HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

 PREFIXES THE TERMINOLOGY OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 

Prefixes are added to the beginning of word roots in medical terminology many are derived from latin and greek words the prefixes may be related to organs sizes position etc 

prefixes related to organ

alveoli ;airsac of the lung 

angio:arterial /vessel 

broncho:bronchi

bucca:cheeks 

cardiac:heart 

chole :gall gallbladder 

entero:gastrointestinal

hepat:liver

gastric: stomach

metro:uterus

myo:muscle

neruo:nerves

osteo:bone

pulmo:lung

stoma:mouth

prefixes related to diseases

atrophy:wasting tissues loss or reduction

dys:painful disordered difficult

homeo:likeness resemblance

pseudo:false not real

prefixes related to size

deci:tenth

demi: half

hemi:half

hyper:above excess

hypo:below less then 

iso : equal or alike

semi: half

prefixes related to position

contra:opposite against

ecto:on the outside 

en:in

end endo:denothing inward inside

exo:without outside of 

extra:in addition to

hetero:other different 

infra:below

inter:between 

intra:within between 

peri:around

medi or meso:middle

peri;around

post:after

pre:before

pro:in front of in favour of 

petro:backward

sub:under

trans:across