Common prefixes, suffixes and roots The terminology used in the book is easier to learn and use when it is understood. To facilitate this, the common parts of such terms: prefixes(beginnings), roots(middle parts)and suffixes(endings), are listed here, in alphabetical order. Meanings are also given, along with some examples of their uses Prefix/suffix/root To do with Examples in the text Prefix/suffix/root To do with Examples in the text a-an- lack of anuria, granulocyte, inflammation appendicitis, hepatitis, asystole. ystitis, gastritis nia of the blood anaemia, hypoxaemia, lactation lactic, lacteal ang angiotensin, haemangioma against coagulant, breaking down lysosome, glycolysis, antigen, antimicrobial blast ge! reticuloblast, osteoblast megaloblast, acromegaly, renomegaly, hepatomegaly bronchiole, bronchitis, micro sma∥ microbe, microtubules bronchus microvilli card- cardiac, myocardium, musc/ myocardium, myoglobin, myopathy, myosin chole holecystoki neoplasm, gluconeogenesis, neonate yto/-cyte nephro nephron, nephrotic cytoplasm, cytotoxic nephroblastoma, nephrosis de kin dermatitis, dermatome neuro- dys esembling myeloid, sesamoid, sigmoid menorrhoea, dysplasia carcinoma melanoma -ema edema, emphysem -ophth- xerophthalmia Inner endocrine, endocytosis ophthalmic, exophthalmos endothelium rring ecretory, sensory erythro auditory, gustatory one osteocyte, osteoarthri exocytosis, exophthalmos extra. utside extracellular, extrapyramidal path- ase pathogenesis, neuropathy fferent carry afferent efferent st stomach plasm substance pneumo- pneumonia gen- origin/ gene, genome, genetic, production antigen, pathogen, many polypeptide, polyuria, -globin protein myoglobin, haemoglobin -phagia excessive flow menorrhagia a hinorrhoea water hydration, hydrostatic sub- phrenic, subarachnoid, oce pat- hepatic, hepatitis excessively fast tachycardia hepatomegaly, hepatocyte thrombo. thrombocyte, thrombosis, hyper- excess/above thrombin thrombus hypertrophy, hypercapnia -tox- cytotoxic, hepatotoxic ypo- below/under hypoglycaemia, hypotension, urine anuria, polyuria, haematuria tracellular, intracranial vas, vaso ve Iction intraocular deferens vascular ondition hyperthyroidism, dwarfism,Common prefixes, suffixes and roots The terminology used in the book is easier to learn and use when it is understood. To facilitate this, the common parts of such terms: prefixes (beginnings), roots (middle parts) and suffixes (endings), are listed here, in alphabetical order. Meanings are also given, along with some examples of their uses. Prefix/suffix/root a-/an- -aemia angio￾anti- -blast brady￾broncho￾card￾chole￾cyto-/-cyte derm￾dys- -ema endo￾erythro￾exo￾extra- -fferent gast- -gen- -globin haem- -hydr￾hepat￾hyper￾hypo￾intra- -ism To do with lack of of the blood vessel against germ, bud slow bronchus heart bile cell skin difficult swelling inner red outside outside carry stomach origin/ production protein blood water liver excess/above below/under within condition Examples in the text anuria, agranulocyte, asystole, anaemia anaemia, hypoxaemia, uraemia, hypovolaemia angiotensin, haemangioma antidiuretic, anticoagulant, antigen, antimicrobial reticuloblast, osteoblast bradycardia bronchiole, bronchitis, bronchus cardiac, myocardium, tachycardia cholecystokinin, cholecystitis, cholangitis erythrocyte, cytosol, cytoplasm, cytotoxic dermatitis, dermatome, dermis dysuria, dyspnoea, dysmenorrhoea, dysplasia oedema, emphysema, lymphoedema endocrine, endocytosis, endothelium erythrocyte, erythropoietin, erythropoiesis exocytosis, exophthalmos extracellular, extrapyramidal afferent, efferent gastric, gastrin, gastritis, gastrointestinal gene, genome, genetic, antigen, pathogen, allergen myoglobin, haemoglobin haemostasis, haemorrhage, haemolytic dehydration, hydrostatic, hydrocephalus hepatic, hepatitis, hepatomegaly, hepatocyte hypertension, hypertrophy, hypercapnia hypoglycaemia, hypotension, hypovolaemia intracellular, intracranial, intraocular hyperthyroidism, dwarfism, rheumatism Prefix/suffix/root -itis lact￾lymph￾lyso-/-lysis -mega￾micro￾myo￾neo￾nephro￾neuro- -oid -oma -ophth- -ory osteo- -path- -plasm pneumo￾poly- -rrhagia -rrhoea sub￾tachy￾thrombo- -tox- -uria vas, vaso￾To do with inflammation milk lymph tissue breaking down large small muscle new kidney nerve resembling tumour eye referring to bone disease substance lung/air many excessive flow discharge under excessively fast clot poison urine vessel Examples in the text appendicitis, hepatitis, cystitis, gastritis lactation, lactic, lacteal lymphocyte, lymphatic, lymphoedema lysosome, glycolysis, lysozyme megaloblast, acromegaly, splenomegaly, hepatomegaly microbe, microtubules, microvilli myocardium, myoglobin, myopathy, myosin neoplasm, gluconeogenesis, neonate nephron, nephrotic, nephroblastoma, nephrosis neurone, neuralgia, neuropathy myeloid, sesamoid, sigmoid carcinoma, melanoma, fibroma xerophthalmia, ophthalmic, exophthalmos secretory, sensory, auditory, gustatory osteocyte, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis pathogenesis, neuropathy, nephropathy cytoplasm, neoplasm pneumothorax, pneumonia, pneumotoxic polypeptide, polyuria. polycythaemia menorrhagia dysmenorrhoea, diarrhoea, rhinorrhoea subphrenic, subarachnoid, sublingual tachycardia thrombocyte, thrombosis, thrombin, thrombus toxin, cytotoxic, hepatotoxic anuria, polyuria, haematuria, nocturia vasoconstriction, vas deferens, vascular