Cardiovascular Suffixes and Prefixes

Flashcards covering important medical suffixes and prefixes along with their meanings.

-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ous

Suffixes indicating 'pertaining to'.

-ant

Suffix indicating a substance that promotes

-ation

Suffix indicating a 'process' or 'condition'.

-e

A noun suffix with no specific meaning.

-ectomy

Suffix meaning 'surgical removal; excision'.

-emic

Suffix referring to a condition pertaining to blood.

-gram

Suffix meaning 'record' or 'image'.

-graphy

Suffix meaning 'process of recording'.

-ia

Suffix indicating a 'condition'.

-in, -ine

Suffixes referring to 'chemical compound' or 'substance'.

-ism

Suffix indicating a 'condition' or 'process'.

-itis

Suffix indicating 'inflammation'.

1-ive

1Suffix indicating a substance that promotes

-lytic

Suffix indicating 'pertaining to breakdown or destruction'.

-meter

Suffix meaning 'measure'.

-or

Suffix indicating 'one who (or something that) takes action or does something'.

-osis

Suffix indicating an 'abnormal condition'.

-pathy

Suffix meaning 'disease'.

-plasty

Suffix meaning 'surgical repair'.

-sclerosis

Suffix indicating 'hardening; thickening'.

-stenosis

Suffix meaning 'narrowing; tightening'.

-stomy

Suffix meaning 'surgical opening'.

-tension

Suffix indicating 'pressure'.

-tomy

Suffix meaning 'process of cutting; incision'.

-trophy

Suffix indicating 'condition of growth or development'.

-um, -us

Suffix indicating 'structure; tissue; thing'.

-version

Suffix meaning 'to turn'.

a-, an-

Prefix meaning 'not; without'.

anti-

Prefix meaning 'against'.

brady-

Prefix meaning 'slow'.

dia-

Prefix meaning 'through; complete'.

echo-

Prefix meaning 'reflected sound'.

em-

Prefix meaning 'in' or 'within'.

endo-

Prefix meaning 'inside' or 'within'.

epi-

Prefix meaning 'on; over; upon'.

hyper-

Prefix meaning 'above; above normal; excessive'.

hypo-

Prefix meaning 'below; below normal; deficient'.

per-

Prefix meaning 'through'.

peri-

Prefix meaning 'around; surrounding'.

tachy-

Prefix meaning 'fast'.

trans-

Prefix meaning 'across'.