Medical Prefixes, Suffixes and Combining Forms Flashcards by Matt Ciarrocca

A-

Not, without, less

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Ab-, Abs-

From, away from, off

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Acou-

Hearing

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Acr(o)-

Extremity

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Ad-

Increase, adherence, motion toward

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Aden(o)-

Gland

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Adip(o)-

Fat

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-al

Pertaining to

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Alb(o)-

White

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Alge(si)-, algio, algo

Pain

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Allo-

Other, different

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Ambi-

Around, on (both sides), on all sides, both

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Amly(o)-

Starch

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An-

Not, without, less

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Andr(o)-

Male

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Angi(o)-

Vessel

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Ankylo-

Crooked

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Ante-

Before

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Anti-

Against

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Apo-

Separated from, derived from

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-ar

Pertaining to

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-arche

Beginning

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Arteri(o)-

Artery

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Arthr(o)-

Joint

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-ary

Pertaining to

-ase

Enzyme

Athero-

Pasty, fatty

Audi(o)-

Hearing

Aur(i)-

Ear

Aut(o)-

Self, same

Bacteri(o)-

Bacteria

Bi-

Twice, double

Bio-

Life

Blasto

Budding of cells or tissue

Brachi(o)-

Arm

Brachy-

Short

Bronch-, Bronch(i)

Bronchus

Brady-

Slow

Carcin(o)-

Cancer

Cardi(o)-

Heart

Carpo-

Wrist

Caudo-

Tail, lower part of the body

-cele

Hernia, swelling

Cephal(o)-

Head

Cervic(o)-

Neck

Chir(o)-

Hand

Cho(e)-

Bile

Chondrio-, Chondr(o)-

Cartilage, granular, gritty

-cidal, -cide

Killing, destroying

-clast

Breaker

-cidal, -cide

Killing, destroying

-clast

Breaker

Co-, Col-

With, together, in association

Com-, Con-

With, together, in association

Contra-

Opposed, against

Cost(o)-

Rib

Crani(o)-

Cranium

-crine

Secretion

Cry(o)-

Cold

Cyan(o)-

Blue

Cyst(i)-, Cyst(o)-

Bladder, cyst

Cyt-, Cyte, Cyto

Cell

Dactyl(o)-

Finger, toe

De-

Away from, cessation

Derm-, Derma-, Dermato-, Dermo-

Skin

-desis

Binding

Dextr(o)-

Right, toward or on the right side

Di-, Dif-, Dir-, Dis-

Separation, taking apart, reversal

Duo

Two

Duodeno-

Duodenum

-dynia

Pain

Dys-

Bad, difficult, wrong

Ect(o)-

Outer, on the outside

-ectasia, - ectasis

Dilation, stretching

-ectomy

Excision

Encephalo-

Brain

End(o)-

Within, inner

Entero-

Intestine

Ent(o)-

Inner, within

Ep-, Epi-

Upon, follow

Erythr(o)-

Red, redness

Esthesio-

Sensation, perception

Eu-

Good, well

Ex-

Out of, from, away from

Exo-

Exterior, external, outward

Extra-

Without, outside of

Fibr(o)-

Fiber

-form

In the form or shape of

Galact(o)-

Milk

Gastr(o)-

Stomach, Belly

Gen-, -gen

Producing, precursor coming to be

Gloss(o)-

Tongue

Gluco-

Glucose

Glyco-

Sugars

Gonio-

Angle

-gram

Writing, recording

Granul(o)-

Granular

Gyn(e)-, gyneco-, gyno-

Woman

Hem(a)-, hemat(o)-, hemo-

Blood

Hepat-, hepatico-, hepato-

Liver

Hemi-

One half

Hidr(o)-

Sweat

Hist-, Histio, Histo-

Tissue

Homeo-

Same, consistent

Hydr(o)-

Water, hydrogen

Hyper-

Above normal, excessive

Hypo-

Below normal, deficient

Hyster(o)-

Uterus

-ia

Condition

-iasis

Condition, infection

-ic

Pertaining to

Ileo-

Ileum

Ilio-

Ilium

In-

In, not

Infra-

Below

Inguino-

Groin

Inter-

Between, among

Intra-, intro-

Within

Ischi(o)-

Ischium

-ism

Condition, disease

-ismus

Spasm, contraction

Iso-

Equal, like, sameness

-ite

Of the nature, sameness

-itis

Inflammation

Kal(i)-

Potassium

kary(o)-

Nucleus

Kerat(o)-

Cornea, cornified epithelium

Kin(e)-, kinesi(o)-, kineso, keno

Movement

Labio-

Lip

Lacrim(o)-

Tears

Lact(i)-, lacto

Milk

Laparo-

Abdomen wall

Laryng(o)-

Larynx

Lateri-, latero

Lateral, to one side, side

-lepsis, lepsy

Seizure

Leuk(o)-

White

Lien(o)

Spleen

Linguo-

Tongue

Lip(o)-

Fat, lipid

Lith(o)-

Stone, calculus, calcified

-logy

Study of, collecting

Lymph(o)-

Lymph, lymphocyte

Lys(o)-, -lysis, -lytic

Dissolution, disintegration

Macr(o)-

Large

Mal-

Bad, deficient

-malacia

Softening

Mamm-, mamm(a)-, mammo-

Breast

Mast(o)-

Breast

Meg(a)-, megal(o)-

Large, oversized

-megaly

Enlargement

Melan(o)-

Black

Men(o)-

Menstruation

Mening(o)-

Meninges

Mes(o)-

Middle, attaching membrane

Meta-

After, joint action

Metr(o)-

Uterus

Micr(o)-

Small, microscopic

Mon(o)-

Single

Morph(o)-

Form, shape, structure

My(o)-

Muscle

Myel(o)-

Bone marrow, spinal cord

Myring(o)-

Tympanic membrane

Myx(o)-

Mucus

Nas(o)-

Nose

Natr(i)-

Sodium

Necr(o)-

Death, necrosis

Neo-

New

Nephr(o)-

Kidney

Neur(i)-, neuro-

Nerve, nervous system

Norm(o)-

Normal

Ocul(o)-

Eye

Odyn(o)-, -odynia

Pain

-oid

Resemblance to

Olig(o)-

Few, little

-oma

Neoplasm, tumor

-omata

Plural of -oma

Oncho-, onco-

Tumor, bulk, volume

-one

Ketone

Onchy(o)-, -onychia

Fingernail, toenail

Oo-

Ovum, oocyte, ovary

Oophor(o)-

Ovary

Opthalamo-

Eye

-opia, -opsia, -opsis

Vision

Or-, ori-, oro-

Mouth

Orchi-, orchid(o)-, orchi(o)-

Testes

-ose

Sugar

-oses

Plural of -osis

-osis

Process, condition, state

Osseo-

Bone

Ossi-, ost(e)-, osteo-

Bone

Overi(o)-

Overy

Ov(i)-, ovo

Oocyte, ovum

Pachy-

Thick

Pan-

All, entire

Para-

Beside, near, similar, abnormal

Path(o)-

Disease, abnormality

-pathy

Disease, abnormality

Pedi-, pedo-

Foot, child

-penia

Deficiency

Per-

Through, thoroughly, intensely

Peri-

Around, about

-phage, -phagia, phago-, -phagy

Eating, devouring

Pharyng(o)-

Pharynx

Phleb(o)-

Vein

-phobe, phobia

Fear, chemical repulsion

Phon(o)-

Sound, speech

-phrenia

Mind

Physi(o)-

Physical, natural

Plan(i)-, plano-

Flat

-plasia

Formation

-plagia

Paralysis

Pleur(a)-, pleur(o)-

Rib, side, plaura

-pnea, pneo

Breath, respiration

Pneum(a)-, pneumat(o)-

Air, gas, lung, breathing

-poiesis, -poietic

Production

Poly-

Many, multiple

Post-

After, behind, posterior

Pre-

Anterior, before

Presby-

Old

Pro-

Before, forward, precursor

Prot(o)-

First

Pseud(o)-

False

Psyh(e)-, psycho-

Mind

-ptosis

Sagging, falling

Pyel(o)-

Renal, (pelvis)

Pyo-

Suppuration, pus

Pyro-

Fire, heat, fever

Radio-

Radiation, x-ray, radius

Re-

Again, backwards, back

Rect(o)-

Rectum

Reno-

Kidney

Retro-

Behind, backward

Rhin(o)-

Nose

-rrhagia

Discharge, bleeding

-rrhia

Flow

Sacro-

Sacrum

Sarco-

Flesh, muscle

Schisto-, Schiz(o)-

Split, cleft, division

Scler(o)-

Hardness, ocular sclera

Scolio-

Crooked

-scope

Instrument for viewing

-scopy

Viewing

Scot(o)-

Darkness, shadow

Semi-

One-half, partly

Sept-

Infection

Sin-, sin(o)-, sinu-

Sinus

Somat-, somato-, somatico

Body, bodily

Son(o)-

Sound, ultrasound

Spasmo-

Spasm

Spir(o)-

Breathing

Splanchn(i)-, splanchno-

Viscera

Splen(o)-

Spleen

-stasis

Stopping

Steno-

Narrowness, constriction

Stom(a)-, stomat(o)-

Mouth

Sub-

Beneath, less than normal, inferior

Super-

Above, in excess, superior

Supra-

Above

Sy-, syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-

Together

Tachy-

Rapid

Ten-, tendin-, teno-, tonont(o)-

Tendon

Therm(o)-

Heat

Thora-, thorac(i)-, thoracico-, thoraco-

Thorax, chest

Thromb(o)-

Blood clot

-tomy

Cutting operation

Tox(i)-, toxico-, toxo-

Toxic

Trache(o)-

Trachea

Trans-

Across, through, beyond

-trophic, tropho-, -trophy

Food, nutrition

-tropia, trophic, -trophy

affinity, tendency

Ultra-

Beyond

Uni-

One, single

Uria-

Urine, urination

Uro-

Urine, urinary tract

Vas-

Duct, blood vessel

Vasculo-

Blood vessel

Vaso-

Duct, blood vessel

Vesic(o)-

Urinary bladder, vesicle

Xanth(o)-

Yellow

Xero-

Dry

Zym(o)-

Enzyme

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