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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology prefix and suffix
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A | Without |
| Ab | Away from |
| Ac | Pertaining to |
| Ad | Towards |
| Adeno | Gland |
| Al | Of, or pertaining to |
| Albo | White |
| Algia | Pain |
| An | Without |
| Angio | Vessel |
| Ar | Pertaining to |
| Arthro | Joint |
| Audio | Sense of hearing |
| Auto | Pertaining to oneself, independently |
| Bi | Two |
| Bio | Life |
| Brady | Slow |
| Carcino | Malignancy |
| Cardio | Heart |
| Cele | Hernia, swelling |
| Cephal | Head |
| Chloro | Green |
| Chondro | Cartilage |
| Colic | Stretching of stomach |
| Contra | Opposed, against |
| Cranio | Head, top portion of skull |
| Cyan | Blue |
| Cyto | Cell |
| Dento | Tooth |
| Derma | Skin |
| Di | Twice, doublefold |
| Dia | Through, throughout, completely |
| Dips | Thirst/thristy |
| Dynia | Pain, painful |
| Dys | Bad or difficult |
| Eal | Pertaining to |
| Ecto | Outer side |
| Ectomy | Excision of |
| Encephal | Brain |
| Endo | Inner, within |
| Epi | Over, surrounding |
| Erythro | Red |
| Eu | Good, normal, proper, well |
| Ex | Outside |
| Fibro | Fiber |
| Gastro | Stomach |
| Genesis | Produce, origniate |
| Glyco | Sugar |
| Gram | Record |
| Graph | Making record of, written |
| Hemi | One half |
| Hemo | Blood |
| Hetero | Different |
| Homo | Same |
| Hydro | Water |
| Hyper | Excessive, high, beyond, above normal |
| Hypo | Under |
| ia | Condition of diseased state, abnormal state |
| ic | Of or pertaining to |
| in | Not or into within |
| inter | Between |
| intra | Inside, within |
| ism | Medical condition, disease |
| ist | Specialist |
| itis | Inflammation of |
| ive | Tending to, that performs or tends toward an action |
| Kinesio | Motion |
| Laryng | Larynx |
| Leuko | White |
| Lipo | Fat |
| Litho | Stone, Calculus |
| logy | suffix denoting field of study |
| Macro | Large |
| Mal | Bad, abnormal |
| Malac | Soft |
| Meso | Middle |
| Meter | Measure |
| Micro | Small, very small |
| Mono | Single, one |
| Myel | Spinal cord or bone marrow |
| Myo | Muscle |
| Necro | Death |
| Nephro | Kidney |
| Neuro | Nerve |
| Oid | Resembling |
| Oma | Tumor |
| Orrhage | To bleed excessively, excessive flow |
| Orrhagia | Excessive flow |
| Orrhaphy | Suture, operative repair |
| Orrhea | Flow, discharge |
| Orrhexis | Rupture |
| Osis | Condition of, usually abnormal |
| Ostomy | Forming of new opening |
| Oto | Ear |
| Otomy | Incision into |
| Ous | Pertaining to |
| Patho | Disease |
| Penia | Deficiency, lack of |
| Peri | Around, about |
| Pexy | Fixation, usually surgically |
| Phobia | Fear |
| Phono | Sound, speech, voice |
| Plasty | Repair |
| Pnea | Air, breath |
| Pneumo | Lung |
| Poly | Many |
| Post | After |
| Pre | Before |
| Psych | Mind |
| Ptosis | Drooping |
| Pyo | Pus |
| Pyro | Fire, heat, fever |
| Retro | Denoting backward or behind |
| Rhino | Nose |
| Sclero | Tough, hard |
| Semi | Half |
| Stasis | Level, unchanging |
| Sub | Below, under |
| Supra | Above, over |
| Syn | Together |
| Tachy | Fast |
| Thera | Treatment |
| Thermo | Heat |
| Trans | Across, through |
| Trophy | Development, growth |
| Uni | One |
| Uro | Urine |
| Xanthro | Yellow |
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