Mod 1 Prefix and Suffixes

a- , an-

not, without

ante-

before, in front of

anti-

against

circum-, peri-

around

dia-, trans-

through, across

dys-

bad; painful; difficult

hemi-

one half

hyper-

excessive, above normal

in-

in, not

pre-, pro-

before, in front of

post-

after, behind

super-

upper, above

supra-

above, excessive, superior

-centesis

surgical puncture (usually to remove fluid)

-tomy

incision

-tome

instrument to cut

-stomy

forming a new opening (mouth)

-ectomy

excision, removal

-desis

binding, fixation (usually of a bone or joint)

-pexy

fixation (of an organ)

-rrhaphy

suture

-plasty

surgical repair

-gram

record/writing

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

processing of recording

-meter

instrument for measuring

-metry

act of measuring

-scope

instrument for examining

-scopy

visual examination

-edema

swelling

-cele

hernia, swelling

-emia

blood condition

-itis

inflammation

-iasis

abnormal condition (caused by something specific)

-megaly

enlargement

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition (primarily w/ blood cells

-rrhage / -rrhagia

bursting forth (of)

-rrhea

discharge, flow

-rrhexis

rupture

-um

structure, thing

-us

condition, sturcture

-logist

specialist in the study og

-logy

study of