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Prefix / Suffix
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -rrhaphy | suturing |
| -ptosis | sagging |
| -ology | study of |
| -megally | enlargement |
| -ectomy | excision |
| -malacia | softening |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -tomy | incision |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -phylaxis | protection |
| -lysis | destruction |
| -crasia | mixture |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -cele | hernia |
| -pathy | disease |
| -rrhagia | bursting forth |
| a- | without |
| brady- | slow |
| eu- | good; normal |
| pneu- | lungs; air |
| tachy- | rapid |
| an- | without |
| extra- | outside |
| per- | through |
| pro- | before |
| trans- | across |
| anti- | against |
| epi- | above |
| endo- | within |
| peri- | around |
| mono- | one |
| intra- | in; within |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | deficient |
| dys- | painful |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -scope | instrument to view |
| -algia | pain |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -osis | abnormal condition of |
| -ia | condition of |
| -plasm | formation; growth |
| -clysis | irrigation; washing |
| -cyte | cell |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gram | record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -oma | tumor |
| -phage | eating; swallowing |
| -stasis | standing still |
| -crasia | mixture; blending |
| -fusion | pour |
| -graph | instrument of record |
| -spasm | twitching |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| -meter | instrument for measuring |
| -pnea | breathe |
| -phonia | voice |
| -ectasis | dilation; expansion |
| -osmia | smell |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pytsis | spitting; coughing |
| -thorax | chest |
| -sphyxia | pulse |
| -ptosis | sagging |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -stomy | artificial opening |