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Medical prefix
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |
| hypo- | below normal, deficient |
| brady- | slow |
| tachy- | fast |
| dys- | abnormal, difficult, painful |
| peri- | around |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | upon, above |
| intra- | within |
| inter- | between |
| sub- | below |
| supra- | above |
| anti- | against |
| poly- | many |
| mono- | one |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -otomy | surgical incision into |
| -ostomy | surgically created opening |
| -algia | pain |
| -pathy | disease |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -lysis | breakdown, destruction |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -uria | urine condition |
| cardi/o | heart |
| hemat/o | blood |
| neur/o | nerve |
| oste/o | bone |
| hepat/o | liver |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| derm/o | skin |
| arthr/o | joint |
| my/o | muscle |
| a-, an- | without, not |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two |
| circum- | around |
| contra- | against, opposite |
| eu- | normal, good |
| ex-, extra- | outside |
| hemi- | half |
| infra- | below |
| macro- | large |
| micro- | small |
| neo- | new |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | before, forward |
| re- | again, back |
| trans- | across |
| uni- | one |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -cele | hernia, protrusion |
| -cyte | cell |
| -gen | producing, forming |
| -genic | producing, causing |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | recording instrument |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -iasis | abnormal condition, presence of |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -logy | study of |
| -malacia | softening |
| -oid | resembling |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -phasia | speech |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasia | formation, growth |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptosis | drooping, prolapse |
| -rrhage | bursting forth |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -scope | viewing instrument |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| -stasis | stopping, controlling |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tomy | cutting into |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| angi/o | vessel |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| col/o | colon |
| cost/o | rib |
| cyst/o | bladder, sac |
| cyt/o | cell |
| encephal/o | brain |
| enter/o | intestine |
| hist/o | tissue |
| lip/o | fat |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| onc/o | tumor |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| ot/o | ear |
| path/o | disease |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pneum/o | lung, air |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| psych/o | mind |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thorac/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| trache/o | trachea |
| ur/o | urinary tract |
| White | RA |
| Black | LA ("smoke") |
| Green | RL ("grass") |
| Red | LL ("fire") |
Created by:
Valentine.Taylor