English Prefixes

 

abdomen

 lapar-

above

 supra-

above; excessive

 hyper-

after

 post-

after; beyond

 meta-

against

 contra-

against

 anti-

all; total

 pan-

arm

 bracchio-

around

 circum-

artery

 arterio-

back

 re-

back

 dors-

back; behind

 retro-

bad

 mal-

band (fibrous)

 fascia-

before

 ante-

before, forward

 pro-

before; in front of

 pre-

below; incomplete;

 hypo-

beside; beyond

 para-

between

 inter-

beyond; excess

 ultra-

bile

 chole-

birth

 natus-

birth, labour

 part-

black

 melan-

bladder, sac

 vesic-

bladder, sac

 cysto-

blood

 haemo-

body

 soma-

bone

 osteo-

bone marrow

 myelo-

bowl of kidney

 pyelo-

brain

 cerebro-

brain

 encephal-

breast

 mamm-, mast-

bronchial

 bronchio-

cancer

 carcin-

cartilage

 chondro-

cell

 cyt-, cyte-

cheek

 buccal-

cheek

 buccal-

child

 paed-

clot

 thrombo-

colon

 col-

cornea; scaly

 kerat-

covering

 cort-

crooked, looped

 ankyl-

diaphragm

 phrenic-

difficult; labored;

 dys-

double

 diplo-

down

 cata-

ear, hearing

 oto-

ear, hearing

 aud-, aur-

egg

 ovi-

elbow, forearm

 cubitus-

eye

 opthal-

eye

 ocul-

facies, face

 faci-

false

 pseudo-

fast; rapid

 tachy-

fat

 lip-

finger, toe nail

 onych-

fluid

 lymph-

foot

 ped-, pod-

four

 tetra-

from; away from

 ab-

from; down from

 de-

gallbladder

 cholecyst-

gland

 aden-

gums

 gingiva-

half

 semi-

half

 hemi-

hand

 chiro-

head

 cephalo-

heart

 cardio-

heat

 therm-

hip

 coax-

hip bone

 ili-

in; into; not

 in-

inside, within

 endo-

intestine

 entero-

intestine

 ile-

inward

 eso-

iris (eye)

 iri-

joint

 arthro-

kidney

 ren-

kidney

 nephro-

knee

 genu-

larynx

 laryng-

like; similar

 al-

lip

 labia-

liver

 hepato-

lung

 pneumo-

lung

 pulm-

many

 multi-

many; much

 poly-

membrane

 mening-

menstruate

 meno-, mens-

middle

 meso-

milk

 lacto-

mind, soul

 psycho-

mouth

 stoma-

mouth, bone

 or-

mucus

 myx-

muscle

 myo-

narrowing

 stric-

neck

 cervic-

neck

 trachel-

nerve

 neuro-

new

 neo-

nipple

 thel-

none

 nulli-

normal; good

 eu-

nose

 rhin-

nose, nostrils

 nares-, nes-

on; upon; over

 epi-

one

 uni-

organ

 viscera-

outside of; beyond

 extra-

outside; outer

 ecto-

outside; outward

 ex-

outside; outward

 exo-

ovary

 oophoro-

ovary

 ovario-

over; above

 super-

pharynx

 pharyng-

pleura of lung

 pleur-

pregnant

 gravid-

pregnant

 gravid-

pus

 pyo-

pus

 pyo-

rectum

 procto-

red

 erythro-

ribs

 costo-

saliva

 sial-

scaly

 squam-

seed

 semin-

skin

 derma-

skin

 cut-

skull

 cranio-

slow

 brady-

small

 micro-

spine

 spondyl-

spleen

 splen-

starch

 amyl-

stomach

 gastro-

stone

 lith-

straight

 ortho-

surrounding, outer

 peri

swelling (fluid)

 edem-

tail

 caud-

testes

 orchid-

thorax

 thorac-

thorough; complete

 dia-

three

 tri-

through

 per-

through; across

 trans-

to undo; free from

 dis-

to; toward

 ad-

together

 con-

together; joined

 sym-

together; joined

 syn-

tongue

 gloss-

tongue

 lingua-

tooth

 dent-

tooth

 odont-

trachea

 trache-

tube

 salpingo-

two

 bi-

two

 bin-

under; below

 infra-

under; below

 sub-

up; again

 ana-

upon

 apo-

uterus, womb

 hyster-

uterus, womb

 metro-

vagina

 colp-

vein

 phleb-

vessel

 vas-

vessel (blood)

 angio-

water

 hydro-

wax, suet

 sebum-

weakness, lack

 asthen-

weight

 bar-

white

 leuko-

within

 intro-

within

 endo

without, absence of

 an-

without, absence of

 a-

woman

 gyne-

wrist

 carpo-

 

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