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Medical Terminology
Key Common Medical Prefixes & Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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bio- | life |
cyan- | blue |
hetero- | different |
homo- | same |
homeo- | same |
hyper- | above normal, high |
hypo- | below normal, low |
intra- | within |
inter- | between |
micro- | small |
micro- | one-millionth |
peri- | around |
poly- | many, much |
tachy- | rapid, fast |
-algia | pain |
-ar, -ary | pertaining to |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove a fluid |
-cyte | cell |
-emia | blood condition |
-ic | pertaining to |
-itis | inflammation |
-logy | study of |
-lysis | breakdown, destruction |
-oma | tumor |
-osis | condition, abnormal process |
-oxia | oxygen level |
-pathy | disease |
-penia | deficiency |
-pnea | breathing |
-rrhage | burst forth/excessive flow |
-stasis | stopping, controlling, standing |
-tomy | cutting, incision |