Edit · Medical Prefixes and Suffixes: Anatomy, Pathology, and Procedures

pneumon/pneum

lung or air R

respir

to breathe R

hem

blood R

dermat

skin R

itis

inflammation S

logist

one who studies S

logy

study of S

arthr

joint

scopy

visual examination S

desis

fixation S

chezia

pass a stool S

crit

to seperate S

gram

record S

graph

instrument for recording S

lysis

destruction S

oma

tumor/mass S

philia

attraction S

ptrysis

spit S

rrhage

to flow profusely S

rrhoid

to flow S

uria

urina S

centesis

surgical puncture S

desis

fixation S

ectomy

surgical removal S

plasty

surgical repair S

rrhaphy

surgical suture S

stomy

surgical formation of an opening S

tomy

surgical incision S

tripsy

crushing S

algia

pain S

ectasis

dilation S

edema

accumulation of fluid in the tissues S

emesis

vomiting S

genesis

form, produce S

itis

inflammation S

oma

tumor, mass S

osis

abnormal condition S

pathy

disease S

penia

deficiency, lack of S

phobia

fear of S

stenosis

narrowing S

iatry

treament, medical specialty S

ician

expert, specialist S

icle

small, minute S

ist

expert, specialist S

istry

medical specialty S

ole

small, minute S

ule

small, minute S

peri

around P

endo

inside P

epi

above P

hypo

below P

endo

inside P

ante

before, forward P

anti

against P

circum

around P

exo

outside, outward P

hyper

above, excessive P

inter

between P

intra

inside, within P

para

adjacent, alongside P

post

after P

pre

before P

retro

backward P

supra

above, excessive P

trans

across, through P

ultra

higher, beyond P

brady

slow P

di

two P

eu

normal P

hemi

half P

macro

large P

micro

small P

pan

all P

poly

excessive P

tachy

rapid

ab

away from P

ad

toward P

ante

coming before, in front of P

post

coming after, behind P

sub

under, beneath P

syn

coming, together P

mucus

clear, sticky secretion

patent

open or exposed

umbilicus

navel or belly button

lymph

shimmering fluid collected from body tissues

breech

baby get delivered butt first rather than head

ilium

bone in the pelvis

ileum

segment of small intestine

ureter

tube from kidney to bladder

urethra

tube from bladder to outside

trapezius

a muscle in the back

trapezium

a bone in the wrist

malleus

a small bone in the middle ear

malleolus

a bony protuberance at the ankle

neurology

study of diseases of nervous system

urology

study of diseases of kidney and bladder