Medical Terminology, Prefix and Suffix

-gram

image/record

-graph(y)

recording instrument

-otomy

cut into

-scopy

visual examination

-stomy

opening

-emia

blood (condition of)

-pnea

breathing

-itis

inflammation

-osis

condition or disease

-penia

deficiency

-pathy

disease

-rrhag(e/lia)

escessive flow

-oma

tumor,mass

DM Type 1

genetic/autoimmune

DM Type 2

Poor Health/reversible

-porosis

porous

-algia

pain

melina

blood in stool

hemoptysis

blood in vomit

emesis

vomit

brachi

arm

dorsa

back

oste

bone

pod,ped

foot

myo

muscle

cost

rib

scapul

shoulder

carp

wrist

append

appendix

col

colon

esophag

esophagus

enter

intestines

ren, neph

kidney

hepat

liver

gastr

stomach

carci

cancer

chem

drug

electr

electric

therm

heat

gnos

knowledge

bi

life

bar

pressue

echo

returned sound

macro,mega(lo)

large

micro

small

semi

half

hemi

half (one sided)

two, three, four

bi, tri, quad(ri)

equi-

equal

poly

many/multiple

hyper

above/excessive

hypo

below

eu-

normal/good

pro-,pre-,ante-

before

post-

after

retro-

back/backwards

re-

again

tachy-

fast

brady-

slow

neo-

new

chron

long time/time

ab-

away from

supra-

above

peri-

around

trans-

through

inter-

between

ex, ec(t)

outside of

auto

self

dia

through/completely

con-

together

ad-

towards

end(o)-

within/inside

anti-,contra-

against

mal

bad

-a, -e, -um, -is

noun form

-genic

causing

-ia, -ism, -sis, -y

conditions

-iatry, -iatrics, -ics

specialty

-ian, ist

specialist

-um, -us

structure

-ula, -ulum, -ulus

small

-logy

study of

-ac, -ar(y), -(e/i)al, -ic(al), -ior, -ory, -ous, -tic

Pertaining to

enceph

brain

ot- aur

ear

typam, myring

eardrum

ophthalm, ocul

eye

faci

face

rhin

nose

crani

skull

lingu

language

odont, dent

tooth

aort

aorta

arteri

arteries

hem, sangu

blood

angi

blood vessels

cardi

heart

ven, phleb

veins

Prokaryotes

Has DNA, no nucleus, cytoplasm, ribosomes, cell membrane, no membrabne bound organelles

Eukaryotes

DNA, has nucleus, cytoplasm, ribosomes, cell membrane, have membrane bound organelles