The Language of Medicine 11th Edition Chapters 1-4

-tic

Pertaining to

-y

condition, process

-um, -ium

Structure, Tissue

-er

One who

-ia

Condition

-ist

Specialist

-ole, -ule

Small, little

-oid

Resembling, Derived from

-ose

Pertaining to, Full of

-us

Structure Substance

-genic

Pertaining to producing, Produced by or in

-eal

Pertaining to

-ar, -ary

Pertaining to

-eal, -iac, -ior

Pertaining to

-ism

Process or condition

-plasm

Formation

-somes

Bodies

-type

Picture, classification

-cele

Hernia

-coccus

Berry-shaped bacterium

-centesis

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

-genesis

Condition of producing, forming

-emia

Blood condition

-dynia

Pain

-graphy

Process of recording

-graph

Instrument for recording

-gram

Record

-lysis

Breakdown, Destruction, Separation

-malacia

Softening

-megaly

Enlargement

-penia

Deficiency

-plasia

Development, Formation, Growth

-rrhea

Flow, Discharge

-ptosis

Drooping, Falling, Prolapse

-plasty

Surgical repair

-sclerosis

Hardening

-stasis

Controlling, Stopping

-stomy

Opening to form a mouth

-therapy

Treatment

-trophy

Development, Nourishment

-tomy

Incision, Cutting into

-al, ac

Pertaining to

-algia

Pain

-cyte

Cell

-ectomy

Excision, Removal

-globin

Protein

-ic, -ical

Pertaining to

-ion

Process

-ist

Specialist

-itis

Inflammation

-logy

Process of study

-oma

Mass, Tumor, Swelling

-opsy

Process of viewing

-osis

Condition (usually abnormal)

-pathy

Disease condition

-scope

Instrument to visually examine

-scopy

Process of visually examining

-sis

State of condition

-blast

Embryonic, Immature

-drome

To run

-fusion

Coming together, To pour

-gen

Substance that produces

-lapse

To slide, Fall, Sag

-meter

To measure

-oxia

Oxygen

-mission

To send

Meta-

Change, Beyond

Intra-

Within

Inter-

Between

Hypo-

Below, Deficient, Under, Less than Normal

Epi-

Above, Upon, On

Cata-

Down

Ana-

Up, Apart

Peri-

Surrounding, Around

In-

Intro, In

Ex-, Exo-

Out, Outside of, Outward

Hyper-

Excessive, Above, More than normal

Pro-

Before, Forward

Re-

Back, Backward, Again

Retro-

Behind, Backward

Sub-

Below, Under

Trans-

Across, Through

Endo-

Within, In

Dia-

Complete, Through

Aut-, Auto-

Self, Own

A-, An-

No, Not, Without

Ab-

Away From

Ad-

Toward

Anti-

Against

Bi-

Two

Brady-

Slow

Con-

With, Together

Contra-

Against, Opposite

De-

Down, Lack of

Dys-

Bad, Painful, Difficult, Abnormal

Ec-

Out, Outside

Eu-

Good, Normal

Ex-

Out, Outside

Hemi-

Half

In-

Not, Into, Within