Download Common Prefixes and Suffixes

Common Prefixes and
Suffixes
“Warm-up” Section of Notebook
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Aden/o: gland
Arthr/o: joint
Hemat/o: blood
Oste/o: bone
 Prefixes
 Dys-:difficult; pain;
bad
 Poly-: many
 Suffixes
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-algia: pain
-itis: inflammation
-logy: study of
-oma: tumor; mass
-phasia: speech
 Using the information from
yesterday’s warm-up, define the
following terms.
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Arthritis
Adenoma
Polyadenoma
Osteoarthritis
hematology
Common Anatomical Roots
 Whole Body
Bi/o: life
Cephal/o: head
Cervic/o: neck
Cyt/o: cell
Hist/o; histi/o:
tissue
 Lip/o: fat
 Path/o: disease
 Viscer/o: internal
organs
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 Integumentary
System
 Cil/o; pil/o: hair
 Derm/o; dermat/o;
cutane/o: skin
 Onych/o; ungu/o:
nail
 Skeletal System
 Arthr/o:joint
 Chondr/o: cartilage
 Oste/o: bone
 Muscular system
 My/o; muscul/o:
muscle
 Tend/o; tendin/o:
tendon
 Nervous System
 Cerebr/o;
encephal/o: brain
 Myel/o: spinal cord
(also bone marrow)
 Neur/o: nerve
 Ophthalm/o;
ocul/o: eye
 Ot/o: ear
 Endocrine system
 Aden/o: gland
 Adren/o: adrenal
gland
 Pituitar/o: pituitary
gland
 Thyroid/o: thyroid
gland
 Cardiovascular
 Angi/o; vascul/o;
vas/o: vessel
 Arteri/o: artery
 Cardi/o: heart
 Hem/o; hemat/o:
blood
 Ven; phled/o: vein
 Lymphatic and
Immune System
 Lymphaden/o: lymph
gland; lymph node
 Lymphangi/o: lymph
vessel
 Splen/o: spleen
 Tonsill/o: tonsil
 Urinary System
 Cyst/o: bladder
 Ren/o; nephr/o:
kidney
 Ureter/o: ureters
 Urethr/o: urethra
 Respiratory system
 Bronch/o: bronchus
 Laryng/o: larynx;
voice box
 Naso; rhin/o: nose
 Pharyng/o: phrynx;
throat
 Pneum/o;
pneumon/o: lung
 Thorac/o: chest
 Trache/o: trachea;
windpipe
 Digestive System:
 Abdomin/o: abdomen
 Col/o: colon; large
intestine
 Enter/o: small
intestine
 Esophag/o:
esophagus
 Gastr/o: stomach
 Gloss/o; Lingu/o:
tongue
 Hepat/o: liver
 Or/o; Stomat/o:
mouth
 Male Reproductive
 Orchid/o; test/o:
testicle; testis
 Prostat/o: prostate
 Vas/o: ductus
deferens; vas
deferens
 Female
Reproductive:
 Gynec/o: female
 Mast/o; mamm/o:
breast
 Oophor/o; ovari/o:
ovary
 Hyster/o: uterus
Common suffixes