EMT Medical suffixes and prefixes

mening-

membrane

gastro-

stomach

hydro-

water

vaso-

Vessel or duct

dilate

to make larger; expand

-oma

tumor

-emesis

vomit

brady-

slow

ox/o-

oxygen

neuro-

nerve, nervous system

hyper-

above

nas/o-

nose

phas/o-

speech

pub/o-

pubis

ecto-

outside

-stomy

creation of an artificial opening

-scopy

visual examination

dys-

painful, abnormal

sub- , hypo-

under, below

inter-

between

-pnea/ic

breathing or respiration

-osis

abnormal condition

med, mid-

middle

-edema

swelling

stern/o-

sternum

tachy-

fast, rapid

ab-

away from

-carcin

cancer

anti-

against

arterio

artery

arthro-

joint

cephalo-

head

derma-

skin

brachio-

arm

bronch/o-

bronchus

hyster-

womb, uterus

hemo, -emia-

blood

hepato-

liver

lingua-

tongue

lateral-

side

peri-

around

glyc-

sugar

ped-

foot

algia-

pain

ad-

toward

ante-

before

cardio-

heart

cervic-

neck

circum-

around

contra-

against

cerebro-

brain

costo-

rib

cranio-

skull

-tomy

process of cutting, incision

-spasm

sudden, involuntary muscle contraction

mamm-, mast-

breast

hemi-

half

intra-

inside

constrict-

To draw together or become smaller

de-

without

therm/ia-

heat

a-, an-

without

chlor/o-

green

chrom/o-

color

cyan/o-

blue

erythr/o-

red

leuk/o-

white

melan/o-

black

xanth/o-

yellow

poli/o-

gray

jaune-

yellow

albin-

white

pale/o-

pale

fusc/o-

dark brown

cirrh/o-

orange-yellow

angio-

Blood or lymph vessels