Medical Terminology Suffix & Prefix

Pre (prefix)

before

Nat (root word)

birth

Al (suffix)

pertain to

Cyan (root)

blue

Erythr (root)

red

Leuk (root)

white (lowk)

Melan (root)

black

Polio (root)

gray

Gastro (root)

stomach

Enter (root)

small intestine

Neruo (root)

Nerve

Aden (root)

Gland (aden glenn)

Cyto (root)

Cell

Lipo (root)

Fatty

Hem (root)

Blood

My (root)

Muscle

Angi (root)

Blood Vessel

Rhin (root)

Nose

-itis (suffix)

Inflammation

Plasty (suffix)

Surgical Repair

Otomy (suffix)

Incision

Isim (suffix)

State Of

Ectomy (suffix)

Surgical Removal

Gram (suffix)

picture or record

Scopy (suffix)

visual examination

Sclerosis (suffix)

Abnormal Hardening

Ology (suffix)

Study of

Megaly (suffix)

Enlargement

Nercrosis (suffix)

Tissue Death

Stenosis (suffix)

Abnormal Narrowing

Centesis (suffix)

Puncture to remove fluid

Algia (suffix)

Pain and Suffering

Graphy (suffix)

Recording process

Rrhage (suffix)

Abnormal excessive fluid discharge

Rrhaphy (suffix)

Sutor (Stitch) Surgecially

Rrhea (suffix)

Flow or Discharge

Dia (prefix)

Through

A- (prefix)

Absence

Bi- (prefix)

2

Dys- (prefix)

Painful, Bad, Difficult

Neo- (prefix)

New

Mega- (prefix)

Large, Great

Micro- (prefix)

Small

Macro- (prefix)

Large

Hyper- (prefix)

Above or Excessive

Hypo- (prefix)

Below or Deficient

Ab- (prefix)

Away from

Ad- (prefix)

Away from

Ad- (prefix)

Towards or Direction of

Sub- (prefix)

Under

Super- (prefix)

Above

Arteri (prefix)

Artery

Arthero (prefix)

Plaque or Fatty

Arthr (prefix)

Joint

Ectomy (suffix)

Surgical Removal

Ostomy (suffix)

Surgical creation of artificial opening

Otomy (suffix)

Surgical incision

lleum

LONGEST Portion of Small Intestines

illium

Part of the hip bone

Oma ( )

Tumor