Medical Prefixes & Suffixes

Front 1

a-, an-

Back 1

Denotes an absence of, without

Ex: Apathy, Analgia

Front 2

ab-

Back 2

Away from

Ex: Abduction

Front 3

abdomin(o)-

Back 3

Of or relating to the abdomen

Ex: Abdomen

Front 4

-ac, -acal

Back 4

Pertaining to

Ex: cardiac, pharmacomaniacal

Front 5

acanth(o)-

Back 5

Thorn or spine

Ex: acanthion, acanthocyte

Front 6

acous(io)-

Back 6

Of or relating to hearing

Ex: acoumeter, acoustician

Front 7

acr(o)-

Back 7

Extremity, topmost

Ex: Acrocrany, acroposthia

Front 8

-acusis

Back 8

Hearing

Ex: paracusis

Front 9

-ad

Back 9

Toward, in the direction of

Ex: dorsad

Front 10

ad-

Back 10

Increase, adherance, motion toward, very

Ex: Adduction

Front 11

aden(o)-, aden(i)-

Back 11

Of or relating to a gland

Ex: Adenocarcinoma, adenotyphus

Front 12

adip(o)-

Back 12

Of or relating to fat or a fatty tissue

Ex: Adipocyte

Front 13

adren(o)-

Back 13

Of or relating to adrenal glands

Ex: adrenal artery

Front 14

-aemia

Back 14

Blood condition

Ex: Anaemia

Front 15

aer(o)-

Back 15

Air, gas

Ex: Aerosinusitis

Front 16

aesthesio-

Back 16

Sensation

Ex: Anesthesia

Front 17

-al

Back 17

Pertaining to

Ex: Abdominal

Front 18

alb-

Back 18

Denoting a white or pale color

Ex: Albino

Front 19

alge(si)-

Back 19

Pain

Ex: Analgesic

Front 20

-algia, algi(o)-

Back 20

Pain

Ex: Myalgia

Front 21

allo-

Back 21

Denoting something as different, or as an addition

Ex: Alloantigen, allopathy

Front 22

ambi-

Back 22

Denoting something as different, or as an addition

Ex: Ambidextrous

Front 23

amnio-

Back 23

Pertaining to the membrane of the fetal sac (amnion)

Ex: Amniocentesis

Front 24

amph-, amphi-

Back 24

On both sides

Ex: Amphicrania, Amphomycin

Front 25

an-

Back 25

Not, without

Ex: Analgesia

Front 26

ana-

Back 26

Back, again, up

Ex: Anaplasia

Front 27

an(o)

Back 27

Anus

Ex: ?

Front 28

andr(o)-

Back 28

Pertaining to a man

Ex: android, Andrology

Front 29

angi(o)-

Back 29

Blood Vessel

Ex: Angiogram

Front 30

aniso-

Back 30

Describing something as unequal

Ex: Anisotropic, anisocytosis

Front 31

ankyl(o)-, ancyl(o)-

Back 31

Denoting something as crooked or bent

Ex: Ankylosis

Front 32

ante-

Back 32

Describing something as positioned or infront of another thing\

Ex: Antepartum

Front 33

anti-

Back 33

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

Ex: Antibody, antipsychotic

Front 34

apo-

Back 34

Separated from,, derived from

Ex: Apoptosis

Front 35

arch(i,e,o)-

Back 35

First, primitive

Ex: archinephron (first formed kidney)

Front 36

arsen(o)-

Back 36

Of or pertaining to male, masculine

Ex:

Front 37

arteri(o)-

Back 37

Of or pertaining to an artery

Ex: Artery, arteriole

Front 38

arthr(o)-

Back 38

Of or pertaining to joints or limbs

Ex: Arthritis, arthropod

Front 39

articul(o)-

Back 39

Joint

Ex: Articulation

Front 40

-ary

Back 40

Pertaining to

Ex: bilary tract

Front 41

-ase

Back 41

Enzyme

Ex: Lactase

Front 42

-asthnia

Back 42

Weakness

Ex: Myasthenia gravis

Front 43

atel(o)-

Back 43

Imperfect or incomplete development
Ex: atelocardia (imperfect development of the heart)

Front 44

ather(o)-

Back 44

Fatty deposit, soft gruel-like deposit

Ex: ?

Front 45

-ation

Back 45

Process

Ex: Lubrication, habitation

Front 46

atri(o)-

Back 46

An atrium (esp. heart atrium)

Ex: atrioventricular

Front 47

aur(i)-

Back 47

Of or pertaining to the ear

Ex: Aural

Front 48

aut(o)-

Back 48

Self

Ex: Autoimmune

Front 49

aux(o)-

Back 49

Increase, growth

Ex: Auxocardia (enlargement of the heart)

Front 50

axill-

Back 50

Of or pertaining to the armpit

Ex: Axilla

Front 51

azo(to)-

Back 51

Nitrogenous compound

Ex: Azothermia (raised temperature due to nitrogenous substances in blood)

Front 52

balano-

Back 52

Of the glans penis or plans clitoridis

Ex: Balanitis

Front 53

bi-

Back 53

Twice, dobrachy-uble

Ex: binary

Front 54

bio-

Back 54

Life

Ex: Biology

Front 55

blast(o)-

Back 55

Germ or bud

Ex: Blastomere

Front 56

blephar(o)-

Back 56

Of or pertaining to the eyelid

Ex: Blepharoplast

Front 57

brachi(o)-

Back 57

Of or relationg to the arm

Ex: Brachium of inferior colliculus

Front 58

brachy-

Back 58

Indicating 'short' or less commonly 'little'

Ex: brachycephalic

Front 59

brady-

Back 59

'Slow'

Ex: Bradycardia

Front 60

bronch(i)-

Back 60

Bronchus

Ex: Bronchiolitis obliterans

Front 61

bucc(o)-

Back 61

Of or pertaining to the cheek

Ex: Buccolabial

Front 62

burs(o)-

Back 62

Bursa (fluid sac btw the bones)

Ex: Bursitis

Front 63

capill-

Back 63

Of or pertaining to hair

Ex: Capillus

Front 64

capit-

Back 64

Pertaining to the head (as a whole)

Ex: Capitation

Front 65

carcin(o)-

Back 65

Cancer

Ex: Carcinoma

Front 66

cardi(o)-

Back 66

Of or pertaining to the heart

Ex: Cardiology

Front 67

carp(o)-

Back 67

Of or pertaining to the wrist

Ex: Carpopedal

Front 68

cata-

Back 68

Down, under

Ex: Cataract

Front 69

-cele

Back 69

Pouching, hernia

Ex: Hydrocele

Front 70

-centesis

Back 70

Surgical puncture for aspiration

Ex: Amniocentesis

Front 71

cephal(o)-

Back 71

Of or pertaining to the head (as a whole)

Ex: Cephalalgy

Front 72

cerat(o)-

Back 72

Of or pertaining to the cornu; a horn

Ex: Ceratoid

Front 73

cerebell(o)-

Back 73

Of or pertaining to the cerebellum

Ex: Cerebellum

Front 74

cerebr(o)-

Back 74

Of or pertaining to the brain

Ex: Cerebrology

Front 75

cervic-

Back 75

Of or pertaining to the neck, the cervix

Ex: Cervicodorsal

Front 76

chem(o)-

Back 76

Chemistry, drug

Ex: Chemotherapy

Front 77

chir(o)-, cheir(o)-

Back 77

Of or pertaining to the hand

Ex: Chiropractor

Front 78

chlor(o)-

Back 78

Denoting a green color

Ex: Chlorophyll

Front 79

chol(e)-

Back 79

Of or pertaining to bile

Ex: Cholaemia

Front 80

cholecyst(o)-

Back 80

Of or pertaining to the gallbladder

Ex: Cholecystectomy

Front 81

chondr(i)o-

Back 81

Cartilage, gristle, granule, granular

Ex: Chondrocalcinosis

Front 82

chrom(ato)-

Back 82

Color

Ex: Hemochromatosis

Front 83

-cidal, -cide

Back 83

KIilling, destroying

Ex: bacteriocidal

Front 84

circum-

Back 84

Denoting something as 'around' another

Ex: Circumcision

Front 85

cis-

Back 85

On this side

Ex: ?

Front 86

-clast

Back 86

Break

Ex: osteoclast

Front 87

co-

Back 87

With, together, in association

Ex: coenzymes

Front 88

col-, colo-, colono-

Back 88

Colon

Ex: Colonoscopy

Front 89

colp(o)-

Back 89

Of or pertaining to the vagina

Ex: Colposcopy

Front 90

com-

Back 90

With, together

Ex: ?

Front 91

contra

Back 91

Against

Ex: Contraindicate

Front 92

cor-

Back 92

With, together

Ex: ?

Front 93

cor-, core-, coro-

Back 93

Of or pertaining to eye's pupil

Ex: Corectomy

Front 94

cordi-

Back 94

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

Ex: Commotio cordis

Front 95

cornu-

Back 95

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

Ex: ?

Front 96

coron(o)-

Back 96

Heart

Ex: ?

Front 97

cost(o)-

Back 97

Of or pertaining to the ribs

Ex: Costochondral