Medical Prefixes And Suffixes

Front 1

acr(o)-

Back 1

extremity, topmost

Hint 1

Acromegaly

Front 2

-acusis

Back 2

hearing

Hint 2

Paracusis

Front 3

-ad

Back 3

toward, in the direction of

Hint 3

Dorsad

Front 4

ad-

Back 4

increase, adherence, motion toward, very

Hint 4

Adduction

Front 5

aden(o)-, aden(i)-

Back 5

Of or relating to a gland

Hint 5

Adenology

Front 6

adip(o)-

Back 6

Of or relating to fat or fatty tissue

Hint 6

Adipocyte

Front 7

adren(o)-

Back 7

Of or relating to adrenal glands

Hint 7

adrenal artery

Front 8

-aemia

Back 8

blood condition

Hint 8

Anaemia

Front 9

aer(o)-

Back 9

air. gas

Hint 9

Aerosinusitis

Front 10

aesthesio-

Back 10

sensation

Hint 10

Aesthesiometry

Front 11

-al

Back 11

pertaining to

Hint 11

Abdominal

Front 12

alb-

Back 12

Denoting a white or pale color

Hint 12

Albino

Front 13

alge(si)-

Back 13

pain

Hint 13

Analgesic

Front 14

-algia

Back 14

pain

Hint 14

Myalgia

Front 15

alg(i)o-

Back 15

pain

Hint 15

Myalgia

Front 16

allo-

Back 16

Denoting something as different, or as an addition

Hint 16

Alloantigen, Allopathy

Front 17

ambi-

Back 17

Denoting something as positioned on both sides; Describing both of two

Hint 17

Ambidextrous

Front 18

amnio-

Back 18

Pertaining to the membraneous fetal sac (amnion)

Hint 18

Amniocentesis

Front 19

an-

Back 19

not, without

Hint 19

Analgesia

Front 20

an(o)

Back 20

anus

Hint 20

Anus

Front 21

andr(o)-

Back 21

pertaining to a man

Hint 21

Andrology, Android

Front 22

angi(o)-

Back 22

blood vessel

Hint 22

Angiogram

Front 23

aniso-

Back 23

Describing something as unequal

Hint 23

Anisotropic

Front 24

ankyl(o)-, ancyl(o)-

Back 24

Denoting something as crooked or bent

Hint 24

Ankylosis

Front 25

ante-

Back 25

Describing something as positioned in front of another thing

Hint 25

antepartum

Front 26

anti-

Back 26

Describing something as 'against' or 'opposed to' another

Hint 26

Antibody, antipsychotic

Front 27

apo-

Back 27

separated from, derived from

Hint 27

Apoptosis

Front 28

arteri(o)-

Back 28

Of or pertaining to an artery

Hint 28

Artery, Arteriology

Front 29

arthr(o)-

Back 29

Of or pertaining to the joints, limbs

Hint 29

Arthritis

Front 30

articul(o)-

Back 30

joint

Hint 30

Articulation

Front 31

-ary

Back 31

pertaining to

Hint 31

bilary tract

Front 32

-ase

Back 32

enzvme

Hint 32

Lactase

Front 33

-asthenia

Back 33

weakness

Hint 33

Myasthenia gravis

Front 34

-ation

Back 34

process

Hint 34

Decalcification

Front 35

aur(i)-

Back 35

Of or pertaining to the ear

Hint 35

Aural

Front 36

aut(o)-

Back 36

self

Hint 36

Autoimmune

Front 37

axill-

Back 37

Of or pertaining to the armpit [uncommon as a prefix]

Hint 37

Axilla

Front 38

bucc(o)-

Back 38

Of or pertaining to the cheek

Hint 38

Buccolabial

Front 39

burs(o)-

Back 39

bursa

Hint 39

Bursitis

Front 40

balano-

Back 40

Of the glans penis or glans clitoridis

Hint 40

Balanitis

Front 41

bi-

Back 41

twice, double

Hint 41

Biauricular

Front 42

bio-

Back 42

life

Hint 42

Biology

Front 43

blast(o)-

Back 43

germ or bud

Hint 43

Blastomere

Front 44

blephar(o)-

Back 44

Of or pertaining to the eyelid

Hint 44

Blepharoplast

Front 45

brachi(o)-

Back 45

Of or relating to the arm

Hint 45

Brachium

Front 46

brachy-

Back 46

Indicating 'short' or less commonly 'little'

Hint 46

Brachycephalic

Front 47

brady-

Back 47

Indicating 'slow'

Hint 47

Bradycardia

Front 48

bronch(i)-

Back 48

bronchus

Hint 48

Bronchiolitis Obliterans

Front 49

cephal(o)-

Back 49

Of or pertaining to the head (as a whole)

Hint 49

Cephalalgy

Front 50

cerat(o)-

Back 50

Of or pertaining to the cornu; a horn

Hint 50

Ceratoid

Front 51

cerebell(o)-

Back 51

Of or pertaining to the cerebellum

Hint 51

Cerebellum

Front 52

cerebr(o)-

Back 52

Of or pertaining to the brain

Hint 52

Cerebrology

Front 53

cervic-

Back 53

Of or pertaining to the neck, the cervix

Hint 53

Cervicodorsal

Front 54

chem(o)-

Back 54

chemistry, drug

Hint 54

Chemotherapy

Front 55

chir(o)-, cheir(o)-

Back 55

Of or pertaining to the hand

Hint 55

Chiropractor

Front 56

chlor(o)-

Back 56

Denoting a green color

Hint 56

Chlorophyll

Front 57

chol(e)-

Back 57

Of or pertaining to bile

Hint 57

Cholaemia

Front 58

cholecyst(o)-

Back 58

Of or pertaining to the gallbladder

Hint 58

Cholecystectomy

Front 59

chondr(i)o-

Back 59

cartilage, gristle, granule, granular

Hint 59

Chondrocalcinosis

Front 60

chrom(ato)-

Back 60

color

Hint 60

Hemachromatosis

Front 61

-cidal, -cide

Back 61

killing, destroying

Hint 61

Fungicidal

Front 62

cili-

Back 62

Of or pertaining to the cilia, the eyelashes; evelids

Hint 62

Ciliary

Front 63

circum-

Back 63

Denoting something as 'around' another

Hint 63

Circumcision

Front 64

cis-

Back 64

on this side

Hint 64

Cisterna

Front 65

clast

Back 65

break

Hint 65

Clastogenesis

Front 66

co-

Back 66

with, together, in association

Hint 66

Coadministration

Front 67

col-, colo-, colono-

Back 67

colon

Hint 67

Colonoscopy

Front 68

colp(o)-

Back 68

Of or pertaining to the vagina

Hint 68

Colposcopy

Front 69

com-

Back 69

with, together

Hint 69

Combination

Front 70

contra

Back 70

against

Hint 70

Contraindicate

Front 71

cor-

Back 71

with, together

Hint 71

Coracoclavicular

Front 72

cor-, core-, coro-

Back 72

Of or pertaining to eye's pupil

Hint 72

Corectomy

Front 73

cordi-

Back 73

Of or pertaining to the heart [Uncommon as a prefix]

Hint 73

Commotio cordis

Front 74

1 cornu-

Back 74

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

Hint 74

Cornu

Front 75

cost(o)-

Back 75

Of or pertaining to the ribs

Hint 75

Costochondral

Front 76

cox-

Back 76

Of or relating to the hip. haunch, or hip-joint

Hint 76

Coxopodite

Front 77

crani(o)-

Back 77

Belonging or relating to the cranium

Hint 77

Craniology

Front 78

-crine

Back 78

to secrete

Hint 78

Endocrine

Front 79

cry(o)-

Back 79

cold

Hint 79

Cryoablation

Front 80

cutane-

Back 80

skin

Hint 80

Subcutaneous

Front 81

cyan(o)-

Back 81

Denotes a blue color

Hint 81

Cyanopsia

Front 82

[cycl-

Back 82

circle, cycle

Hint 82

Cyclandelate

Front 83

cyph(o)-

Back 83

Denotes something as bent [uncommon as a prefix]

Hint 83

Cyphosis

Front 84

cyst(o)-, cyst(i)-

Back 84

Of or pertaining to the urinary* bladder

Hint 84

Cystotomy

Front 85

cyt(o)-

Back 85

cell

Hint 85

Cytokine

Front 86

-cyte

Back 86

cell

Hint 86

Leukocyte

Front 87

dacr-

Back 87

tear

Hint 87

Dacryocystostomy

Front 88

dactyl(o)-

Back 88

Of or pertaining to a finger, toe

Hint 88

Dactylology

Front 89

de-

Back 89

away from, cessation

Hint 89

Deacidify

Front 90

dent-

Back 90

Of or pertaining to teeth

Hint 90

Dentist

Front 91

dermat(o)-, derm(o)-

Back 91

Of or pertaining to the skin

Hint 91

Dermatology

Front 92

-desis

Back 92

binding

Hint 92

Arthrodesis

Front 93

dextr(o)-

Back 93

right, on the right side

Hint 93

Dextrocardia

Front 94

di-

Back 94

two

Hint 94

Diameter

Front 95

di-

Back 95

apart, separation

Hint 95

Diabetes

Front 96

dia-

Back 96

(same as Greek meaning)

Hint 96

Diacetyl

Front 97

dif-

Back 97

apart, separation

Hint 97

Differential

Front 98

digit-

Back 98

Of or pertaining to the finger [rare as a root]

Hint 98

Digit

Front 99

dis-

Back 99

separation, taking apart

Hint 99

Dissection

Front 100

dors(o)-, dors(i)-

Back 100

Of or pertaining to the back

Hint 100

Dorsal, Dorsocephalad

Front 101

duodeno-

Back 101

upper part of the small intestine, connects to the stomach

Hint 101

Duodenum

Front 102

dynam(o)-

Back 102

force, energy, power

Hint 102

Dynamogenic

Front 103

-dynia

Back 103

pain

Hint 103

Cystodynia

Front 104

dys-

Back 104

bad. difficult

Hint 104

Dysphagia, Dysphasia

Front 105

-eal

Back 105

pertaining to

Hint 105

Coccygeal

Front 106

ec-

Back 106

out. away

Hint 106

Ecbolic

Front 107

ect(o)-

Back 107

outer, outside

Hint 107

Ectopic pregnancy

Front 108

-ectasis

Back 108

expansion, dilation

Hint 108

Bronchiectasis

Front 109

-ectomy

Back 109

Denotes a surgical operation or removal of a body part

Hint 109

Mastectomy

Front 110

-emesis

Back 110

vomiting condition

Hint 110

Hematemesis

Front 111

-emia

Back 111

blood condition (AmE)

Hint 111

Anemia

Front 112

encephal(o)-

Back 112

Of or pertaining to the brain. Also see Cerebro.

Hint 112

Encephalogram

Front 113

endo-

Back 113

Denotes something as 'inside1 or 'within'

Hint 113

Endocrinology, Endospore

Front 114

enter(o)-

Back 114

Of or pertaining to the intestine

Hint 114

Gastroenterology

Front 115

epi-

Back 115

[Same as Greek meaning: on, upon]

Hint 115

Epistaxis, epicardium, episclera, epidural

Front 116

episi(o)-

Back 116

Of or pertaining to the pubic region, the loins

Hint 116

Episiotomy

Front 117

erythr(o)-

Back 117

Denotes a red color

Hint 117

Erythrocyte

Front 118

-esophageal, -esophago

Back 118

gullet

Hint 118

Cardioesophageal, Esophagogastric

Front 119

esthesio-

Back 119

sensation

Hint 119

Esthesiometry

Front 120

eu-

Back 120

true, good, well, new

Hint 120

Eukaryote

Front 121

ex-

Back 121

out of. away from

Hint 121

Exacerbate

Front 122

exo-

Back 122

Denotes something as 'outside' another

Hint 122

Exoskeleton

Front 123

extra-

Back 123

outside

Hint 123

Extracapsular

Front 124

faci(o)-

Back 124

Of or pertaining to the face

Hint 124

Facioplegic

Front 125

fibr(o)

Back 125

fiber

Hint 125

Fibroblast

Front 126

fili-

Back 126

fine, hair like

Hint 126

Filiform Papilla

Front 127

-form, -iform

Back 127

Used to form adjectives indicating 'having the form of

Hint 127

Cuneiform

Front 128

front-

Back 128

Of or pertaining to the forehead

Hint 128

Frontonasal

Front 130

Prefix/suffix

Back 130

Meaning

Hint 130

Example(s)

Front 131

galact(o)-

Back 131

milk

Hint 131

Galactorrhea

Front 132

gastr(o)-

Back 132

Of or pertaining to the stomach

Hint 132

Gastric Bypass

Front 133

-gen

Back 133

(1) Denotes the sense 'born in, from' (2) Denotes the sense 'of a certain kind'

Hint 133

Endogen, Heterogenous

Front 134

-genie

Back 134

Formation

Hint 134

Cardiogenic Shock

Front 135

genu-

Back 135

Of or pertaining to the knee

Hint 135

Genu Valgum

Front 136

gingiv-

Back 136

Of or pertaining to the gums

Hint 136

Gingivitis

Front 137

glauc(o)-

Back 137

Denoting a grey, bluish-grey color

Hint 137

Glaucoma

Front 138

gloss(o)-, glott(o)-

Back 138

Of or pertaining to the tongue

Hint 138

Glossology

Front 139

gluco-

Back 139

glucose

Hint 139

Glucocorticoid

Front 140

glyco-

Back 140

sugar

Hint 140

Glycolysis

Front 141

gnath(o)-

Back 141

Of or pertaining to the jaw

Hint 141

Gnathodynamometer

Front 142

gon(o)-

Back 142

seed, semen; also, reproductive

Hint 142

Gonorrhea

Front 143

-gram

Back 143

record or picture

Hint 143

Angiogram

Front 144

-graph

Back 144

record or picture

Hint 144

Electrocardiograph

Front 145

-graphy

Back 145

process of recording

Hint 145

Angiography

Front 146

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

Back 146

woman

Hint 146

Gynecomastia

Front 147

halluc-

Back 147

to wander in mind

Hint 147

Hallucinosis

Front 148

hemat-, haemato-(haem-, hem-)

Back 148

Of or pertaining to blood

Hint 148

Hematology, older Haematology

Front 149

hema or hemo-

Back 149

blood

Hint 149

Hematological Malignancy

Front 150

hemi-

Back 150

one-half

Hint 150

Hemiplegia

Front 151

hepat- (hepatic-)

Back 151

Of or pertaining to the liver

Hint 151

Hepatology

Front 152

heter(o)-

Back 152

Denotes something as 'the other' (of two), as an addition, or different

Hint 152

Heterogeneous

Front 153

hidr(o)-

Back 153

sweat

Hint 153

Hyperhidrosis

Front 154

hist(o)-, histio-

Back 154

tissue

Hint 154

Histology

Front 155

home(o)-

Back 155

similar

Hint 155

Homeopathy

Front 156

hom(o)-

Back 156

Denotes something as 'the same' as another or common

Hint 156

Homosexuality

Front 157

humer(o)-

Back 157

Of or pertaining to the shoulder (or [rarely] the upper arm)

Hint 157

Humerus

Front 158

|hydr(o)-

Back 158

water

Hint 158

Hydrophobe

Front 159

hyper-

Back 159

Denotes something as 'extreme' or 'beyond normal'

Hint 159

Hypertension

Front 160

hyp(o)-

Back 160

Denotes something as 'below normal'

Hint 160

Hypovolemia,

Front 161

hyster(o)-

Back 161

Of or pertaining to the womb, the uterus

Hint 161

Hysterectomy

Front 162

-ia(sis)

Back 162

condition

Hint 162

Mydriasis

Front 163

iatr(o)-

Back 163

Of or pertaining to medicine, or a physician [uncommon as a prefix; common as as suffix, see - iatry]

Hint 163

latrochemistry

Front 164

-iatry

Back 164

Field in medicine of a certain body component

Hint 164

Podiatry

Front 165

-ic

Back 165

pertaining to

Hint 165

Hepatic artery

Front 166

-icle

Back 166

small

Hint 166

Ovarian Follicle

Front 167

-ics

Back 167

organized knowledge, treatment

Hint 167

Anencephalic

Front 168

idio-

Back 168

self, one's own

Hint 168

Idiopathic

Front 169

ileo-

Back 169

ileum

Hint 169

Ileocecal Valve

Front 170

infra-

Back 170

below

Hint 170

mfrahyoid Muscles

Front 171

inter-

Back 171

between, among

Hint 171

Interarticular Ligament

Front 172

| intra-

Back 172

within

Hint 172

Intracranial Hemorrhage

Front 173

irid(o)-

Back 173

iris

Hint 173

Iridectomy

Front 174

ischio-

Back 174

Of or pertaining to the ischium, the hip-joint

Hint 174

Ischiorrhogic

Front 175

-ism

Back 175

condition, disease

Hint 175

Dwarfism

Front 176

-ismus

Back 176

spasm, contraction

Hint 176

Antitrismus

Front 177

iso-

Back 177

Denoting something as being 'equal1

Hint 177

Isotonic

Front 178

-ist

Back 178

one who specializes in

Hint 178

Pathologist

Front 179

-ite

Back 179

the nature of. resembling

Hint 179

Hermaphrodite

Front 180

-itis

Back 180

inflammation

Hint 180

Tonsillitis

Front 181

-him

Back 181

structure, tissue

Hint 181

Pericardium

Front 182

karyo-

Back 182

nucleus

Hint 182

Eukaryote

Front 183

kerat(o)-

Back 183

cornea (eve or skin)

Hint 183

Keratoscope

Front 184

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

Back 184

movement

Hint 184

Kinesthesia

Front 185

koil(o)-

Back 185

hollow

Hint 185

Koilocyte

Front 186

kyph(o)-

Back 186

humped

Hint 186

Kyphoscoliosis

Front 187

Iabi(o)-

Back 187

Of or pertaining to the lip

Hint 187

Labiodental

Front 188

lacrim(o)-

Back 188

tear

Hint 188

Lacrimal Canaliculi

Front 189

lact(i)-, lact(o)

Back 189

milk

Hint 189

Lactation

Front 190

lapar(o)-

Back 190

Of or pertaining to the abdomen-wall, flank

Hint 190

Laparotomy

Front 191

laryng(o)-

Back 191

Of or pertaining to the larynx, the lower throat cavitv where the voice box is

Hint 191

Larynx

Front 192

latero-

Back 192

lateral

Hint 192

Lateral Pectoral Nerve

Front 193

Iei(o)-

Back 193

smooth

Hint 193

Leiomyoma

Front 194

-lepsis, -lepsy

Back 194

attack, seizure

Hint 194

Epilepsy, Narcolepsy

Front 195

Iept(o)-

Back 195

light, slender

Hint 195

Leptocephaly

Front 196

leuc(o)-, Ieuk(o)-

Back 196

Denoting a white color

Hint 196

Leukocyte

Front 197

lingu(a)-, lingu(o)-

Back 197

Of or pertaining to the tongue

Hint 197

Linguistics

Front 198

lip(o)-

Back 198

fat

Hint 198

Liposuction

Front 199

lith(o)-

Back 199

stone, calculus

Hint 199

Lithotripsy

Front 200

log(o)-

Back 200

speech

Hint 200

Logopedics

Front 201

-logist

Back 201

Denotes someone who studies a certain field: -legist

Hint 201

Oncologist, Pathologist