Medical prefixes and suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
a-/an-
A
without or none
ex. amenorrhea
2
Q
ab-
A
away from
ex. abduct
3
Q
ad-
A
toward
ex. adduction
4
Q
brady-
A
slow
ex. bradycardia
5
Q
de-
A
remove
ex. decomposing
6
Q
dys-
A
difficult/ abnormal
ex. dysmenorrhea
7
Q
epi
A
above/ on
ex. epidermis
8
Q
hemi-
A
half/ partly
ex. hemiplegia
9
Q
hyper-
A
excessive
ex. hyperthyroidism
10
Q
hypo-
A
below normal
ex. hypothroidism
11
Q
in-
A
not
ex. inability
12
Q
infra-
A
beneath
ex. infraspinatus
13
Q
inter-
A
between
ex. intervertebral
14
Q
intra-
A
between
ex. intracerebral
15
Q
macro-
A
large
ex. macroglossia
16
Q
mal-
A
bad
ex. malodorous
17
Q
micro-
A
small
ex. microcephaly
18
Q
mono-
A
one
ex. monoplegia
19
Q
multi-/ poly-
A
many/ excessive
ex. multinodular/ polyuria
20
Q
para-
A
near/ resembling
ex. parathyroid
21
Q
per-
A
through
ex. percutaneous
22
Q
peri-
A
around
ex. pericardial
23
Q
post-
A
after
ex. postoperative
24
Q
pre- / pro-
A
before
ex. preoperative
25
retro-
backwards/ behind
ex. retroperitoneal
26
supra-
above/ over
ex. supraspinitus
27
tachy-
fast
ex. tachycardia
28
uni-
one
ex. unilateral
29
-algia
pain
ex. otalgia
30
-centesis
to aspirate fluid
ex. arthrocentesis
31
-ectomy
to cut out, remove, or excise
ex. appendectomy
32
-edema
swelling
ex. angioedema
33
-emesis
vomit
ex. hematamesis
34
-emia
blood
ex. hypoglycemia
35
-gram / -graphy / -graph
recording or image
ex. mammogram
36
-itis
inflammation, inflammated
ex. tonsillitis
37
-megaly
enlarged
ex. splenomegaly
38
-osis
abnormal condition
ex. cirrhosis
39
-sclerosis
hardening
ex. arterioosclerosis
40
-scopy/ -scopic
to look, observe
ex. colonoscopy
41
-spasm
twitch
ex. vasospasm
42
-stomy
to make an opening
ex. colostomy
43
-tomy
to cut into
ex. tracheoomy
44
-oma
tumor
ex. melanoma
