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Prefix endoepiinterintraperipost-

Meaning innermost; within above; upon between within around after; behind

pre-

before; in front of

subtrans-

below; underneath across; through

bibrady-

two slow

Prefixes for Location or Direction Medical Word Example endotracheal (trache/o = windpipe) epidermal (derm/0 = skin) intercostal (cost/o = rib) intravenous (ven/o = vein) pericardial (cardi/o = heart) postnasal (nas/o = nose) premenstrual (menstru/o = monthly discharge of blood) subcutaneous (cutane/o = skin) transvaginal (vagin/o = vagina) Prefixes for Amount, Number, or Speed bilateral (later/o = side) bradycardia (card/i = heart)

hemi-

one half

hemiplegia (pleg/o = paralysis)

hyper-

above; more than normal

hypertension (tens/o = pressure; tension)

hypo-

below; deficient

hypothyroidism (thyrod/o = thyroid)

poly-

many; much

polyneuritis (neur/o = nerve)

quadri-

four

quadriplegia (pleg/o = paralysis)

tachy-

fast

tachycardia (card/i = heart)

tri-

three

trigeminal (gemin/o = group; set)

a-

away from; without

Prefixes for Degree or Quality aspermia (sperm/o = sperm)

an-

not; without

anesthesia (esthes/o = feeling; sensation)

anti-

against

de-

reversal of ;without abnormal; difficult; painful

dys-

antibiotic (bi/o = life, living organism; living tissue) dementia (ment/o = mind) dysphagia (phag/o = eating, swallowing)

eu-

good; normal

euthyroidism (thyroid/o = thyroid gland)

mal-

bad; inadequate

malnutrition (nutrit/o = nourishment)

re-

again and again; backward; unable to

respiration (spir/o = breath, coil)

Definition pertaining to within the trachea pertaining to upon the skin pertaining to between the ribs pertaining to within a vein pertaining to around the heart pertaining to behind the nose pertaining to before the monthly discharge of blood pertaining to underneath the skin pertaining to through the vagina pertaining to two sides condition of a slow heart condition of one half (of the body) with paralysis condition of more than normal pressure disease from a specific of of deficient thyroid gland inflammation of many nerves condition of four (limbs with) paralysis condition of a fast heart pertaining to three (nerve branches in a) group condition (of being) without sperm condition (of being) without sensation pertaining to (a drug that is) against living organisms (such as bacteria) condition (of being) without a mind condition of difficult or painful eating and swallowing process of normal thyroid gland (function) condition of inadequate nourishment process of again and again breathing

Additional Prefixes ab-ac adafanaanteapoaut-, autocataconcontradiadorsi-

away from pertaining to toward toward up; apart; backward; again, anew before; forward off, away self, own down together, with against; opposite complete; through back

ec-

out; outside

echo-

reflected sound

ecto-

out; outside

em-

in

en-

in; within

end-

in; within

eso-

inward

ex-

out; away from

exo-

out; away from

extra-

outside

in-

in; into; not

infra-

below; inferior to; beneath

ipsi-

same

ir-

in

macro-

large

meso-

middle

meta-

change; beyond

micro-

small

multi-

many

neo-

new

nulli-

none

proprospseudosemisuprasymsyntetratriultrauni-

before; forward before; forward false half above, upper together; with together; with four three beyond; excess one

-oma

tumor; mass; fluid collection

pachy-

heavy; thick

panpar-

all other than; abnormal

para-

near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of

per-

through

polioprimi-

gray matter (of brain or spinal cord) first

Suffix -ac -al -ar -ary -ic -ine

Meaning pertaining to pertaining to pertaining to pertaining to pertaining to pertaining to

Suffixes for an Adjective Medical Word Example cardiac (cardi/o = means heart) intestinal (intestine/o = intestine) muscular (muscul/o =muscle) urinary (urin/o = urine) pelvic (pelv/o = hip bone, pelvis) uterine (uter/o = uterus; womb)

-ive

pertaining to

digestive (digest/o = break down food, digest)

-ous

pertaining to

-ation -ion

being; having; process action; condition

Venous (ven/o = vein) Suffixes for a Process urination (urin/o = urine) digestion (digest/o = break down food, digest) Suffixes for a Disease pneumonia (pneumon/o = air, lung)

-ia

Definition pertaining to the heart pertaining to the intestine pertaining to the muscle pertaining to the urine pertaining to the pelvis pertaining to the uterus pertaining to break(ing) down food pertaining to a vein process (of making) urine action of break(ing) down food

condition; state; thing condition of the lung disease from a specific disease from a specific cause of -ism hypothyroidism (thyroid = thyroid gland) deficient thyroid gland cause; process infection of; inflammation tonsillitis (tonsil/o = tonsil) infection of the tonsil -itis of -megaly enlargement cardiomegaly (cardi/o = heart) enlargement of the heart -oma mass; tumor neuroma (neur/o = nerve) tumor of a nerve -osis condition; process psychosis (psych/o = mind) condition of the mind -pathy disease arthropathy (arthr/o = joint) disease of a joint Suffixes for a Diagnostic, Medical, or Surgical Procedure appendectomy (append/o = appendix; small -ectomy surgical removal surgical removal of the appendix structure hanging from a larger structure) -gram picture; record mammogram (mamm/o = breast) picture of the breast -graphy process of recording mammography ( mamm/o = breast) process of recording the breast process of measuring the -metry process of measuring spirometry (spir/o = means breath; coil) breathing instrument used to examine the instrument used to colonoscope (colon/o = means colon) -scope examine colon process of using an process of using an instrument to -scopy gastroscopy (gastr/o = stomach) examine the stomach instrument to examine -therapy treatment psychotherapy (psych/o = mind) treatment of the mind process of cutting; process of making an incision in -tomy process of making an laparotomy (lapar/o = abdomen) the abdomen incision Suffixes for a Medical Specialty or Specialist -iatry medical treatment psychiatry (psych/o = mind) medical treatment of the mind knowledge and practice of diet -ics knowledge; practice dietetics (dietet/o = diet, foods) and foods person who specializes person who specializes in therapist (therap/o = treatment) -ist in; thing that specializes treatment in -logy study of cardiology (cardi/o = heart) study of the heart

Additional Suffixes -acusis -ad -agra -algesia -algia -an -apheresis apo-arche -arthria -ase -asthenia -blast -blastoma -capnia -cele -centesis -chalasia -chezia -cidal -cide -clasis -clast -clysis -coccus (cocci, pl.) -constriction -crine -crit -cusis -cyesis -cyte -cytosis -desis -dilation -dote -drome

hearing toward excessive pain sensitivity to pain pain pertaining to removal off, away beginning articulate (speak distinctly) enzyme lack of strength embryonic; immature cell immature tumor (cells) carbon dioxide hernia surgical puncture to remove fluid relaxation defecation; elimination of wastes pertaining to killing killing to break to break irrigation; washing

-elasma -ema -emesis -emia -emic -er -esis -esthesia -eurysm -ferent -fida -form -fusion -gen -genesis -genic -globin -globulin -grade -graph -gravida -hexia -iac -iasis

berry-shaped bacterium

-ical

narrowing secrete; separate separate hearing pregnancy cell condition of cells; slight increase in numbers bind, tie together widening; stretching; expanding to give to run

-icle -ile -in, -ine -ior -itus -ium -kinesia

flat plate condition vomiting blood condition pertaining to blood condition one who action; condition; state of nervous sensation (feeling) widening to carry split resembling; in the shape of to pour; to come together substance that produces producing; forming produced by or in protein protein to go instrument for recording pregnant woman state of pertaining to abnormal condition pertaining to small pertaining to substance pertaining to condition structure; tissue movement

-kinesis -lapse -lemma -lepsy

movement slide, fall, sag sheath, covering seizure

-dynia

pain

-leptic

pertaining to seizing, taking hold of

-eal -ectasia -ectasis -edema

pertaining to dilation; dilatation; widening dilation; dilatation; widening swelling

-lexia -listhesis -lithiasis -lithotomy

word; phrase slipping condition of stones incision (for removal) of a stone

-lytic

reducing, destroying; separating;

-plasm

formation; structure

-malacia -mania -meter -mimetic -mission -mortem -motor -oid -ole -one -opaque -opia -opsia -opsy -or -orexia -ose -osmia -ostosis -otia -oxia -para -paresis -pareunia -parous -partum -penia -phage -phagia -phasia -pheresis -phil -philia -phoresis -phoria -phthisis -phylaxis -physis -phyte -plakia -plasia

breakdown softening obsessive preoccupation measure mimic; copy send death movement resembling; originating from little; small hormone obscure vision condition vision condition view of one who appetite full of; pertaining to; sugar smell condition of bone ear condition oxygen to bear, bring forth (live births) weakness sexual intercourse to bear, bring forth birth; labor deficiency eat; swallow condition of eating; swallowing speech removal attraction for attraction for carrying; transmission to bear, carry; feeling (mental state) wasting away protection to grow plant plaque development; formation; growth

-plastic -plasty -plegia -plegic -pnea -poiesis -poietin -porosis -prandial -praxia -ptosis -ptysis -rrhage -rrhagia -rrhaphy -rrhea -rrhexis -salpinx -schisis -sclerosis -sis -sol -some -somnia -spadia -spasm -sphyxia -stalsis -stasis -static -stenosis -sthenia -stitial -stomia -suppression -tension -thorax -thymia -thymic -tic -tocia

pertaining to formation surgical repair paralysis; palsy pertaining to paralysis; palsy breathing formation substance that forms condition of pores (spaces) pertaining to eating or mealtime action falling; drooping; prolapse spitting bursting forth (of blood) bursting forth (of blood) suture flow; discharge rupture fallopian tube; oviduct split hardening state of; condition solution body sleep to tear, cut sudden contraction of muscles pulse contraction stopping; controlling; placing pertaining to stopping or controlling tightening; stricture strength pertaining to standing or positioned condition of the mouth stopping pressure chest; pleural cavity mind (condition of) pertaining to mind pertaining to labor; birth (condition of)

-tocin -tome -tory -tresia -tripsy -trophy -tropia -tropic -tropin -type -ule -um -uria -us -verse -version -y

labor; birth (a substance for) instrument to cut pertaining to opening crushing nourishment; development (condition of) to turn pertaining to stimulating stimulate; act on classification; picture little; small structure; tissue; thing urination; condition of urine structure; thing to turn turning (condition of) condition; process

Single vs. Plural Rules 1. Terms that end in “a”, for plural add an “e”. Example: vertebra (singular), vertebrae (plural). 2. Terms that end in “is”, for plural change it to “es”. Example: diagnosis (singular), diagnoses (plural) 3. Terms that end in “ex” or “ix” for plural replace with “ices”. Example: cervix (singular), cervices (plural) 4. Terms that end in “on” for plural replace it with “a”. Example: criterion (singular), criteria (plural) 5. Terms that end in “um” for plural replace it with “a”. Example: bacterium (singular), bacteria (plural) 6. Terms that end in “us” for plural replace it with “i”. Example: bronchus (singular), bronchi (plural) 7. Terms that end in “itis” for plural replace it with “itides”. Example: arthritis (singular), arthrides (plural) 8. Terms that end in “nx” for plural replace it with “nges”. Example: phalanx (singular), phalanges (plural) 9. Terms that end in “y” for plural replace it with “ies”. Example: therapy (singular), therapies (plural) 10. Terms that end in “x” for plural replace it with “ces”. Example: thorax (singular), thoraces (plural)...