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