Medical Terminology Common Prefixes Prefix Meaning

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Medical Terminology

Common Prefixes

Meaning

Prefix

without, not

inter-

from, away from

intra-

heights, extremities

ipsi-

toward, increase

juxta-

other, different

macro-

both, both sides

mal-

without, not

meso-

before, in front

meta-

against

micro-

self

mid-

two, double

milli-

slow

mono-

down

multi-

around

non-

together

nulli-

against, opposite

pan-

down, lack of

para-

through, complete

per-

apart, abnormal

peri-

bad, difficult, painful

poly-

outside

post-

in

pre-

within, inner

presby-

upon, over

primi-

inward

pro-

healthy, normal

pseudo-

out

quadri-

outside of, beyond

retro-

half

rube-

same

sub-

water

supra-

excessive, above

tachy-

less than, under

tri-

in, not

ultra-

beneath, below, under

uni-

Meaning between within same near, beside large bad poor middle change, after small middle one-thousandth one, single many not none all near, beside through around many, much after, behind before, in front old age first forward, in front of false four backward, behind red under, below above, over, upward rapid, fast three beyond, excess one

Medical Terminology Common Suffixes

Suffix_____ Meaning

-ac, -al, -an -ad -algesia -algia -ar, -ary -arche -ase -blast -carcinoma -cele -centesis -chezian -cusis -cyte -desis -dipsia -dynia -eal, -ic, -ical -ectomy -edema -emesis -emia -esthesia -esis -genesis -gnosia -gram -graph -graphia -graphy -gravida -ia -iasis -iatric (s) -istrist, -ician -iatry -ic, -ical, -ile -ism -itis -lepsy -lexia -lithotomy -logist -logy -lysis -malacia -mania -megaly

pertaining to toward sensitivity to pain pain pertaining to beginning enzyme immature, embryonic cancer of epithelial origin herniation, protrusion surgical puncture condition of stool hearing cell binding or surgical fusion condition of thirst pain pertaining to surgical removal swelling vomiting blood condition condition of feeling, sensation condition of generating, formation, origin condition of knowing record or picture instrument to record condition of writing process of recording pregnancy, gestation condition condition, presence of field of medicine specialist in a field of study field of medicine pertaining to condition inflammation seizure or sudden attack condition of reading removal of stone one who specializes in the study the study of destruction, breaking down, softening mental disorder, madness enlargement

Suffix_____Meaning

-meter -metry -occult -oid -oma -opia, -opsia -ory, -ous -osis -para -paresis -pathy -penia -pepsia -pexy -phagia -phasia -phil, -philia -phobia -plasia -plasty -plegia -pnea -poiesis -ptosis -ptysis -rrhagia -rrhaphy -rrhea -rrhexis -salpinx -sarcoma -sclerosis -scope -scopy -stalsis -stasis -stenosis -stomy -tocia -tome -tomy -tripsy -trophy -um -uria -us -y

instrument to measure process of measuring secret, hidden resembling, like tumor visual condition pertaining to abnormal condition delivery, parturition slight paralysis, weakness disease decrease, deficiency digestion fixation, suspension condition of eating, swallowing condition of speaking attracted to abnormal fear, sensitivity condition of formation surgical repair paralysis; stroke breathing formation, production drooping, prolapse, falling spitting, coughing up excessive flow, bursting forth suture, repair drainage, flow, discharge rupture tube, fallopian or eustachian connective tissue cancer abnormal hardening condition instrument to view process of viewing contraction stopping, controlling abnormal narrowing condition new opening condition of labor, delivery instrument to cut incision process of crushing process of nourishment structure, thing, membrane urinary condition structure, thing process of

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