Anatomical Terminology: A List of Prefixes and Suffixes and Their Definitions, Quizzes of Medical Sciences

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TERM 1 a- DEFINITION 1 without, not TERM 2 ab- DEFINITION 2 from, away from TERM 3 abdomin/o DEFINITION 3 abdomen TERM 4 abort/o DEFINITION 4 to miscarry TERM 5 -ac DEFINITION 5 pertaining to TERM 6 acid/o DEFINITION 6 acid TERM 7 acous/o DEFINITION 7 hearing TERM 8 acr/o DEFINITION 8 extremity TERM 9 acromi/o DEFINITION 9 acromion (projection of scapula) TERM 10 -acusis DEFINITION 10 hearing TERM 21 agora- DEFINITION 21 marketplace TERM 22 -al DEFINITION 22 pertaining to TERM 23 albin/o DEFINITION 23 white TERM 24 albumin/o DEFINITION 24 albumin (protein) TERM 25 -algesia DEFINITION 25 pain TERM 26 -algia DEFINITION 26 pain TERM 27 allo- DEFINITION 27 other, differing from the normal TERM 28 alveol/o DEFINITION 28 alveolus; air sac TERM 29 ambly/o DEFINITION 29 dull, dim TERM 30 amni/o DEFINITION 30 ambion (amniotic sac TERM 31 an- DEFINITION 31 without, not TERM 32 an/o DEFINITION 32 anus TERM 33 ana- DEFINITION 33 against; up; back TERM 34 andr/o DEFINITION 34 male TERM 35 aneurysm/o DEFINITION 35 widened blood vessel TERM 46 aque/o DEFINITION 46 water TERM 47 -ar DEFINITION 47 pertaining to TERM 48 -arche DEFINITION 48 beginning TERM 49 arteri/o DEFINITION 49 artery TERM 50 arteriol/o DEFINITION 50 arteriole TERM 51 arthr/o DEFINITION 51 joint TERM 52 -ary DEFINITION 52 pertaining to TERM 53 asbest/o DEFINITION 53 asbestos TERM 54 -asthenia DEFINITION 54 weakness, debility TERM 55 astr/o DEFINITION 55 star TERM 56 -ate DEFINITION 56 having the form of, possessing TERM 57 atel/o DEFINITION 57 incomplete; imperfect TERM 58 ather/o DEFINITION 58 fatty plaque TERM 59 -ation DEFINITION 59 process of TERM 60 atri/o DEFINITION 60 atrium TERM 71 bi- DEFINITION 71 two TERM 72 bil/i DEFINITION 72 bile, gall TERM 73 bi/o DEFINITION 73 life TERM 74 -blast DEFINITION 74 embryonic cell TERM 75 blast/o DEFINITION 75 embryonic cell TERM 76 blephar/o DEFINITION 76 eyelid TERM 77 brachi/o DEFINITION 77 arm TERM 78 brachy- DEFINITION 78 short TERM 79 brady- DEFINITION 79 slow TERM 80 bronch/o DEFINITION 80 bronchus (plural, bronchi) TERM 81 bronchi/o DEFINITION 81 bronchus (plural, bronchi) TERM 82 bronchiol/o DEFINITION 82 bronchiole TERM 83 bucc/o DEFINITION 83 cheek TERM 84 calc/o DEFINITION 84 calcium TERM 85 calcane/o DEFINITION 85 calcaneum (heel bone) TERM 96 -ceps DEFINITION 96 head TERM 97 -ception DEFINITION 97 conceiving TERM 98 cerebell/o DEFINITION 98 cerebellum TERM 99 cerebr/o DEFINITION 99 cerebrum TERM 100 cervic/o DEFINITION 100 neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus) TERM 101 chalic/o DEFINITION 101 limestone TERM 102 cheil/o DEFINITION 102 lip TERM 103 chem/o DEFINITION 103 chemical; drug TERM 104 chlor/o DEFINITION 104 green TERM 105 chol/e DEFINITION 105 green TERM 106 chol/e DEFINITION 106 bile, gall TERM 107 cholangi/o DEFINITION 107 bile vessel TERM 108 cholecyst/o DEFINITION 108 gallbladder TERM 109 choledoch/o DEFINITION 109 bile duct TERM 110 chondr/o DEFINITION 110 cartilage TERM 121 -clasia DEFINITION 121 to break; surgical fracture TERM 122 -clasis DEFINITION 122 to break; surgical fracture TERM 123 -clast DEFINITION 123 to break TERM 124 clavicul/o DEFINITION 124 clavicle (collar bone) TERM 125 -cleisis DEFINITION 125 closure TERM 126 clon/o DEFINITION 126 clonus (turmoil) TERM 127 -clysis DEFINITION 127 irrigation, washing TERM 128 coccyg/o DEFINITION 128 coccyx (tailbone) TERM 129 cochle/o DEFINITION 129 cochlea TERM 130 col/o DEFINITION 130 colon TERM 131 colon/o DEFINITION 131 colon TERM 132 colp/o DEFINITION 132 vagina TERM 133 condyl/o DEFINITION 133 condyle TERM 134 coni/o DEFINITION 134 dust TERM 135 conjunctiv/o DEFINITION 135 conjunctiva TERM 146 crani/o DEFINITION 146 cranium (skull) TERM 147 crin/o DEFINITION 147 secrete TERM 148 -crine DEFINITION 148 secrete TERM 149 cruci/o DEFINITION 149 cross TERM 150 cry/o DEFINITION 150 cold TERM 151 crypt/o DEFINITION 151 hidden TERM 152 culd/o DEFINITION 152 cul-de-sac TERM 153 -cusia DEFINITION 153 hearing TERM 154 -cusis DEFINITION 154 hearing TERM 155 cutane/o DEFINITION 155 skin TERM 156 cyan/o DEFINITION 156 blue TERM 157 cycl/o DEFINITION 157 ciliary body of eye; circular; cycle TERM 158 -cyesis DEFINITION 158 pregnancy TERM 159 cyst/o DEFINITION 159 bladder TERM 160 cyt/o DEFINITION 160 cell TERM 171 -desis DEFINITION 171 binding, fixation (of a bone or joint) TERM 172 di- DEFINITION 172 double TERM 173 dia- DEFINITION 173 through, across TERM 174 dipl- DEFINITION 174 double TERM 175 dipl/o DEFINITION 175 double TERM 176 dips/o DEFINITION 176 thirst TERM 177 -dipsia DEFINITION 177 thirst TERM 178 dist/o DEFINITION 178 far, farthest TERM 179 dors/o DEFINITION 179 back (of body) TERM 180 duct/o DEFINITION 180 to lead; to carry TERM 181 -duction DEFINITION 181 act of leading, bringing, conducting TERM 182 duoden/o DEFINITION 182 duodenum (first part of small intestine) TERM 183 dur/o DEFINITION 183 dura mater; hard TERM 184 -dynia DEFINITION 184 pain TERM 185 dys- DEFINITION 185 bad; painful; difficult