Health Assessment Prefix Suffix Exam Flashcards

a-, an-

negative, without, lack of

ab-, abs-

away from

ad-

toward, to, near

adeno-

gland

amb-, ambi-

both

anti-

against

arthro-

joint

bi-

two, double, twice

brachy-

short

brady-

slow

cardio-

heart

cephal-

head

chole-

gall, bile

cysto-

bladder

derma-

skin

dys-

difficult, bad, painful

ecto-, ect-, exo-

outer, outside

endo, end

within

entero-

intestine

hemato-, hemat-, hem-, hemo-

blood

hemi-

half

hepa-, hepar-, hepato-

liver

hyper-

excessive, above. greater than, over

hypo-

under, less than normal

hystero-

uterus

inter-

between

intra-

within

laryngo-

larynx

lith-

a stone

macro-

large, long, big

mal-

bad, poor, evil

megal-, mega-

large, great

myo-

muscle

myelo-

marrow

nephro-

kidney

neuro-

nerve

oculo-

eye

osteo-

bone

oto-

ear

pan-

all, entire

path-, patho-

disease

peri-

around

pneu-

air, lungs

poly-

much, many

post-

after

pre-

before

pseud-, pseudo-

false

retro-

backward

rhino-

nose

sarco-

flesh

semi-

half

stomato-

mouth

sub-

under, beneath

supra-, super-

above

trans-

across, through

tri-

three

uni-

one

uro-

urine, urinary organs

vaso-

vessels

-algia, -algesia, -dynia

suffering, pain

-aemia, -emia

blood

-cele

hernia

-centesis

puncture

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

cutting out, removal, excision

-emesis

vomit

-esis, -iasis, -osis, -ion

a state, condition, or process

-gram

recording, usually by an instrument

-itis, -ites

inflammation

-ize

to treat by special method

-lith

stone or calculus

-lupis

setting free

-lysis

breaking down

-otomy

cutting, incision

-oma

tumor

-pathy

disease

-penia

lack, deficiency of

-phage, -phagia

to eat

-pnea

breathing

-ptosis

downward displacement

-rrhage, -rrhagia

excessive or unusual discharge

-rrhaphy

surgical suturing

-rrhea, -orrhea

to flow or discharge

-scopy

viewing, examining, observing

-stasis

arrest, halt

-stomy

new opening, furnish with an outlet

-uria

urine