Medical Term Suffixes and Prefixes

on

ending for greek noun, neuter

ous

Pertaining to, characterized by, full of

ative

Indicating an action or process, combining forms that are verbs

os

ending for a greek noun, masculine

tic

drug, agent, person suffering from a certain disibility

ter

instrument, device

a, sia, sis, asia, asis

state, condition

osis, otic

abnormal or diseased condition

sc

inceptive verb marker before latin principle

one, ide, ite

forms names of chemical substances

oma, omat

usually tumor, occasionally disease

ize

forms verbs: make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in

ium, eum

sometimes names a body region, membrane, connective tissue

itis, itides

inflammation

itic

pertaining to inflammation

ist

a person interested in

ismus

state, condition, muscular spasm

in, ine

forms names of substances

ion

forms nouns, the act of

is

ending of a latin noun

ism

state, condition, quality
suffix

il, illus, illa, illum

forms dimminitives, small

ant, ent, ient

forms nouns that means a person who or thing that does

oid, id, ode

pertaining to, in a state or condition of
indicates a particular shape, form, resemblance

tics, ics

indicating a particular science or study: science or study

iasis

disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence of

iac

person afflicted with

esis, etic

state, condition, procedure, pertaining to

en, ce

state or condition of
forms nouns when added to a latin combining form

ema

state, condition (starts with e)

e

vowel added to form a word in english

eal, ean

pertaining to, located in
suffixes

atic

pertaining to, of the nature of

ase

forms names of enzymes

an, en, ien, ant, ent, ient

latin principles that are used in english

ad

indicates direction toward a part of the body, toward
suffix

ac

pertaining to, located in (rare)
suffix

pros, prosth

in place of

peri

around, surrounding

per, pel

through, very, thoroughly

para, par

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

mono, mon

one, single

meta, met

change, transformation, after, behind

hypo, hyp

under, deficient, below normal

hyper

over, above, excessive, beyond normal

heter, hetero

different, other, relationship to another

homo, homero

same, likeness

hemi

half, partial (often) one side of the body

exo

outside, from the outside, toward the outside

eu

good, normal, healthy

eso

within, inner, inward

epi, ep

upon, over, above

endo, ento, end, ent

within

ecto, ect

outside of

en, em

in, into, within

dia, di

through, across, apart

di, dis

two, twice, double

cata, cat

downward, disordered

anti, ant

against, opposed, preventing, relieving

ana

up, back, against, throughout

amphi, ampho

on both sides, around, both

culus, cula, culum, cle, cule

forms diminutive, small, suffix

ellus, ella, ellum

form names of biological genera, small, forms diminutives

olus, ola, olum, ole, ol

forms dimminituves: small

ulus, ula, ulum, ule

forms dimminitive: small (start with u)

a, ab, abs, apo

away from

ad, asp

to, toward

ambi

both

ante

before, forward

bi, bin, bis

two, twice, double, both

cirum

around

con, com, co, col, cor

together, with, thoroughly, very

contra

against, opposite

de

down, away from, absent

dis, di, diff

apart, away

e, ef, ex

out of, away from

extra, extro

on the outside, beyond

in, il, im, ir

into, in, not, very, thoroughly

intra, intro

within

mult, multi

many, much, affecting many parts

non

not

ob, oc, op

against, toward, very throrughly

per, pel

through, very, thoroughly

post

after, following, behind

pre

before, in front of

pro

forward, in front

re

back, again

retro

backward, in back, behind

se

apart, away from

semi

half

sub, suf, sup

under

super

over, above, excess

trans

across, through

ultra

beyond, excess

al, an

pertaining to, located in

an, ar

pertaining to, located in

arium

denotes a place for something

ary

pertaining to, denotes a place for something

ate

having the form of, posessing

ian

indicates an expert in a certain field