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Prefix & Suffix PCT
Commonly used Prefixes and Suffixes for PCT
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a (an) | absence of, lacking, not (ex:apnea) |
| -algia | painful condition (ex: arthalgia) |
| angi: angio | blood or lymph vessel (ex: angiogram) |
| ant: anti | inhibiting, opposing |
| arter: arterio | artery (ex:arteriolosclerosis) |
| arth: arthro | joint (ex: arthritis) |
| -ase | an enzyme (ex: pancrease) |
| audi: audio | hearing, sound |
| auto | self |
| bio | life, living organism |
| brady | slow (ex: bradycardia) |
| cardi: cardio | heart |
| cervic | neck |
| -cidal, cide | killing (ex: suicidal) |
| colo | colon |
| contra | against, in opposition |
| cyst: cysto | bladder, sac (ex: cystitis) |
| derm: derma | skin (ex: dermatitis) |
| dys | abnormal, difficult (ex: dysmenorrhea) |
| ect: ecto | outside, external |
| -ectomy | surgical removal (ex: tonsillectomy) |
| -emia | condition of the blood (ex: anemia) |
| end: endo | inside, within |
| enter-entero | intestine |
| -facient | causing, making |
| gastro | stomach (ex: gastroenteritis) |
| -genic | producing, formed from |
| gluc: gluco | glucose, sugar (ex: glucometer) |
| hem: hemat | blood (ex: hemorrhage) |
| hepat | liver (ex: hepatitis) |
| hypo | low, less than normal (ex:hypglycemia) |
| hyper | high, more than usual (ex:hypertension) |
| inter | between (ex:intercellular) |
| intra | inside, within (ex:intravenous) |
| -itis | inflammation |
| macro | large, long |
| micro | small, short |
| my: myo | muscle |
| nephr: nephro | kidney (ex:nephrotoxic) |
| neur: neuro | nerve (ex:neuropathy) |
| -oma | tumor |
| opthalm | eye |
| -osis | any condition (ex:psycosis) |
| osteo | bone |
| oto | ear |
| path: pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency (ex:neutropenia) |
| peri | around, enclosing |
| phago | eating |
| phleb | vien (ex:phlebitis) |
| pneumo | air, gas, lung (ex: pneumonia) |
| poly | many, excessive (ex:polyuria) |
| post | after (ex:post-partum) |
| pre | before (ex:pre-op) |
| proct | rectum, anus |
| psych | mind, mental |
| pulmo | lung |
| rhin: rhino | nose |
| -stomy | surgical opening (ex:colostomy) |
| sub | below, inadequate |
| tachy | fast (ex:tachycardia) |
| therm | heat, tempature |
| tox: toxi | poisonous |
| -uria | condition of urine, urination |
| vaso | blood vessels |
Created by:
rpusbach
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