Medical Terms: Prefixes, Root words, and Suffixes
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a(n)-
Inadequate; no; not; lack of
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ab-
Away from
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abdomin/o
abdomen
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-ac
pertaining to
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acr/o
extremity; top
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ad-
toward
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adip/o
fat
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-al
pertaining to
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-algia
pain
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alveol/o
air sacs; alveolus
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ana-
apart; up
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angi/o
vessel
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ante-
before
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anter/o
front
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anti-
against
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aort/o
aorta
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append/o
appendix
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-ar
pertaining to
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-arche
beginning
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arteri/o
artery
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arthr/o
joint
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articul/o
joint
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-ary
pertaining to
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-ation
process
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bacteri/o
bacteria
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bi/o
life
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brady-
slow
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bronch/o
bronchus
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bronchi/o
bronchus
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carcin/o
cancer; cancerous
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cardi/o
heart
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cartilagin/o
cartilage
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catheter/o
something inserted
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cellul/o
cell
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centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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cephal/o
head
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cerebell/o
cerebellum
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cerebr/o
brain
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cervic/o
cervix; neck; neck of uterus; cervix uteri
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chondr/o
cartilage
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chrom/o
color
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-cidal
to kill
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-clasis
surgical fracture or refracture
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-clast
breakdown
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-clysis
washing; irrigation
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coagulati/o
to condense; to clot
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constrict/o
to draw together; narrowing
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-continence
to stop
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cost/o
ribs
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crani/o
skull
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-crit
separate
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cry/o
cold
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cyt/o
cell
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-cyte
cell
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-cytosis
increase in the number of cells
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de-
lack of; removal
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-desis
surgical binding; surgical fusion
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di-
two
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dia-
complete; through
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dilat/o
dilation; dilatation; to expand; widen
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dipl/o
double
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duct/o
to draw
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-dynia
pain
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dys-
bad; difficult; painful; poor
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e-
out; outside; outward; without
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-eal
pertaining to
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ec-
out
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-ectasis
dilation; (dilatation) stretching; widen; to expand
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-ectomy
excision; surgical removal
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-edema
accumulation of fluid
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electr/o
electric
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-emesis
vomit; vomiting
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-emia
blood condition
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en-
inward
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encephal/o
brain
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endo-
with; within
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epi-
above; on; upon
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femor/o
femur (thigh bone)
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fibul/o
fibula
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flex/o
bending
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-flux
flow
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front/o
frontal bone
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gastr/o
stomach
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-gen
producing
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-genesis
development; production
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-genic
producing; produced by
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-grade
to step; to go
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-gram
record; writing
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-graph
instrument used to record
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-graphy
process of recording; producing images
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hem/o
blood
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hemat/o
blood
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hemi-
half
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hidr/o
sweat
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hist/o
tissue
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histi/o
tissue
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hyper-
abnormal increase; above; above normal; excessive
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hypo-
abnormal decrease; below; below normal; under
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-ia
condition; state of
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-iasis
abnormal condition; process
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