Ch 1 Prefixes and Suffixes

a- / an-

(anorexia)

without

anti-

(antibiotic)

against

auto-

(autoimmune)

self

brady-

(bradycardia)

slow

de-

(dehyrdrate)

without

dys-

(dysfunction)

painful, difficult, abnormal

endo-

(endocrine)

within, inner

epi-

(epidermis)

above

eu-

(euphoria)

normal

ex-

(exhale)

prefix for outward

extra-

(extracurricular)

outside of

hetero-

(heterosexual)

prefix for different

homo-

(homosexual)

same

hyper-

(hypertension)

excessive

hypo-

(hypoglycemia)

below, insufficient

in-

(inhale)

npt, inward

inter-

(interceullar, interraction)

between

intra-

(intramuscular)

within

macro-

(macroscopic)

large

micro-

(microscopic)

small

neo-

(neonatal)

new

para-

(parasite)

prefix for beside, abnormal, two like parts of a pair

per-

(perfusion)

through

peri-

(pericardium)

around

post-

(postpartum)

after

pre- / pro-

(prenatals)

before

pseudo-

(pseudonym)

false

re-

(repeat)

again

retro-

(retrograde)

backward, behind

sub-

(submarine)

under

tachy-

fast

trans-

prefix for across

ultra-

prefix for beyond

un-

not

bi-

two

hemi-

prefix for half

mono-

prefix for one

multi-

many

nulli-

none

pan-

all

poly-

many

quadri- / tetra-

4

semi-

partial, half

tri-

3

-algia

pain

-cele

protrusion

-dynia

pain

-ectasis

suffix for dilation, expansion

-gen

that which produces

-genic

(pathogenic)

suffix for producing

-ia

condition

-iasis

(psoriasis)

suffix for abnormal condition

-ism

suffix for state of

-itis

imflammation

-logist

one who studies

-logy

study of

-lytic

(cytolytic)

suffix for destruction

-malacia

abnormal softening

-megaly

enlarged

-oma

tumor, mass

-opsy

suffix for view of

-osis

(dermatosis)

suffix for abnormal condition

-pathy

suffix for disease

-plasm

suffix for formation

-plegia

paralysis

-ptosis

drooping

-rrhage

suffix for abnormal flow

-rrhagia

(rhinorrhagia)

suffix for abnormal flow condition

-rrhea

suffix for discharge

-rrhexis

suffix for rupture

-sclerosis

hardening

-stenosis

norrowing

-therapy

treatment

-trophy

development

-centesis

suffix for puncture to withdraw fluid

-ectomy

surgical removal

-ostomy

(colostomy)

suffix for surgically create an opening

-otomy

suffix for cutting into

-pexy

surgical fixation

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhaphy

suffix for suture

-tome

instrument to cut

-gram

record

-graphy

suffix for process of recording

-meter

suffix for instrument for measuring

-metry

process of measuring

-scope

instrument for viewing

-scopic

suffix for pertaining to visually examining

-scopy

suffix for process of visually examining

combining form of gynec/o

female

combining form of hemat/o

blood

combining form of immun/o

immunity

combining form of laryng/o

voice box

combining form of nephr/o

kidney

combining form of neur/o

nerve

combining form of ophthalm/o

eye

combining form of ot/o

ear

combining form of path/o

disease

combining form of pulmon/o

lung

combining form of rhin/o

nose