MED TERM CH16: prefixes & suffixes

a-, an-

absence of, without, no, not

dys-

abnormal, difficult, labored

hemi-

half

hyper-

above, excessive

inter-

between

intra-

within

pan-

all, total

para-

beside, beyond, around, abnormal

poly-

many, much

post-

after

pre-

before

sub-

below, under

-al, -ic

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-algesia

sensitivity to pain

-cele

hernia, protrusion

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

excision, surgical removal, cutting out

-genic

producing, originating, causing

-gram

record, radiographic image

-graph

instrument used to record

-graphy

process of recording, radiographic imaging

-ia

condition of, diseased or abnormal state

-iatrist

specialist, physician

-iatry

specialty, treatment

-ictal

seizure, attack

-itis

inflammation

-lepsy

seizure

-logist

specialist who studies or treats

-logy

study of

-lysis

loosening, dissolution, separating

-malacia

softening

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition

-paresis

slight paralysis

-pathy

disease

-phasia

speech

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis

-praxia

to perform, action

-sclerosis

hardening

-rrhaphy

suturing, repairing

-tomy

incision, cut into