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CCMA CH 2
CCMA CH 2 REVIEW (Prefixes & Suffixes)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | without |
| ab- | away, from |
| ad- | toward |
| ambi- | both |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two, twice, double |
| brady- | slow |
| circum- | around |
| contra- | against |
| de- | down |
| dys- | painful, abnormal, difficult, bad |
| endo- | within, inside |
| epi- | above, on |
| eu- | normal, good |
| ex, extra-, exo- | outside of |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | above, excessive, increased |
| hypo- | below, decreased, insufficient |
| infra- | beneath |
| inter- | between, among |
| intra- | within, during |
| levo- | to the left |
| macro- | large |
| mal- | bad |
| mega- | exceptionally large |
| meso- | middle |
| meta- | over, beyond |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | one |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | new |
| nulli- | none |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre-, pro- | before, in front of |
| presby- | older age |
| primi | first |
| pseudo- | false |
| quadri- | four |
| retro- | behind, in back of |
| sten- | narrowed |
| sub- | under |
| super-, supra- | above, excess |
| sym-, syn- | together, with |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across |
| tri- | three |
| ultra- | beyond, excess |
| uni- | one |
| -age | related to |
| -cidal, -cide | pertaining to killing |
| -form | shape |
| -fuge | driving away |
| -iatry, -iatrist | healing by a provider, healer |
| -ical | pertaining to |
| -ion | process |
| -logy, -logist | study of, one who studies |
| -ole | little, small |
| -opia | vision |
| -phylaxis | protection, prevention |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -uria | urine |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -cise | cut, remove |
| -clasis | break down |
| -desis | stabilization, binding |
| -ectomy | removal, excision |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -lepsy | seizure, conculsion |
| -lysis | destruction, separation |
| -meter | device for measuring |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -pexy | fixation, to put in place |
| -plasty | surgical repair, reformation |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -spasm | involuntary twitch, contraction |
| -stasis | stopping or controlling |
| -stomy | a new opening |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -algia | pain |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -cele | swelling, herniation |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gen | producing |
| -ia, -ism | condition |
| -iasis | presence of, formation of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -malacia | weakening of, softening of |
| -mania | obsessive preoccupation |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oid | seeming like |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition, usually abnormal |
| -pathy | disorder, disease |
| -penia | deficiency, decrease |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -phasia | speech |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasia | formation of |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -ptosis | drooping, falling |
| -rrhage | bursting forth |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardening condition |
| -trophy | development |