hosa - medical prefixes

10/11/23

-algia

pain

-crine

secrete

-edema

swelling

-gram

record, radiographic image

-ism

condition, process

-megaly

enlargement, large

-ologist

specialist in the study and/or treatment of a specific field

-oma

tumor, mass

-pathy

disease

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-scopy

process of observing

-tomy

incision, cut into

-centesis

surgical puncture that removes fluid

-ectomy

excision, surgical removal

-emia

condition

-gen, -genesis

originating, causing

-ia

condition

-itis

inflammation

-meter

instrument used to measure

-osis

abnormal condition

-plasty

surgical repair

-scope

instrument used to observe

-stomy

artificial or surgical opening

-trophy

development

-ous

pertaining to

-plegia

paralysis