MedTCS-prefix.csv

ante	forward
anti	opposing against
con	with
com	together with
extra	beyond 
extro	outward
hemi	half
semi	half of
hyper	excessive
hyp	below
hypo	deficient
intro	within
macro	large
micro	tiny
micr	small
post	following
pre	before 
pro	preceding
retro	behind
bio	life
trans	through
dys	painful
hydro	water
intra	within
null	none
per	around
prim	first
secund	second
para	beyond around beside
polio	gray
quadr	four
sub	below under
tri	three
ultra	excessive beyond
anterior	front
posterior	back
necro	death
brady	slow
exo	outside outward
pan	all
tachy	fast
cephalo	head (upward)
caudo	tail (downward)
endo	within inside
proximal	near (think proximity)
distal	away from (think distance)
superior	above
inferior	below
mbi	both
ambo	both
amph	double both sides
ana	up apart
apo	separated or derived from
aut	self
abdomin	abdomen
aden	gland
adren	adrenal gland
alveol	air sac
angi	vessel
arter	artery
arteriol	arteriole
athr	joint
atri	atrium
audi	hearing
balan	glans penis
bronch	bronchus
bronchiol	bronchiole
carcin	cancer
card	heart
cellul	cell
cerebell	cerebellum
cerebr	cerebrum
chol	bile
cholecyst	gallbladder
choledoch	common bile duct
chondr	cartilage
chrom	color
col	colon
colp	vagina
cost	rib
cry	cold
crypt	hidden
cutane	skin
cyan	blue
cyst	bladder or cyst
cyst	bladder or cyst
cyt	cell
dipl	double twice
duoden	duodenum
encephal	brain
enter	intestine
epis	vulva
erythr	red
esophag	esophagus
fibr	fibers
galact	milk
gastr	stomach
glyc	sugar
gynec	female
hemat	blood
hepat	liver
hepatic	liver
heter	other different
duct	to draw
fasc	fascia (band of tissue surrounding muscle)
flex	bend
leiomy	smooth visceral muscle
myocard	heart muscle
myos	muscle
pronat	facing down or backward
rhabdomy	skeletal or striated muscle
sarc	soft fleshy or connective tissue
supinat	facing up or forward
tens	stretch
card	heart
hidr	sweat
hist	tissue
hist	tissue
hom	same
home	same alike
hydr	water wet
hyster	uterus
iatr	treatment
ile	ileum (intestine)
acetabul	acetabulum hip joint
calcane	cancaneus heel
carp	carpals wrist bones
clavic	collar bone
clavicul	collar bone
clavicle	collar bone
cran	cranium skull
femor	femur upper leg bone
fibul	fibula lower leg bone
humer	humerus upper arm bone
ili	ilium pelvic bone
isch	ischium pelvic bone
lumb	spine lumbar region
malleol	malleolus ankle
mandibul	mandible lower jaw
maxill	maxilla upper jaw
intestin	intestine
jejun	jejunum
kerat	cornea of eye horny tissue
lacrima	tears
laryng	larynx
leuk	white
lipid	fat
lith	stone (in gallbladder or kidney)
lymph	lymph vessels
melan	black
men	menses menstruation
mening	meninges
metr	uterus
myel	bone marrow or spinal cord
myring	eardrum
nat	birth
necr	death
nephr	kidney
neur	nerve
oophor	ovary
orchid	testis
orchi	testis
oss	bone
ost	bone
palat	roof of mouth
path	disease
peritone	peritoneum
pharmac	drug
pharyng	pharynx
phleb	vein
phren	diaphragm
pleur	pleura rib (side)
pneum	lungs
poli	gray matter of nervous system
proct	rectum anus
pulmon	lungs
pyel	pelvis of kidney
rect	rectum
ren	kidney
sacr	sacrum
salping	fallopian tube
scapul	scapula
sept	infection
splen	spleen
spondyl	vertebra
stern	sternum
tend	tendon
ten	tendon
testicul	testis
therm	heat
thorac	chest
thym	thymus
thyr	thyroid gland
thyroid	thyroid gland
tonsill	tonsils
trache	trachea
tympan	eardrum
urin	urine
ureter	ureter
urethr	urethra
vas	vas deferens
ven	vein
vesic	bladder
viscer	viscera (internal organs)
xanth	red redness
xer	dry
blephar	eyelid or eyelash
cephal	head
cervic	neck or cervix
cheil	lip
chil	lip
derm	skin
dermat	skin
dors	back or posterior
gingiv	gums in mouth
inguin	groin
irid	iris of eye
lapar	abdomen loin flank
lingu	tongue
mamm	breast
mast	breast
odont	teeth
onych	nails
ophthalm	eyes
ocul	eyes
optic	seeing
opt	seeing sight
pelv	pelvis
pod	foot
rhin	nose
stomat	mouth
cheir	hand
chir	hand
ephr	kidney
epithel	epithelium
lip	fat
myo	muscle
organ	organ
anter	front
caud	tail or downward
dist	away from (distant) the point of origin
infer	below
later	side
medi	middle
poster	back or behind
proxim	near to (proximity) the point of origin
super	above
ventr	front or belly
kyph	humpback (posterior curvature of thoracic spine)
lamin	lamina (part of the vertebral arch)
lord	curve or swayback
oste	bone
orth	straight
scol	crooked bent
vertebr	vertebra (referring to describing the structure)
metacarp	metacarpals bones of hand
metatars	metatarsals bones of foot
olecran	olecranon elbow
patell	patella knee cap
phalang	phalanges bones of fingers and toes
pub	pubis portion of pelvic bone
radi	radius lower arm bone
tars	tarsals ankle bones
tibi	tibia lower leg bone
uln	ulna lower arm bone
arthr	joint
articul	joint
burs	bursa
disk	intervertebral disk
fibros	fibrous
menisc	meniscus
synov	synovium
tendin	tendon
adip	fat
albin	white
diaphor	profuse sweating
erythem	red
myc	fungus
papill	nipple-like
pil	hair
rhytid	wrinkle
sclera	hardening
seb	sebum
squam	scale
steat	fat sebum
trich	hair
aque	water
conjunctiv	conjunctiva (membrane lining eyelids)
core	pupil
cor	pupil
corne	cornea
dacry	tear tear duct
emmetr	in due measure
glauc	gray
lacrim	tear tear duct
mydr	wide
phac	crystalline lens
phak	crystalline lens
phot	light
presby	old age
pupill	pupil
retin	retina
scler	sclera (white of the eye)
uve	iris ciliary body and choroids
vitre	glassy
acous	hearing
acou	hearing
aur	ear
bar	pressure weight
cerumin	cerumen (ear wax)
mastoid	mastoid process (process of temporal bone behind the ear)
staped	stapes (third ossicle of middle ear)
bas	base (opposite of acid)
eosin	red rosy
granul	granules
hem	blood
immun	safe protection
kary	nucleus
lymphaden	lymph gland
lymphang	lymph vessels
neutr	neither neutral
mon	one single
morph	shape form
nucle	nucleus
spher	globe or round
sider	iron
thromb	clot
adenoid	adenoids
alveol	alveolus air sac
atel	imperfect incomplete
bronch	bronchial tubes
epiglott	epiglottis
nas	nose
spir	to breathe
appendic	appendix
bucc	cheek (facial)
cec	cecum
celi	belly
cheiol	saliva
bil	gall bile
dent	teeth
gluc	sugar
labi	lips
gloss	tongue
pancreat	pancreas
pylor	pylorus
sigmoid	sigmoid colon
submaxill	lower jaw
uvul	uvula
acr	extremities height
calc	calcium
albumin	albumin
bacter	bacteria
cortic	cortex (the renal cortex is the outer section of the kidney)
dips	thirst
glomerul	glomerulus (cluster of small vessels)
andr	male
amni	amniocentesis
chor	relationship to a membrane
cyes	pregnancy
embry	embryo
fet	fetus
fimbr	fimbria
gravida	pregnancy
lact	milk
mult	many
null	none
vagin	vagina
vulv	vulva
umbilic	umbilicus navel
uter	uterus
omphal	umbilicus navel
perine	perineum
prim	first
pseud	false
puerper	childbirth
epididym	epididymis
orch	testis testicle
prostat	prostate gland
sperm	spermatozoon
spermat	spermatozoa
test	testis testicle
vesicul	seminal vesicles
crin	to secrete
meat	meatus
medull	medulla inner section of the kidney
noct	night
olig	scanty
trigon	trigone
alges	excessive sensitivity to pain
dur	dura mater
ech	sound
esthes	feeling nervous sensation
gli	glue
kines	movement
mening	meninges
phas	speech
psych	mind
thalam	thalamus
ventricul	ventricle
gonad	sex glands
kal	potassium
natr	sodium
parathyroid	parathyroid gland
somat	body
toxic	poison
bin	two
epi	on over upon
hyper 	excessive above normal
inter	between
per	through
poly	many much
retro 	backward back
brach	arm
canth	angle of the eyelids
capit	head
cili	eyelash or eyelid or small hair-like processes
faci	face
gnath	jaws
occipit	back of the head
phall	penis
steth	chest
tal	ankle
trachel	neck or necklike
ventr	front of body
dia	through apart across between
dis	apart from or free from
ect	outside
ecto	outside outer on
end	within
ent	within
ento	within or inner
infra	below or beneath
mal	bad
mes	middle
meso	middle
meta	beyond or changing
uni	one
neo	new or recent
supra	above excessive superior
sym	with 
syn	with or together