

indicates similarity, likeness or being together

Hint 359

synalgia
synesthesia
syssarcosis

Front 360

tachy-

Back 360

denoting something as fast, irregularly fast

Hint 360

tachycardia

Front 361

-tension
-tensive

Back 361

pressure

Hint 361

hypertension

Front 362

thec-

Back 362

case, sheath

Hint 362

intrathecal

Front 363

thel(e)-
thel(o)-

Back 363

pertaining to nipple

Hint 363

theleplasty

Front 364

thym(o)(ia)-

Back 364

emotions

Hint 364

dysthymia

Front 365

-tic

Back 365

pertaining to

Front 366

toco-

Back 366

childbirth

Front 367

-tome
-tomy

Back 367

cutting instrument
the act of cutting

Hint 367

gastrotomy

Front 368

tono-

Back 368

tone, tension, pressure

Front 369

proct(o)-

Back 369

anus, rectum

Hint 369

proctology

Front 370

prot(o)-

Back 370

first or most imp

Hint 370

protoneuron

Front 371

psych(e) or (o)

Back 371

pertaining to the mind

Hint 371

psychology

Front 372

-ptosis

Back 372

falling, drooping, downward placement, prolapse

Hint 372

apoptosis

Front 373

-ptysis

Back 373

the spitting of blood derived from the lungs or bronchial tubes

Front 374

pulmon-
pulmo-

Back 374

lungs

Hint 374

pulmonary

Front 375

pyel(o)-

Back 375

pelvis

Hint 375

pyelonephritis

Front 376

pyo-

Back 376

pus

Hint 376

pyometra

Front 377

pyro-

Back 377

fever

Hint 377

antipyretic

Front 378

radio--

Back 378

radiation

Front 379

rect(0)-

Back 379

rectum

Front 380

ren(o)-

Back 380

kidney

Hint 380

renal

Front 381

reticul(o)-

Back 381

net

Front 382

retro-

Back 382

backward, behind

Front 383

rhabd(o)-

Back 383

rod shaped, striated

Front 384

rhachi(o)-

Back 384

spine

Hint 384

rachial, rachiopathy

Front 385

rhod(o)-

Back 385

rose-red color

Hint 385

rhodophyte

Front 386

-rrhage

Back 386

burst forth

Hint 386

hemorrhage

Front 387

-rrhagia

Back 387

rapid flow of blood

Front 388

-rrhaphy

Back 388

surgical saturing

Front 389

-rrhea (AmE)

Back 389

flowing, discharge

Hint 389

diarrhoea

Front 390

rubr(o)-

Back 390

red nucleus of the brain

Hint 390

rubrospinal

Front 391

salping(o)-

Back 391

pertaining to the fallopian tubes

Hint 391

salpingectomy

Front 392

sangui-
sanguine-

Back 392

pertaining to blood

Hint 392

sanguine

Front 393

sarco-

Back 393

muscular, fleshlike

Hint 393

sarcoma

Front 394

schist(o)-

Back 394

split, cleft

Front 395

schiz(o)-

Back 395

split or double sided

Hint 395

schizophrenia

Front 396

scler(o)-

Back 396

hardness

Hint 396

atherosclerosis

Front 397

-sclerosis

Back 397

hardening of the skin

Hint 397

mult sclerosis

Front 398

scoli(o)-

Back 398

twisted

Hint 398

scoliosis

Front 399

-scope
-scopy

Back 399

instrument for viewing

Hint 399

stethoscope

Front 400

semi-

Back 400

1/2, partially

Front 401

-tony

Back 401

tension

Front 402

top(o)-

Back 402

place, topical

Front 403

tox(i)-
tox(o)-
toxico-

Back 403

toxin, poison

Front 404

trans-

Back 404

moving or situated across or through

Hint 404

transfusion

Front 405

trich(i)-
trichia
trich(o)-

Back 405

pertaining to hair, hair like structure

Hint 405

trichotomy

Front 406

-tripsy

Back 406

crushing

Hint 406

lithotripsy

Front 407

-trophy

Back 407

nourishment, development

Front 408

tympan(o)-

Back 408

eardrum

Hint 408

tympanocentesis

Front 409

-ula
-ule

Back 409

small

Hint 409

nodule

Front 410

ultra-

Back 410

beyond, excessive

Front 411

umbilic-

Back 411

belly button, umbilical

Front 412

ungui-

Back 412

pertaining to the nail, a claw

Hint 412

ungual

Front 413

ur(o)-

Back 413

urine

Hint 413

urology

Front 414

uri(c)-
urico-

Back 414

uric acid

Front 415

varic(o)-

Back 415

swollen or twisted vein

Front 416

vas(o)-

Back 416

duct, blood vessel

Front 417

ventr(o)-

Back 417

pertaining to the belly; the stomach cavities

Hint 417

vesica

Front 418

viscer(o)-

Back 418

pertaining to the internal organs, the viscera

Front 419

xanth(o)-

Back 419

yellow color, abnormally yellow color

Hint 419

xanthopathy

Front 420

xen(o)-

Back 420

foreign, different

Hint 420

xenograph

Front 421

-y

Back 421

condition or process of

Front 422

zo(o)-

Back 422

animal

Front 423

zym(o)-

Back 423

fermentation, enzyme