Prefixes and Suffixes
Exercises
Suffixes
• Divided into two groups
1. those that describe diagnoses
2. those that describe procedures
Suffixes
Diagnostic
– describe disease conditions or their
symptoms
suffix
meaning
term
algia
pain
myalgia
aemia
blood
leukaemia
ia
Condition,
disease
pneumonia
itis
inflammation
bronchitis
megaly
enlarged
cardiomegal
y
oma
Tumour,
mass
adenoma
meaning
Suffixes
Inflammations
appendicitis
Of appendix
cellulitis
Of soft tissue under skin
endocarditis
Of inner layer of heart
gastritis
Of stomach
hepatitis
Of liver
nephritis
Of kidney
otitis
Of ear
thrombophlebitis
Of a vein with formation of clots
Suffixes
sarcomas
cancers
chondrosarcoma
Of cartilage tissue
fibrosarcoma
Of fibrous tissue
liposarcoma
Of fat tissue
Osteogenic sarcoma
Of bone
Suffixes
suffix
meaning
term
meaning
osis
condition
nephrosis
Of kidney
pathy
disease
encephalopathy
Of brain
rrhea
Flow, discharge
rhinorrhea
Of nose
sclerosis
hardening
arteriosclerosis
arteries
uria
urine
haematuria
Blood in urine
al
Pertaining to
peritoneal
peritoneum
ar
Pertaining to
vascular
Blood vessels
ary
Pertaining to
axillary
Under arm
ic
Pertaining to
pelvic
pelvis
Suffixes
2. Describe procedures
suffix
meaning
term
meaning
centesis
Surgical
puncture
amniocentes
is
Amniotic sac
ectomy
Surgical
removal
tonsillectomy tonsils
gram
record
myleogram
graphy
Process of
recording
electrocardio Heart activity
graphy
lysis
destruction
electrolysis
plasty
reconstructio mammoplast breast
n
y
scopy
Visual
examination
Spinal cord
Hair removal
bronchoscop lungs
y
Suffixes
suffix
meaning
term
meaning
stomy
opening
colostomy
colon
therapy
treatment
chemotherapy
chemical
tomy
incision
craniotomy
cranium
Prefixes
prefix
meaning
term
meaning
A,an
without
aponea
breath
ab
Away from
abnormal
normal
ad
toward
adrenal
Glands near
kidney
ana
Up, apart
analysis
Separate to
determine
ante
before
antenatal
birth
anti
against
antibody
Against invaders
bi
two
bilateral
side
brady
slow
bradycardia
Heart rate
con
together
congenital
At birth
dia
through
diahorrea
Loose bowel
action
prefixes
prefix
meaning
term
meaning
dys
Difficult, painful
dyspnoea
breathing
ec
out
ectopic
outside
endo
in
endoscopy
Tube into
epi
Above, upon
epidermis
dermis
extra
Outside of
Extra cellular
cell
hemi
half
hemiplegia
paralysis
hyper
excessive
hyperthyroidism
thyroid
hypo
low
hypoglycaemia
Blood sugar
in
into
incision
Cut into
inter
between
intervertebral
vertebra
intra
within
intravenous
vein
Prefixes
prefix
meaning
term
meaning
mal
bad
malignant
Cancerous growth
meta
change
metastasis
Change of place
neo
new
neonate
baby
para
beside
parathyroid
thyroid
peri
surrounding
periosteum
bone
poly
many
polyuria
urine
post
after
postpartum
birth
pre
before
prenatal
birth
pro
forward
prolapse
slide
quadri
four
quadriplegia
paralysis
re
behind
relapse
Condition
returned
Prefixes
prefix
meaning
term
meaning
sub
under
subcutaneous
skin
tachy
fast
tachycardia
Heart rate
trans
across
transdermal
dermis
tri
three
tricuspid
valves
ultra
beyond
ultrasound
echo
Prefixes
Endoscopies
– arthroscopy
– bronchoscopy
– colonoscopy
– cystoscopy
– gastroscopy
– laparoscopy
– sigmoidoscopy