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KNH 209 -2
Ch. 2 - Common Suffixes and Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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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 |