Prefixes, Combining Forms, and Suffixes

-algia

pain

-ase

enzymes

-blast

immature

-cele

hernia

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-cyesis

pregnancy

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

removal

-emia

blood condition

-genesis

condition of producing

-genic

pertaining to producing

-globin

protein

-gram

record

-gravida

pregnant

-lapse

to slide, fall

-lithesis

slipping

-logist

one who specializes in

-lysis

breakdown

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargment

-ology

process of studying

-oma

tumor or mass

-opsy

process of viewing

-osis

abnormal condition

-paraous

bearing

-penia

deficiency

-phasia

speech

-plasty

surgical repair

-prandial

meal

-ptosis

falling, drooping, prolapse

-ptysis

spitting

-rrhage, -rrhagia

bursting forth (of blood)

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-salpinx

fallopian tube

-sarc

malignant tumor

-sclerosis

hardening

-scopy

visual examination

-sis

condition

-stasis

stopping, controlling

-stenosis

tightening, stricture, narrowing

-stomy

opening to form a mouth from \_______ to \_________

-tocia

labor, birth

-tomy

process of cutting

-tripsy

crushing

-trophy

development, nourishment

-trophy

development, nourishment

"voice box"

larynx

"windpipe"

trachea

a-, an-

no, not, without

abdomin/o

abdomen

aden/o

gland

adip/o

fat

alveol/o

air sac

amyl/o

starch

ana-

up

anabolic

pertaining to building up

angi/o

vessel

angi/o

vessle

ankyl/o

stiff

anuria

urination failure

append/o , appendic/o

appendix

arota

largest artery in body

arteri/o

artery

artery

carries blood away from the heart

arthr/o

joint

ather/o

yellowish plaque

atri/o

atrium

aut-, -auto

self, own

balan/o

penis

belphar/o

eyelid

brachi/o

arm

brady-

slow

bronch/o

bronchial tubes

bucc/o

cheek

Bx

biopsy

carcin/o

cancerous, tumor

cardi/o

heart

carp/o

wrist bones

cata-

down

catabolic

pertaining to breaking down

CBC

complete blood count

celi/o

belly, abdomen

cephal/o

head

cephalgia

head ache

cerebellum

posterior part of brain; coordinates muscle movements and and balance

cerebr/o

cerebrum (largest part of brain)

cerebrum

largest part of brain; voluntary muscular activity, vision, speech, taste, hearing, thought, and memory

cervic/o

neck

cheil/o

lip

chewing

mastification

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

choledoch/o

common bile duct

chrond/o

cartiliage

CNS

central nervous system

coccyg/o

tail bone

col/o

colon (large intestines)

colles fracture

near wrist bone

colp/o

vagina

comatose

pertaining to deep sleep

comminuted fracture

bone splintered or commrpessed