Modo de aprendizaje: Medical Terminology (Prefixes & Suffixes)

ec-, ecto-, ex-, exo-

outside

en-

inside

endo-

within

epi-

upon,subsequent to

extra-

beyond

hyper-

above, beyond normal

hypo-

below, below normal

infra-

inside or below

inter-

between

intra-

inside, within

meso-

middle

meta-

beyond

pan-

all or everywhere

para-

alongside, like

retro-

backward, behind

bi-

two

di, dipl-

two, twice

hemi, semi-

half

macro-

big

micro-

small

mono-

one

olig, oligo-

a few

pan-

all or everywhere

poly-

many

quadri-

four

semi-

half, partial

tetra-

four

tri-

three

uni-

one

-cele

protrusion, hernia

-centesis

surgical puncture

-cyte

cell

-desis

surgical binding

-dynia, -algia

pain

-ectasis, -ectasia

expansion or dilation

-ectomy

surgical removal

-edema

excessive fluid in intracellular tissues

-emesis

vomiting

-emia

blood

-gen, -genic, -genesis

origin, producing

-gram

written or pictorial record

-graph

device for graphic or pictorial recording

-graphy

act of graphic or pictorial recording

-ian, -iatrist, -ist, -logist, -logy, -ics, -iatry, -iatrics

speciality of, study of, practice of

-iasis

a suffix used to convert a verb to a noun indicating a condition

-ism

a condition of; a process; or a state of

-itis

inflammation

-lith

stone, calculus, calcification

-lysis

disintegration

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargement

-meter

device for measuring

-metry

act of measuring

-oid

resembling or like

-oma

tumor

-opsy

visual examination

-osis

abnormal condition

-pathy

disease

-penia

reduction of size or quantity

-pexy

surgical fixation

-phobia

fear, appears mainly as a suffix

-plasia

abnormal formation

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis

-pnea

breath, respiration

-poiesis

producing

-porosis

porous condition

-ptosis

downward displacement

-rrhage

flowing forth

-rrhaphy

suture

-rrhea

discharge

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

hardness

-scope

device for viewing

-scopy

act of viewing

-spasm

muscular contraction

-stasis

level; unchanging

-stenosis

narrowed; blocked

-stomy

permanent opening

-tome

instrument for cutting

-tomy

incision

-tripsy

crushing

ab-

away from, outside of, beyond

ad-

toward, near to

ante-, pre-

before

anti-

against, opposed

bi-

two

brady-

abnormmally slow rate of speed

con-, sym-, syn-

with

contra-

against

dia-

across, through

dys-

painful, bad, difficult

ec-, ecto-

outside, away from

en-, endo-

inside

epi-

upon, subsequent to

ex-, exo-

outside

hemi-, semi-

half

neo-

new

post-

after

tachy-

abnormally high rate of speed