Medical Terminology Prefixes: latero-py(o)

post-

after, behind

peri-

around

mal-

bad or abnormal

pre-

before

pro-

before, in front of

para-

by the side of

psued(o)-

false

macro-

large

mega-

large

olig(o)-

little, deficient

poly-

many

medi-

middle

ne(o)-

new

noct-

night

mono-

one

my(o)-

pertaining o muscle

mening(o)-

pertaining to a membrane, particularly the meninges

lith(o)-

pertaining to a stone

phleb(o)-

pertaining to a vein

leuk(o)-

pertaining to anything white or white blood cells, leukocytes

osteo-

pertaining to bone

path(o)-

pertaining to disease

phag(o)-

pertaining to eating, digesting or engulfing

nas(o)-

pertaining to nose

py(o)-

pertaining to pus

pneum(o)-

pertaining to respiration, the lungs or air

ot(o)-

pertaining to the ear

opthalm(o)-

pertaining to the eye

nephr(o)-

pertaining to the kidney

pyel(o)-

pertaining to the kidney or pelvis

pulm(o)-

pertaining to the lung

psych(o)-

pertaining to the mind

neur(o)-

pertaining to the nerve or nervous system

oophor(o)-

pertaining to the ovary

proct(o)-

pertaining to the rectum

myel(o)-

pertaining to the spinal cord, the bone marrow, or myelin

orchi(o)-

pertaining to the testicles

orchid(o)-

pertaining to the testicles

pharyng(o)-

pertaining to the throat or pharynx

latero-

side

micro-

small

ortho-

straight or normal

per-

through