Quick Midterm Review Medical Terminology

*Not in depth -- common prefixes and suffixes

-al

pertaining to

-ic

pertaining to

-ac

pertaining to

-ous

pertaining to

-itis

inflammation

-pathy

disease

-scope

instrument to view

-scopy

process to view

-algia

condition of pain

-asthenia

weakness

-dynia

pain

-penia

lack, deficiency

-cele

swelling or protrusion

-oma

tumor

-ia

condition of

-osis

process or condition

-ism

condition or disease

-iatry

treatment or speciality

-logist

one who studies

-ectomy

surgical removal

-plasty

surgical repair

-tome

cutting instrument

-tomy

incision

-gram

a record or image

-graph

an instrument for recording

-graphy

recording process

-meter

measure or measuring instrument

-metry

process of measuring something specified

a-

without or absence of

an-

without or absence away from

endo-

within

intra-

within

hyper-

excessive, abnormally high, above

hypo-

deficient, abnormally low, below

post-

after

pre-

to come before

sub-

under, beneath, below

dys-

difficult, difficulty

anti-

against

con-

concurrently, together

contra-

counter, against

ambi-

both

hemi-

half

bi-

two

mono-

one

nulli-

none

poly-

excessive, many

multi-

many, more than one

pan-

all

quadri-

four

tetra-

four

tri-

three

uni-

one

micro-

small

neo-

new

pseudo-

false

brady-

slow

tachy-

fast