Medical Roots, Suffixes And Prefixes

Front 1

a-, an-

Ex: Apathy, Analgia

Back 1

denotes and absence of

Front 2

ab-

Ex: Abduction

Back 2

away from

Front 3

abdomin(o)-

Ex: Abdomen

Back 3

or or relating to the abdomen

Front 4

acanth(o)-

Ex: Acanthocyte

Back 4

thorn or spine

Front 5

acous(o)-

Back 5

of or related to hearing

Front 6

acr(o)-

Ex: Acromegaly

Back 6

extremity, topmost

Front 7

acusis-

Back 7

hearing

Front 8

-ad

Ex: dorsad

Back 8

toward, in direction of

Front 9

ad-

Ex: Adduction

Back 9

increase, adherence, in direction of, very

Front 10

aden(i) or (o)-

Ex: Adenology

Back 10

or or related to a gland

Front 11

adip(o)-

Ex: Adipocyte

Back 11

of or related to fat or fatty tissue

Front 12

adren(o)-

Ex: Adrenal Artery

Back 12

of or related to adrenal glands

Front 13

-aemia

Ex: Anemia

Back 13

blood condition

Front 14

aer(o)-

Ex: Aerosinusitis

Back 14

air or gas

Front 15

aesthesio-

Ex: Anesthesia

Back 15

sensation

Front 16

alb-

Ex: Albino

Back 16

denoting a white or pale color

Front 17

alge(si)-
-algia
alg(i)o-

Ex: Analgesic, Myalgia

Back 17

pain

Front 18

allo-

Ex: Allopathy

Back 18

denoting something as different, or as in addition

Front 19

Ambi-

Ex: Ambidextrous

Back 19

denoting something as positioned on both sides

Front 20

Amnio-

Ex: Amniocentesis

Back 20

pertaining to the fetal sac (amnion)

Front 21

Andr(o)-

Ex: Andrology

Back 21

pertaining to a man

Front 22

Angi(o)-

Ex: Angiogram, Angiogenesis

Back 22

blood vessel

Front 23

Ansio-

Ex: Ansiotropic

Back 23

describing something as unequal

Front 24

Ankyl(o)-
Ancyl(o)-

Ex: Ankylosis

Back 24

denoting something as crooked or bent

Front 25

Ante-

Ex: Antepartum

Back 25

describing something positioned in front of another thing

Front 26

Anti-

Ex: Antibody

Back 26

describing something as against or opposed to another

Front 27

Apo-

Ex: Apoptosis

Back 27

separated from, derived from

Front 28

Arteri(o)-

Ex: Arteriole

Back 28

of or pertaining to an artery

Front 29

Arthr(o)-

Ex: Arthritis

Back 29

of or pertaining to the joints or limbs

Front 30

Articul(o)-

Ex: Articulation

Back 30

joint

Front 31

-asthenia

Ex: Myasthenia

Back 31

weakness

Front 32

-ation

Back 32

process

Front 33

Aur(i)-

Ex: Aural

Back 33

of or pertaining to the ear

Front 34

Aut(o)-

Ex: Autoimmune

Back 34

self

Front 35

Axill-

Ex: Axilla

Back 35

of or pertaining to the armpit

Front 36

-ac
-al
-ary

Ex: Cardiac, Abdominal, Axillary

Back 36

pertaining to