ambi-, ambo-
(prefix) - both
apo-
(prefix) - away from
contra-
(prefix) - opposite, against
ecto-
(prefix) - outside, outer
endo-
(prefix) - inside, inner
inter-
(prefix) - between
intra-
(prefix) - within
meso-
(prefix) - middle
sub-
(prefix) - below, underneath
super-
(prefix) - upper, above, beyond
trans-
(prefix) - across, through
-ad
(suffix) - toward
-an
(suffix) - pertaining to
-al
(suffix) - pertaining to
-ary
(suffix) - pertaining to
-ial
(suffix) - pertaining to
-ic
(suffix) - pertaining to
-ion
(suffix) - action, condition, act of
-ior
(suffix) - pertaining to
-ous
(suffix) - pertaining to, like, full of, having
-tic
(suffix) - pertaining to
-verse
(suffix) - to turn, to travel, turned
ventr-
(base) - front, abdomen, belly
dors-
(base) - back
anter-
(base) - front, before
poster-
(base) - back, behind
front-
(base) - front, forehead
later-
(base) - side
medi-
(base) - middle, midline
mes-
(base) - middle, midline
centr-
(base) - center, mid-point
dextr-
(base) - right, right-handed
sinstr-
(base) - left, left-handed
laev- or lev-
(base) - left, left-handed
super-
(base) - above, in the top part of
infer-
(base) - below, in the bottom part of
cephal-
(base) - head
caud-
(base) - tail (in humans, the tail bone of coccyx)
proxim-
(base) - near to, near a point of attachment, near the beginning of a structure
dist-
(base) - away from, away from a point of attachment, away from the beginning of a structure
intern-
(base) - inside
extern-
(base) - outside
faci- or -fici-
(base) - face, surface
pariet-
(base) - wall (usually, of a body cavity)
ax-
(base) - axis, central line
vers-
(base) - travel, turn (vert-)
vert-
(base) - travel, turn (vers-)
coron-
(base) - crown, like a crown
saggit-
(base) - arrow
morph-
(base) - form, shape
derm-
(base) - skin, layer (dermat-)
dermat-
(base) - skin, layer (derm-)
som-
(base) - body (somat-)
somat-
(base) - body (som-)
corp-
(base) - body
corpor-
(base) - body
corpus-
(base) - body
a-
(prefix) - without, not, non-
anti-
(prefix) - against, opposite
circum-
(prefix) - around
de-
(prefix) - down, downward, away from, from, without, out of
dys-
(prefix) - bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
en-
(prefix) - in, inward
epi-
(prefix) - upon, on the surface
eu-
(prefix) - good, well, normal
hyper-
(prefix) - over, above, more than normal
hypo-
(prefix) - below, deficient, less than normal
peri-
(prefix) - around, near
-al
(suffix) - pertaining to
-eal
(suffix) - pertaining to
-ial
(suffix) - pertaining to
-alis
(suffix) - pertaining to
-aris
(suffix) - pertaining to
-ar
(suffix) - pertaining to, having the character of
-ate
(suffix) - pertaining to, having, having the shape of, to…
-etic
(suffix) - pertaining to
-ety
(suffix) - condition, state, quality
-ia
(suffix) - condition of, quality of, state of, act of
-ile
(suffix) - pertaining to, able to
-ity
(suffix) - condition, state, quality
-ive
(suffix) - pertaining to, tending to
-oid
(suffix) - resembling, shaped, like, shaped like
-orium
(suffix) - place for
-osis
(suffix) - process of, condition of, abnormal condition of
-sia
(suffix) - process of, condition of, act of
-sis
(suffix) - process of, condition of, act of
-ure
(suffix) - result of, act of
-y
(suffix) - condition of, quality of, state of, act of
crani-
(base) - cranium (skull or, more correctly, the part of the skull that does not include the jawbone)
tempor-
(base) - 1) temple (side of the head, behind and above the ear), 2) time
occipit-
(base) - occiput (back of the head)
sphen-
(base) - wedge
pter-
(base) - wing
pteryg-
(base) - wing
ethm-
(base) - sieve
zygomat-
(base) - yoke
squam-
(base) - scale, scale-like bone, scale-like cell, squama
lambd-
(base) - greek letter lambda
sigm-
(base) - greek letter sigma
cav-
(base) - hollow space
cerebr-
(base) - cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
cerebell-
(base) - cerebellum (the posterior part of the brain)
encephal-
(base) - brain
lob-
(base) - lobe
fiss-
(base) - split, splitting
thalam-
(base) - chamber, thalamus
mening-
(base) - membrane, meninges
arachn-
(base) - spider, spider’s web
limb-
(base) - border, edge
gyr-
(base) - circle, coil
sulc-
(base) - groove, furrow
cingul-
(base) - girdle, belt, structure that surrounds
amygdal-
(base) - almond
pituit-
(base) - mucus, phlegm, discharge
ment-
(base) - 1) mind, reason, 2) chin
psych-
(base) - mind
thym-
(base) - emotion, mind
phren-
(base) - 1) mind: 2) diaphram
schis-
(base) - split, division
schist-
(base) - split, division
schiz-
(base) - split, division
san-
(base) - healthy, sound
sanit-
(base) - healthy, sound
man-
(base) - 1) frenzy: 2) hand: 3) thin, loose
press-
(base) - to press, pressing
phor-
(base) - to bear, to carry, bearing
phob-
(base) - fear
phil-
(base) - loving, affinity to, craving for
anxi-
(base) - worry
mne-
(base) - to remember
-mania
(compound suffix) - condition of madness, compulsion, obsession
-mnesia
(compound suffix) - condition of memory, memory
-philia
(compound suffix) - condition of attraction, attraction, abnormal craving for
-phobia
(compound suffix) - condition of fear, abnormal fear of
andr-
(base) - man, male
gyn-
(base) - woman, female
gynaec-
(base) - woman, female
gynec-
(base) - woman, female
necr-
(base) - death, dead
xen-
(base) - foreign
pseud-
(base) - false
crypt-
(base) - hidden
-verse
(compound suffix) - to turn, to travel, turned
amphi-
(prefix) - both, on both sides
an-
(prefix) - without, not, non-
dia-
(prefix) - through, apart, in a line
extra-
(prefix) - outside of, beyond
extro-
(prefix) - outside of, beyond
in-
(prefix) - in, into, over
meta-
(prefix) - after, change, transition
non-
(prefix) - not
ob-
(prefix) - toward, in front of, against
par-
(prefix) - beside, beyond, abnormal
per-
(prefix) - through
poly-
(prefix) - many, much
re-
(prefix) - again and again, backward
semi-
(prefix) - half, partly
syn-
(prefix) - together, with, concurrent
-aceous
(suffix) - pertaining to, belonging to, having
-atic
(suffix) - pertaining to
-ation
(suffix) - process
-atory
(suffix) - pertaining to
-cle
(suffix) - small
-cyte
(suffix) - cell
-escent
(suffix) - beginning to be, becoming
-esis
(suffix) - condition, abnormal condition, process
-gen
(suffix) - that which produces
-in
(suffix) - substance
-ment
(suffix) - action of, product of
-oma
(suffix) - tumor, mass
-ose
(suffix) - full of, having the quality of
-ula
(suffix) - small
-um
(suffix) - structure, substance
cut-
(base) - skin
cutane-
(base) - skin
tect-
(base) - to cover
teg-
(base) - to cover
sarc-
(base) - flesh, soft tissue
thel-
(base) - 1) nipple: 2) cellular layer: 3) tissue
cyt-
(base) - cell
hist-
(base) - tissue
histi-
(base) - tissue
kerat-
(base) - 1) horn, horny tissue: 2) cornea (of the eye)
melan-
(base) - black
coll-
(base) - glue
elast-
(base) - flexible, stretchy
sud-
(base) - sweat
sudor-
(base) - sweat
fer-
(base) - to bear, to carry, to produce
hidr-
(base) - sweat
spir-
(base) - 1) to breath: 2) to coil
lip-
(base) - fat
adip-
(base) - fat
stear-
(base) - fat
steat-
(base) - fat
trich-
(base) - hair
pil-
(base) - hair
medull-
(base) - innermost part, medulla
cort-
(base) - outer layer, cortex
cortic-
(base) - outer layer, cortex
foll-
(base) - sac, container
seb-
(base) - grease, tallow
ungu-
(base) - nail
onych-
(base) - nail
lun-
(base) - moon, moon-shaped
a-
(prefix) - not, without, non-
alternative form: an-
anti-
(prefix) - against, opposite
alternative form: ant-
apo-
(prefix) - away from
alternative form: ap-
dia-
(prefix) - through, apart, in a line
alternative form: di-
ecto-
(prefix) - outside, outer
alternative form: ect-
endo-
(prefix) - inside, inner
alternative form: end-
epi-
(prefix) - upon, on the surface
alternative form: ep-
hypo-
(prefix) - below, deficient, less than normal
alternative form: hyp-
meta-
(prefix) - after, change, transition
alternative form: met-
para-
(prefix) - beside, beyond, abnormal
alternative form: par-
chro-
(base) - color
chrom-
(base) - color
chromat-
(base) - color
nigr-
(base) - black
alb-
(base) - white
albid-
(base) - white
leuc-
(base) - white
leuk-
(base) - white
can-
(base) - white, gray
cand-
(base) - white, glowing white
poli-
(base) - gray
erythr-
(base) - red
rub-
(base) - red
rubr-
(base) - red
rose-
(base) - rosy-red, pink
rhod-
(base) - rosy-red, pink
purpur-
(base) - purple
porphyr-
(base) - purple
fusc-
(base) - brown, dark
cirrh-
(base) - yellow, tawny
falv-
(base) - golden yellow, reddish yellow
lute-
(base) - yellow
xanth-
(base) - yellow
chlor-
(base) - green
glauc-
(base) - bluish-gray, silvery-gray
cyan-
(base) - blue
ante-
(prefix) - before, in front of
cata-, cat-
(prefix) - down, complete
con-
(prefix) - together, with
ec-, ex-
(prefix) - out, outside
eiso-, eso-
(prefix) - inward
ento-, ent-
(prefix) - inside, within
hemi-
(prefix) - half
infra-
(prefix) - below
multi-
(prefix) - many, much
post-
(prefix) - behind, after
pros-
(prefix) - toward
supra-
(prefix) - above
-duct
(suffix) - duct, channel, tube
-ema
(suffix) - condition
-esce
(suffix) - to begin, to become
-form
(suffix) - having the form of, like
-gram
(suffix) - record
-graph
(suffix) - instrument used to record
-iasis
(suffix) - state of, process of, abnormal condition
-iatic
(suffix) - pertaining to a state, pertaining to a process
-ible, -ibil-
(suffix) - able to be
-ical
pertaining to
-itis
inflammation
-ize
to make, to affect
-meter
instrument used to measure
-scope
instrument used to examine
-ual
pertaining to
phot-
(base) - light
scot-
(base) - darkness
blep-
(base) - to see, sight
bleps-
(base) - to see, sight
vid-
(base) - to see, sight
vis-
(base) - to see, sight
op-
(base) - eye, sight
ops-
(base) - eye, sight
opt-
(base) - eye, sight
prosop-
(base) - face
ocul-
(base) - eye, sight
ophthalm-
(base) - eye, sight
orbit-
(base) - 1) wheel track, circle, ring: 2) orbit (of the eye)
blephar-
(base) - eyelid
palpebr-
(base) - eyelid
gen-
(base) - to produce, to beget
genit-
(base) - to produce, to beget
cili-
(base) - eyelid, eyelash, hair-like structures
junct-
(base) - to join
conjunctiv-
(base) - conjunctiva (membrane of the eye)
scler-
(base) - 1) hard, firm, thick: 2) sclera (the white of the eye)
corn-
(base) - horn
corne-
(base) - 1) horn: 2) cornea (of the eye)
ret-
(base) - net, network
retin-
(base) - retina (of the eye)
chor-
(base) - membrane
chori-
(base) - 1) membrane: 2) chorion, choroid
chorion-
(base) - chorion
choroid-
(base) - choroid
troch-
(base) - wheel, round shaped, pulley shaped
trochle-
(base) - 1) pulley shaped: 2) trochlea
cyst-
(base) - bladder, cyst, sac
phac-
(base) - 1) lentil bean: 2) eye lens
phak-
(base) - 1) lentil bean: 2) eye lens
lent-
(base) - 1) lentil bean: 2) eye lens
lenticul-
(base) - 1) small lentil bean: 2) small eye lens
irid
(base) - 1) rainbow: 2) iris (coloured portion of the eye)
iris-
(base) - 1) rainbow: 2) iris (coloured portion of the eye)
uv-
(base) - grape
uvul-
(base) - uvula
uve-
(base) - uvea
sten-
(base) - narrow, contracted
ton-
(base) - tone, tension, stretching
cor-
(base) - pupil (of the eye)
core-
(base) - pupil (of the eye)
pupill-
(base) - pupil
lacrim-
(base) - tears
dacry-
(base) - tears
vitr-
(base) - 1) glass: 2) vitreous humor
vitre-
(base) - 1) glass: 2) vitreous humor
hyal-
(base) - 1) glass: 2) vitreous humor
aqu-
(base) - water, watery fluid
aque-
(base) - water, watery fluid
mei-
(base) - lesser, smaller
mi-
(base) - lesser, smaller
myop-
(base) - short-sighted, near-sighted
trop-
(base) - to turn, turning
-blepsia
(compound suffix) - condition of sight
-opia
(compound suffix) - condition of sight
-opsia
(compound suffix) - condition of sight
graph-
(base) - to write, to record
metr-
(base) - 1) measurement: 2) womb, uterus
scop-
(base) - to view, to examine
-graphy
(compound suffix) - process of recording
-metry
(compound suffix) - process of measuring
-scopy
(compound suffix) - process of examining with an instrument
when the base begins with L, con- becomes:
col-
when the base begins with B, con- becomes:
com-
when the base begins with M, con- becomes:
com-
when the base begins with P, con- becomes:
com-
when the base begins with R, con- becomes:
cor-
when the base begins with L, en- becomes:
el-
when the base begins with B, en- becomes:
em-
when the base begins with M, en- becomes:
em-
when the base begins with P, en- becomes:
em-
when the base begins with R, en- becomes:
er-
when the base begins with L, in- becomes:
il-
when the base begins with B, in- becomes:
im-
when the base begins with M, in- becomes:
im-
when the base begins with P, in- becomes:
im-
when the base begins with R, in- becomes:
ir-
when the base begins with L, syn- becomes:
syl-
when the base begins with B, syn- becomes:
sym-
when the base begins with M, syn- becomes:
sym-
when the base begins with P, syn- becomes:
sym-
when the base begins with S, syn- becomes:
sys- or sy-
when the base begins with C, ob- becomes:
oc-
when the base begins with F, ob- becomes:
of-
when the base begins with G, ob- becomes:
og-
when the base begins with P, ob- becomes:
op-
when the base begins with C, sub- becomes:
suc-
when the base begins with G, sub- becomes:
sug-
when the base begins with P, sub- becomes:
sup-
when the base begins with R, sub- becomes:
sur-
