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Prefix, Root, Suffix
List for Beginning Health Care Students
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bi— | twice or double / bilateral, |
| blepharo | eye lid / blepharospasm, |
| brachi— | arm / brachial plexus, |
| brady— | slow / Bradycardia, |
| carcin— | cancer / carcinogenic |
| cardio-- | Heart / cardiomegaly |
| --cele | pouching / cystocele |
| ..centesis | puncture / amniocentesis |
| ..cephal | head / hydrocephalic |
| cerebro.. | brain / cerebral cortex |
| cholecysto.. | gall bladder / cholecystectomy |
| chondro | cartilage / costochondral joint |
| ..cidal | kill / bactericidal |
| coagula | curdle- clot coagulate |
| contra.. | opposite / contralateral |
| cranio.. | Skull / craniotomy |
| ..crine | secrete / endocrine |
| cryo.. | cold / cryosurgery |
| cutane.. | skin / subcutaneous |
| cysto.. | bladder / cystotomy |
| cyto.. | cell / Cytology |
| de.. | away from / dehydration |
| dermat.. | skin / dermatological |
| dextro.. | right / dextrocardia |
| dont/ent | teeth / Dental |
| dorsi.. | the back / Dorsal |
| ..dynia | pain / pleurodynia |
| dys.. | difficulty / dyspnea |
| ec.. | out-away / ectopic pregnancy |
| ..ectomy | removal / appendectomy |
| ..edema | swelling / lymphedema |
| ..emesis | vomiting / hematemesis |
| ..emia | a substance is present in the blood blood condition / anemia |
| encephalo.. | brain / encephalitis |
| endo.. | inside / endoscopy |
| ..entero.. | intestine / gastroenterologist |
| epi.. | on- outside of / epidural |
| erythro.. | red / erythrocyte |
| ..esthes.. | sensation / anesthesia |
| gastri/o.. | stomach / gastric |
| ..genic | producing / cardiogenic shock |
| genito.. | reproduction / genital |
| geri/o.. | old-age / geriatric |
| gingiva | gum / gingival hyperplasia |
| glossal | tongue / glossopharyngeal nerve |
| ..gram/graph | written-drawn / electrocardiogram |
| gyne.. | woman / gynecology |
| ..globin | protein / hemoglobin |
| ..globulin | protein / thyroglobulin |
| hemato.. | blood / hematocrit |
| hemi.. | Half / Hemiplegia |
| hemo.. | blood / hemoglobin, |
| hepato.. | Liver / hepatomegaly, |
| homeo.. | constant / homeostasis, |
| hydro/a.. | water / hydrocephalus, |
| hyper.. | high, excessive hypertension, |
| hypno.. | sleep / hypnotic medication, |
| hypo.. | low / hypothyroidism, |
| hyster.. | uterus / hysterectomy, |
| ..ia | condition / anemia |
| ..iac | pertaining to / cardiac |
| ..iasis | pathological state / cholelithiasis iatro.. |
| infra.. | below / infraclavicular nodes |
| inter.. | between / intercostal space |
| intra.. | within / intracranial pressure |
| ipsi.. | the same / ipsilateral |
| ..ismus | spasm / strabismus-vaginisimus |
| iso.. | equal / isotonic solution |
| ..itis | inflammation / arthritis |
| iatro.. | iatrogenic fluid overload |
| juxto.. | next to / juxtaposition |
| kypho.. | humped / kyphotic spine |
| ..labia/o | lip / nasolabial fold |
| lacrim | Tear / lacrimal gland |
| lacta/o.. | Milk / lactation |
| laparo.. | abdomen / laparoscopy |
| leuko.. | white / leukocyte |
| -lingua- | tongue / sublingual gland |
| lip.. | fat / lipoma |
| ..listhesis | dislocation / spondylolisthesis |
| lith/o | stone / cholelithiasis |
| ..lysis | dissolve / bacteriolytic |
| mal.. | bad / malodorous |
| ..malacia | softening osteomalacia |
| ..megaly | enlargement / cardiomegaly |
| melan/o.. | black / melanous stool |
| ..meter | to measure / thermometer |
| mort.. | dead/ postmortem |
| my/o.. | muscle / myositis |
| myc/o.. | fungus / mycotic toenails |
| myel/o.. | spinal cord / myelogram bone marrow/ myelogenous |
| narco.. | sleep /narcotic |
| naso.. | nose / Nasal |
| neo.. | new / neoplasm |
| nephro.. | kidney/ nephritis |
| ..odyn.. | painful / pleurodynia |
| ..oma | mass- tumor / Lipoma |
| onc/o.. | tumor / oncology |
| optic | eye- vision / optic nerve |
| ortho.. | straight- upright / orthodontist |
| ..osis | disease / psychosis |
| ossi.. | bone / ossification |
| ..ostomy | opening / colostomy |
| oto.. | ear / otoscope |
| oxi.. | oxygen / oxidation |
| ..paresis | Weakness / hemiparesis |
| ..pathy | Disease / neuropathy |
| ..pectoris | Chest / pectoral muscles |
| ped / pes | Foot / dorsalis pedis |
| ..penia | deficiency ostopenia |
| ..pepsia | stomach / dyspepsia |
| per.. | perforate through percutaneous insertion |
| peri.. | around peritoneum - pericardium |
| ..phagia | swallowing dysphagia |
| ..phasia | speech/ aphasia |
| phlebo.. | blood- vein / phlebotomy |
| ..phobia | fear of / claustrophobia |
| photo.. | light / photophobia |
| ..plasia | growth/ hyperplasia |
| ..plasty | repair / rhinoplasty |
| ..plegia | paralysis / quadriplegic |
| pleura/o | the ribs / pleural cavity |
| ..pnea | breathing / dyspnea |
| pneumo.. | lung / pneumothorax |
| post.. | after / postmortem |
| presby.. | old age / presbyopia |
| procto.. | rectum / proctology |
| psyc.. | Mind / psychotropic drug |
| pyo.. | Puss / pyogenic bacteria |
| pyro.. | Fever / antipyretic drug |
| ..rrhage | burst forth / hemorrhage |
| ..rrhaphy | suturing / herniorrhaphy |
| ..rrhoea | out flowing diarrheal stool |
| sanguine | blood / serosanguinous |
| sarco.. | muscle / sarcoma |
| schiz.. | split / schizophrenic delusion |
| scler/o | hard / atherosclerotic vessels |
| scope | view / arthroscopic knee surgery |
| sero | clear fluid / Immune serum |
| semi.. | half / semiconscious state |
| somat/o.. | body / somatic complaint |
| spondylo.. | spine / spondylodiscitis |
| ..stalsis | contraction / peristalsis of the intestine |
| ..stasis/ic | Stop / hemostatic agent |
| ..staxis | dripping / epistaxis |
| stoma.. | mouth / stomatitis |
| ..ostomy | opening / colostomy |
| sub.. | beneath / subcutaneous |
| super/ra.. | above / supra ventricular |
| tachy.. | rapid / tachycardia |
| ..tension | pressure / hypertension |
| tetan.. | Rigid / tetanus |
| therm.. | heat thermometer |
| thorax.. | upper chest / thoracotomy |
| thrombo.. | blood clot / deep vein thrombosis |
| trans.. | across / transfusion |
| ..tripsy | crushing / lithotripsy |
| ..trophy | development / hypertrophy |
| tympan/o.. | eardrum / tympanic membrane |
| uni-- | one / unilateral |
| uri/o.. | urine / urinalysis |
| vaso.. | vessel / vasoconstriction |
| ven.. | vein Ventricle = a hollow part or cavity in an organ peripheral venous catheter |
| ventro.. | belly- front / ventral hernia |
| vesico.. | bladder / vesico-vaginal fissure |
| viscera.. | internal organs visceral cavity |
| xero.. | dry / xerostomia |
| ..zyme | fermentation / enzyme |
| a.. | absence of / atypical - apnea |
| ab.. | away from / Abduct |
| acous.. | hearing / Acoustic |
| ad.. | toward / Adduct |
| adeno.. | gland / adenocarcinoma |
| adip | fat / adipose tissue |
| an.. | without / Anuria |
| angio.. | vessel / angiogram |
| ante.. | before / antepartum |
| anti.. | against / antibiotic |
| ..ase | enzyme / Lipase |
| arthro/i.. | joint arthritis - arthrocentesis |
| ..asthenia | weakness / myasthenia |
| auri.. | ear /auricular |
| bi.. | twice or double / bilateral |
| blepharo | eye lid / blepharospasm |
| brachi.. | arm / brachial plexus |
| brady.. | slow / Bradycardia |
| Eu.. | normal / Eupnoea = normal breathing. Eupepsia = state of normal or good digestion. |
| ...carditis | inflammation myocarditis- inflammation of the heart muscle pericarditis=inflammation of the pericardium |
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