Medical Prefixes and Suffixes Meaning

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'a-, an-' mean?

• not, without
• abiotic, anaerobic
• Inflammation
• Cell
• Condition

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'ad-' mean?

• toward
• adsorption
• Inflammation
• Cell
• Condition

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'adip-' mean?

• fat
• adipose
• Inflammation
• Cell
• Condition

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'aero-' mean?

• air
• aerobic
• Inflammation
• Cell
• Condition

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'agglutin-' mean?

• to glue together
• agglutination
• Inflammation
• Cell
• Condition

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'alb-' mean?

• white
• albino
• Inflammation
• Cell
• Condition

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'aliment-' mean?

• food
• alimentary canal
• Inflammation
• Cell
• Condition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'andro-' mean?

• male
• androgen
• Inflammation
• Cell
• Condition

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'angio-' mean?

• blood vessel, seed case
• angiogram
• Inflammation
• Cell
• Condition

What does the medical prefix/suffix 'ana-' mean?

• up, again
• anatomy, anabolic
• Inflammation
• Cell
• Condition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5