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medical Terminology
Prefixes and Suffixes
| Prefixes + Suffixes | Meaning | Example + Definition |
|---|---|---|
| anti | against | Antibiotic= drugs that act against bacteria |
| brachy | short | Brachycephalic= short head |
| brady | slow | Bradycardia= excessively slow heart rate |
| cata- | down, under, lower | Catabolism= breaking down |
| contra | opposed, against | Contraindicated= something that is not indicated |
| crypto | hidden | Cryptorchidism= |
| de- | remove, take away, loss of | Dehydrated= excessive loss of body water |
| dis- | apart from, free from | Disinfection= to free from infection |
| dolicho | long | Dolichocephalic= long head |
| e-, ec-, ex- | out of, from, away from | Ectopic= out of place |
| glyco, gluco | sugar, sweet | Hyperglycemia= a condition of excessive sugar in the blood |
| hema-, hemato-, hemo- | blood | Hematuria= blood in the urine |
| eu- | normal, good ,true, healthy | Euthanasia= inducing death painlessly |
| hemi | half | Hemiplegia= paralysis of one side of the body |
| hydro | water, fluid | Hydrocephalus= fluid in the brain |
| hyper | high, excessive | Hyperthermia= body temperature higher than normal |
| hypo | low, insufficient | Hypothyroidism= deficiency of thyroid activity |
| marco- | large | Macrocyte= large cell |
| mal- | bad, poor | Malocclusion= poor fit of upper and lower teeth when jaw closes |
| mega-, megalo | large, oversized | Megacolon= abnormally enlarged colon |
| micro | small | Microphthalmos= abnormally small eye |
| necro | death | Necropsy= examination of dead animal |
| neo | new | Neoplastic= new tissue growth |
| oligo- | few, little | Oliguria= scant urine production |
| pan- | all, entire | Panzootic= throughout an animal population |
| poly- | many, much | Polyphagia= excessive eating |
| pseudo | false | Pseudocyesis= false pregnacy |
| pyo | pus | Pyometra= pus in the uterus |
| tachy | fast, rapid | Tachycardia= excessively rapid heart rate |
| ure-, urea-, ureo-, urin-, urino, uro | urine, urea | Glucosuria= sugar in the urine Uremia= urea in the blood |
| a-, an- | without or not having | Anemia= not having enough red blood cells |
| -emesis | vomit | Hematemesis= vomiting blood |
| -emia | blood condition | Anemia= lack of blood |
| -esis | infestation or infection with | Paresis= partial paralysis |
| -iasis, -asis | a condition characterized by | Lithlasis= condition characterized by formation of calculi |
| -genesis | development, origin | Carcinogenesis= development of cancer |
| -ism | a state or condition, a fact of being, result of a process | Hypercortisonism= condition resulting for excessive cortisone |
| -itis | inflammation of | Tonsillitis= inflammation of tonsils |
| -megaly | enlarged | Hepatomegaly= enlarged liver |
| -oma | tumor | Leiomyoma= tumor of smooth muscles |
| -osis | abnormal condition or process of degeneration | Nephrosis= degenerative disease of the kidneys |
| -path, -pathy | disease | Pathogenic= disease causing |
| -penia | deficiency or lack of | Leukopenia= deficiency of white blood cells |
| -phage, -phagy | eating | Coprophagy= eating fences |
| -phobia | abnormal fear or intolerance of | Photophobia= intolerance of light |
| -plasia,-plastic | forming, changing , growing | Anaplasia= changing structure of cells |
| -pnea | breathing | Dyspnea= difficulty breathing |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge | Diarrhea= discharge of feces |
| -centesis | to puncture, perforate, or tap-permitting withdrawal of substances (e.g., fluid, air) | Abdomincentesis= surgical puncture of the abdomen to remove fluid from peritoneal cavity |
| -ectomy | to exercise or surgically remove | Cholecystectomy= surgical removal of the gallbladder |
| -ize | use, subject to | Anesthetize= subject to anesthesia |
| -pexy | fixation or suturing ( a stabilizing type of repair) | Gastropexy= fixation of the stomach to the body wall |
| -plasty | to shape, the formation of , or plastic surgery (meaning " to improve function, to relieve pain or for cosmetic reason") | Cheiloplasty= plastic repair of the lips (to improve looks and function) |
| -rrhaphy | to surgically repair by joining in a seam or by suturing together | Herniorrhaphy= surgical repair of a hernia |
| -stomy | to make a new , artificial opening in a hollow organ ( to the outside of the body) or to make a new opening between two hollow organs. | Colostomy=surgical creation of a new opening between the colon and the outside of the body. Gastroduodenostomy= to create a new opening between the stomach and the duodenum. |
| -tomy | to incise or cut into (making an incision) | Thyrotomy = an incision of the larynx through the thyroid cartilage |
| -graph | instrument or machine that writes or records | Electrocardiograph= machine that records electrical impulses produced by the beating heart |
| -graphy | procedure of using an instrument or machine to record | Electrocardiography= procedure of using an electrocardiograph to produce an electrocardiogram |
| -gram | product, written record, "picture", or graph produced | Electrocardiogram= ECG, EKG, graphic tracing of electrical currents flowing through the beating heart |
| -meter | instrument or machine that measures or counts | Thermometer= instrument used to measure body temperature |
| -metry, -imetry | procedure of measuring | Dosimetry= act of determining the amount , rate and distribution of ionizing radiation |
| -scope | instrument for examining, viewing or listening | Otoscope= instrument for looking into ears |
| -scopy | act of examining or using the scope | Laparoscopy= procedure of using a laparoscope to view the abdominal cavity |
| -tome | instrument for cutting such as into smaller or thinner sections | |
| -algia | pain | Myalgia= muscular pain |
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