Common Prefixes and Suffixes

1. Common Prefixes and Suffixes “Warm-up” Section of Notebook

2. Roots Aden/o: gland Arthr/o: joint Hemat/o: blood Oste/o: bone Prefixes Dys-:difficult; pain; bad Poly-: many Suffixes -algia: pain -itis: inflammation -logy: study of -oma: tumor; mass -phasia: speech

3. Using the information from yesterday’s warm-up, define the following terms. • Arthritis • Adenoma • Polyadenoma • Osteoarthritis • hematology

4. Whole Body Bi/o: life Cephal/o: head Cervic/o: neck Cyt/o: cell Hist/o; histi/o: tissue Lip/o: fat Path/o: disease Viscer/o: internal organs Integumentary System Cil/o; pil/o: hair Derm/o; dermat/o; cutane/o: skin Onych/o; ungu/o: nail Common Anatomical Roots

5. Skeletal System Arthr/o:joint Chondr/o: cartilage Oste/o: bone Muscular system My/o; muscul/o: muscle Tend/o; tendin/o: tendon Nervous System Cerebr/o; encephal/o: brain Myel/o: spinal cord (also bone marrow) Neur/o: nerve Ophthalm/o; ocul/o: eye Ot/o: ear

6. Endocrine system Aden/o: gland Adren/o: adrenal gland Pituitar/o: pituitary gland Thyroid/o: thyroid gland Cardiovascular Angi/o; vascul/o; vas/o: vessel Arteri/o: artery Cardi/o: heart Hem/o; hemat/o: blood Ven; phled/o: vein Lymphatic and Immune System Lymphaden/o: lymph gland; lymph node Lymphangi/o: lymph vessel Splen/o: spleen Tonsill/o: tonsil Urinary System Cyst/o: bladder Ren/o; nephr/o: kidney Ureter/o: ureters Urethr/o: urethra

7. Respiratory system Bronch/o: bronchus Laryng/o: larynx; voice box Naso; rhin/o: nose Pharyng/o: phrynx; throat Pneum/o; pneumon/o: lung Thorac/o: chest Trache/o: trachea; windpipe Digestive System: Abdomin/o: abdomen Col/o: colon; large intestine Enter/o: small intestine Esophag/o: esophagus Gastr/o: stomach Gloss/o; Lingu/o: tongue Hepat/o: liver Or/o; Stomat/o: mouth

8. Male Reproductive Orchid/o; test/o: testicle; testis Prostat/o: prostate Vas/o: ductus deferens; vas deferens Female Reproductive: Gynec/o: female Mast/o; mamm/o: breast Oophor/o; ovari/o: ovary Hyster/o: uterus

9. Common suffixes