TLM combining forms Chap 1 suffixes and Prefixes

Language of Med

-ac -al

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

removal; exision; resection

-emia

blood condition

-genic

produced by or in

-globin

protein

-gram

record

-ic, -ical

pertaining to

-ion

process

-ist

specialist

itis

inflammation

-logy

study (process of)

-oma

tumor; mass; fluid collection

-opsy

view of

-osis

condition, usually abnormal

-pathy

disease condition

-scope

instrument for visual examinaiton

-scopy

visual examination

-sis

state of; condition

-tomy

process of cutting

-y

condition; process

a-, an-

no; not; without

aut-, auto-

self; own

dia-

complete; through

endo-

in; within

epi-

above; upon; on

ex-, exo-

out; outside of; outward

hyper-

above; excessive; more than normal

hypo-

deficient; below; under; less than normal

in-

in; into; not

peri-

surrounding; around

pro-

before; forward

re-

back; again; backward

retro-

behind; back; backward

sub-

under; below

trans-

across; through