Anatomy and physiology are two most important subjects of the life sciences. Anatomy explain the external and internal structures of the body and their physical relationship, and in physiology study of the functions of body parts and their structures. Anatomy and Physiology prefix and suffix list contain all terms and their respective descriptions, it will help you to understand the terms used in Medical or in life science language.
Human bodies are divided into two main regions
1- Axial- The axial part consists head, neck, thorax, abdomen, pelvis.
2- Appendicular- The appendicular part consists of upper and lower extremities. The upper extremities include the shoulders, forearms, upper arms, hands, wrists, and whereas the lower extremities include the hips, thighs, lower legs, ankles, and feet.
The anatomy and physiology prefix and suffix list based on these axial and appendicular parts. The updated list is as below.Prefix/Suffix Description with Example a without or absence of ,Eg: asepsis, avascular tissue ab away from ,Eg: abduction acro top or end,Eg: acromion process ad to or towards ,Eg: adduction, adductor muscle aesth feeling ,Eg: anesthesia algia pain ,Eg: neuralgia ambi both ,Eg: ambidexterous amubl walk ,Eg: ambulatory an without ,Eg: anaerobic respiration ante before, in front of ,Eg: antecerebellar anti against ,Eg: antibacterial, antibiotic, antidepressant append to hang something ,Eg: appendicular ase enzyme ,Eg: amylase, lipase, carboxypeptidase aud hear ,Eg: auditory aug increase ,Eg: augmentation auto self ,Eg: autoimmune disorder bi two ,Eg: bicuspid valve, bipolar disorder, bisexual blast budding ,Eg: osteoblasts, blastocyst brady slow ,Eg: bradycardia bronch windpipe ,Eg: bronchus carcin cancer ,Eg: carcinoma, carcinogen cardi heart ,Eg: pericardium, cardiac carp wrist ,Eg: carpals centesis surgical puncture ,Eg:amniocentesis, thoracentesis cephal head ,Eg: cephalic artery cidal killing ,Eg: gemacidal clast broken ,Eg: osteoclasts cleav to divide ,Eg: cleavage contra against ,Eg: contraceptive device, contralateral corpus body ,Eg: corpus callosum cut skin ,Eg: subcutaneous cyst bladder ,Eg: cystoscopy cyt cell ,Eg: cytology cyte cell ,Eg: osteocyte, leukocyte, erythrocyte dendr tree ,Eg: dendrite dent tooth ,Eg: dentist, dentition derm skin ,Eg: dermis di two ,Eg: disaccharide diastol dilation ,Eg: diastole, diastolic dis to undo; free from ,Eg: dislocation, disorder dors back ,Eg: dorsal dur hard ,Eg: dura mater ecto outside ,Eg: ectopic pregnancy ectomy excision or surgical removal ,Eg: appendectomy, hysterectomy embol stopper ,Eg: embolism emia blood condition, something in the blood ,Eg: hypercholesterolemia encephal brain ,Eg: encephalitis, encephalogram endo within ,Eg: endoplasmic reticulum, endoderm enter intestines ,Eg: enterococcal infection epi upon ,Eg: epithelial tissue, epicardium, epidermal erythr red ,Eg: erythrocyte exo outside ,Eg: exocrine gland, exoskeleton extra outside ,Eg: extracellular fiss split ,Eg: fissure flex bend ,Eg: flexors fol leaf ,Eg: folate, folic acid gangli a swelling ,Eg: ganglion gastr stomach ,Eg: gastric gland, gastroscopy gen substances that produce or cause ,Eg: carcinogen, antigen genic producing or causing ,Eg: carcinogenic germ to bud or sprout ,Eg: germinal epithelium gest carry ,Eg: gestational glia glue ,Eg: neuroglia glomer cluster ,Eg: glomerulus glot language ,Eg: glottis, epiglottis glyc sweet ,Eg: glycogen, glycoprotein gno know ,Eg: diagnosis gram something written ,Eg: echocardiogram gust taste gustatory nerve gyn woman ,Eg: gynecologist hema blood ,Eg: hematoma hepat liver ,Eg: hepatic duct, hepatitis, hepatocyte homeo same ,Eg: homeostasis humor fluid ,Eg: humoral, aqueous humor hydr water ,Eg: hydrostatic pressure, hydrocephaly hyper above ,Eg: hypertonic hypo below ,Eg: hypotonic hyster uterus ,Eg: hysterectomy ia condition of diseased or abnormal state ,Eg: ischemia im not ,Eg: imbalance, impotence infra under; below ,Eg: infraorbital foramen inter between ,Eg: interphase, intercostal muscle intra inside ,Eg: intramembranous ossification, intracellular fluid ism state of ,Eg: hyperthyroidism iso equal ,Eg: isotonic, isometric itis inflammation ,Eg: myocarditis kal potassium ,Eg: hyperkalemia lact milk ,Eg: lactation lat wide ,Eg: latissumus dorsi leuko white ,Eg: leukocyte lig bind ,Eg: ligament lin line ,Eg: linea alba lip fat ,Eg: lipids logy study of ,Eg: physiology, biology macro large ,Eg: macrobiotic, macrocephaly, macrophage mal bad ,Eg: malformation, malady mand place in hands ,Eg: mandible mania madness or insane desire ,Eg: egomania mater mother ,Eg: dura mater, pia mater, arachnoid mater megaly enlargement ,Eg: acromegaly melan black ,Eg: melanin, melanocyte mening membrane ,Eg: meninges meso middle ,Eg: mesoderm meta after ,Eg: metacentric chromosome, metacarpals micro small ,Eg: microbiology, microvilli mict to pass urine ,Eg: micturition mono one ,Eg: monosaccharide morb illness ,Eg: morbidity morph shape or form ,Eg: polymorhic neutrophils mort death ,Eg: mortal wound, mortuary science, mortician multi many ,Eg: multifactorial, multinucleate cells mut change ,Eg: mutation, mutagen myo muscle ,Eg: myofibril, myoglobin necr death ,Eg: necrotic tissue neo new ,Eg: neonatal nephr kidney ,Eg: nephron neur nerve ,Eg: neuron, neurohypophysis noct night ,Eg: nocturia ocul eye ,Eg: ocular nerve olfact to smell ,Eg: olfactory bulbs oligo few ,Eg: oligodendrites ologist one who studies and practices ,Eg: cardiologist, gynecologist oma tumor or swelling ,Eg: carcinoma oo egg or ovum ,Eg: oocyte opia vision ,Eg: myopia opsy to view ,Eg: autopsy opthalm eye ,Eg: ophthalmologist orrhea flow excessive discharge ,Eg: amenorrhea, gonorrhea ortho correct ,Eg: orthopedics osis abnormal increase in production ,Eg: leukocytosis oss bone ,Eg: osseous tissue oste bone ,Eg: osteoblasts ostomy creation of an artificial opening ,Eg: ileostomy otomy cut into or incision ,Eg: appendectomy oxia oxygen ,Eg: anoxia palp feel or touch ,Eg: palpate para beside ,Eg: parathyroid glands patho disease ,Eg: pathogen, pathology,pathophysiology pathy disease ,Eg: cardiomyopathy pector chest ,Eg: pectoralis major pedi child ,Eg: pediatrician ped foot ,Eg: pedicle peri surrounding ,Eg: pericardial, perianal, periaortic phag to eat ,Eg: Phagocytosis, phagocyte phil love or tendency toward ,Eg: hydrophilic phleb vein ,Eg: phlebitis, phlebotomy phys nature ,Eg: physician pino to drink ,Eg: Pinocytosis plasm substance ,Eg: cytoplasm pleur rib ,Eg: pleural membrane, pleural fluid pneum breath ,Eg: pneumonia pod foot ,Eg: podiatrist poly many ,Eg: polyunsaturated, polydactyly post after ,Eg: posttraumatic stress, postnasal drip pre before ,Eg: premature, prenatal proct rectum ,Eg: proctological exam, proctologist pseudo false ,Eg: pseudostratified epithelium, pseudodementia psych mind ,Eg: psychiatrist pylor gatekeeper ,Eg: pyloric sphincter pyr fever or fire ,Eg: pyrogens rect straight ,Eg: abdominus rectus ren kidney ,Eg: renal failure, renin retro back or behind ,Eg: retro-virus, retrosternal rhea flow or gush ,Eg: amenorrhea, galactorrhea rupt burst ,Eg: ruptured appendix sacchar sugar ,Eg: monosaccharides sarco flesh ,Eg: sarcoplasm, sarcolemma sat enough ,Eg: saturated scend climb ,Eg: ascend, descend scler hard ,Eg: sclera, sclerotic veins, scleroderma sclerosis hardening ,Eg: multiple sclerosis scope instrument used for visual examination ,Eg: gastroscope scopy visual examination ,Eg: colonoscopy sect cut ,Eg: dissect, transect, bisect semi half ,Eg: semilunar valves, semicircular canal sepsis infection ,Eg: urosepsis sept poison, from rot ,Eg: septic, septicemia somat body ,Eg: somatic cells spasm sudden involuntary muscle contraction ,Eg: muscle spasm spir breathe ,Eg: respiration, spirometer squam scale ,Eg: squamous epithelium stasis standing still ,Eg: homeostasis strat layer ,Eg: pseudostratified columnar epithelium sub under or below ,Eg: subarachnoid space, subclavian artery super over or above ,Eg: superior vena cava syn together or joined ,Eg: synthesis, syndrome systol contraction ,Eg: systole, systolic pressure tachy rapid ,Eg: tachycardia tact touch ,Eg: tactile tend stretch ,Eg: tendon tetra four ,Eg: tetracycline, tetraiodothyronine throm clot ,Eg: thrombocyte, thrombolitic agent thyr thyroid gland ,Eg: thyroidectomy tomy cutting ,Eg: anatomy, appendectomy tox poison ,Eg: toxicology trans through, across, beyond ,Eg: transfusion, transmission tri three ,Eg: triglyceride, triiodothyronine uni one ,Eg: unipolar neurons ventr belly or stomach ,Eg: ventricle, ventral view vill hair ,Eg: villi, microvilli
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