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Prefixes/Suffixes
Words for Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cardi | Heart |
| Gastro | Stomach |
| Arteriostenosis | Narrowing of an Artery |
| Neuropathy | Disease/dysfunction of peripheral nerves |
| Endocarditis | Inflammation of endocardium |
| Hypogastric | Lower Stomach |
| Leukocyte | White Blood Cell |
| Uni- | One |
| Bi- | Two |
| Tri- | Three |
| Pre- | Before |
| Post- | After |
| Sub- | Under |
| Trans- | Across |
| Hypo- | Low |
| A- | Not/Without |
| An- | Not |
| Peri- | Around |
| Dermat | Skin |
| Dento | Teeth |
| Pulmon/o | Lungs |
| Enter/o | Intestines |
| Hepat | Liver |
| Arthr | Joint |
| Osteo | Bones |
| Rhino | Nose |
| Hyster | Uterus |
| -itis | Inflammatory |
| -ologist | Doctor |
| -ectomy | Surgically Removed |
| -osis | Abnormal Condition |
| -algia | Pain |
| -plasty | Repair |
| -megaly | Enlargement |
| Lapar | Abdomen |
| -otomy | Surgical Incision |
| Dys | Abnormal |
| Pnea | Breathing |
| Hemat | Physiology of Blood |
| -ology | Study of |
| Malacia | Abnormal Softening of Tissue |
| -scope | Type of Endoscope |
| Brady- | Abnormally Slow |
| Laryng | Larynx |
| Dys- | Painful |
| Thora | Chest |
| Crani | Skull |
| -ostomy | Surgical Opening |
| -lateral | Sides |
| Renal | Kidneys |
| Nephr | Kidney |
| Myo | Muscular Tissue |
| Ang | Blood Vessel |
| -ioma | Abnormal Growth |
| -entesis | Removal of Fluid |
| Uria | Urination |
| Cyan/o | Blue |
| Melan/o | Black |
| Erthr/o | Red |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Poli/o | Gray |
| Xanth/o | Yellow |
| -cyte | Cell |
| -necrosis | death of cells |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening of body tissue |
| -stenosis | The abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body |
| -centesis | the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid |
| -scopy | visually examine |
| -graphy | field of study |
| -rrahge | Excessive or abnormal flow |
| -rrhapy | to strengthen |
| -rrhexis | Rupture |
| -rrhea | Denotes a flow |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -pathy | disease |
| supra- | above |
| ab- | |
| ad- | |
| inter- | |
| intra- | |
| Arteri/o | Arteries |
| Ather/o | Arteries |
| Cephal/o | pertaining to head |
| Caud/o | |
| Coron/o | |
| Dist/o | |
| Anter/o | |
| Midasaggit/o | |
| Poster/o | |
| Proxim/o | |
| Trans/ | |
| Medi/o | |
| Later/o | |
| Ventr/o | |
| Dors/o | |
| Infer/o |
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