This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymologies.
First, prefixes and suffixes, most of which are derived from ancient Greek or classical Latin, have a droppable vowel, usually -o-.
Although international scientific vocabulary is not stringent about segregating combining forms of different languages, it is advisable when coining new words not to mix different lingual roots.
The following is an alphabetical list of medical prefixes and suffixes, along with their meanings, origins, and English examples.
xanthelasma This section contains lists of different root classification (e.g. body components, quantity, description, etc.).