A | B |
gravi- | heavy (gravid) |
gyn- | female sex (gynecology) |
haplo- | simple or single (haploid) |
hem(at)- | blood (hematocology) |
hemi- | half (hemiplagia) |
hepat- | liver (hepatic portal) |
hetero- | other, different (heterosexual) |
histo- | web, tissue (histology) |
holo- | whole, entire (holocrine) |
homo- | same, alike (homologous) |
hydro- | water (hydrocoel) |
hyper- | above, excessive (hypertension) |
hypo- | under, below (hypoglycemia) |
-ia | abnormal state (hypoglycemia) |
-iatrics | medical specialties (pediatrics) |
idio- | self, separate (idiopathic) |
ilio- | ilium (iliosacral) |
infra- | beneath (infraspinatus) |
inter- | among, between (interosseus) |
intra- | inside, within (intracellular) |
-ion | process (acromion) |
-ism | condition or state (dimorphism) |
iso- | equal, like (isotonic) |
-itis | inflammation (meningitis) |
labi- | lip (labium majus) |
lacri- | tears (lacrimal apparatus) |
later- | side (lateral) |
leuk- | white (leukocyte) |
lip- | fat ( lipid) |
-logy | science of (morphology) |
-lysis | solution, dissolve (hemolysis) |
macro- | large, great (macrophage) |
mal- | bad, abnormal, disorder (malignant) |
medi- | middle (medial) |
mega- | great, large (megakaryocyte) |
meso- | middle or moderate (mesoderm) |
meta- | after, beyond (metatarsal) |
micro- | small (microtome) |
mito- | thread (mitochondrion) |
mono- | alone, one, single (monocyte) |
morph- | form, shape (morphology) |
multi- | many, much (multinuclear) |