List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes

Most of them are combining forms in New Latin and hence international scientific vocabulary.

This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymologies.

This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymologies.

Most of them are combining forms in New Latin and hence international scientific vocabulary.

Most of them are combining forms in New Latin and hence international scientific vocabulary.

First, prefixes and suffixes, most of which are derived from ancient Greek or classical Latin, have a droppable -o-.

First, prefixes and suffixes, most of which are derived from ancient Greek or classical Latin, have a droppable -o-.

First, prefixes and suffixes, most of which are derived from ancient Greek or classical Latin, have a droppable -o-.

First, prefixes and suffixes, most of which are derived from ancient Greek or classical Latin, have a droppable -o-.

As a general rule, this -o- almost always acts as a joint-stem to connect two consonantal roots (e.g. + -o- + -logy = arthrology), but generally, the -o- is dropped when connecting to a vowel-stem (e.g. arthr- + -itis = arthritis, instead of ).

As a general rule, this -o- almost always acts as a joint-stem to connect two consonantal roots (e.g. + -o- + -logy = arthrology), but generally, the -o- is dropped when connecting to a vowel-stem (e.g. arthr- + -itis = arthritis, instead of ).

As a general rule, this -o- almost always acts as a joint-stem to connect two consonantal roots (e.g. + -o- + -logy = arthrology), but generally, the -o- is dropped when connecting to a vowel-stem (e.g. arthr- + -itis = arthritis, instead of ).

As a general rule, this -o- almost always acts as a joint-stem to connect two consonantal roots (e.g. + -o- + -logy = arthrology), but generally, the -o- is dropped when connecting to a vowel-stem (e.g. arthr- + -itis = arthritis, instead of ).