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Latin pre & suffixes

Prefixes and Suffixes, Medical

LatinEnglish
epi- on, upon ex: epidermis "outer skin"
endo- within, inside ex: endoscopy "internal scoping"
osteo- bone ex: osteosarcoma "cancer of bone"
myo- muscle ex: myomeres ex: cardio myopathy "
arthro- joint ex: arthropod "jointed foot"
phlebo- vein ex: phlebotomy "cutting open vein" to relieve of blood as therapeutic tx
oto- ear ex: otitis "inflammation of ear"
-emia in blood ex: leukemia "white blood"
mono- one
peri- enclosing, surrounding ex: pericardium "around the heart" membranous sac filled w/fluid, encloses heart, roots of aorta ex: periosteum "around the bone" fibrous membrane covering surface of bones, except at joints. attachment point for muscles, tendons
nephro- kidney
hemo- blood ex: hematochezia "blood, to defecate" blood present in stool
hepato- liver
arterio- artery
reni- kidney ex: renal "kidney"
hypo- under, below, beneath ex: hypoptension "low blood pressure" ex: hypostasis "under standing" accumulation of blood in parts of organ/body bc poor circulation
hyper- above, high ex: hypertension "elevated blood pressure"
entero- intestine ex: enteroenterostomy "intestine opening" surgical vreation of artificial connection between two segments of intestine
encephalo- brain, inside head
stoma- opening, mouth
dys- difficult, painful, abnormal, faulty ex: dysentery, dyslexia, dystopia
anti- against ex: antibacterial "against bacteria"
inter- between, together
-otomy opening or surgical incision
-sis state or condition
-en -enia blood
-oma tumor or swelling ex: melanoma
cyt- cyto- cell
angi- angio- blood vessels
-ectomy excision of organ or part
chol- bile
cyst- cysto- sac, cyst, bladder
phag- phago- eat
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