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Medical Prefix Chart
Major Prefix/Suffix of Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- , an- | without |
| -algia | pain |
| angio- | vessel |
| ante- | before |
| arthr- | joint |
| brady- | slow |
| cardio- | heart |
| cephal- | head |
| chondro- | cartilage |
| contra- | opposite |
| cyst- | bladder |
| cyt-, -cyte | cell |
| derm- | skin |
| dys- | difficult, painful |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | upon |
| ex-, exo- | outside |
| gastr- | stomach |
| hemo-, hema- | blood |
| hepa- | liver |
| hydro- | water, fluid |
| hyper- | above, too much |
| hypo- | below, not enough |
| infra- | below |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| -ism | condition |
| iso- | same |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -malcia | softening |
| medi- | middle |
| myo- | muscle |
| necro- | death |
| neo- | new |
| nephr- | kidney |
| neuro- | nerve |
| -ology | study of |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition |
| osteo- | bone |
| path- | disease |
| -penia | lack of |
| peri- | around |
| phleb- | vein |
| -pnea | breathing |
| pneumo- | lungs |
| poly- | many |
| ren- | kidney |
| -rrhea | flow |
| scler- | hardening |
| somat- | body surface |
| sub- | below |
| super-, supra- | above |
| tachy- | fast |
| -trophy | growth |
| ur-, -uria | urine |
| vaso- | vessel |
| viscer- | organ |