1. Prefixes and Suffixes
Exercises

2. Divided into two groups
Suffixes
Divided into two groups
those that describe diagnoses
those that describe procedures

3. Suffixes Diagnostic describe disease conditions or their symptoms
meaning
term
algia
pain
myalgia
aemia
blood
leukaemia ia
Condition, disease
pneumonia
itis
inflammation
bronchitis
megaly
enlarged
cardiomegaly
oma
Tumour, mass
adenoma

4. 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

5. Suffixes sarcomas cancers chondrosarcoma Of cartilage tissue
fibrosarcoma
Of fibrous tissue
liposarcoma
Of fat tissue
Osteogenic sarcoma
Of bone

6. Suffixes suffix meaning term 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
vascular
Blood vessels
ary
axillary
Under arm ic
pelvic
pelvis

7. Suffixes 2. Describe procedures suffix meaning term centesis
Surgical puncture
amniocentesis
Amniotic sac
ectomy
Surgical removal
tonsillectomy
tonsils
gram
record
myleogram
Spinal cord
graphy
Process of recording
electrocardiography
Heart activity
lysis
destruction
electrolysis
Hair removal
plasty
reconstruction
mammoplasty
breast
scopy
Visual examination
bronchoscopy
lungs

8. Suffixes suffix meaning term stomy opening colostomy colon therapy
treatment
chemotherapy
chemical
tomy
incision
craniotomy
cranium

9. Prefixes prefix meaning term 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

10. prefixes prefix meaning term dys Difficult, painful dyspnoea breathingec
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
into
incision
Cut into
inter
between
intervertebral
vertebra
intra
within
intravenous
vein

11. Prefixes prefix meaning term 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
pro
forward
prolapse
slide
quadri
four
quadriplegia
paralysis re
behind
relapse
Condition returned

12. Prefixes prefix meaning term sub under subcutaneous skin tachy fast
tachycardia
Heart rate
trans
across
transdermal
dermis
tri
three
tricuspid
valves
ultra
beyond
ultrasound
echo

13. Prefixes Endoscopies arthroscopy bronchoscopy colonoscopy cystoscopy
gastroscopy
laparoscopy
sigmoidoscopy