Human A&P Unit 5 - Anatomical Prefixes/Roots/Suffixes

epi-

• below, beneath

• above, upon

• inside, within

• after, later

dys-

• good, well

• bad, ill

• neutral

• happy, joyful

endo-

• outside

• between

• within

• around

a/an

• with

• without

• against

• for

sarco-

• muscle

• flesh

• bone

• tissue

glycol-

• carbohydrate

• protein

• fat

• sugar

-lysis

• splitting apart

• joining together

• transforming into

• removing completely

peri-

• surrounding

• inside

• above

• below

my-/myos-

• nerve

• bone

• muscle

• skin

-troph-/-trophy

• growth

• decay

• stagnation

• deterioration