Medical Terminology Prefixes, Suffixes, Combing Forms "E"
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| e- | without; not
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| -eal | pertaining to
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| ec- | out; outward
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| ecchym/o- | blood in the tissues
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| ech/o- | echo (sound wave)
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| eclamps/o- | a seizure
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| -ectasis | condition of dilation
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| ectat/o- | dilation
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| ecto- | outermost; outside
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| -ectomy | surgical excision
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| ectop/o- | outside of a place
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| -ed | pertaining to
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| -edema | swelling
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| edentul/o- | without teeth
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| -ee | person who is the object of an action
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| efface/o- | do away with; obliterate
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| effer/o- | go out from the center
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| effus/o- | a pouring out
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| ejaculat/o- | to expel suddenly
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| -elasma | platelike structure
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| elast/o- | flexing; stretching
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| electr/o- | electricity
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| -elle | little thing
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| em- | in
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| -ema | condition
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| emaci/o- | to make thin
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| embol/o- | embolus (occluding plug)
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| embryon/o- | embryo; immature form
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| -emesis | condition of vomiting
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| emet/o- | to vomit
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| -emia | condition of the blood; substance in the blood
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| -emic | pertaining to a condition of the blood or a substance in the blood
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| emiss/o- | to send out
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| emot/o- | moving; stirring up
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| emulsific/o- | droplets of fat suspended in a liquid; particles suspended in a solution
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| en- | in; within; inward
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| -ence | state of
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| encephal/o- | brain
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| -encephaly | condition of the brain
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| -ency | condition of being
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| endo- | innermost; within
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| -ent | pertaining to
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| enter/o- | intestine
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| -entery | condition of the intestine
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| enucle/o- | to remove the main part
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| enur/o- | to urinate
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| -eon | one who performs
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| eosin/o- | eosin (red acidic dye)
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| ependym/o- | cellular lining
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| epi- | upon; above
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| epilept/o- | seizure
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| epiphys/o- | growth area at the end of a long bone
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| episi/o- | vulva (female external genitalia)
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| -er | person or thing that produces or does
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| erect/o- | to stand up
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| erg/o- | activity; work
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| -ergy | activity; process of working
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| erupt/o- | breaking out
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| -ery | process of
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| erythemat/o- | redness
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| Erythr/o- | red
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| -esis | a process
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| es/o- | inward
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| esophag/o- | esophagus
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| esthes/o- | sensation; feeling
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| esthet/o- | sensation; feeling
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| estr/a- | female
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| estr/o- | female
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| ethm/o- | sieve
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| -etic | pertaining to
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| eti/o- | cause of disease
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| -ety | condition; state
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| etym/o- | word origin
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| eu- | normal; good
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| ex- | out; away from
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| exacerb/o- | increase; provoke
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| excis/o- | to cut out
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| excori/o- | to take out skin
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| excret/o- | removing from the body
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| exhibit/o- | showing
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| ex/o- | away from; external; outward
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| explorat/o- | to search out
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| express/o- | communicate
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| extens/o- | straightening
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| extern/o- | outside
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| extra- | outside of
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| extrins/o- | on the outside
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| exud/o- | oozing fluid
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