Anatomy and Biology Terminologies Quiz

Prefixes and Suffixes

• A-: Without; Lacking (e.g., Anemia, Androgen)
• An-: Without; Lacking (e.g., Antioxidant, Autoimmune)
• Andr/o-: Male (e.g., Androgen)
• Anti-: Against (e.g., Antioxidant)
• Auto-: Self (e.g., Autoimmune)
• Bio-: Life; Chemistry (e.g., Biology, Chemotherapy)

Prefixes Related to Body Parts

• Aden/o-: Gland (e.g., Adenocarcinoma)
• Adip/o-: Fat (e.g., Adipocyte)
• Adren/o-: Adrenal gland (e.g., Adrenaline)
• Angi/o-: Blood vessel (e.g., Angiography)
• Arteri/o-: Artery (e.g., Arteriosclerosis)
• Arthr/o-: Joint (e.g., Arthritis)
• Bucc/o-: Cheek (e.g., Buccal)
• Bronch/i-: Bronchus (e.g., Bronchitis)
• Burs/o-: Bursa (e.g., Bursitis)
• Carcin/o-: Cancer (e.g., Carcinoma)
• Cardi/o-: Heart (e.g., Cardiology)
• Cephal/o-: Head (e.g., Cephalgia)
• Chol-: Bile (e.g., Cholelithiasis)
• Chondri-: Cartilage (e.g., Chondrocyte)
• Coron-: Heart (e.g., Coronary)
• Cost-: Rib (e.g., Costal)
• Crani/o-: Skull (e.g., Craniotomy)
• Cutane-: Skin (e.g., Cutaneous)

More Prefixes and Suffixes

• Cyano-: Blue (e.g., Cyanosis)
• Erythr/o-: Red (e.g., Erythrocyte)
• Leuk/o-: White (e.g., Leukocyte)
• Melan/o-: Black (e.g., Melanin)
• My/o-: Muscle (e.g., Myocardium)
• Mening/o-: Meninges (e.g., Meningitis)
• Muscul/o-: Muscle (e.g., Musculoskeletal)
• Myel/o-: Spinal cord or bone marrow (e.g., Myelitis)
• Nephr/o-: Kidney (e.g., Nephritis)
• Neur/i-, Neur/o-: Nerve (e.g., Neuritis)
• Oculo-: Eye (e.g., Oculist)
• Onco-: Tumor; Bulk; Volume (e.g., Oncology)
• Onych/o-: Fingernail; Toenail (e.g., Onychodystrophy)
• Oo-: Egg; Ovary (e.g., Oocyte)
• Oophor/o-: Ovary (e.g., Oophorectomy)

Physical Property and Shape Prefixes

• Chlor/o-: Green (e.g., Chlorophyll)
• Chrom-, Chromato-: Color (e.g., Chromosome)
• Cry/o-: Cold (e.g., Cryotherapy)
• Elect-: Electrical activity (e.g., Electrocardiogram)
• Kin/o-, Kine-, Kinesi/o-: Movement (e.g., Kinetic energy)
• Kyphy/o-: Humped (e.g., Kyphosis)
• Rhabd/o-: Rod-shaped; Striated (e.g., Rhabdomyosarcoma)
• Therm/o-: Heat (e.g., Thermotherapy)

Direction and Position Prefixes

• Ab-, Abs-: Away from (e.g., Abductor)
• Ad-: Towards (e.g., Adductor)
• Ante-: Before; Forward (e.g., Antenatal)
• Circum-: Around (e.g., Circumcision)
• Cycl-: Circle; Cycle (e.g., Cyclic neutropenia)
• De-: Away from; Ending (e.g., Dehydration)
• Dia-: Across; Through (e.g., Diaphragm)
• Ect/o-, Exo-: Outer; Outside (e.g., Exocrine gland)
• End/o-, Ent-, Enter/o-: Within; Inner (e.g., Endocrine gland)
• Epi-: Upon; Outside of (e.g., Epidermis)
• Ex-, Extra-: Beyond; Outside (e.g., Expiration)
• Infra-: Below (e.g., Infratemporal fossa)
• Inter-: Between (e.g., Interstitial fluid)
• Intra-: Within (e.g., Intracellular fluid)
• Meso-: Middle (e.g., Mesoderm)
• Meta-: Beyond; Change (e.g., Metabolism)
• Para-: Beside (e.g., Parathyroid glands)
• Path/o-: Disease (e.g., Pathologist)
• Peri-: Around (e.g., Pericardium)
• Post-: After (e.g., Postpartum)
• Pre-: Before (e.g., Precancerous)
• Retro-: Backward; Behind (e.g., Retroperitoneum)
• Sub-: Under (e.g., Subcutaneous layer)
• Super-: Above (e.g., Supraglottis)
• Supra-: Above; Upon (e.g., Supra-glottic)
• Sy-, Syl-, Sym-, Syn-, Sys-: Together (e.g., Syndrome)
• Trans-: Across; Through (e.g., Transdermal)

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