Suffixes And Prefixes

Front 1

A- an-

Back 1

Denotes an absence of

Front 2

Ab-

Back 2

Away from

Front 3

Abdomino-

Back 3

Of or relating to the abdomen

Front 4

-ac -acal

Back 4

Pertaining to

Front 5

Acantho-

Back 5

Thorn or spine

Front 6

Acous(io)-

Back 6

Of or relating to hearing

Front 7

Acr(o)-

Back 7

Extremity, topmost

Front 8

-acusis

Back 8

Hearing

Front 9

-ad

Back 9

Toward, in the direction of

Front 10

Ad-

Back 10

Increase, adherence, motion toward, very

Front 11

Aden(o)- Aden(i)-

Back 11

Of or relating to the gland

Front 12

Bi-

Back 12

Twice, double

Front 13

Bio-

Back 13

Life

Front 14

Blast(o)-

Back 14

Germ or bud

Front 15

Blephar(o)-

Back 15

Of or pertaining to the eyelid

Front 16

Brachi(o)-

Back 16

Of or relating to the arm

Front 17

Brachy-

Back 17

Indicating "short" or less commonly "little"

Front 18

Brady-

Back 18

Slow

Front 19

-centesis

Back 19

Surgical puncture for aspiration

Front 20

Cephal(o)-

Back 20

Of or pertaining to the head ( as a whole)

Front 21

Cerat(o)-

Back 21

Of or pertaining to the cornu; a horn

Front 22

Cerebell(o)-

Back 22

Of or pertaining to the cerebellum

Front 23

Cerebr(o)-

Back 23

Of or pertaining to the brain

Front 24

Cervic-

Back 24

Of or pertaining to the neck

Front 25

Chem(o)

Back 25

Chemistry, drug

Front 26

Chrom(ato)-

Back 26

Color

Front 27

-cidal, -cide

Back 27

Killing, destroying

Front 28

Cili-

Back 28

Of or pertaining to the cilia, the eyelashes; eyelids

Front 29

Bronch(i)-

Back 29

Bronchus

Front 30

Burs(o)-

Back 30

Bursa (fluid sack between the bones)

Front 31

Capill-

Back 31

Of or pertaining to hair

Front 32

Capit-

Back 32

Pertaining to the head (as a whole)

Front 33

Carcin(o)-

Back 33

Cancer

Front 34

Cardi(o)-

Back 34

Of or pertaining to the heart

Front 35

Carp(o)-

Back 35

Of or pertaining to the wrist

Front 36

Cata-

Back 36

Down, under

Front 37

-cele

Back 37

Pouching, hernia