1. MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES

2. 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

3. 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

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

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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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)

9. 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)

10. 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)

11. 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)

12. 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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