COMMON PREFIXES

prefix
A, an, ar
Ab, abs
Abdomino
Acro
Ad
Adeno
Aero
Alb
Ambl
Amyl
Angio, vasco
Ano, procto
Ante
Anti
Appendeco
Arteria
Bi
Bili
Bio
Bis
Brachio
Brady
Broncho
Bucca
Cardio
Cerebro
Cervico
Cervico, trachea
Chole
Cholecyst
Chondro
Circum
co, con
colo
Costo
Crani, cephalo
Cutis, dermato
Cysto
Cyto
Demi
Derma
Dis
Dorso, dorsum
Duodeno
Dys
Ecto
Electro
Embolus
En
Encephal
Endo
Entero
Equi
Eryth
Esophago
Eu
Ex
Extra
Ferro
Fibro
Fore

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Gastro
Meaning
Gene
without or not
Gingival
away from
Glossa, glosso
Abdomen
Glycol
Extremities
Gram
toward, to
Graph
Glandular
Hem, hema, hemato,
Air
hemo
White
Hemi
around, on both sides
Hapato, hepa
Starch
Histo
Vessel
Homeo
Anus
Homo
before or forward
Hydro
against,
Hygro
counteracting,
Hyper
opposing
Hypo
Appendix
Artery
Hyster
Double, two
Ileo
Nile
In
Life
Inter
Two
Intra
Arm
Intro
Slow
Jejuno
Bronchus (bronchi)
Juxla
Cheek
Kinesis
Heart
Labio
Brain, cerebrum
Lapar
Cervix
Neck
Laryngo
Gall or bile
Latero
Gallbladder
Leuk
Cartilage
Lipo
Around
Lympho
Together
Macro
Colon
Mal
Ribs
Mast
Head
Medio
Skin
Mega, megalo
Bladder
Meno
Cell
Meter
Half
Mono
Skin
Multi
From
Musculo, myo
Back
Myelo
Duodenum
Naso, rhino
Abnormal; difficult,
Pain
Neo
Outside
Nephro
Electric
Neuro
Moving clot
Nitro
Into, in within
Noct
Brain
Non
Within
Ob
Intestines
Oculo
Equal
Odont
Red
Oligo
Esophagus
Opthalmo
Good, normal
Orchid
Out, out of, away
Ortho
from
Os, stoma
Outside of, in addition
Osteo
Iron
Prefix
Fiber
Oto
Before, in front of
Oophoro

Stomach
Formation, origin
Gum
tongue
Sugar
Tracing, mark
Writing
Blood
Half
Liver
Tissue
Likeness
same
Water
Moisture
Too much, high
Under, decreased,
low
Uterus
Ileum
In, within, into
Between
Within
In, into, within
Jejunum
Near, close to
Motion
Labium, Labia
Through the
abdominal wall
Larynx
Lateral, side
White
Fat, adipose
Lymph
Large, big
Bad, poor
Breast
Middle
Large, great
Menses
Measure
Single
Many
Muscle
Bone marrow, spinal
cord
Nose
New
Kidneys
Nerve
Nitrogen
Night
not
Against, in front
Eye
Tooth
Small, few
Eye
Testes
Straight, normal
Mouth, opening
Bone
Meaning
Ear
Ovary

Pan
Path
Ped
Per
Peri
Perineo
Pharyngo
Phelbo
Phren
Phobia
Photo
Pneumo
Pod
Poly
Post
Pre
Primi
Proct
Pseudo
Psych, psycho
Pulmo, pneuma
Pyelo
Pyo
Pyro
Quadric
Radio
Re
Recto
Reni, reno
Retro
Rhin
Roentgen
Sacro
Salphingo
Sarco
Sclero
Semi
Skeleto
Steno
Sub
Super
Supra
Syn
Tachy
Thoraco
Thrombo
Thyro
Tonsillo
Trache, tracheo
Trans
Tri
Ultra
Un
Uni
Uretero
Urethra
Uro
Utero
Vagina, colpo
Vaso
Vena,phlebo
Vulvo
Xeno
Suffix
-able

All
Disease
Child, foot
By, though
Around
Perineum
Pharynx
Vein
Diaphragm
Fear
Light
Air, lungs
Foot
Many, much
After
Before
First
Rectum
False
Mind
Lung (sac w/ air)
Renal pelvis
Pus
Fever or heat
Four
Radiation
Back, again
Rectum
Kidney
Backward
Nose
x-ray
Sacrum
Fallopian tube
Flesh
Hard, hardening
Half, part
Skeleton
Narrowing,
constriction
Under
Above,excess
Above
Together
Fast
Chest
Clot
Thyroid gland
Tonsil
Trachea
Across, over
Three
Beyond
Not, back, reverse
One
Ureter
Urethra
Urine, urinary organs
Womb, uterus
vagina
Vessel
Vein
Vulva
Strange, foreign
material,parasite
Meaning
Capable, able to

-algesia
-algia
-blast
-cele
-centesis
-cide
-cule
-cyte
-ectasia
-ectomy
-emi
-esis
-form
-genesis
-gram
-graph
-oid
-oma
-opathy
-orrhapy
-osis
-otomy
-ostomy
-path
-pexy
-phage
-philia
-phobia
-plasty
-plegia
-pnea
-ptysis
-rhage
-ism
-itis
-ize
-lith
-lithiasis
-lysis
-mania
-megaly
-meter
-rhea
-rhexis
-rrhagia/--rrhea
-scope
-scopy
-stomy
-tomy
-uria

Sensitive to pain
Pain
Immature
Tumor, swelling
Surgical puncture to
remove fluid
Killing, destructive
Little
Cell
Dilating, stetching
Excision, surgical
removal
Blood
Action
Shaped like
Formation
Tracing, mark
Writing
Likeness,
resemblance
Tumor
Disease of
Surgical repair
Disease, condition of
Opening or outlet
To incise
Disease
Fixation
Ingesting
Attracted with
Fear
Plastic surgery
Paralysis
Respiration
Spitting
To burst forth
Condition
Inflammation
to treat
Stone, calculus
Presence of stones
Disintegration
Mental disorder
Enlargement
-Instrument that
measures
Excessive discharge
Rupture
Excessive flow
Lighted instrument
for visual
examination
To examine visually
To form an opening
Cut into
Urine

PHARMACOLOGY SUFFIXES
-ciane
Local Anesthesia
-cillin
Antibiotic
-dine
Antiulcer
-done
Opioid analgesic
-ide
Oral hypoglycemics
-lam/pam
Anxiolytics
-micin/mycin
Antibiotic
-nium
Neuromuscular
blocking agent
-olol
Beta blocker

-oxacin
-pril
-sone
-statin
-vir
LATIN
ABBREVIATIONS
ABBREVIATION
a.c.
ad lib
AM
A.D.
A.S.
A.U.
aq
b.i.d.
gtt
h.s.
OD
o.d.
o.m.
OS
OU
oz
p or p.
p.c.
per os; p.o.
PM
p.r.n.
q
q.h.
q.i.d.
qad
qs
qt
R or PR
Rx
s.
s.c.
ss
stat
t.i.d.

Antibiotic
ACE inhibitor
Steroids
Antilipidemics
antiviral

MEANING
ante cibum, before
meals
ad libitum, we
desired
In the morning;
before noon
Auris dextra, right ear
Auris sinistra, left ear
Auris uterque, each
ear
Water
bis in die, twice a day
Gutta, drop
Hora somni, at
bedtime
Oculus dexter, right
eye
Omni die, once a day
omni mane, every
morning
Oculus sinister, left
eye
Oculus uterque, both
eyes
ounce
After; per
Post cibum, after
meals
Per orem; by mouth
Afternoon; evening
Pro re nata, as
needed
Each; every
Quaque hora; every
hour
Quarter in die; 4 x a
day
Quaque altera die,
every other day
Quantum satis; as
much as needed
Quart
Rectally, per rectum
Take prescription
Sine; without
Sub cutem;
subcutaneously
Semis; one-half
Statim; immediately
at once
Ter in die; three
times a day