1. Medical Prefixes/Suffixes

2. a/an With out With out Anaerobic Anaerobic

3. Ab Away Away Abduction Abduction

4. AD Toward Toward Adduction Adduction

5. Arthro Joint Joint Arthroscopic surgery Arthroscopic surgery

6. Bi Two Two Biceps Biceps

7. Brady- Slow Slow Bradycardia Bradycardia

8. Brevi Short Short Peroneus Brevis Peroneus Brevis

9. Cardi Heart Heart Cardiac, Myocardial Cardiac, Myocardial

10. Carp- Pertaining to the wrist Pertaining to the wrist Carpal bones Carpal bones

11. Cerebro Brain Brain Cerebrospinal fluid Cerebrospinal fluid

12. Contra Against Against Contra-indication Contra-indication

13. Costo- Pertaining to the ribs Pertaining to the ribs Costal cartilage Costal cartilage

14. Derm Skin Skin Dermis, dermatitis Dermis, dermatitis

15. Dis Apart Apart Disassemble, dislocate Disassemble, dislocate

16. Endo Within Within Endocardium Endocardium

17. Epi On On Epidermis Epidermis

18. Hemo Blood Blood Hemoglobin, hemostat Hemoglobin, hemostat

19. Hyper- Beyond normal Beyond normal Hyperventilation Hyperventilation

20. Hypo- Below normal Below normal Hypoglycemic Hypoglycemic

21. Infra Below Below Infraspinatus Infraspinatus

22. Inter Between Between Intercostal muscle Intercostal muscle

23. Lati Wide Wide Latisimus dorsi Latisimus dorsi

24. Longi Long Long Peroneus longus Peroneus longus

25. Myo Muscle Muscle Myocardial, myositis Myocardial, myositis

26. Neuro Nerve Nerve Neurologist, neuritis Neurologist, neuritis

27. Ocu Eye Eye Ocular nerve Ocular nerve

28. ortho Straight/correct Straight/correct Orthopedic surgeon, orthodontist Orthopedic surgeon, orthodontist

29. Osteo Bone Bone Osteoperosis Osteoperosis

30. Pod Foot Foot Podiatrist Podiatrist

31. Post After After Post concussion syndrome Post concussion syndrome

32. Pre before before

33. Quad Four Four Quadriceps Quadriceps

34. Retro Backward Backward Retroactive Retroactive

35. Spondyl Vertebrae Vertebrae Spondylolysis, Spondylolisthesis Spondylolysis, Spondylolisthesis

36. Sub Under Under Subclavian artery Subclavian artery

37. Supra Above Above Supraspinatus Supraspinatus

38. Tachy- Fast Fast Tachycardia Tachycardia

39. Teno Tendon Tendon Tenosynovitis Tenosynovitis

40. Trans Across Across Transverse processes Transverse processes

41. Tri Three Three Triceps Triceps

42. Ultra Beyond Beyond Ultrasound Ultrasound

43. -al Relating to Relating to Medicinal Medicinal

44. -algia Pain Pain Neuralgia Neuralgia

45. -cian Possessing a specific skill or art Possessing a specific skill or art Physician, dietician Physician, dietician

46. -ectomy To cut out To cut out Appendectomy, menisectomy Appendectomy, menisectomy

47. -esthesia Feeling Feeling Anesthesia Anesthesia

48. -iatry Healing Healing Podiatry Podiatry

49. -ism Condition/Disease Condition/Disease Autism Autism

50. -ist One who practices One who practices Podiatrist, Dentist Podiatrist, Dentist

51. -itis Inflammation Inflammation Tendonitis, Arthritis Tendonitis, Arthritis

52. -lysis Destruction Destruction Spondylolysis Spondylolysis

53. -ology The study of The study of Biology, astrology, cardiology Biology, astrology, cardiology

54. -oscopy To view To view Arthroscopy Arthroscopy

55. -pathy Disease Disease Osteopathy Osteopathy

56. -pnea Breathing Breathing Apnea Apnea

57. -thermy Use of heat Use of heat Diathermy Diathermy

58. -trophy Growth Growth Atrophy, hypertrophy Atrophy, hypertrophy