Word Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes And Combining Forms From Human Anatomy & Physiology

Front 1

a-,an-

Back 1

absence or lack
ex. acardia, lack of a heart
ex. anaerobic, in the absence of oxygen

Front 2

ab-

Back 2

departing from; away from
ex. abnormal, departing from normal

Front 3

acou-

Back 3

hearing
ex. acoustics, the science of sound

Front 4

ac-, acro-

Back 4

extreme or extremity; peak
ex. acrodermatitis, inflammation of the skin of the extremities

Front 5

ad-

Back 5

to or toward
ex. adoribital, toward the orbital

Front 6

aden-, adeno-

Back 6

gland
ex. adeniform, resembling a gland in shape

Front 7

adren-

Back 7

toward the kidney
ex. adrenal gland, adjacent to the kidney

Front 8

aero-

Back 8

air
ex. aerobic respiration, oxygen-requiring metabolism

Front 9

af-

Back 9

toward
ex. afferent neurons, which carry impulses to the central nervous system

Front 10

agon-

Back 10

contest
ex. agnostic and antagonistic muscles, which oppose eachother

Front 11

alb-

Back 11

white
ex. corpus albicans of the ovary, a white scar tissue

Front 12

aliment-

Back 12

nourish
ex. alimentary canal, or digestive tract

Front 13

allel-

Back 13

of one another
ex. alleles, alternative expressions of a gene

Front 14

amphi-

Back 14

on both sides; of both kinds
ex. amphibian, an organism capable of living in water and on land

Front 15

ana-

Back 15

apart, up, again
ex. anaphase of mitosis, when the chromosomes separate

Front 16

anastomes-

Back 16

come together
ex. arteriovenous anastomosis, a connection between artery and a vein

Front 17

aneurysm

Back 17

a widening
ex. aortic aneurysm, a weak spot that causes enlargement of the blood vessel

Front 18

angi-

Back 18

vessel
ex. angiitis, inflammation of a lymph vessel or blood vessel

Front 19

angin-

Back 19

choked
ex. angina pectoris, a choked feeling in the chest due to dysfunction of the heart

Front 20

ant-, anti-

Back 20

opposed to; preventing or inhibiting
ex. anticoagulant, a substance that prevents blood coagulation

Front 21

ante-

Back 21

preceding; before
ex. antecubital, in front of the elbow

Front 22

aort-

Back 22

great artery
ex. aorta

Front 23

ap-, api-

Back 23

tip, extremity
ex. apex of the heart

Front 24

append-

Back 24

hang to
ex. appendicular skeleton

Front 25

aqua-, aque-

Back 25

water
ex. aqueous solutions

Front 26

arbor

Back 26

tree
ex. arbor vitae of the cerebellum, the treelike pattern of white matter

Front 27

areola-

Back 27

open space
ex. areolar connective tissue, a loose conective tissue

Front 28

arrect-

Back 28

upright
ex. arrector pili muscles of the skin, which make the hairs stand erect

Front 29

arthr-, arthro-

Back 29

joint
ex. arthropathy, any joint disease

Front 30

artic-

Back 30

joint
ex. articular surfaces of bones, the points of connection

Front 31

atri-

Back 31

vestibule
ex. atria, upper chambers of the heart

Front 32

auscult-

Back 32

listen
es. ausculatatory method for measuring blood pressure

Front 33

aut-, auto-

Back 33

self
ex. autogenous, self-generated

Front 34

ax-, axi-, axo-

Back 34

axis, axle
ex. axial skeleton, axis of vertebral column

Front 35

azyg-

Back 35

unpaired
ex. azygous vein, an unpaired vessel

Front 36

baro-

Back 36

pressure
ex. baroreceptors for monitoring blood pressure

Front 37

basal

Back 37

base
ex. basal lamina of epithelial basement membrane

Front 38

bi-

Back 38

two
ex. bicuspid, having two cusps

Front 39

bili-

Back 39

bile
ex. bilirubin, a bile pigment

Front 40

bio-

Back 40

life
ex. biology, the study of life and living things

Front 41

blast-

Back 41

bud or germ
ex. blastocyte, undifferentiated embryonic cell

Front 42

branchi-

Back 42

arm
ex. branchial plexus of periphreal nervous system supplies the arm

Front 43

brady-

Back 43

slow
ex. bradycardia, abnormally slow heart rate

Front 44

brev-

Back 44

short
peroneus brevis, a short leg muscle

Front 45

broncho-

Back 45

bronchus
bronchospasm, a spasmodic contraction of bronchial muscle