Prefixes + Suffixes MedTerm

allo-

other

auto-

self

an-

without

epi-

over

ex-

out/away

hypo-

below

in-

in/inwards

intra-

within

par-

near

per-

through/by

trans-

across/through

xeno-

foreign/strange

-al

pertaining to

-ation

process

-cyte

cell

-derma

skin condition

-dermis

skin

-ectomy

surgical removal

-ema

condition

-esis

abnormal condition

-graft

transplanted tissue

-ia

condition

-iasis

abnormal condition

-ic

pertaining to

-ical

pertaining to

-ion

process

-ism

condition

-itis

inflammation

-logist

one who studies

-logy

the study of

-lysis

breakdown

-oma

tumor

-opsy

visual inspection

-osis

abnormal condition

-ous

pertaining to

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhea

flow/discharge

-scope

instrument for visual examination

-suction

removal by suction

-surgery

surgical repair

-therapy

treatment

-tic

pertaining to

-opsia

vision condition

-opia

vision condition

-acusis

hearing

-y

suffix for a noun ending

-orexia

appetite

-phasia

speaking

-ism

condition

de-

loss, removal of

dipl-

double

-phagia

eating

eso-

inward

-tropia

turned condition

exo-

outside, beyond

-us

noun ending

-cele

hernia, protrusion

-metrist

one who measures

-metry

process of measuring

-rrhagia

excessive flow

polio-

gray matter

post-

after

-partum

birth, labor

-cusis

hearing

-emic

pertaining to blood or blood condition

-tomy

surgical incision

trans-

through, across

-stomy

surgical creation of an opening in the body

-an

without

-emia

blood condition

-spasm

sudden, involuntary movement

-stenosis

narrowing

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

hardening

endo-

within, inside

-philia

tendency to

-stasis

controlled, level, stopped

-id

noun ending

-tension

pressure

peri-

around, surrounding

-ose

pertaining to

-version

process of turning

tele-

distant

-osmia

smell

-phonia

voice, sound

-pnea

breathing

-ectasis

dilation, expansion

em-

within, inside

eu-

normal

-ptysis

spitting

-thorax

chest

-isy

condition

-dilator

something that enlarges or expands

-eal

pertaining to

-uria

urine condition

-lith

stone

-genic

produced by, producing

poly-

many

protein-

protein

-tripsy

crushing