Medical Prefixes and Suffixes

Vocabulary flashcards covering all medical prefixes and suffixes along with their definitions from the lecture transcript.

a-, an-

no, not, without, negates the meaning

-a

a noun ending, no meaning

ab-

away from; from

-ac

pertaining to

ad-

toward, at, increase, on, toward

-ad

toward

ante-

before

-algia

pain

anti-

against, opposing

-amnio

amnion, amniotic fluid

bi-, bin-

two, twice, double

-apheresis

removal

brady-

slow

-ar

pertaining to

de-

from, down, away from

-ary

pertaining to

dia-

through, complete

-asthenia

weakness

dys-

painful, abnormal, difficult, labored

-carcinoma

cancerous tumor

endo-

within, in

-cele

hernia, protrusion, swelling

epi-

on, upon, over

-centesis

surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

eu-

normal, good

-crine

to secrete

hemi-

half

-cyesis

pregnancy

hyper-

above, excessive

-cyte

cell

inter-

between

-desis

surgical fixation, fusion

intra-

within, in

-drome

run, running

macro-

large, long

-e

noun ending, no meaning

meta-

after, beyond, change

-eal

pertaining to

micro-

small

-ectasis

stretching out, dilation, expansion

multi-

many

-ectomy

excision, surgical removal, cut out

neo-

new

-emesis

vomiting

nulli-

none

-emia

in the blood

pachy-

thick, thickening, thickened

-esis

condition

pan-

all, total

-gen

substance or agent that produces or causes

para-

beside, beyond, around, abnormal

-genic

producing, originating, causing

per-

through

-gram

the record, radiographic image

peri-

surrounding (outer)

-graph

instrument used to record; the record

poly-

many, much

-graphy

process of recording, radiographic imaging

post-

after

-ia

condition of, diseased state, abnormal state

pre-

before

-iasis

condition

pro-

before

-iatrist

specialist

sub-

below, under

-iatry

specialty, treatment

supra-

above

-ic

pertaining to

sym-, syn-

together, joined

-ictal

seizure, attack

tachy-

fast, rapid

-ior

pertaining to

trans-

through, across, beyond

-ism

state of

tri-

three

-itis

inflammation

uni-

one

-logist

specialist who studies and treats

-logy

study of

-lysis

separating, loosening, dissolution

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlarged, enlargement

-meter

instrument used to measure

-metry

measuring, process of measuring

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumor, swelling

-opia

vision

-opsy

viewing, process of viewing

-osis

abnormal condition, increased number (blood)

-ous

pertaining to

-paresis

slight paralysis

-pathy

disease

-penia

abnormal reduction in number

-pepsia

digestion

-pexy

surgical fixation, suspension

-phagia

swallowing, eating

-phobia

aversion, abnormal fear

-physis

growth

-plasia

formation, development, growth

-plasm

growth, substance, formation