Laymen's term

Medical suffix

Laymen's term

Medical suffix

abdomen

lapar-

beside

para -

above

super -

between

inter -

above

supra -

bile

chole -

acros

trans -

birth

natus -

agains

anti -

birth, labour

part -

against

contra -

black

melan -

all

pan -

bladder, sac

cysto -

arm

brachio -

bladder, sac

vesic -

around

circum -

blood

haemo -

around

peri -

body

soma -

artery

arterio -

bone

osteo -

away from

ab -

bone marrow,

myelo -

back

dors -

both, two

bi -

backward

retro -

bowl of kidney

pyelo -

band (fibrous)

fascia -

brain

cerebro -

before

pre -

brain

encephal -

before

ante -

breast

mamm-, mast-

behind

post -

bronchial

bronchi-,broncho -

below

sub -