-
SUFFIXES
DEFINITION
ac
agon
al
algia
an
apheresis
ar
arche
ary
asthenia
atic
blast
capnia
cele
centesis
chezia
cide
clasia
clasis
clast
coccus
crit
cusis
cyesis
cyte
cytosis
derma
desis
dilation
dipsia
drome
dynia
eal
ectasis
ectomy
edema
emesis
emia
gen
genesis
genic
globin
globulin
pertaining to
assemble
pertaining to
pain
pertaining to
removal, carry away
pertaining to
beginning
pertaining to
weakness
pertaining to
embryonic
carbon dioxide
hernia
puncture to withdraw fluid
defecation
to kill
to surgically break
break
break
spherical bacterium
separation of
hearing
pregnancy
cell
more than the normal number of cells
skin condition
fusion
widening, expanding
thirst
run
pain
pertaining to
stretching
surgical removal
swelling
vomit
blood condition
that which produces
produces, generates
producing, produced by
protein
protein
-
gram
graph
graphy
gravida
ia
iac
iasis
iatrist
iatry
ic
ical
ician
ile
in
ine
ion
ior
ism
ist
istry
itis
kinesia
listhesis
lith
lithiasis
logical
logist
logy
lucent
lysis
lytic
malacia
mania
manometer
megaly
meter
meter
metrist
metry
nic
nomics
oid
ole
oma
one
record or picture
recording instrument
recording process
pregnancy
condition
pertaining to
abnormal condition
physician
medical treatment
pertaining to
pertaining to
specialist
pertaining to
a substance
pertaining to
action, condition
pertaining to
state of
specialist
specialty of
inflammation
movement
slipping
stone
condition of stones
pertaining to the study of
one who studies
study of
to shine through
destruction
destruction
softening
frenzy
instrument to measure pressure
enlargement
measurement
instrument that measures
specialist in measuring
process of measuring
pertaining to
pertaining to law
resembling
small
tumor
hormone
1
-
opaque
opia
opsia
opsy
orexia
ory
ose
osis
osmia
ostomy
otia
otomy
ous
oxia
para
paresis
parous
partum
pathy
penia
pepsia
pexy
phagia
phasia
phil
philia
phobia
phonia
phonia
phoresis
phylasix
physis
plasia
plasm
plastic
plasty
plegia
pnea
poiesis
porosis
porosis
posia
prandial
pressin
ptosois
nontransparent
vision condition
vision condition
view of
appetite
pertaining to
pertaining to
abnormal condition
smell
surgically create an opening
ear condition
cutting into
pertaining to
oxygen
woman who has given birth
weakness
to bear
childbirth
disease
deficient
digestion
surgical fixation
eat, swallow
speech
attracted to
attracted to
fear
sound
voice
carrying
protection
to grow
development, growth, formation
formation, development, growth
pertaining to development
surgical repair
paralysis
breathing
formation
passage
porous
vision condition
pertaining to meal
to press down
drooping
-
ptysis
rrhage
rrhagia
rrhagia
rrhagic
rrhaphy
rrhea
rrhexis
salpinx
schisis
sclerosis
scope
scopic
scopy
spasm
spermia
stasis
stat
stenosis
stomy
taxia
tension
therapy
thorax
tic
tocia
tome
tomy
tonia
tonic
tripsy
trophic
trophy
tropia
tropin
ule
uria
version
spitting
abnormal flow, excessive
bursting of blood
abnormal flow condition
pertaining to abnormal flow
suture
discharge
rupture
uterine tube
split
hardening
instrument for viewing
pertaining to visually examining
to examine
contraction of muscle
condition of sperms
standing still
standing still
narrowing
opening
muscle condition
pressure
treatment
chest
pertaining to
labor, childbirth
instrument that cuts
cutting, incision
tone
pertaining to tone
surgical crushing
pertaining to development
nourishment, development
turned condition
to stimulate
small
urine
turning
2
PREFIXES
DEFINITION
aabadalloananteantiautobibradycircumcontradedisdyseenendoepiesoeuexexoextrahemiheterohomohydrohyperhypo-
without, away from
away from
toward
other/different from usual
without
before, in front of
against
self
two
slow
around
against
without, away from
apart
abnormal, difficult, painful
outward, without
inward
inner, within
upon, over, above
inward
normal, good
external, outward
outward
outside of
half
different
same
water
excessive, over, above
below, under, insufficient
inward, without, not,
within
among, between
inside, within
large
small
one
many
to shut
new
none
all
abnormal, beside, near
two like parts of a pair
ininterintramacromicromonomultimyoneonullipanparapara-
perperipolypostpreprimipropseudoquadrireretrosemisubsupratachytetratranstriultraunxeno-
through
around
many
after
before
first
before
false
four
again
backward, behind
partial, half
below, under
above
fast, rapid
four
through
three
beyond, excess
not
strange, foreign
3
COMBINING
FORMS
DEFINITION
abdomin/o
acous/o
acr/o
aden/o
adenoid/o
adip/o
adren/o
adrenal/o
aer/o
agglutin/o
albin/o
alges/o
alveol/o
ambly/o
amnes/o
amni/o
an/o
andr/o
angi/o
ankyl/o
anter/o
anthrac/o
anxi/o
aorta/o
appendic/o
aque/o
arteri/o
arthr/o
articul/o
aspir/o
astr/o
atel/o
ather/o
atri/o
audi/o
audit/o
aur/o
auricul/o
axill/o
azot/o
bacteri/o
balan/o
abdomen
hearing
extremities
gland
adenoids
fat
adrenal gland
adrenal gland
air
clumping
white
sense of pain
aveolus, air sac
dull, dim
forgetfulness
amnion
anus
male
vessel
stiff joint
front
coal
fear, worry
aorta
appendix
water
artery
joint
joint
to breath in
star
incomplete
fatty substance
atrium
hearing
hearing
ear
ear
axilla, underarm
nitrogenous waste
bacteria
glans penis
bar/o
bas/o
bi/o
blast/o
blephar/o
brachi/o
bronch/o
bronchi/o
bronchiol/o
bucc/o
burs/o
calc/o
capsul/o
carcin/o
cardi/o
carp/o
caud/o
cec/o
cephal/o
cerebell/o
cerebr/o
cerumin/o
cervic/o
chem/o
chol/e
cholangi/o
cholecyst/o
choledoch/o
chondr/o
chori/o
chrom/o
chromat/o
cirrh/o
cis/o
clavicul/o
clon/o
coagul/o
coccyg/o
cochel/o
col/o
colon/o
colp/o
compuls/o
coni/o
conjunctiv/o
weight
base
life
immature, embryonic
eyelid
arm
bronchus
bronchus
bronchiole
cheek
bursa, sac
calcium
to box
cancer
heart
carpus, wrist
tail
cecum
head
cerebellum
cerebrum
cerumen
neck, cervix
chemical, drug
bile, gall
bile duct
gallbladder
common bile duct
cartilage
chorion
color
color
yellow
to cut
clavicle
rapid contracting & relaxing
clotting
coccyx
cochlea
colon
colon
vagina
drive, compel
dust
conjunctiva
4
corne/o
coron/o
corpor/o
cortic/o
cost/o
crani/o
crin/o
crur/o
cry/o
crypt/o
culd/o
cutane/o
cyan/o
cycl/o
cyst/o
cyt/o
dacry/o
deluss/o
dent/o
depress/o
derm/o
dermat/o
diaphor/o
diaphragmat/o
dilat/o
dipl/o
dist/o
diverticul/o
dors/o
duct/o
duoden/o
dur/o
electr/o
embol/o
embry/o
emmetr/o
encephal/o
enter/o
eosin/o
epididym/o
epiglott/o
episi/o
epitheli/o
erg/o
erythr/o
cornea
heart
body
outer portion, cortex
rib
skull
to secrete
leg
cold
hidden
cul-de-sac
skin
blue
ciliary body, ciliary muscle
bladder, pouch, sac
cell
tear duct, tears
false belief
tooth
to press down
skin
skin
profuse sweating
diaphragm
to widen
double
away from
pouch
back of body
to bring
duodenum
dura mater
electricity
plug
embryo
correct, proper
brain
small intestine
rosy red
epididymis
epiglottis
vulva
epithelium
work
red
esophag/o
esthes/o
estr/o
extens/o
factiti/o
fasci/o
femor/o
fet/o
fibr/o
fibrin/o
fibul/o
flex/o
fluor/o
fus/o
gastr/o
genti/o
gingiv/o
glauc/o
gli/o
glomerul/o
gloss/o
gluc/o
glute/o
glyc/o
glycos/o
gonad/o
granul/o
gynec/o
habilitat/o
hal/o
hallucin/o
hem/o
hemat/o
hepat/o
hidr/o
hist/o
home/o
humer/o
hydr/o
hymen/o
hyster/o
iatr/o
ichthy/o
idi/o
ile/o
esophagus
sensation, feeling
female
to stretch out
artificial, contrived
fibrous band
femur
fetus
fibers
fibers, fibrous
fibula
to bend
fluorescence, luminous
pouring
stomach
genitals
gums
gray
glue
glomerulus
tongue
glucose
buttocks
sugar
sugar, glucose
sex glands
granules
female, woman
ability
to breathe
imagined perception
blood
blood
liver
sweat
tissue
sameness
humerus
water
hymen
uterus
physician, medicine, treatment
scaly, dry
distinctive
ileum
5
ili/o
immun/o
infer/o
inguin/o
iod/o
ir/o
irid/o
isch/o
ischi/o
jejun/o
kal/i
kerat/o
ket/o
keton/o
kinesi/o
klept/o
kyph/o
labi/o
labyrinth/o
lacrim/o
lact//o
lamin/o
lapar/o
laps/o
laryng/o
later/o
leuk/o
lingu/o
lip/o
lith/o
lob/o
lord/o
lumb/o
lymph/o
lymphaden/o
lymphagi/o
macul/o
mamm/o
mandibul/o
mast/o
maxill/o
meat/o
medi/o
medull/o
melan/o
ilium
immunity, protection
below
groin region
iodine
iris
iris
to hold back
ischium
jejunum
potassium
cornea, hard, horny
ketones
ketones
movement
to steal
hump
lip
labyrinth (inner ear)
tears
milk
lamina, part of vertebra
abdomen
to slide back
larynx, voice box
side
white
tongue
fat
stone
lobe
bent backwards
loin, low back
lymph
lymph node
lymph vessel
macula lutea
breast
mandible
breast
maxilla
meatus
middle
inner portion,medulla,oblongata
black
men/o
mening/o
meningi/o
ment/o
metacarp/o
metatars/o
metr/o
mi/o
mineral/o
miss/o
morbid/o
morph/o
mort/o
muc/o
muscul/o
mutat/o
my/o
myc.o
mydr/i
myel/o
myocardi/o
myos/o
myring/o
nas/o
nat/o
natr/o
necr/o
nephr/o
neur/o
neutr/o
noct/i
nucle/o
nyctal/o
o/o
obsess/o
ocul/o
odont/o
olig/o
onc/o
onych/o
oophor/o
ophthalm/o
opt/o
optic/o
or/o
menses, menstruation
meninges
meninges
mind
metacarpals
metatarsals
uterus
lessening
minerals, electrolytes
to send back
ill
shape
death
mucus
muscles
to change
muscles
fungus
widening
bone marrow, spinal cord
heart muscle
muscle
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
nose
birth
sodium
death
kidney
nerve
neutral
night
nucleus
night
egg
besieged by thoughts
eye
tooth
scanty
tumor
nail
ovary
eye
eye, vision
eye, vision
mouth
6
orch/o
orchi/o
orchid/o
orth/o
oste/o
ot/o
ovari/o
ox/o, ox/i
palat/o
pancreat/o
papill/o
parathyroid/o
patell/o
path/o
pector/o
ped/o
pedicul/o
pelv/o
pen/o
perine/o
peritone/o
phac/o
phag/o
phalang/o
pharmac/o
pharyng/o
phleb/o
phob/o
phon/o
phot/o
phren/o
physic/o
pineal/o
pituitar/o
plant/o
pleur/o
pneum/o
pneumon/o
pod/o
poli/o
polyp/o
pont/o
poster/o
presby/o
proct/o
testes
testes
testes
straight, correct, upright
bone
ear
ovary
oxygen
palate
pancreas
optic disc
parathyroid gland
patella
disease
chest
child, foot
lice
pelvis
penis
perineum
peritoneum
lens
eat, swallow
phalanges
drug
pharynx (throat)
vein
irrational fear
sound
light
mind
body
pineal gland
pituitary gland
sole of foot
pleura
lung, air
lung, air
foot
gray matter
polyp
pons
back
old age
rectum and anus
prostat/o
prosthet/o
protein/o
proxim/o
psych/o
pub/o
pulmon/o
pupill/o
py/o
pyel/o
pylor/o
pyr/o
radi/o
radic/o
radicul/o
rect/o
recumb/o
ren/o
retin/o
rhin/o
rhytid/o
roentgen/o
rotat/o
sacr/o
salping/o
salping/o
sanguin/o
sarc/o
scapul/o
schiz/o
scler/o
scoil/o
seb/o
sect/o
sept/o
septic/o
sialaden/o
sigmoid/o
sinus/o
soci/o
somat/o
somn/o
son/o
prostate gland
addition
protein
near to
mind
genital region, pubis
lung
pupil
pus
renal pelvis
pylorus
fire
radius, ray (x-ray)
root
nerve root
rectum
to lie back
kidney
retina
nose
wrinkle
x-ray
to revolve
sacrum
auditory tube
(eustachian tube)
uterine tubes
fallopian tubes
blood
flesh (muscular substance)
scapula
split
hard, sclera
crooked, bent
oil
a cut
a wall
infection
salivary gland
sigmoid colon
sinus
society
body
sleep
sound
7
specul/o
spermat/o
sphygm/o
spin/o
spir/o
splen/o
spondyl/o
staped/o
stern/o
steth/o
stigmat/o
super/o
synov/o
synovi/o
system/o
tars/o
ten/o
tenacul/o
tend/o
tendin/o
testicul/o
thalam/o
thec/o
therm/o
thorac/o
thromb/o
thym/o
thyr/o
thyroid/o
tibi/o
tom/o
ton/o
tonsill/o
topic/o
tox/o
toxic/o
trache/o
trich/o
tuss/o
tympan/o
tympan/o
uln/o
ungu/o
ur/o
ureter/o
to look at
sperm
pulse
spine
breathing
spleen
vertebrate
stapes
sternum
chest
point
above
synovial membrane
synovial membrane
systems
ankle, tarsus
tendon
to hold
tendon
tendon
testes, testicle
thalamus
sheath (meninges)
heat
chest, thorax
clot
thymus gland
thyroid gland
thyroid gland
tibia
to cut
tone
tonsils
a specific area
poison
poison
trachea, windpipe
hair
cough
tympanic membrane
eardrum
ulna
nail
urine
ureter
urethr/o
urin/o
uter/o
uve/o
vagin/o
valv/o
valvui/o
varic/o
vas/o
vascul/o
ven/o
ventr/o
ventricul/o
vers/o
vertebr/o
vesic/o
vesicul/o
viscer/o
vitre/o
vulv/o
xer/o
urethra
urine
uterus
choroid
vagina
valve
valve
dilated vein
vas deferens, vessel, duct
blood vessel
vein
belly
brain ventricle, ventricle
to turn
vertebra
bladder
seminal vesicle
internal organ
glassy
vulva
dry
Fremgen, B., & Frucht, S. (2013). Medical Terminology A
Living Language. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
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