MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES

PREFIXES a, an anti bi brady contra dys endo epi ex hemi hyper hypo inter intra leuko micro neo peri poly post pre pro semi sub tach

PREFIXES MEANINGS brady = slow epi = upon, over, upper ex = outside of, beyond hemi = half leuko = white neo = new pro = in front of, forward sub = less, under, below tach = rapid, fast

MEANINGS a, an = without, absent anti = against bi = life contra = opposite, against dys = difficult endo = within hyper = above, excessive hypo = below, under

MEANINGS inter = between parts intra = within a part micro = small peri = around poly = many post = after pre = before semi = one-half, part

SUFFIXES: DEFINITIONS centesis: surgical puncture to remove fluid genetic, genic: origin, producing, creation gram: tracing, picture, record graph: diagram, instrument for recording ic, ac: pertaining to megaly: larger, enlarged

MORE DEFINITIONS ologist: person who does, studies orrhea: flow, discharge osis: condition, state, process plegia: paralysis sclerosis: dryness, or hardness spasm: involuntary contraction uria: urine

EXAMPLES algia (myalgia-muscle pain) centesis (throracentesis-surgical puncture to remove fluid from chest) ectomy (tonsillectomy-surgical removal of tonsils) genetic, genic (cytogenic-origin of cells) gram (electrocardiogram-tracing of the electrical activity in the heart) graph (electrocardiograph-instrument for recording electrical activity in the heart)

EXAMPLES ic, ac (thoracic-pertaining to the chest) itis (pharyngitis-inflammation of the throat) lysis (thrombolysis-destruction or dissolving of clots megaly (cardiomegaly-enlarged heart)

AND MORE EXAMPLES ologist (radiologist-person who studies radiographs) ology (hematology-study of blood) oma (carcinoma-cancerous tumor) orrhea (rhinorrhea-flow or discharge from the nose) osis (necrosis-condition or process of death) otomy (craniotomy-cutting into the skull)

MORE path (pathology-study of disease) phobia (hydrophobia-fear of water) plasty (chondroplasty-surgical repair of cartilage) plegia (hemiplegia-paralysis of half of the body)

LAST EXAMPLES sclerosis (arteriosclerosis-hardness of an artery) scope (otoscope-instrument for examining the ear) spasm (myospasm-contraction of muscle) stasis (homeostasis-maintaining the same constant level) uria (hematuria-blood in uria)

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