HTH 210 Unit 9.1 Prefixes & Suffixes

extra-

outside of

-genic

producing

-pexy

surgical fixation

-lithiasis

condition of stones

-sclerosis

hardening

dys-

painful, difficult

poly-

many

retro-

backward

-scope

instrument to visually examine

-uria

urine condition

-tripsy

surgical crushing

-lysis

to destroy, break down

-stenosis

narrowing

-scopy

process of visually examining

-ectomy

surgical removal

-osis

abnormal condition

-ostomy

surgically create an opening

-gram

record

-ptosis

drooping

-lith

stone

an-

without

-graphy

process of recording

-oma

tumor

-itis

inflammation

-otomy

cutting into

intra-

within

-megaly

enlarged

-meter

instrument to measure

-pathy

disease

-ectasis

dilated

-logy

study of

-plasty

surgical repair

-malacia

abnormal softening

anti-

against

-algia

pain

-cele

protrusion

-rrhagia

abnormal flow condition

-emia

blood condition