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Medical Prefixes and Suffixes
Medical Prefixes and Suffixes
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Nursing
Pre-School
03/24/2012

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Term
a-
Definition
absent, deficient, lack of(atrophy)
Term
ab-
Definition
off, away from(absent)
Term
abdomin
Definition
relating to the abdomen(abdominal)
Term
-able
Definition
capable of (viable)
Term
acou-
Definition
hear(acoustic)
Term
ad-
Definition
toward,to (adduct)
Term
af-
Definition
movement toward a central point
Term
-algia
Definition
pain (fibromyalgia)
Term
ambi-
Definition
both. ambidextrous
Term
angi-
Definition
pertaining to vessels. angiology
Term
ante-
Definition
before, in front of. antebrachium
Term
anti-
Definition
against. anticoagulant
Term
aque-
Definition
water. aqueous
Term
arthr-
Definition
joint. arthritis
Term
-asis
Definition
condition or state of. homeostasis
Term
aud-
Definition
hearing, sound. auditory
Term
auto-
Definition
self. autolysis
Term
bi-
Definition
two. bipedal
Term
bio-
Definition
life
Term
blast-
Definition
generative or germ bud (blastocyst)
Term
brachi-
Definition
arm
Term
brachy-
Definition
short
Term
brady-
Definition
slow. bradycardia
Term
bucc-
Definition
cheek
Term
cac-
Definition
bad,ill (cachexia)
Term
calc-
Definition
stone
Term
capit-
Definition
head
Term
carcin-
Definition
cancer
Term
cardi-
Definition
heart
Term
cata-
Definition
lower, under, against. catabolism
Term
caud-
Definition
tail
Term
-cele
Definition
tumor, swelling, hernia
Term
centesis
Definition
puncture
Term
cephalo-
Definition
head
Term
cerebro-
Definition
brain
Term
chole
Definition
bile
Term
chondr-
Definition
cartilage
Term
chrom-
Definition
color
Term
-cide
Definition
destroy
Term
cise-
Definition
cut
Term
circum-
Definition
around
Term
co-
Definition
together
Term
colpo
Definition
vagina
Term
con-
Definition
with, together
Term
contra-
Definition
against,opposite
Term
corp
Definition
body
Term
crypt-
Definition
hidden
Term
cyan-
Definition
blue
Term
cyto-
Definition
cell
Term
de-
Definition
down, from. descent
Term
derm-
Definition
skin
Term
di-
Definition
two
Term
dia-
Definition
through, between, across
Term
diplo-
Definition
double
Term
dis-
Definition
apart, away from
Term
duct-
Definition
lead, conduct (ductus deferense)
Term
dur-
Definition
hard. dura mater
Term
dys-
Definition
bad, difficult, painful
Term
e-
Definition
out,from. eccrine
Term
ec-
Definition
outside, outer, external
Term
-ectomy
Definition
surgical removal
Term
ede-
Definition
swelling
Term
-emia
Definition
pertaining to a condition of the blood
Term
emesis
Definition
vomiting
Term
endo
Definition
within
Term
enter(o)-
Definition
intestine
Term
epi-
Definition
upon, over
Term
erythr-
Definition
red
Term
esthesia
Definition
sensation
Term
ex-
Definition
out of
Term
ex-
Definition
out of
Term
exo-
Definition
outisde
Term
extra
Definition
outside of, in addition
Term
febr-
Definition
fever
Term
fiss-
Definition
split
Term
for-
Definition
opening
Term
-form
Definition
shape
Term
-gen
Definition
an agent that produces
Term
-genic
Definition
producing
Term
-gloss-
Definition
tongue
Term
glyco-
Definition
sugar
Term
-gram
Definition
a record(ing)
Term
gran-
Definition
grain, particle
Term
-graph
Definition
recording instrument
Term
gravi-
Definition
heavy
Term
hem(at)-
Definition
blood
Term
hemi
Definition
half
Term
herni
Definition
rupture
Term
hetero-
Definition
other, different
Term
histo-
Definition
web, tissue
Term
homo-
Definition
alike, same
Term
hyper
Definition
above, excessive
Term
hypo-
Definition
under, below
Term
hyster
Definition
uterus
Term
-ia
Definition
abnormal state
Term
iasis
Definition
condition of
Term
-iatrics
Definition
medical specialties
Term
icter
Definition
jaundice
Term
idio-
Definition
self, separate
Term
ileo
Definition
ileum
Term
ilio
Definition
ilium
Term
infra-
Definition
beneath
Term
inter-
Definition
among, between
Term
intra-
Definition
inside, within
Term
-ism
Definition
condition or state
Term
iso-
Definition
equal
Term
-itis
Definition
inflammation
Term
labi-
Definition
lip
Term
lacri-
Definition
tears
Term
lapar
Definition
abdominal wall
Term
later-
Definition
side
Term
leuk-
Definition
white
Term
lith
Definition
stone
Term
-logy
Definition
science of
Term
-lysis
Definition
solution, dissolve
Term
macro-
Definition
large, great
Term
mal-
Definition
bad, abnormal, disorder
Term
mania
Definition
insanity
Term
mast-
Definition
breast
Term
medi-
Definition
middle
Term
mega-
Definition
great, large
Term
month
Definition
month
Term
meso-
Definition
middle or moderate
Term
meta-
Definition
after, beyond
Term
meter
Definition
measure
Term
micro-
Definition
small
Term
mito-
Definition
thread
Term
mono-
Definition
alone, one, single
Term
morph
Definition
form, shape
Term
muco-
Definition
mucuous membrane
Term
multi-
Definition
many, much
Term
myel
Definition
spinal cord, bone marror
Term
narc-
Definition
numbness, stupor
Term
necro-
Definition
corpse, dead
Term
neo-
Definition
young, new
Term
ocul
Definition
eye
Term
-oid
Definition
resembling, likeness
Term
oligo-
Definition
few, small
Term
-oma
Definition
tumor
Term
oo-
Definition
egg
Term
or-
Definition
mouth
Term
ortho-
Definition
straight, normal
Term
-ory
Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ose
Definition
full of
Term
osis
Definition
condition of
Term
osteo
Definition
bone
Term
oto-
Definition
ear
Term
ovo-
Definition
egg
Term
pan
Definition
all
Term
par-
Definition
give birth to, bear
Term
para-
Definition
near, beyond, beside
Term
path-
Definition
disease
Term
-pathy
Definition
abnormality, disease
Term
ped-
Definition
children(Greek)
Term
ped-
Definition
foot(Latin)
Term
-penia
Definition
deficiency
Term
per-
Definition
through
Term
peri-
Definition
near, around
Term
pexy
Definition
to suspend
Term
phag-
Definition
to eat
Term
phleb-
Definition
vein
Term
-phobia
Definition
abnormal fear, dread
Term
-plasty
Definition
reconstruction
Term
platy-
Definition
flat, side
Term
-plegia
Definition
stroke, paralysis
Term
-pnea
Definition
to breath
Term
pneumo(n)-
Definition
lung
Term
pod-
Definition
foot
Term
-poiesis
Definition
formation of
Term
poly-
Definition
many, much
Term
post-
Definition
after, behind
Term
pre-
Definition
before in time or place
Term
pro-
Definition
before in time or place
Term
pseudo-
Definition
false
Term
psycho-
Definition
mental
Term
ptosis
Definition
droop or fall
Term
pyo
Definition
puss
Term
pyro-
Definition
heat
Term
quad
Definition
fourfold
Term
re-
Definition
back, again
Term
rect-
Definition
straight
Term
retro-
Definition
backward, behind
Term
rhin-
Definition
nose
Term
irrhagia
Definition
excessive flow
Term
rrhaphy
Definition
to repair a defect
Term
-rrhea
Definition
flow or discharge
Term
rhin-
Definition
nose
Term
--rrhagia
Definition
excessive flow
Term
rrhaphy
Definition
to repair a defect
Term
-rrhea
Definition
flow or discharge
Term
sanguin-
Definition
blood
Term
sarc-
Definition
flesh
Term
-scope
Definition
instrument
Term
-scopy
Definition
look into, see
Term
-sect
Definition
cut
Term
semi-
Definition
half
Term
septic
Definition
poison, infection
Term
-sis
Definition
process or action
Term
steno-
Definition
narrow
Term
-stomy
Definition
surgical opening
Term
sub-
Definition
under, below
Term
super-
Definition
above, upper
Term
supra-
Definition
above, over
Term
syn-(sym)
Definition
together, joined, with
Term
tachy-
Definition
swift, rapid
Term
tele-
Definition
far
Term
tens-
Definition
stretch
Term
tetra-
Definition
four
Term
therapy
Definition
treatment
Term
therm-
Definition
heat
Term
thrombo-
Definition
lump, clot
Term
-tomy
Definition
cut
Term
tox-
Definition
poison
Term
tract-
Definition
draw, drag
Term
trans-
Definition
across, ocer
Term
tri-
Definition
three
Term
trich-
Definition
hair
Term
-trophy
Definition
nutritional state
Term
ultra-
Definition
beyond, excess
Term
uni-
Definition
one
Term
-uria
Definition
urine
Term
viscer-
Definition
organ
Term
vit-
Definition
life
Term
xantho
Definition
yellow
Term
xero
Definition
dry
Term
rrhage/rrhagia
Definition
profuse discharge
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