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Set A - G: Common prefixes, suffixes and roots
Source: Ross & Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness 13th edition
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A | B |
a-/an- | lack of (asystole) |
ab- | away from (abduct) |
ad- | towards (adduct) |
-aemia | of the blood (anaemia) |
angio- | vessel (angiotensin) |
ante- | before, in front of (anterior) |
anti- | against (anticoagulant) |
baro- | pressure (baroreceptor) |
-blast | germ, bud (osteoblast) |
brady- | slow (bradycardia) |
broncho- | bronchus (bronchitis) |
card- | heart (tachycardia) |
chole- | bile (cholecystitis) |
circum- | around (circumduction) |
cyto-/cyte | cell (erythrocyte) |
derm- | skin (dermatitis) |
di- | two (diencephalon) |
dys- | difficult (dysmenorrhea) |
-ema | swelling (emphysema) |
endo- | inner (endocrine) |
enter- | intestines (gastroenteritis) |
epi- | on, upon (epicardium) |
erythro- | red (erythrocyte) |
exo- | outside (exocytosis) |
extra- | outside (extracellular) |
-fferent | carrying (afferent, efferent) |
gast- | stomach (gastritis) |
-gen- | origin/production (allergen, genetics) |
-globin | protein (haemoglobin) |
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