Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms - Quia

Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms

The ability to break down medical terms into separate components or to recognize a complete word depends on mastery of the combining forms (roots or stems) and the prefixes and suffixes that alter or modify the meaning and usage of the combining form. The combining forms are usually derived from Latin or Greek nouns, verbs, or adjectives. Prefixes are placed before the combining form, and suffixes are added after.

Term

1. a2. ab3. -able 4. acou5. acr6. ad7. adeno8. -al 9. -algia 10. an11. ana12. angio13. ante14. anti15. arthr16. -ary 17. -asis 18. auto19. bi20. bio21. -blast22. brady23. -c 24. carcin25. cardio26. cata27. cephal28. -cele 29. cerebro30. chol31. cholecyst32. chondr33. -cide

Meaning

without, lack of away from capable hearing extremity to, toward, near to gland expressing relationship pain without, lack of up, back, again vessel before, forward against, reverse joint associated with condition, state of self twice, double live bud, germ slow expressing relationship cancer heart down, according to head hollow brain bile gallbladder cartilage kill

Example

aphasia abductor viable acoustics acromegaly adrenal adenoma neural gastralgia anaerobic anatomy angiography antecubital antiperistalsis arthritis urinary homeostasis autolysis bicuspid biology fibroblast bradycardia cardiac carcinogenic cardiopathy catabolism cephalic blastocele cerebrospinal acholic cholecystokinin chondrocyte bactericide

Term

34. circum35. -clast36. co37. com38. con39. contra40. crypto41. cysto42. -cyte43. cyto44. de45. derm46. di47. dia48. dis49. -duct50. -dynia

51. dys52. e53. ec54. ecto55. -ectomy 56. -edem57. em58. -emia 59. en60. endo61. entero62. epi63. erythro64. eu65. ex66. exo67. extra68. -ferent 69. -form 70. gastro71. -genesis 72. gloss73. glyco74. -gram 75. -graph 76. hem-

Meaning

around, about smash, break with, together with, together with, together against, opposite hidden bladder or sac cell cell away from skin two through, apart, across reversal, apart from draw pain

difficult, bad out, away from out from on outer side cut out swell in blood in within intestine upon, on red well, good out, away from outside, on outer side outside carry expressing resemblance stomach produce, origin tongue sugar, sweet a drawing instrument that records blood

Example

circumduction osteoclast coenzyme commissure convergence contralateral cryptorchidism cystocele erythrocyte cytoskeleton dehydrate dermatology diploid diapedesis dissect abduct mastodynia

dysmentia eviscerate ectopic ectoderm appendectomy myoedema empyema anemia encephalon endometrium enteritis epidermis erythrocyte euphoria exhalation exogenous extracellular afferent fusiform gastrodynia pathogenesis hypoglossal glycolysis myogram myograph hemolysis

Term

77. hemi78. hepato79. hetero80. hist81. homeo82. hydro83. hyper84. hypo85. -ia 86. -iatr87. -id 88. im89. in90. infra91. inter92. intra93. -ism 94. iso95. -it is 96. -ity 97. kerato98. -kin99. leuko100. -liga-

101. lip102. -logy 103. -lysis 104. macro105. mal106. malaco107. mast108. mega109. melano110. meso111. meta112. micro113. mito114. mono115. -morph116. multi117. myelo118. myo119. narco-

Meaning

half liver different, other tissue same wet, water over, above, excessive under, below, deficient expressing condition treat, cure expressing condition not in, into below between within condition, state of equal inflammation expressing cornea or horny tissue move white bind

fat study breaking up, dissolving large bad soft breast great black middle, mid beyond, after, change small thread, filament one, single form many, much marrow, spinal cord muscle numbness

Example

hemiplegia hepatitis heterozygous histology homeostasis hydrocephalus hypertrophy hypotension neuralgia pediatrics flaccid impermeable injection infraorbital intercostals intraocular dimorphism isotonic gastritis acidity keratinization kinesiology leukocyte ligament

lipolysis histologly glycolysis macrophage malnutrition osteomalacia mastectomy megacolon melanocyte mesoderm metastasis microorganism mitosis monosaccharide morphology multinucleated myeloid myocardium narcotic

Term

120. neo121. nephro122. neuro123. oculo124. odonto125. -oid 126. oligo127. -oma 128. -op129. ophthalm130. ortho131. -ory 132. -ose 133. -osis 134. osteo135. oto136. -ous 137. para138. -pathy 139. -penia 140. per141. peri142. -phag143. -phas144. -phil145. phleb146. -phobia 147. -plas148. -plegia 149. -pne150. pneumo-

Meaning

new kidney nerve eye tooth or teeth expressing resemblance few, scanty, little tumor see eye straight, normal referring to full of a condition of bone ear expressing material beside, beyond, near to disease deficiency through, excessive around eat speak, utter like, love vein fear form, grow paralyze breathe air, gas, or lungs

151. pod152. -poie153. poly154. post155. pre156. pro157. procto158. pseudo159. psycho160. pyo161. re162. retro

foot make many, much after, behind before, in front of before, in front of anus, rectum false mind, soul pus back, again, contrary backward, located behind

Example

neonatal nephrectomy neuritis oculomotor odontomy epidermoid oliguria carcinoma myopia ophthalmology orthodontics olfactory adipose osteoporosis osteocyte otolith serous paranasal cardiopathy thrombocytopenia permeate periosteum dysphagia aphasia hydrophilic phlebotomy hydrophobia neoplasm paraplegia apnea pneumothorax

podiatry hematopoiesis polycythemia postpartum prenatal prosect proctoscope pseudostratified psychosomatic pyoderma reflect retroperitoneal

Term

163. -rrhagia 164. -rrhea 165. sarco166. sclero167. -scope 168. semi169. somato170. -stasis 171. steno172. -stomy 173. sub174. super175. supra176. sym177. syn178. tachy179. therm180. -tomy 181. tox182. trans183. tri184. -troph185. -tropic 186. -uria 187. vene188. viscer-

Meaning

burst forth, pour flow, discharge flesh or fleshy hard examine half body stop, stand still narrow to make an artificial opening under above, upper, excessive above, upon together, with together, with fast, swift heat cut, incise poison across, through, beyond three nourish changing, influencing urine vein internal organ

Example

hemorrhage rhinorrhea sarcoma arteriosclerosis endodcope semilunar somatotropin hemostasis stenosis tracheostomy subcutaneous supercilia suprarenal symphysis synapsis tachycardia thermometer phlebotomy antitoxin transection triceps hypertrophy gonadotropic polyuria venesection visceromotor

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