-
a-
- without, lack of
- (ex. aphasia: lack of speech)
-
ab-
- away from
- (ex. abductor: leading away from)
-
-able
- capable
- (ex. viable: capable of living)
-
acou-
- hearing
- (ex. acoustics: science of sound)
-
acr-
- extremity
- (ex. acromegaly: large extremities)
-
ad-
- to, toward, near to
- (ex. adrenal: near the kidney)
-
-adeno
- gland
- (ex. adenoma: glandular tumor)
-
-al
- expressing relationship
- (ex. neural: referring to nerves)
-
-algia
- pain
- (ex. gastralgia: stomach pain)
-
an-
- without, lack of
- (ex. anaerobic: without oxygen)
-
ana-
- up, back, again
- (ex. anatomy: a cutting up)
-
angio-
- vessel
- (ex. angiography: radiography of blood vessels)
-
ante-
- before, foward
- (ex. antecubital: before elbow)
-
anti-
- against, reversed
- (ex. antiperistalsis: reversed peristalsis)
-
arthr-
- joint
- (ex. arthritis: inflammation of a joint)
-
-ary
- associated with
- (ex. urinary: asspcoated with urine)
-
-asis
- condition, state of
- (ex. homeostasis: state of staying the same)
-
auto-
- self
- (ex. autolysis: self breakdown)
-
bi-
- twice, double
- (ex. bicuspid: two cusps)
-
bio-
- live
- (ex. biology: study of living)
-
-blast
- bud, germ
- (ex. fibroblast: fiber-producing cell)
-
brady-
- slow
- (ex. bradycardia: slow heart rate)
-
-c
- expressing relationship
- (ex. cardiac: referring to the heart)
-
carcin-
- cancer
- (ex. carcinogenic: causing cancer)
-
cardio-
- heart
- (ex. cardiopathy: heart disease)
-
cata-
- down, according to
- (ex. catabolism: breaking down)
-
cephal-
- head
- (ex. cephalic: toward the head)
-
-cele
- hollow
- (ex. blastocele: hollow cavity inside a blastocyst)
-
cerebro-
- brain
- (ex. cerebrospinal: referring to brain and spinal cord)
-
chol-
- bile
- (ex. acholic: without bile)
-
cholecyst-
- gallbladder
- (ex. cholecystokinin: hormone that causes the gallbladder to contract)
-
chondr-
- cartilage
- (ex. chondrocyte:cartilage cell)
-
-cide
- kill
- (ex. bactericide: agent that kills bacteria)
-
circum-
- around, about
- (ex. circumduction: circular movement)
-
-clast-
- smash, break
- (ex. osteoclast: cell that breaks down bone)
-
co-
- with, together
- (ex. coenzyme: molecule that functions with an enzyme)
-
com-
- with, together
- (ex. commissure: coming together)
-
con-
- with, together
- (ex. convergence: to incline together)
-
contra-
- against, opposite
- (ex. contralateral: opposite side)
-
crypto-
- hidden
- (ex. cryptorchidism: undescended or hidden testes)
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