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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology prefix and suffix
Term | Definition |
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A | Without |
Ab | Away from |
Ac | Pertaining to |
Ad | Towards |
Adeno | Gland |
Al | Of, or pertaining to |
Albo | White |
Algia | Pain |
An | Without |
Angio | Vessel |
Ar | Pertaining to |
Arthro | Joint |
Audio | Sense of hearing |
Auto | Pertaining to oneself, independently |
Bi | Two |
Bio | Life |
Brady | Slow |
Carcino | Malignancy |
Cardio | Heart |
Cele | Hernia, swelling |
Cephal | Head |
Chloro | Green |
Chondro | Cartilage |
Colic | Stretching of stomach |
Contra | Opposed, against |
Cranio | Head, top portion of skull |
Cyan | Blue |
Cyto | Cell |
Dento | Tooth |
Derma | Skin |
Di | Twice, doublefold |
Dia | Through, throughout, completely |
Dips | Thirst/thristy |
Dynia | Pain, painful |
Dys | Bad or difficult |
Eal | Pertaining to |
Ecto | Outer side |
Ectomy | Excision of |
Encephal | Brain |
Endo | Inner, within |
Epi | Over, surrounding |
Erythro | Red |
Eu | Good, normal, proper, well |
Ex | Outside |
Fibro | Fiber |
Gastro | Stomach |
Genesis | Produce, origniate |
Glyco | Sugar |
Gram | Record |
Graph | Making record of, written |
Hemi | One half |
Hemo | Blood |
Hetero | Different |
Homo | Same |
Hydro | Water |
Hyper | Excessive, high, beyond, above normal |
Hypo | Under |
ia | Condition of diseased state, abnormal state |
ic | Of or pertaining to |
in | Not or into within |
inter | Between |
intra | Inside, within |
ism | Medical condition, disease |
ist | Specialist |
itis | Inflammation of |
ive | Tending to, that performs or tends toward an action |
Kinesio | Motion |
Laryng | Larynx |
Leuko | White |
Lipo | Fat |
Litho | Stone, Calculus |
logy | suffix denoting field of study |
Macro | Large |
Mal | Bad, abnormal |
Malac | Soft |
Meso | Middle |
Meter | Measure |
Micro | Small, very small |
Mono | Single, one |
Myel | Spinal cord or bone marrow |
Myo | Muscle |
Necro | Death |
Nephro | Kidney |
Neuro | Nerve |
Oid | Resembling |
Oma | Tumor |
Orrhage | To bleed excessively, excessive flow |
Orrhagia | Excessive flow |
Orrhaphy | Suture, operative repair |
Orrhea | Flow, discharge |
Orrhexis | Rupture |
Osis | Condition of, usually abnormal |
Ostomy | Forming of new opening |
Oto | Ear |
Otomy | Incision into |
Ous | Pertaining to |
Patho | Disease |
Penia | Deficiency, lack of |
Peri | Around, about |
Pexy | Fixation, usually surgically |
Phobia | Fear |
Phono | Sound, speech, voice |
Plasty | Repair |
Pnea | Air, breath |
Pneumo | Lung |
Poly | Many |
Post | After |
Pre | Before |
Psych | Mind |
Ptosis | Drooping |
Pyo | Pus |
Pyro | Fire, heat, fever |
Retro | Denoting backward or behind |
Rhino | Nose |
Sclero | Tough, hard |
Semi | Half |
Stasis | Level, unchanging |
Sub | Below, under |
Supra | Above, over |
Syn | Together |
Tachy | Fast |
Thera | Treatment |
Thermo | Heat |
Trans | Across, through |
Trophy | Development, growth |
Uni | One |
Uro | Urine |
Xanthro | Yellow |