Introduction to Medical Words - Common Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards
-ac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-ic
pertaining to
-ine
pertaining to
-ive
pertaining to
-ous
pertaining to
-ation
a process; being or having
-ion
action; condition
-lysis
process of breaking down or destroying
-ia
condition; state; thing
-ism
process; disease from a specific cause
-itis
inflammation of; infection of
-megaly
enlargement
-oma
tumor; mass
-osis
condition; abnormal condition; process
-pathy
disease; suffering
-ectomy
surgical excision
-gram
a record or picture
-graphy
process of recording
-metry
process of measuring
-scope
instrument used to examine
-scopy
process of using an instrument to examine
-stomy
surgically created opening
-therapy
treatment
-tomy
process of cutting or making an incision
-iatry
medical treatment
-ist
one who specializes in
-logy
the study of
endo-
innermost; within
epi-
upon; above
inter-
between
intra-
within
peri-
around
post-
after; behind
pre-
before; in front of
sub-
below; underneath; less than
trans-
across; through
bi-
two
brady-
slow
hemi-
one half
hyper-
above; more than normal
hypo-
below; deficient
mono-
one; single
poly-
many; much
quadri-
four
tachy-
fast
tri-
three
a-
away from; without
an-
without; not
anti-
against
de-
reversal of; without
dys-
painful; difficult; abnormal
eu-
normal; good
mal-
bad; inadequate
re-
again and again; backward; unable to
-atory
pertaining to
-ate
composed of; pertaining to
-eal
pertaining to
-pharynx
pharynx (throat)
-ole
small thing
in-
in; within; not
ex-
out; away from
-pnea
breathing
-in
a substance
-ated
pertaining to a condition; composed of
-spasm
sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
-atic
pertaining to
-ectasis
condition of dilation
em-
in
-ema
condition
-ent
pertaining to
-thorax
thorax (chest)
-drome
a running
-ant
pertaining to
-istic
pertaining to
-cle
small thing
-isy
condition of inflammation or infection
-pnea
breathing
-ptysis
abnormal condition of coughing up
circum-
around
-tic
pertaining to
-emia
condition fo the blood; substance in the blood
-ory
having the function of
-id
resembling; source or origin
par-
beside
-tion
a process; being or having
-sis
process; condition; abnormal condition
-ix
a thing
meso-
middle
-cyte
cell
-gen
that which produces
-ase
enzyme
-emesis
vomiting
-entery
condition of the intestine
-cele
hernia
-lith
stone
dia-
complete; completely through
-rrhea
flow; discharge
-ence
state of
-ice
state; quality
-ure
system; result of
-sphere
sphere; ball
-glia
cells that provide support
-plasm
growth; formed substance
-or
person or thing that produces or does
-encephaly
condition of the brain
-paresis
condition of weakness
-emic
pertaining to a condition of the blood or a substance in the blood
-ose
full of
-omatosis
abnormal condition of multiple tumors or masses
-lyte
dissolved substance
-poiesis
process of formation
-poietin
a substance that forms
-phil
attraction to; fondness for
-stasis
condition of standing still; staying in one place
ec-
out; outward
en-
within; in; inward
-ptosis
state of prolapse; drooping; falling
-opia
condition of vision
-ization
process of making, creating, or inserting
-edema
swelling
-acusis
abnormal condition of hearing
-phyma
tumor; growth
uni-
single; not paired
-coccus
spherical bacterium
-ial
pertaining to
para-
beside; apart from; two parts of a pair; abnormal
-partum
childbirth
-tous
pertaining to
-ular
pertaining to a small thing
-ance
state of
syn-
together
-ty
quality or state
-pause
cessation
-esis
a process
-ias
condition
-ancy
state of
-salpinx
uterine (fallopian) tube
-amnios
amniotic fluid
-ety
condition; state
cata-
down
-lepsy
seizure
-lalia
abnormal condition of speech
-ition
condition of having
-ual
pertaining to
-grade
pertaining to going
-mania
condition of frenzy
-form
having the form of
ana-
apart from; excessive
-plasia
abnormal condition of growth
