Medical Prefixes/Roots/Suffixes (Session 6)

A, an-

Without

brady-

slow

hyper-

above normal

dys-

difficult or painful

noct-

night

anti-

against

auto-

self

contra-

against

endo-

within

extra-

outside of

hemi-

half

hypo-

under, decreased (below normal)

infra-

below, beneath

inter-

between

intra-

within

macro-

large

micro-

small

multi-

many

neo-

new

peri-

around

poly-

many

post-

after

pre-

before

pro-

before, for, on account of

pseudo-

false

retro-

backward

sub-

under, beneath

uni-

one

-algia

pain

-itis

inflammation or infection

-osis

condition (same with -ia)

-oma

growth or swelling

-megaly

enlargement

-cide

destructive, killing

-ectomy

surgical removal of

-emia

blood

-graphy

process of recording

-gram

record

-logy

study of

-oma

tumor

-opsy

to view

-osis

disease, condition

-ostomy

opening to form a mouth (for draining)

-otomy

surgical incision; cutting

-pathy

disease

-phobia

fear

-plasia

formation, growth

-plastia

surgical repair

-pnea

breathing

-opia

vision condition

-ologist

specialist or expert of an area

-opathy

disease process

-scope

instrument for visual examination

-tomy

incision

aden/o

having to do with glands

carcin/o

cancerous

cardi/o

having to do with the heart

cephal/o

head

dermat/o

skin

enter/o

intestines

gastr/o

having to do with digestive tract

gynec/o

woman, female

hem/o

having to do with blood

latr/o

practice of healing

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

having to do with the nerves

onc/o

having to do with tumors

orth/o

straight/normal

ophthalm/o

having to do with the eye

oste/o

having to do with bones

ot/o

having to do with the ear

ped/o

child

psych/o

mind

ren/

having to do with the kidneys

rhin/o

having to do with the nose

radi/o

x-rays

therm/o

heat

ur/o

urine