Taber's Medical Dictionary:Appendix 4 Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms

Appendix 4 Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms

a-, an-

ab-, abs-

abdomin-, abdomino-

abort-, aborto-

abs-

acanth-, acantho-

acous-, acoust-, acousto-

acro-

actin-, actino-

ad-

-ad

aden-, adeno-

adip-, adipo-

adren-, adreno-

adrenal-, adrenalo-

-aemia

aer-, aero-

-aesthesia, aesthesio-

af-

-agogue

-agra

-al

albumin-, albumino-

-algesia, -algia

algi-

all-

allo-, all-

amb-, ambi-

amph-, amphi-, ampho-

an-

ana-, an-

andro-

angi-, angio-

aniso-

ankyl-, ankylo-

ant-, anti-

ante-

antero-

anthropo-

antr-, antro-

apo-

arch-, arche-, archi-

arteri-, arterio-

arthr-, arthro-

-ase

-asis, -esis, -iasis, -isis, -sis

astro-

atelo-

ather-, athero-

atmo-

atreto-

aut-, auto-

axio-

axo-

azot-, azoto-

bacteri-, bacterio-

balan-, balano-

bar-, baro-

basi-, basio-

bi-, bis-

bili-

bio-

bis-

blast-, -blast

blenn-, blenno-

blephar-, blepharo-

brachio-

brachy-

brady-

brom-, bromo-

bronch-, bronchi-, broncho-

bronchiol-, bronchiolo-

cac-, caci-, caco-

calc-, calco-

calcan-, calcaneo-

carcin-, carcino-

cardi-, cardio-

carpo-

cary-, caryo-

cat-, cata-, cath-, kat-, kata-

cath-

cel-, celo-

-cele

cent-

cephal-, cephalo-

cerebell-, cerebello-

cervic-, cervico-

cheil-, cheilo-

chem-, chemo-

chil-, chilo-

chir-, chiro-

chlor-, chloro-

chol-, chole-

cholangi-, cholangio-

cholecyst-, cholecysto-

choledoch-, choledocho-

chondr-, chondro-

chrom-, chromo-

-cide

cine-

circum-

clavicul-, claviculo-

-cle, -cule

cleid-, cleido-

co-, com-, con-

colp-, colpo-

contra-

crani-, cranio-

cry-, cryo-

-cusia,-cusis

cyan-, cyano-

cycl-, cyclo-

cyst-, cysto-, -cyst

cyt-, cyto-, -cyte

dacry-

dactyl-, dactylo-

de-

dec-, deca-

deci-

demi-

dent-, denti-, dento-

derm-, derma-, dermato-, dermo-

deuter-, deutero-, deuto-

dextro-

di-

dia-

dipla-, diplo-

dips-, dipso-

dis-

dors-, dorsi-, dorso-

duoden-, duodeno-

-dynia

dys-

-eal

ec-, ecto-

-ectomy

ectro-

ef-, es-, ex-, exo-

electr-, electro-

embol-, embolo-

-emesis

-emia

en-

enantio-

end-, endo-

ent-, ento-

enter-, entero-

ep-, epi-

episi-, episio-

erythr-, erythro-

eschar-, escharo-

-esis

esophag-, esophago-

-esthesia

etio-

eu-

eury-

ex-

exo-

extra-

-facient

femor-, femoro-

-ferous

ferri-, ferro-

fibro-

fluo-

fluor-, fluoro-

fore-

-form

-fuge

galact-, galacto-

gam-, gamo-

gaster-, gastero-, gastr-, gastro-

gen-

-gen, -gene, -genesis, -genetic, -genic

genito-

gero-

giga-

gingiv-, gingivo-

glauc-, glauco-

-globin

gloss-, glosso-

gluc-, gluco-, glyc-, glyco-

gnath-, gnatho-

-gog, -gogue

gon-, gono-

-gram

-graph

-graphy

-gravida

gyn-, gyne-, gyneco-, gyno-

gyro-

hem-, hema-, hemato-, hemo-

hemi-

hepat-, hepato-

hept-, hepta-

heredo-

heter-, hetero-

hex-, hexa-

histo-

hol-, holo-

homeo-

homo-

hydra-, hydro-, hydr-

hyo-

hyp-, hyph-, hypo-

hyper-

hypno-

hyster-, hystero-

-ia

-iasis

-iatric

-ic

ichthyo-

-id

ideo-

idio-

ileo-

ilio-

im-

immun-, immuno-

in-

infra-

inter-

intra-, intro-

ipsi-

irid-, irido-

ischio-

-isis

-ism

iso-

-ite

-ous

-itis

-ize

jejuno-

juxta-

kary-, karyo-, cary-, caryo-

kat-, kata-

kera-, kerato-

ket-, keto-

kilo-

kinesi-, kino-, -kinesis

klepto-

kolp-, kolpo-, colp-, colpo-

kypho-

kysth-, kystho-

lab-, labi-

lact-

laparo-

laryng-, laryngo-

latero-

leio-

lepido-

-lepsy

lepto-

leuk-, leuko-, leuc-

linguo-

lip-, lipo-

-lite, -lith, lith-, litho-

-logia, -logy

lord-, lordo-

lumbo-

lyo-

-lysis

macr-, macro-

mal-

mamm-, mammo-

-mania

mast-, masto-

meat-, meato-

med-, medi-, medio-

medull-, medullo-

mega-, megal-, megalo-

-megalia, -megaly

meio-, mio-

melan-, melano-

mening-, meningo-

menta-, mento-

mes-, meso-

mesio-

meta-

metacarp-, metacarpo-

-meter

metr-, metra-, metro-

micr-, micro-

mio-

mon-, mono-

muc-, muci-, muco-, myxa-, myxo-

multi-

musculo-, my-, myo-

my-, myo-

myc-, myco-

myel-, myelo-

myring-, myringo-

myx-, myxo-

nano-

narco-

naso-

necr-, necro-

neo-

nephr-, nephra-, nephro-

neur-, neuri-, neuro-

nitr-, nitro-

non-

normo-

noso-

noto-

nucleo-

nyct-, nycto-

ob-

occipit-, occipito-

octa-, octo-

oculo-

-ode, -oid

odont-, odonto-

-odynia, odyno-

-oid

oleo-

olig-, oligo-

-ology

-oma

omo-

omphal-, omphalo-

onco-

onych-, onycho-

oo-, ovi-, ovo-

oophor-, oophoro-, oophoron-

ophthalm-, ophthalmo-

-opia

opisth-, opistho-

-opsy

optico-, opto-

orchi-, orchid-, orchido-

-orexia

oro-

orth-, ortho-

os-

oscheo-

-ose

-osis

osmo-

oste-, osteo-

-ostomosis, -ostomy, -stomosis, -stomy

ot-, oto-

-otomy

-ous

ovi-, ovo-

ox-

oxy-

pach-, pachy-

-pagus

pali-, palin-

pan-

pant-, panto-

papulo-

para-, -para

patell-, patello-

path-, patho-, -path, -pathic, -pathy

ped-, pedi-, pedo-

pedia-

pedicul-, pediculo-

-penia

pent-, penta-

-pepsia

per-

peri-

perineo-

peritoneo-

pero-

petro-

-pexy

phaco-

phag-, phago-

phalang-, phalango-

phall-

pharmaco-

pharyng-, pharyngo-

-phasia

-phil, -philia, -philic

phlebo-

-phobia

phono-

-phoresis

-phoria

photo-

phren-, phreno-, -phrenia

-phylaxis

physico-

physio-

physo-

phyt-, phyto-

pico-

picr-, picro-

-piesis

pimel-, pimelo-

plagio-

-plakia

-plasia

plasm-, -plasm

-plastic

platy-

-plegia

pleur-, pleuro-

-ploid

plur-, pluri-

pneo-

pneum-, pneuma-, pneumato-

pneumo-, pneumono-

pod-, podo-

-poiesis, -poietic

poikil-, poikilo-

polio-

poly-

post-

postero-

-praxis

pre-

presby-

pro-

proct-, procto-

proso-

prostat-, prostato-

proto-

pseud-, pseudo-

psych-, psycho-

psychro-

-ptosis

pubio-, pubo-

pulmo-

py-, pyo-

pycn-, pycno-, pykn-, pykno-

pyelo-

pyg-, pygo-

pykn-, pykno-

pyle-

pyloro-

pyreto-

pyro-

Q-S

quadr-, quadri-

quinqu-

rachi-, rachio-

radio-

re-

recto-

ren-, reno-

reticulo-

retro-

rhabdo-

rheo-, -(r)rhea

rhino-

rhizo-

rhodo-

roseo-

-(r)rhage, -(r)rhagia

-(r)rhaphy

-(r)rhexis

sacchar-, saccharo-

sacro-

salping-, salpingo-

sapro-

sarco-

scapho-

scapulo-

scato-

schisto-

schizo-

scirrho-

sclero-

-sclerosis

-scope

-scopy

scoto-

sebo-

semi-

septi-

sero-

sesqui-

sial-, sialo-

sidero-

-sis

sitio-, sito-

skeleto-

skia-

sodio-

somat-, somato-

spectro-

sperma-, spermat-, spermato-

spheno-

sphygmo-

spir-, spiro-

spleno-

spondyl-, spondylo-

spongio-

staphylo-

Staphylococcus.

steato-

steno-

sterco-

stere-, stereo-

sterno-

stetho-

stomato-

-stomosis, -stomy

strepto-

sub-

super-

supra-

sym-

syn-

tachy-

taen-, taeni-, ten-, teni-

tarso-

tauto-

techno-

tel-, tele-

teleo-

temporo-

ten-, teni-

tendo-, teno-

ter-

tera-

terato-

tetra-

thalamo-

thanato-

theco-

thermo-

thio-

thorac-, thoraci-, thoraco-

thrombo-

thy-, thyro-

thymo-

thyroid-, thyroido-

toco-

-tome

tomo-

-tomy

ton-, tono-

top-, topo-

tox-, toxi-, toxico-, toxo-, -toxic

trachelo-

tracheo-

trans-

traumato-

tri-

trich-, trichi-, tricho-

troph-, tropho-, -trophic

-tropin

tubo-

tympan-, tympano-

typhlo-

typho-

U-Z

ulo-

ultra-

uni-

uretero-

urethro-

-uria

urin-, urino, uro-

uter-, utero-

vagin-, vagino-

varic-, varico-

vaso-

veno-

ventro-, ventr-, ventri-

vertebro-

vesico-

viscero-

vitr-, vitro-, vitre-, vitreo-

vulvo-

xanth-

xeno-

xero-

xiph-, xiphi-, xipho-

zoo-

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Appendix 4 Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms

Appendix 4 Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms

Last updated: June 23, 2009

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