Word Prefix Rootword Suffix

1.- Periosteum Peri- Oste/ -Um

(surrounding) (bone) (noun ending)
2.- Endosteum End- Oste/ -Um
(within) (bone) (noun ending)
3.- Hemopioetic Hem/o -Poietic
(blood) (pertaining to
formation)
4.- Cranium Crani/ -Um
(skull) (noun ending)
5.- Costals Cost/ -Al
(rib) (pertaining to)
6.- Sacroiliac Sacro/ -Ac
(sacrum) (pertaining to)
Ili/
(ilium)
7.- Osteopath Oste/o -path
(bone) (disease)
8.- Podiatrist Pod/ -Iatrist
(foot) (specialist)
9.- Ankylosis Ankyl/ -osis
(crooked) (abnormal condition or
disease)
10.- Adhesie capsulitis Capsul/ -Itis
(little box) (inflammation)
11.- Arthrosclerosis Arthr/o -Sclerosis
(joint) (abnormal hardening)
12.- Bursitis Burs/ -Itis
(bursa) (inflammation)
13.- Chondromalacia Chondr/o -Malacia
(cartilage) (abnormal softening)
14.- Costochondritis Cost/o -Itis
(rib) (inflammation)
Chondr/
(cartilage)
15.- Hemarthrosis Hem/ -Osis
(blood) (abnormal condition or
Arthr/ disease)
(join)
16.- Polymyalgia Poly- My/ -Algia
(Many) (muscle) (pain)
17.- Synovitis Synov/ -Itis
(synovial membrane) (inflammation)
18.- Arthritis Arthr/ -Itis
 (join) (inflammation)
19.- Osteoarthritis Oste/o -Itis
(bone) (inflammation)
Arthr/
(join)
20.- Spondylosis Spodyl/ -Osis
(vertebrae) (abnormal condition or
disease)
21.- Ankylosing Ankylosin/ -Itis
spondylitis (the progresive (inflammation)
stiffening of a join or
joints)
Spondyl/
(vertebrae)
22.- Lumbago Lumb/ -Ago
(lumbar) (disease condition)
23.- Spondylolisthesis Spondyl/o -Listhesis
(vertebrae) (slipping)
24.- Kyphosis Kyph/ -Osis
(hump) (abnormal condition or
disease)
25.- Lordosis Lord/ -Osis
(bent backward) (abnormal condition or
disease)
26.- Scoliosis Scoli/ -Osis
(curved) (abnormal condition or
disease)
27.- Avascular necrosis A- Vascul/ -Ar
(without) (blood vessels) (pertaining to)
28.- Craniostenosis Crani/o -Stenosis
(skull) (abnormal narrowing)
29.- Osteitis Oste/ -It is
(bone) (inflammation)
30.- Osteomalacia Oste/o -Malacia
(bone) (abnormal softening)
31.- Osteomyelitis Oste/o -It is
(bone) (inflammation)
Myel/
(bone marrow)
32.- Periostitis -Peri Ost/ -It is
(surrounding) (bone) (inflammation)
33.- Myeloma Myel/ -Oma
(bone marrow) (tumor)
34.- Osteochondroma Oste/o -Oma
 (bone) (tumor)
Chondr/
(cartilage)
35.- Osteoporosis Oste/o -Osis
(nope) (abnormal condition or
Por/ disease)
( small opening)
36.- Osteopenia Oste/o -Penia
(bone) (deficiency)
37.- Arthroscopy Arthr/o -Scopy
(joint) (visual examination)
38.- Arthrodesis Arthr/o -Desis
(joint) (bind)
39.- Arthrolysis Arthr/o -Lysis
(joint) (loosening or setting
free)
40.- Chondroplasty Chondr/o -Plasty
(cartilage) (surgical repair)
41.- Synovectomy Synov/ -Ectomy
(synovial membrane) (surgical removal)
42.- Arthroplasty Arhtr/o -Plasty
(joint) (surgical repair)
43.- Vertebroplasty Vertebr/o -Plasty
(vertebra) (surgical repair)
44.- Laminectomy Lamin/ -Ectomy
(lamina) (surgical removal)
45.- Craniectomy Crani/ -Ectomy
(skull) (surgical removal)
46.- Craniotomy Crani/ -Otomy
(skull) (surgical incision)
47.- Cranioplasty Crani/o -Plasty
(skull) (surgical repair)
48.- Osteoclasis Oste/o -Clasis
(bone) (to break)
49.- Ostectomy Ost/ -Ectomy
(bone) (the surgical removal)
50.- Osteorrhaphy Oste/o -Rrhaphy
(bone) (surgical suturing)
51.- Osteotomy Oste/ -Otomy
(bone) (surgical incision)
52.- Periosteotomy Peri- Oste/ -Otomy
(surrounding) (bone) (surgical incision)
WORD PREFIX ROOTWORD SUFFIX
1.-Physiology Physi/ -Ology
(Nature or (study of)
physical)
2.- Ventral Ventr/ -Al
(Belly side of the (pertaining to)
body)
3.- Dorsal Dors/ -Al
(back of the body) (Pertaining to)
4.-Anterior Anter/ -Ior
(front or before) (pertaining to)
5.- Posterior Poster/ -ior
(back or toward (pertaining to)
the back)
6.- Cephalic Cephal/ -Ic
(head) (pertaining to)
7.- Cudal Caud/ -Al
(tail or lower part (pertaining to)
of the body)
8.- Homeostasis Home/o -Stasis
(constant) (control)
9.- Pelv Abdomn/o -Ic
Abdominopelvic (pelvis) (abdomen) (pertaining to)
10.- Hypo- Chondr/i -Ac
Hypochondriac (below) (cartilage) (pertaining to)
11.- Epigastric Epi- Gastr/ -Ic
(above) (stomach) (pertaining to)
12.- Lumbar Lumb/ -Ac
(lower back) (pertaining to)
13.-Iliac Ili/ -Ac
(hip bone) (pertaining to)
14.- Hypogastric Hypo- Gastr/ -Ic
(below) (stomach) (pertaining to)
15.- Retro- Periton/ -eal
Retroperitoneal (behing) (peritoneum) (pertaining to)
16.- Cytology Cyt/ -Ology
(cell) (study of)
17.-Cytologist Cyt/ -Ologist
(cell) (specialist)
18.-Cytoplasm Cyt/o -Plasm
(cell) (formative material of cells)
19.- Embryonic Embry/o -Nic
(fertilized ovum) (pertaining to)
20.- Genetics Gene/ -Tics
(producing) (pertaining to)
21.- Histology Hist/ -Ology
(tissue) (study of)
22.- Histologist Hist/ -Ologist
(tissue) (specialist)
23.-Adipose tissue Adip/ -Ose
(fat) (pertaining to)
24.- Aplasia A- -Plasia
(without) (formation)
25.- Hypoplasia Hypo- -Plasia
(deficient) (formation)
26.- Anaplasia Ana- -Plasia
(backward) (formation)
27.-Dysplasia Dys- -Plasia
(bad) (formation)
28.- Hyperplasia Hyper- -Plasia
(excessive) (formation)
29.- Hypertrophy Hyper- -Trophy
(excessive) (development)
30.- Exocrine Exo- -Crine
glands (out of) (to secrete)
31.- Endrocrine Endo- -Crine
glands (within) (to secrete)
32.- Adenoids Aden/
(gland)
33.- Adenitis Aden/ -Itis
(gland) (inflammation)
34.- Aden/o -Oma
Adenocarcinoma (gland) (tumor)
Carcin
(cancerous)
35.- Adenoma Aden/ -Oma
(gland) (tumor)
36.- Aden/o -Malacia
Adenomalacia (gland) (abnormal softening)
37.- Adenosis Aden/ -Osis
(gland) (abnormal condition or
disease)
38.- Aden/o -Sclerosis
Adenosclerosis (gland) (abnormal hardening)
39.- Adenectomy Aden/ -Ectomy
(gland) (surgical removal)
40.- Pathology Path/o -Pathy
() (disease)
41.- Pathologist Path/ -Ologist
(disease) (specialist)
42.- Etiology Eti- -Ology
(cause) (study of)
43.- Epi- Dem/i -Ologist
Epidemiologist ()above (population) (specialist)
44.-Endemic En- Dem/ -Ic
(within) (population) (pertaining to)
45.- Pandemic Pan- Dem/ -Ic
(entire) (population) (pertaining to)
46.- Idiopathic Idi/o -Ic
(peculiar to the (pertaining to)
individual)
Path
(disease)
47.- Telemetry Tele -Metry
(distant) (to measure)

WORD PREFIX ROOTWORD SUFFIX

WORK PREFIX ROOTWORD SUFIXX

1.Myofascial My/o -al
(muscle) (Pertaining to)
Fasci
(fascia)
2.Myocardial My/o -al
(muscle) (Pertaining to)
Cardi/
(heart)
3.Neuromuscular Neuro/ -ar
(nerve) (Pertaining to)
Muscul/
(muscle)
4.Abduction Ab- Duct/ -ion
(away from) (to lead) (action)
5.Adduction Ad- Duct/ -ion
(toward) (to lead) (action)
6.-Flexion Flex/ -ion
(to bend) (action)
7.-Extension Ex- Tens/ -ion
(away from) (to strectch) (action)
8.Sternocleidomastoid Sterno/o
(breastbone)
Cleid/o
(collar bone)
Mastoid/
(muscle)
9.Biceps Bi- -ceps
 (two) (head)
10.Ticeps Tri- -ceps
(three) (head)
11.Fascitis Fasci/ -itis
(fascia) (inflammation)
12.Fibromyalgia Fibr/o -algia
(fibrous tissue) (pain)
My/
(muscle)
13.Tenosynovitis Ten/o -itis
(tendon) (inflammation)
Synov/
(synovial)
14.Tendinitis Tendin/ -itis
(tendon) (inflammation)
15.Myalgia My/ -algia
(muscle) (pain)
16.Myocele My/o -cele
(muscle) (hernia)
17.Myolysis My/o -lysis
(muscle) (destruction or
breaking down in
disease)
18.Myorrhexis My/o -rrhexis
(muscle) (rupture)
19.Polymyositis Poly- Myos/ -itis
(many) (muscle) (inflammation)
20.Rhabdomyolysis Rhabdomy/o -lyisis
(striated) (breakdown)
21.Sarcopenia Sarc/o -penia
(flesh) (deficiency)
22.Atonic A- Ton/ -ic
(without) (tone) (pertaining to)
23.Dystonia Dys- Ton/ -ia
(bad) (tone) (condition)
24.Hypotonia Hypo- Ton/ -ia
(deficient) (tone) (condition)
25.Ataxia A- Tax/ -ia
(without) (coordination) (condition)
26.Myoclonus My/o -us
(muscle) (singular noun ending)
Clon/
(violent action)
27.Bradykinesia Brady- Kines/ -ia
(slow) (moment)
(condition)
28.Dyskinesia Dys- Kines/ -ia
(bad) (moment) (condition)
29.Hyperkinesia Hyper- Kines/ -ia
(excessive) (movement) (condition)
30.Myathenia My/ -asthenia
(muscle) (weakness)
31.Epicondylitis Epi- Condyl/ -itis
(on) (condyle) (inflammation)
32.Myoparesis My/o -paresis
(muscle) (partial or incomplete
paralysis)
33.Hemiparesis Hemi- -paresis
(half) (partial or incomplete
paralysis)
34.Hemiplegia Hemi- -plegia
(half) (paralysis)
35.Quadriplegia Quadr/i -plegia
(four) (paralysis)
36.Electromyogaphy Electr/o -graphy
(electricity) (the process of
My/o producing)
(muscle)
37.Fasciotomy Fasci/ -otomy
(fascia) (surgical insicion)
38.Fascioplasty Fasci/o -plasty
(fascia) (surgical repair)
39.Tenodesis Ten/o -desis
(tendon) (bind or together)
40.Tenolysis Ten/o -lysis
(tendon) (set free)
41.Tenorrhaphy Ten/o -rrhaphy
(tendon) (surgical suturing)
42.Tenotomy Ten/o -otomy
(tendon) (surgical incision)
43.Myorrhaphy My/o -rrhaphy
(muscle) (surgical suturing)

44.Myotomy My/o -otomy

(muscle) (surgical incision)