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Prefixes/Suffixes
Words for Medical Terminology
Question | Answer |
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Cardi | Heart |
Gastro | Stomach |
Arteriostenosis | Narrowing of an Artery |
Neuropathy | Disease/dysfunction of peripheral nerves |
Endocarditis | Inflammation of endocardium |
Hypogastric | Lower Stomach |
Leukocyte | White Blood Cell |
Uni- | One |
Bi- | Two |
Tri- | Three |
Pre- | Before |
Post- | After |
Sub- | Under |
Trans- | Across |
Hypo- | Low |
A- | Not/Without |
An- | Not |
Peri- | Around |
Dermat | Skin |
Dento | Teeth |
Pulmon/o | Lungs |
Enter/o | Intestines |
Hepat | Liver |
Arthr | Joint |
Osteo | Bones |
Rhino | Nose |
Hyster | Uterus |
-itis | Inflammatory |
-ologist | Doctor |
-ectomy | Surgically Removed |
-osis | Abnormal Condition |
-algia | Pain |
-plasty | Repair |
-megaly | Enlargement |
Lapar | Abdomen |
-otomy | Surgical Incision |
Dys | Abnormal |
Pnea | Breathing |
Hemat | Physiology of Blood |
-ology | Study of |
Malacia | Abnormal Softening of Tissue |
-scope | Type of Endoscope |
Brady- | Abnormally Slow |
Laryng | Larynx |
Dys- | Painful |
Thora | Chest |
Crani | Skull |
-ostomy | Surgical Opening |
-lateral | Sides |
Renal | Kidneys |
Nephr | Kidney |
Myo | Muscular Tissue |
Ang | Blood Vessel |
-ioma | Abnormal Growth |
-entesis | Removal of Fluid |
Uria | Urination |
Cyan/o | Blue |
Melan/o | Black |
Erthr/o | Red |
Leuk/o | White |
Poli/o | Gray |
Xanth/o | Yellow |
-cyte | Cell |
-necrosis | death of cells |
-sclerosis | abnormal hardening of body tissue |
-stenosis | The abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body |
-centesis | the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid |
-scopy | visually examine |
-graphy | field of study |
-rrahge | Excessive or abnormal flow |
-rrhapy | to strengthen |
-rrhexis | Rupture |
-rrhea | Denotes a flow |
-dynia | pain |
-ic | pertaining to |
-pathy | disease |
supra- | above |
ab- | |
ad- | |
inter- | |
intra- | |
Arteri/o | Arteries |
Ather/o | Arteries |
Cephal/o | pertaining to head |
Caud/o | |
Coron/o | |
Dist/o | |
Anter/o | |
Midasaggit/o | |
Poster/o | |
Proxim/o | |
Trans/ | |
Medi/o | |
Later/o | |
Ventr/o | |
Dors/o | |
Infer/o |