Prefix and Suffix Flashcards
Important prefix and suffix in pharmacology
A-
without, away from
AB-
away from
AD-
toward
AN-
without
ANA-
up, apart
ANTE-
before
ANTI-
against
ARTHR(O)-
joint
AUTO-
self
BI-
two
BRADY-
slow
CARDI(O)-
heart
CIRCUM-
around
CONTRA-
opposite
CYST(O)-
bladder
DERM-
skin
DIS-
apart
DYS-
abnormal, difficult, painful
ECT(O)-
outside
ENDO-
within
ENTER(O)-
intestine
EPI-
above,upon, over
EX-
external, outward
HEMI-
half
HYPER-
above, beyond, excessive
HYP(O)-
below, under, deficient
IN-
inward, without, not, within
INTER-
between
INTRA-
within
MACR(O)-
large
MICRO-
small
MON(O)-
one
MY(O)-
muscle
NEPHR(O)-
kidney
OPHTHALM(O)-
eye
OSTE(O)-
bone
OT(O)-
ear
PARA-
beside, near, abnormal
PATH(O)-
disease
PER-
through
PERI-
around
PHAGO-
eating
PHLEB(O)-
vein
PNEUM(O)
lung
POLY-
many
POST-
after
PRE-
before
PSYCH(O)-
mind
QUADR(I)-
four
SEMI-
partial, half
SUB-
below
SUPER-
above, beyond
SUPRA-
above, beyond
TACHY-
fast, rapid
TOX(O)-
poison
TRANS-
across, through
TRI-
three
UN(I)-
one
VAS(O)-
blood vessel
-ALGIA
pain
-CIDAL
killing
-CYTE
cell
-CYTOSIS
more then the normal number of cells
-DERMA
skin condition
-DIPS(O)
thrist
-ECTOMY
surgical removal
-EDEMA
swelling
-EMIA
blood conditon
-GLOBULIN
protien
-IA
condition, state
-IASIS
abnormal conditon
-IST
specialist
-IATRY
specialty of
-ITIS
inflammation
-LITHIASIS
condition of stones
-LITH(O)
stone
-LOGY
study of
-MEGALY
enlargment
-OMA
mass, tumor
-OREXIA
appetite
-OSIS
abnormal conditon
-PARESIS
weakness
-PATHY
disease
-PENIA
deficiency
-PHAGIA
eat, swallow
-PHASIA
speech
-PLEGIA
paralysis
-PNEA
breathing
-POIESIS
formation
-RRHAGE
abnormal flow, excessive
-RRGAGIA
abnormal flow, excessive
-RRHEA
discharge
-SCLEROSIS
hardening
-STASIS
standing still
-STEN(O)
narrowing
-STOMY
surgical opening
-TENSION
pressure
-THORAX
chest
-TROPHY
nourishment
-URIA
condition of the urine