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Anatomy & Physiology Prefixes and Suffixes

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  • meso-

    middle (e.g., mesoderm)

  • meta-

    after (e.g., metacentric chromosome, metacarpals)

  • micro-

    small (e.g., microbiology, microvilli)

  • mict-

    to pass urine (e.g., micturition)

  • mono-

    one (e.g., monosaccharide)

  • morb-

    illness (e.g., morbidity)

  • morph-

    shape or form (e.g., polymorphic neutrophils)

  • mort-

    death (e.g., mortal wound, mortuary science, mortician)

  • multi-

    many (e.g., multifactorial, multinucleate cells)

  • mut-

    change (e.g., mutation, mutagen)

  • myo-

    muscle (e.g., myofibril, myoglobin)

  • necr-

    death (e.g., necrotic tissue)

  • neo-

    new (e.g., neonatal)

  • nephr-

    kidney (e.g., nephron)

  • neur-

    nerve (e.g., neuron, neurohypophysis)

  • noct-

    night (e.g., nocturia)

  • ocul-

    eye (e.g., ocular nerve)

  • olfact-

    to smell (e.g., olfactory bulbs)

  • oligo-

    few (e.g., oligodendrites)

  • -ologist

    one who studies and practices (e.g., cardiologist, gynecologist)

  • inter-

    between (e.g., interphase, intercostal muscle)

  • intra-

    inside (e.g., intramembranous ossification, intracellular fluid)

  • -ism

    state of (e.g., hyperthyroidism)

  • iso-

    equal (e.g., isotonic, isometric)

  • -itis

    inflammation (e.g., myocarditis)

  • kal-

    potassium (e.g., hyperkalemia)

  • lact-

    milk (e.g., lactation)

  • lat-

    wide (e.g., latissimus dorsi)

  • leuko-

    white (e.g., leukocyte)

  • lig-

    bind (e.g., ligament)

  • lin-

    line (e.g., linea alba)

  • lip-

    fat (e.g., lipids)

  • -logy

    study of (e.g., physiology, biology)

  • macro-

    large (e.g., macrobiotic, macrocephaly, macrophage)

  • mal-

    bad (e.g., malformation, malady)

  • mand-

    place in hands (e.g., mandible)

  • -mania

    madness or insane desire (e.g., egomania)

  • mater-

    mother (e.g., dura mater, pia mater, arachnoid mater)

  • -megaly

    enlargement (e.g., acromegaly)

  • melan-

    black (e.g., melanin, melanocyte)

  • mening-

    membrane (e.g., meninges)