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This glossary shows medical prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
A[edit]
a-, an- | not, without, less |
ab | away from |
–ac | pertaining to |
acous/acouso- | hearing |
acr/acro- | extremity, topmost |
–acusis | hearing condition |
–ad | toward, in the direction of |
ad- | increase, adherence, motion toward, very |
aden/adeno- | gland |
adip/adipo- | fat |
adren/adreno- | gland |
–aemia | (UK) blood condition |
aer/aero- | air, gas |
aesthesio- | (UK) sensation |
–al | pertaining to |
alge/algesi- | pain |
–algia | pain |
algio/algo- | pain |
ambi- | around, on all sides, both |
an- | not, without |
an/o | anus |
angi- | blood vessel |
ankyl/ankylo- | crooked, stiff |
ante- | before |
anti- | against, opposed to |
apo- | separated from, derived from |
arteri/arterio- | artery |
arthr/arthro- | joint, articulation |
articul/articulo- | joint |
–ary | pertaining to |
–ase | enzyme |
–asthenia | weakness |
–ation | process |
auri- | ears (aural) |
aut/auto- | self, same |
B[edit]
bacteri/bacterio- | bacteria |
bi- | twice, double |
bio- | life |
blast/blasto- | germ or bud |
bleph/blepharo- | eyelid |
brachi/brachio- | arm |
brady- | slow |
bronch/bronchi- | bronchus |
bucc/bucco- | cheek |
burs/burso- | bursa |
C[edit]
carcin/carcino- | cancer |
cardi/cardio- | heart, esophageal opening of stomach |
cata- | down |
–cele | pouching, hernia |
–centesis | surgical puncture for aspiration |
cephal/cephalo- | head |
chem/chemo- | chemistry, drug |
chlor/chloro- | green |
chol- | bile |
chondrio/chondro- | cartilage, gristle, granule, granular |
chrom/chromato- | color |
–cidal/cide | killing, destroying |
circum- | around |
cis- | on this side |
co- | with, together, in association |
col/colo/colono- | colon |
com- | with, together |
contra | against |
cor- | with, together |
costo | ribs |
crani/cranio- | cranium, skull |
cry/cryo- | cold |
cycl- | circle, cycle |
cyst/cysti/cysto- | bladder or sac |
cyt/cyto- | cell |
–cyte | cell |
D[edit]
dacrio- | tear |
dactyl/dactylo- | digit (finger or toe) |
de- | away from, cessation |
derm/dermis/dermato- | skin |
–desis | binding |
dextr/dextro- | right, on the right side |
di- | separation, two |
dif- | separation |
diplo- | double |
dis- | separation, taking apart |
duodeno- | duodenum |
dynamo- | force, energy |
–dynia | pain |
dys- | bad, difficult |
E[edit]
–eal | pertaining to |
ec- | out, away |
ect- | outer, outside |
–ectasis | expansion, dilation |
ecto- | outer, outside |
–ectomy | excision, removal |
edopotra- | stiff |
–emesis | vomit |
–emia | (US)blood condition |
–encephal/encephalo- | brain |
endo- | internal |
enter/entero- | small intestine |
epi- | upon |
erythr/erythro- | red |
–esophageal/esophago- | (US) gullet |
esthesio- | (US)sensation |
eu- | good, well |
ex- | out of, away from |
exo- | exterior, outward |
extra- | outside |
F[edit]
fibr/fibro- | fiber |
–form | in the form or shape of |
G[edit]
–galact/galacto- | milk |
gastr/gastro- | stomach |
–gen | origin or production |
geo- | earth |
gloss/glosso- | tongue |
glott/glotto- | variant form of gloss/glosso-, language |
gluco- | glucose |
glyc/glyco- | sugar |
gnath/gnatho- | jaw |
–gram | recording |
–graph | recording instrument |
–graphy | process of recording |
gyn/gyno- gynae/gynaeco- gyne/gyneco- | woman, also: (UK) (US) |
H[edit]
haem/haema/haemat/haemato/haemo– | blood (BrE) |
hem/hema/hemat/hemato- | (US) blood |
hemi- | one-half |
hemo- | (US) blood |
hepat/hepatico/hepato- | liver |
hidr/hidro- | sweat |
hist/histio/histo- | tissue |
hydr/hydro- | water |
hyper- | above normal, excessive |
hypo- | below normal, deficient |
hyster/hystero- | uterus |
I[edit]
–ia/iasis | condition |
–iatrics | treatment |
iatr/iatro- | treatment, physician |
–iatry | treatment |
–ic | pertaining to |
–icle | small |
–ics | organized knowledge, treatment |
idio- | self, one's own |
ileo- | ileum |
infra- | below |
inter- | between, among |
intra- | within |
irid/irido- | iris |
ischi/ischio- | ischium |
–ism | condition, disease |
–ismus | spasm, contraction |
is/iso- | equal, like |
–ist | one who specializes in |
–ite | the nature of, resembling |
–itis | inflammation |
–ium | structure, tissue |
K[edit]
karyo- | nucleus |
kerat/kerato- | cornea (eye or skin) |
kin/kine/kinesi/kinesio- | movement |
kino- | movement |
kyph/kypho- | humped |
L[edit]
lacrim/lacrimo- | tear |
lact/lacti/lacto- | milk |
laryng/laryngo- | larynx |
latero- | lateral |
lei/leio- | smooth |
–lepsis/lepsy | seizure |
lepto- | light, slender |
leuk/leuko- | white |
linguo- | tongue |
lip/lipo- | fat |
lith/litho- | stone, calculus |
log- | speech |
–logist | one who specializes in study or treatment of |
logo- | speech |
–logy | study of |
lymph/lympho- | lymph |
lys-/lyso- | dissolution |
–lytic | dissolution |
M[edit]
macr/macro- | large, long |
–malacia | softening |
mal- | bad |
mast/masto- | breast |
meg/mega- | large |
megal/megalo- | large |
–megaly | large |
melan/melano- | black |
mening/meningo- | meninges |
mes/meso- | middle |
meta- | after, behind |
–meter | instrument for measuring |
–metry | process of measuring |
micr/micro- | smallness, one-millionth |
mon/mono- | single |
morph/morpho- | form, shape |
muscul/musculo- | muscle |
my/myo- | muscle |
myc/myco- | fungus |
myel/myelo- | bone marrow, spinal cord |
myring/myringo- | eardrum |
myx/myxo- | mucus |
N[edit]
necr/necro- | death |
neo- | new |
nephr/nephro- | kidney |
neur/neuri/neuro- | nerve |
normo- | normal |
O[edit]
oculo- | eye |
odont/odonto- | tooth |
odyn/odyno- | pain |
–oesophageal/oesophago- | (UK) gullet |
–oid | resemblance to |
olig/oligo- | few, little |
–oma | tumor |
–omata | plural of -oma |
onco- | tumor, bulk, volume |
onych/onycho- | fingernail, toenail |
oo-/ovo-/ovulo- | egg, ovary |
oophor/oophoro- | ovary |
ophthalm/ophthalmo- | eye |
orchi/orchido/orchio- | testis |
orth/ortho- | straight, normal, correct |
–osis | a condition,disease or increase |
osseo- | bony |
ossi- | bone |
ost/oste/osteo- | bone |
ot/oto- | ear |
–ous | pertaining to |
ovari/ovario/ovi/ovo- | ovary |
oxo- | addition of oxygen |
oxy- | sharp, acid, acute, oxygen |
P[edit]
pachy- | thick |
pan/pant/panto- | all, entire |
para- | alongside of, abnormal |
–paresis | slight paralysis |
path/patho- | disease |
–pathy | disease |
pelv/pelvi/pelvo- | hip bone |
–penia | deficiency |
per- | through |
peri- | around, about |
–pexy | fixation |
phaco- | lens-shaped |
–phage/phagia | eating, devouring |
phago- | eating, devouring |
–phagy | eating, devouring |
pharmaco- | drug, medicine |
pharyng/pharyngo- | pharynx |
–phil/philia | attraction for |
phleb/phlebo- | vein |
phob/phobo- | exaggerated fear, sensitivity |
phon/phono- | sound |
phos- | light |
phot/photo- | light |
phren/phreni- | diaphragm |
phrenico/phreno- | diaphragm |
–plasia | formation, development |
plasty | surgical repair, reconstruction |
–plegia | paralysis |
pleur/pleura/pleuro- | rib, pleura |
pneum/pneuma- | air, lung |
pneumat/pneumato- | air, lung |
pod/podo- | foot |
–poiesis | production |
poly- | multiplicity |
por/poro- | pore, pourous |
post- | after, behind, posterior |
pre- | anterior, before |
presby/presbyo- | old age |
pro- | before, forward |
proct/procto- | anus, rectum |
psych/psyche/psycho- | mind |
–ptosis | falling, downward placement |
pyel/pyelo- | pelvis |
pyo- | pus |
pyro- | fever |
Q[edit]
R[edit]
rachi/rachio | spine |
radio- | radiation, radius |
re- | again, backward |
rect/recto- | rectum |
ren/reno- | kidney |
reticul/reticulo- | net |
retro- | backward, behind |
rhabd/rhabdo- | rod shaped, striated |
rhin/rhino- | nose |
–rrhage | burst forth |
–rrhagia | discharge |
–rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
–rrhea | flowing, discharge |
–rrhexis | rupture |
S[edit]
salping/salpingo- | tube |
sarco- | muscular, fleshlike |
schisto- | split, cleft |
schiz/schizo- | split, cleft, division |
scler/sclero- | hardness |
scoli/scolio- | twisted |
–scope | instrument for viewing |
–scopy | use of instrument for viewing |
semi- | one-half, partly |
sial/sialo- | saliva, salivary gland |
sigmoid/sigmoido- | sigmoid, sigmoid colon |
sinistr/sinistro- | left, left side |
–sis | condition of |
sito- | food, grain |
somat- somatico- somato- | body, bodily |
spasmo- | spasm |
sperma- spermato- spermo- | semen, spermatozoa |
splanchn- splanchni- splanchno- | viscera |
splen/spleno- | spleen |
spondyl/spondylo- | vertebra |
–stasis | stop, stand |
–staxis | dripping, trickling |
steno- | narrowness, constriction |
stheno- | strength, force, power |
stom/stoma- | mouth |
stomat/stomato- | mouth |
–stomy | creation of opening |
sub- | beneath |
super- | in excess, above, superior |
supra- | above, excessive |
sy/syl- | together |
sym- | together |
syn- | together |
sys- | together |
T[edit]
tachy- | fast |
–tension/–tensive | pressure (of blood) |
thel/thelo- | nipples |
therm/thermo- | heat |
thorac/thoracico/thoraco- | chest, thorax |
thromb/thrombo- | blood clot |
thyr/thyro- | thyroid gland |
–tic | pertaining to |
toco- | childbirth |
–tome | cutting instrument |
–tomy | cutting operation |
tono- | tone, tension, pressure |
–tony | tension |
top/topo- | place, topical |
tox/toxi/toxico/toxo- | toxin, poison |
trache/tracheo- | trachea |
trans- | across, through, beyond |
trich/trichi/trichia/tricho- | hair, hairlike structure |
–tripsy | crushing |
–trophy | growth |
tympan/tympano- | eardrum |
U[edit]
–ula/ule | small |
ultra- | beyond, excessive |
uni- | one |
uri/uric/urico- | uric acid |
ur/uro- | urine |
V[edit]
varic/varico- | vein |
vas-/vaso- | duct, blood vessel |
vasculo- | blood vessel |
vesic/vesico- | vesicle |
viscer- | organ |
X[edit]
xanth/xantho- | yellow, yellowish |
xer-/xero- | dryness |
Y[edit]
–y | condition or process of |
Z[edit]
What combining form means movement?
Kinesi/o. The combining form that means Movement.
What is the word part that means movement?
Physical Properties and Shapes.
What is the medical Suffix for movement?
Suffix meaning motion, movement, or sickness caused by motion.
Which of the combining forms means movement and motion?
a combining form with the meaning “movement, muscular activity,” used in the formation of compound words: dyskinesia; hyperkinesia.