Med Terminolgy: Prefix, Suffix, and Combining Terms Practice

10-12 from each category.

a-, an-

Without, not, absence of (Apnea: without breathing)

ab-

away from (Abduction: away from midline)

ad-

toward (Adduction: toward midline)

anti-

against (Anticoagulant: against clotting)

ante-

before, forward (Antepartum: before birth)

bi-

two, both (Bilateral: both sides)

brady-

slow (Bradycardia: slow heart rate)

co-, con-

together, with (Congenital: present at birth)

dys-

bad, painful, difficult (Dyspena: difficulty breathing)

ecto-

outside. (Ectopic: outside normal position)

-cele

hernia, protrusion

-cide

killing, destroying

-emia

blood condition

-algia

pain

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-ectomy

Surgical excision, removal

-gram

A recoding, recording

-itis

inflammation

-megaly

abnormal englargement

-oma

tumor

Adren/o

Adrenal gland

Angi/o

Blood vessel

Arteri/o

Artery

Arthr/o

Joint

Blephar/o

Eyelid

Bronch/o

bronchus (air passages of the lungs)

Cardi/o

Heart

Cephal/o

Head

Chol/e

Bile

Cholecyst/o

Gallbladder

Rhin/o

nose