Question | Answer |
-ac | Pertaining to
"cardiac"
(pertaining to the hart) |
-al | Pertaining to
"intestinal"
(pertaining to the intestine) |
-ar | Pertaining to
"muscular"
(pertaining to the muscle) |
-ary | Pertaining to
"urinary"
(pertaining to urine) |
-ic | Pertaining to
"pelvic"
(pertaining to the pelvis) |
-ine | Pertaining to
"intestine"
(pertaining to the intestine)-ive |
-ive | Pertaining to
"digestive"
(pertaining to digestion) |
-ous | Pertaining to
"venous"
(pertaining to the vein) |
-ia | Condition; state; thing
"pneumonia"
(condition of the Lung) |
-ism | Process; disease from a specific cause
"hypothyroidism"
(disease from the specific cause of deficient thyroid hormone) |
-itis | Inflammation of; Infection of
"tonsillitis"
(inflammation of the tonsil) |
-megaly | Enlargement
"cardiomegaly"
(enlargement of the hart) |
-oma | Tumor; mass
"neuroma"
(tumor of the nerve) |
-osis | Condition; abnormal condition; process
"psychosis"
(abnormal condition of the mind) |
-pathy | Disease; suffering
"arthropathy'
(disease of the joint) |
-ation | A process; being or having
"urination"
(a process of making urine) |
-ion | Action; condition
"digestion"
(action of breaking down food) |
-lysis | Process of breaking down or destroying
"hemolysis"
(process of breaking down or destroying blood) |
-iatry | Medical treatment
"psychiatry"
(medical treatment of the mind) |
-ist | One who specializes in
"therapist"
(one who specializes in therapy) |
-logy | The study of
"cardiology"
(the study of the hart) |
-ectomy | Surgical excision
"appendectomy"
(surgical excision of the appendix) |
-gram | A record or picture
"mammogram"
(a record or picture of the breast) |
-graphy | A process of recording
"phonography" "mammography"
(a record) (recording of the breast) |
-metry | process of measureing
"spirometry"
(process of measuring the breath) |
-scope | Instrument used to examine
"colonoscope"
instrument used to examine the colon |
-scopy | Process of using an instrument to examine
"gastroscopy"
(process of using an instrument to examine the stomach) |
-stomy | Surgically created opening
"colostomy"
(surgical creating am opening in the colon) |
-therapy | Treatment |
-tomy | Process of cutting or making an incision
"laparotomy"
(process of making an incision in the abdomen) |
endo- | Innermost; within
"endotracheal"(pertaining to within the trachea) |
epi- | upon; above
"epidermal"
(pertaining to the skin) |
intra- | Within
"intervenous"
(pertaining to within a vein) |
inter- | Between
"intercostal"
(pertaining to between the ribs) |
peri- | Around
"pericardial"
(pertaining to around the hart) |
post- | After; behind
"postnasal"
(pertaining to behind the nose) |
pre- | before; in front of
"premenstrual"
(pertaining to before menstruation) |
sub- | Below; underneath; less than
"subcutaneous"
(pertaining to underneath the skin) |
trans- | Across; through
"transvaginal"
(pertaining threw the vagina) |
bi- | two
"bilateral"
(pertaining to two sides) |
brady- | slow
"bradycardia"
(condition of a slow heart) |
hemi- | one half
"hemiplegia"
(condition of one half of the body with paralysis |
hyper- | above; more then normal
"hypertension"
(condition of more then normal pressure) |
hypo- | below; deficient
"hypothyroidism"
(disease from a specific cause of deficient thyroid gland hormone) |
mono- | One; single
"mononucleosis"
(abnormal condition of white blood cells that each have one large nucleus) |
poly- | many; much
"polyneuritis"
(inflammation of many nerves) |
quadri- | four
"quadriplegia"
(condition of four limbs with paralysis) |
tachy- | Fast
"tachycardia"
(condition of a fast hart rate) |
tri- | three
"tricuspid"
( valve in the hart that has three flaps) |
a- | away from; without
"aspermia"
(condition of being with out sperm) |
an- | without; not
"anesthesia"
condition of being with out sensation |
anti- | against
"antibiotic"
(pertaining to against living organisms) |
de- | reversal of: without
"dementia"
(condition of being without mind) |
dys- | painful; difficult; abnormal
"dysphagia"
(condition of painful or difficult eating and swallowing) |
eu- | Normal
(euthyroidism)
(process of normal thyroid gland function) |
mal- | bad; inadequate
"malnutrition"
(being or having inadequate nourishment) |
re- | again and again
"respiration"
(a process of again and again breathing) |