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KNH 209 -2
Ch. 2 - Common Suffixes and Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 4 modifications of suffixes | signifies med. condition, diagnostic term/procedure, med specialty or specialist, converts noun into adj. |
| arter | i, o; artery |
| spin | spine |
| ectasis | expansion, dilation |
| iasis | formation of |
| malacia | softening of |
| megaly | enlargement |
| oma | tumor |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| penia | reduction in size/quantity |
| plegia | paralysis |
| pnea | breathing |
| porosis | porous condition |
| ptosis | downward placement |
| rrhage | flowing forth |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| spasm | muscular contraction |
| centesis | surgical puncture |
| desis | surgical binding |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| gram | written/pictorial record |
| graph | device for measuring |
| metry | act of measuring |
| pexy | surgical fixation |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| rrhaphy | suture |
| scopy | act of viewing |
| tomy | incision |
| tome | device for cutting |
| tripsy | crushing |
| ante | before |
| pre | before |
| brady | abnormally slow |
| tachy | abnormally fast |
| neo | new |
| post | after |
| ab | away from, beyond |
| ad | towards, near |
| con | with |
| sym | with |
| contra | against |
| ec/ecto | outside |
| en | inside |
| endo | within |
| epi | upon, following |
| extra | beyond |
| hyper | above normal |
| hypo | below normal |
| infra | inside, below |
| inter | between |
| intra | inside, within |
| meso | middle |
| meta | beyond |
| pan | all around, everywhere |
| para | alongside, like |
| peri | around |
| retro | backwards, behind |
| bi/di | two |
| hemi/semi | half |
| mono | one |
| olig | few |
| poly | many |
| quadri | four |
| tetra | four |
| cele | protrusion |
| cyte | cell |
| edema | fluid in intracellular tissues |
| emia | blood |
| emesis | vomiting |
| ism | condition of |
| lith | stone, calcification |
| lysis | disintegration |
| oid | resembling, like |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| phobia | fear |
| plasia | abnormal formation |
| pnea | respiration |
| poiesis | producing |
| rrhea | discharge |
| sclerosis | hardness |
| stasis | unchanging |
| stenosis | blocked, narrowed |
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