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MedTerms prefix/suff
Med terms prefix and suffix
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A-, An- | without, absence of |
| Ab- | away from |
| Abdomin(o) | of or relating to the abdomen |
| ad- | increase, adherence, motion toward, very |
| Aden(o), aden(i) | of or relating to the gland |
| adip(o) | of or relating to the fat or fatty tissue |
| adren(o) | of or relating to the adrenal glands |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -al | pertaining to |
| alb- | white or pale color |
| alge(si) | pain |
| -algia | pain |
| allo- | something as different, or as an addition |
| ambi- | describing both of two |
| an(o) | anus |
| andr/o | pertaining to a man |
| angi/o | blood vessel |
| ankyl(o) | denoting something as crooked or bent |
| ante- | before, in front of |
| anti- | describing something as against or opposed to another |
| apo- | separated from, derived from |
| arteri(o)- | of or pertaining to an artery |
| arthr(o)- | of or pertaining to the joints, limbs |
| articul(o)- | joint |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| aut(o)- | self, same |
| axill- | of or pertaining to the armpit |
| bacteri(o)- | bacteria |
| bi- | twice, double |
| bio- | life |
| blast(o)- | germ or bud |
| blephar(o)- | of or pertaining to the eyelid |
| brachi(o)- | of or relating to the arm |
| brady- | slow |
| bronch(i)- | bronchus |
| bucc(o)- | cheek |
| carcin(o)- | cancer |
| cardi(o)- | heart |
| carp(o)- | wrist |
| cata- | down |
| -centesis | surgical puncture for aspiration |
| cephal(o)- | head |
| cerebell(o)- | cerebellum |
| cerebr(o)- | brain |
| cervic- | pertaining to the neck or cervix |
| chem(o)- | chemistry, drug |
| chlor(o)- | denoting a green color |
| chol(e)- | bile |
| cholecyst(o)- | gallbladder |
| chondr(i)o- | cartilage |
| chrom(ato)- | color |
| -cidal, -cide | kiling, destroying |
| cili- | cilia, the eyelashes, eyelids |
| circum- | around |
| clast | break |
| co- | together, in association |
| col-, colo-, colono- | colon |
| contra- | against |
| cor- | with, together |
| cardi- | heart |
| cost(o)- | ribs |
| crani(o)- | cranium |
| -crine | secrete |
| cry(o)- | cold |
| cutane- | skin |
| cyan(o)- | blue |
| cyph(o)- | bent |
| cyst(o)-, cyst(i) | urinary bladder |
| cyto- | cell |
| -cyte | cell |
| dactyl(o)- | finger, toe |
| de- | away from, cessation |
| dent- | teeth |
| dermat-,derm- | skin |
| dextro- | on the right side |
| di- | separation, two |
| dif- | separation |
| dis- | separation, taking apart |
| dors(o)-, dors(i)- | back |
| duodeno- | upper part of the intestines, connects to the stomach |
| -dynia | pain |
| dys- | bad, difficult |
| ec- | out from, away |
| ect(o)- | outer, outside |
| -ectasis, -ectasia | expansion, dilation |
| -ectomy | removal of a body part |
| -emesis | vomiting condition |
| -emia | blood condition |
| encephal(o)- | brain |
| endo- | within |
| enter(o)- | intestine |
| epi- | before, upon, on, outside of |
| erythr(o)- | red |
| esthesio- | sensation |
| eu- | good, well |
| ex- | out of, away from |
| exo- | outside |
| extra- | outside |
| faci(o)- | face |
| fibr(o)- | fiber |
| front- | forehead |
| galact(o)- | milk |
| gastr(o)- | stomach |
| -genic | formation |
| gingiv- | gums |
| glauc(o)- | grey, bluish-grey color |
| gloss(o)-, glott(o)- | tongue |
| glyc(o)- | sugar |
| -gram | record or picture |
| -graph | record or picture |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| gyn(o)-, gynae(co)-, gyne(co)- | woman |
| halluc- | to wander in mind |
| hemat-, hem- | blood |
| hema-, hemo- | blood |
| hemi- | half |
| hepat-, hepatic- | liver |
| hetero- | different |
| hist(o)-, histio- | tissue |
| homo- | alike, the same |
| hydro- | water |
| hyper- | extreme, beyond normal |
| hyp(o)- | below normal |
| hyster(o)- | uterus, womb |
| -ia(sis) | condition |
| iatr(o)- | pertaining to medicine or a physician |
| -iatry | denotes a field in medicine |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -icle | small |
| idio- | self, one's own |
| infra- | below |
| inter- | among, between |
| intra- | within |
| -ism | condition, disease |
| iso- | equal |
| -ist | one who specializes in |
| -itis | inflammation |
| kerat(o)- | cornea (eye or skin) |
| kyph(o)- | humped |
| labi(o)- | lip |
| lacrim(o)- | tear |
| lact(i)-, lact(o)- | milk |
| lapar(o)- | abdomen wall, flank |
| laryng(o)- | larynx |
| latero- | lateral |
| -lepsis, -lepsy | attack, seizure |
| leuc-, leuk(o)- | white |
| lingu(a)-, lingu(o)- | tongue |
| lip(o)- | fat |
| lith(o)- | stone |
| -logist | someone who studies a certain field |
| -logy | denotes the academic study or practice of a certain field |
| lymph(o)- | lymph |
| lysis- | destruction |
| macr(o)- | large, long |
| mal- | bad |
| -malacia | softening |
| mammo(o)- | breast |
| mast(o)- | breast |
| meg(a)-, megal(o)-, -megaly | enlargement |
| melan(o)- | black color |
| mening(o)- | meninges |
| mes(o)- | middle |
| meta- | after, behind |
| -meter | measurement |
| -metry | the process of measuring |
| micro- | small |
| mon(o)- | single |
| muscul(o)- | muscle |
| my(o)- | muscle |
| myc(o)- | fungus |
| myel(o)- | bone marrow |
| myx(o)- | mucus |
| nas(o)- | nose |
| necr(o)- | death |
| neo- | new |
| nephr(o)- | kidney |
| nerv- | nerves, nervous system |
| neur(i)-, neur(o)- | nerves, nervous system |
| normo- | normal |
| ocul(o)- | eye |
| odont(o)- | teeth |
| odyn(o)- | pain |
| -oid | resemblance to |
| olig(o)- | having few, having little |
| -oma, -omata | tumor |
| onco- | tumor, bulk, volume |
| onych(o)- | nail (of a finger or toe) |
| oo- | egg |
| oophor(o)- | ovary |
| ophthalm(o)- | eye |
| optic(o)- | chemical properties of the eye |
| or(o)- | mouth |
| orchi(o)-, orchido- | testis |
| orth(o)- | straight or correct |
| -osis | a conditon or disease |
| osseo- | bone |
| ost(e)-, oste(o)- | bone |
| ot(o)- | ear |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| ovari(o)- | ovaries |
| ovo-, ovi-, ov- | ovum |
| oxy- | oxygen, sharp, acid, acute |
| pachy- | thick |
| palpebr- | eyelid |
| papill- | nipple |
| papul(o)- | a small elevation or swelling in the skin |
| -paresis | slight paralysis |
| path(o)- | disease |
| -pathy | disorder |
| ped-, -ped, -pes | foot |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -pepsia | digestive tract |
| per- | through |
| peri- | surrounding |
| -phage, -phagia | conditions related to eating or ingestion |
| phago- | eating |
| pharmaco- | drug, medication |
| pharyng(o)- | pharynx, upper throat cavity |
| -phil(ia) | attraction for |
| phleb(o)- | blood, vein |
| phob(o)- | exaggerated fear |
| phot(o)- | light |
| phren(i)-, phren(o)-, phrenico | diaphragm |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| para- | adjacent to |
| pluri- | several |
| zym(o)- | fermentation, enzyme |
| -y | condition or process of |
| xanth(o)- | yellow color |
| viscer(o)- | internal organs, the viscera |
| ventr(o)- | the stomach cavity |
| ven- | veins |
| vascul(o)- | blood vessels |
| vas(o)- | blood vessel |
| varic(o)- | swollen or twisted vein |
| vagin- | vagina |
| uter(o)- | uterus |
| urin- | urine, the urinary system |
| uri(c)-, urico- | uric acid |
| ur(o)- | urinary system |
| uni- | one |
| umbilic- | navel, umbilicus |
| ultra- | beyond, excessive |
| -ula, -ule | small |
| pleur(o)-, pleur(a)- | ribs |
| pneum(o)- | lungs |
| pod-, -pod, -pus | foot |
| -poiesis | production |
| polio- | grey color |
| poly- | denotes plurality of something |
| porphyr(o)- | purple color |
| post- | after or behind |
| pre- | before |
| presby(o)- | old age |
| prim- | first, most important |
| pro- | before |
| proct(o)- | anus, rectum |
| prot(o)- | first or most important |
| psych(e)-, psych(o)- | mind |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| pulmon-, pulmo- | lungs |
| pyel(o)- | pelvis |
| pyro- | fever |
| quadr(i)- | four |
| radio- | radiation |
| rect(o)- | rectum |
| ren(o)- | kidney |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| rhin(o)- | nose |
| -rrhage | burst forth |
| -rrhea | flowing, discharge |
| salping(o)- | fallopian tubes |
| schiz(o)- | split or double sided |
| scler(o)- | hardness |
| scoli(o)- | twisted |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -scopy | use of instument for viewing |
| semi- | one-half, partly |
| sinistr(o)- | left, left side |
| sinus- | of or pertaining to the sinus |
| -sis | condition of |
| splen(o)- | spleen |
| spondyl(o)- | spine, vertebra |
| -stasis | stop, stand |
| -stat | an agent to prevent changing or motion |
| -staxis | dripping, trickling |
| steth(o)- | upper chest |
| stomat(o)- | mouth |
| -stomy | creation of an opening |
| sub- | beneath |
| supra- | above, excessive |
| tachy- | fast |
| -tension, -tensive | blood pressure |
| thorac(i)-, thorac(o)-, thoracico- | upper chest |
| thromb(o)- | blood clot |
| thyr(o)- | thyroid |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| toco- | childbirth |
| -tome | cutting instument |
| -tony | tension |
| -tomy | cutting operation |
| top(o)- | place, topical |
| tox(i)-, tox(o)-, toxico- | poison |
| trache(o)- | trachea |
| trans- | moving across or through |
| -trophy | nourishment, development, tissue |
| tympan(o)- | eardrum |
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