Root word/ Prefix/ Suffix Term | Definition |
Root Word | Main Core/ Foundation
of the medical term |
Combining Vowel | A letter that is added between word parts |
Suffix | Must be added to a word root/
Always placed after the root word/ending of the term |
Prefix | Comes before the root and begins the term |
abdomin/o | abdomen |
angi/o | vessel |
bacteri/o | bacteria |
bi/o | life |
carcin/o | cancer; cancerous |
cardi/o | heart |
cephal/o | head |
cyst/o | cyst or sac conteining fluid |
cyt/o | cell |
electr/0 | electricity |
enter/o | intestines |
fibrin/o | fiber |
gnath/o | jaw |
gynec/o | woman, female |
hem/o | blood |
hemat/o | blood |
hepat/o | liver |
irid/o | iris |
kerat/o | keratin/a protein |
lip/o | fat |
mast/o | breast |
necr/o | death |
nephr/o | kidney |
onc/o | tumor |
path/o | disease |
pelv/o | pelvic |
radi/o | x-rays(radiation) |
ren/o | renal/kidney |
sarc/o | flesh |
sial/o | saliva/salivary glands |
thromb/o | clot |
trache/o | trachea |
uter/o | uterus |
a-
an- | without, not
apnea- without breathing |
ab- | away from //
abnormal-away from normal |
ad- | toward, to,near //
adduction-toward the center |
ambi- | both |
ante-
pre-
pro- | before //
antepartal- before labor or childbirth
prenatal-before birth |
anti- | against;opposed to
antibiotic-against bacteria(life?) |
auto- | self
autoimmune-immunity to self |
bi-
di- | two;both
bilateral-both sides |
bio- | life
biology-study of life |
brady- | slow
bradycardia-slow heart rate |
circum-
peri- | around;circular movement /
circumorbital-around the orbit(eye)
pericardium-around heart |
con-
sym-
syn | with or together
symbiotic- with life
synergy-with energy |
de- | not;from;down
decalcify-removal of calcium |
dia-
trans- | across or through |
dis- | apart; separate //
disease- separate from ease |
dys- | foulty;painful;difficult
dysuria-painful urinating |
e-
ec-
ex- | out;away |
ecto-
exo-
extra- | outside //
ectoderm-outer layer of skin
exotermic-release of heat |
en-
endo-
intra- | inside; within
enclosed-containd inside
endocardium-inner layer of the heart
intra abdominal-within abdomen |
epi- | upon
epigastric-upon the stomach |
eu- | normal, good //
eupnea-normal breathing |
hemi-
semi- | half
hemicardia-half of heart
semilunar-half moon |
hyper- | above;excessive;extreme
hyperkalemia-excess potasium |
hypo-
infra-
sub- | below;deficient
hypoglicemia-low blood sugar
subdural-below dura mater |
inter- | between //
intercellular- between cells |
mal- | bad //
malfunction-
bad function |
meso- | middle |
meta- | beyond; after; change
matastasis-extension of diseasefrom one part of the body to another |
micro- | small
microcardia-small heart |
mono-
uni- | one//
mononuclear- one nucleus |
neo- | new
neonatal-new bith |
pachy- | thick//
pachyderma-thick skin |
pan- | all //
panimmunity-immune to all diseases |
para- | abnormal;alongside;beside
Paranormal-abnormal |
poly-
multi- | many / polycythemia-many red blood cells
multidisciplinary- many areas of study |
per- | through //
percutaneous-through skin |
post- | after //
postmortem- after death |
quadri-
tetra- | four
quadriplegic
tetradactulism |
re- | again or back //
resorb-absorb again |
retro- | backward or behind
retroflexion-backward bending |
sub- | under;below
subvaginal-below vagina |
super- | above or excessive
superficial-near the surface |
supra- | outside or beyond |
tachy- | fast
tachycardia-fast heart beat |
tri- | three
trigeminy-three abnormal heart beat |
ultra- | beyond;excessive //
ultrasonic-excessive sound |
-ac -eal -tic
-al -ic
-ar -ose
-ry -ous | pertaining to //
hemophiliac/
temporal/
/sensory/
gastric/
adipose/
esophageal |
-blast | immature /
osteoblast-immature bone cell |
-cyte | cell
osteocyte-bone cell |
-e | noun marker(that word is a noun)
melanocyte-pigment producing skin cell |
-gram | record
cardiogram -record of heart activity |
-graph | instrument for recording
cardiograph instrument to record heart activity |
-graphy | process of recording
cardiography |
-meter | instrument for measuring |
-metry | process of measuring |
-iatric | treatment /
psychiartric-treatment of the pscyhe |
-iatry
-logy | study of
psyhiatry/ urology |
-logist | one who specializes in the study or treatment
cardiologist |
-icle
-ole
-ule
-ula | small //
ventricle/arteriole/macula/
pustule-small lesion |
-ium
-eum | tissue or structure //
periosteum-structure surrounding the bone |
-ize
-ate | make;use;subject to
anestetize-subject to anestezia
impregnate-make pregnant |
-or | one who, /
medicator-one who gives medicine |
-poiesis | formation//
erythropoiesis-formation of red blood cells |
-scope | instrument for examining
cytoscope |
-scopy | examination |
-stasis | stop or stand hemostasis-stop bleading |
-algia
-dynia | pain
myalgia-muscle pain |
-cele | pouch,sack or hernia
cystocele-hernia of the bladder |
-emesis | vomit |
-emia | condition of blood,/
anemia-low iron in blood |
-form
-oid | like or resembling osteoid-resembling bone |
-genic
-genesis | beginning,origin of production,/
pyogenic-production of pus
pathogenesis-origin of disease |
-ia
-ism | condition of /
dysuria; asthigmatism |
-iasis | formation;presence of
psoriasis |
-itis | inflammation |
-lysis | breaking down
hemolysis- breaking down of blood |
-malacia | softening |
-magaly | enlargement |
-oma | tumor |
-osis | condition |
-penia | abnormal reduction; lack of
leucocytopenia-abnormal re4duction of red blood cells |
-phage
-phagia
-phagy | eat;devour
aerophagy-swaollowing air |
-phile
-philia | attraction for; love for
pedophile; hemophilia-attraction for blood |
-phobia | fear of |
-plasia | formation /
displasia-wrong formation |
-pnea | breathing
apnea-without brathing |
-ptosis | drooping; falling or downward displacement
mastoptosis-drooping breast |
-rrhage
-rrhagia
-rrhagic | to burst forth //
hemorrhage-burst fort of blood
hemorrhagia-condition of bleeding |
-rrhea | discharge or flow |
-rrexis | rupture or breaking |
-spasm | involuntary contraction |
-trophy | development |
-y | condition or process of
ambulatory-proces of walking |
-centesis | puncture to remove fluid
abdominocentesis |
-desis | binding |
-ectomy | surgical removal
mastectomy |
-pexy | surgical fixation |
-plasty | surgical repair or reconstraction |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-stomy | surgical creation of artifical opening
colostomy-in the colon |
-tomy | incision /
tracheotomy |
-tripsy | crushing /
lithotripsy-crashing of stones |
apex-singular | apices-plural |
appendix-sing. | appendices-plur. |
bacterium-sing. | bacteria-plur. |
cardiopathy-sing. | cardiophaties-plur. |
diagnosis-sing. | diagnoses-plur. |
fungus-sing. | fungi-plur. |
thorax-sing. | thoraces-plur. |