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Chapter 1
Suffixes, Prefixes and Combining Forms
Prefix-, -Suffix, Combine Form | Meaning |
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a- , an- | no, not |
aut- | self |
dia- | complete, through |
dys- | bad, painful, difficult, abnormal |
endo- | within |
exo- | outside |
hyper- | excessive, more than normal, too much |
hypo- | below, less than normal, under |
pro- | before |
re- | back |
retro- | behind |
sub- | below, under |
trans- | across, through |
-al | Pertaining to |
-algia | pain |
-cyte | cell |
-etomy | cutting out, surgical removal |
-emia | blood condition |
-gram | record |
-globin | protein |
-ia | condition |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ism | condition process |
-ist | specialist |
-itis | inflammation |
-logist | specialist in the |
-logy | the study of |
-oma | tumor, mass |
-opsy | to view |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-scope | instrument to visually examine |
-scopy | process of visual examination |
-sis | state of |
-tomy | incision, the process of cutting in to |
aden/o | gland |
arthr/o | joint |
bi/o | life |
carcin/o | cancer, cancerous |
cardi/o | heart |
cephal/o | head |
cerebr/o | cerebrum, largest part of the brain |
col/o, colon/o | large intestines |
crin/o | secrete |
cyst/o | urinary bladder |
cyt/o | cell |
dermat/o | skin |
derm/o | skin |
electr/o | electricity |
encephal/o | brain |
enter/o | small intestines |
erythr/o | red |
gastr/o | stomach |
glyc/o | sugar |
gnos/o | knowledge |
gynec/o | woman, female |
hemat/o | blood |
hem/o | blood |
hepat/o | liver |
lapar/o | abdomen |
leuk/o | white |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
onc/o | tumor |
ophthalm/o | eye |
oste/o | bone |
path/o | disease |
psych/o | mind |
ren/o | kidney |
rhin/o | nose |
sarc/o | flesh |
thromb/o | clotting |