| 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) |
