Medical Terminology first midterm

The suffix -osis mean

Abnormal condition

The suffix meaning “removal” or “resection” is

-ectomy

The suffix -megaly means

Enlargement

The suffix -sclerosis means

Hardening

The suffix -centesis means

Surgical puncture (to remove fluid)

The suffix -stomy means

Creation of an opening

The suffix -uria means

Urine condition

The suffix -rrhagia means

Excessive bleeding/ bursting forth

The suffix -pathy means

Disease

The suffix -lysis

Breakdown/ destruction

The suffix -therapy means

Treatment

The suffix -plasty means

Surgical repair

The suffix -gram means

Record or picture

The suffix -tomy means

Incision/ cutting into

The suffix -ary means

Pertaining to

The suffix -osis means

Abnormal condition

The suffix “inflammation” is

-itis

A suffix meaning “study of” is

-logy

The suffix -ectomy means

Removal

The suffix -oma means

Tumor/ mass

The suffix -logy means

Study of

The suffix -emia means

Blood condition

The suffix -tomy means

Incusion

The suffix -globin means

Protein

The suffix -algia means

Pain

The suffix -itis mean

Inflammation

The suffix -eal means

Pertaining to

The suffix -osis means

Abnormal condition

The suffix -scopy means

Process of viewing

The suffix -scope means

Instrument for viewing

the prefix -brady means

slow

the prefix post- means

after

the prefix tachy- means

fast

The prefix pre- means

before

The prefix hyper- means

excessive/ above normal

The prefix sub- means

under/below

The prefix trans- means

across/through

The prefix endo- means

within

The prefix pro- means

before/foward

The prefix hypo- means

below/deficient

The prefix meta – means

beyond/change

The prefix poly- means

many

The prefix syn- means

together/ with

The prefix dys- & mal- means

bad /painful/ abnormal

The prefix anti-, pre-, & pro- means

aganist /before/ foward