Suffixes and prefixes I Flashcards
-i-asis
condition
ex. Mydriasis
iatr(o)-
Of or pertaining to medicine, or a physician (uncommon as a prefix; common as a suffix, see -iatry)
ex. Iatrochemistry
-iatry
Denotes a field in medicine of a certain body component
ex. Podiatry, Psychiatry
-ic
pertaining to
ex. Hepatic artery
-icle
small
ex. Ovarian follicle
-ics
organized knowledge, treatment
idio-
self, one’s own
ex. Idiopathic
ileao-
ileum
ex. Ileocecal valve
infra-
below
ex. Infrahyoid muscles
inter-
between, among
ex. Interarticular ligament
intra-
within
ex. Intracranial hemorrhage
irid(o)-
iris
ex. Iridectomy
ischio-
Of or pertaining to the ischum, the hip-joint
ex. Ischiorrhogic
-ism
condition, disease
ex. Dwarfism
-ismus
spasm, contraction
iso-
Denoting something as being ‘equal’
ex. isotonic
-ist
one who specializes in
ex. Pathologist
-ite
the nature of, resembling
ex. Hermaphrodite
-itis
inflammation
ex. Tonsilitis
-ium
structure, tissue
ex. pericardium
isch-
restriction
ex. Ischemia
