Prefixes, combining forms, suffixes 

Ana-

up, toward, apart

Bi-

two

Epi-

upon, over, above

Hypo-

under, below

Uni-

one

Abdomin/o

abdomen

Anter/o ; anteri/o

front

Brachi/o

arm

card/o, cardi/o

heart

Caud/o

tail

Cephal/o

head

Cervic/o

cervix, neck

Chrondr/o

cartilage

Chron/o

time

cran/o, crani/o

skull, cranium

Dist/o

far, distant

Dors

back

Eti/o

cause of disease

Femor/o

femur (thigh bone)

Gastr/o

stomach

Gen/o

to produce, cause, formation

Glut/o

buttock

Hom/o

same

iatr/o, iatri/o

to heal

Idi/o

person, self

ili/o

flank, hip, groin

Infect/o

to enter/invade

Inguin/o

groin

Later/o

side

Lumbo/o

lower back, loin

Medi/o

middle

Path/o

disease

Pelvic/o

pelvis, washbasin

Physi/o

nature

Poster/o

back

Proxim/o

near

Spin/o

spine (thorn)

Super/o superi/o

above

Thorac/o

thorax, chest

Tom/o

to cut

Umbilic/o

navel

Ventr/o

belly (front)

-ac/-al/-ar/-/ic/-ior

pertaining to

-ad

toward

-graphy

process of recording

-ion

act, process

-logist

one who studies

-stasis

standing still

-y

process of