Medical Terminology Prefixes, Roots & Suffixes
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General Roots Part 1
anter Front
carcin cancer
cry Cold
cyan blue
cyst Fluid filled sac
cyte cell
dist Away (from the point of reference)
erythro red
eti cause
gluco / glyco sugar
Body Part Roots Part 1
angio vessel
arterio artery
arthro joint
broncho bronchus
cardi heart
chondr cartilage
colo colon
costa rib
cranio skull
denti teeth
derma skin
encephal brain
entero intestine
esthesi Sensation, sensitivity, feeling
Prefixes Part 1
A- Without / no
Ab- Away from
Ad- towards
An- Without / no
Ante- before
Anti- against
Bi- Two
Brady- slow
Contra- against
Dia- Through / complete
Dys- painful
Suffixes Part 1
-al Pertaining to
-algia pain
-emia Condition of blood
-esthesia sensation
-gram record
-ic Pertaining to
-ist One who specializes in
-itis Inflammation of
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Medical Terminology Roots 2
General Roots 2
General Roots Part 2
gno knowledge
hist tissue
leuko white
lipe fat
melan black
mortem death
oma tumor
onc Tumor / Mass
oxia oxygen
path disease
Body Part Roots Part 2
fibr Fibrous tissue
gastro stomach
hemo blood
hepato liver
lapar abdomen
mast breast
myel Spinal cord
myo muscle
nephro kidney
neuro nerve
opthalmo eye
os mouth
osteo bone
oto ear
Prefixes Part 2
Electra- Pertaining to electricity
Epi- On, upon, over
Hemi- half
Hydro- water
Hyper- Above / excessive
Hypo- Less than / below
Inter- between
Mal- Faulty / poor
Men/o- menstruation
Meta- After, beyond, change
Neo- new
Oligi- few
Suffixes Part 2 Part 2
-osis Condition of
-ous Pertaining to
-pathy Disease
-penia Lack of
-phobia Fear / dread
-rrhea Flow / discharge
-rrhythmia rhythm
-uria urine
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General Roots Part 3
phagia eat or swallow
pnea breathing
poster Back / Behind
proxim Near (the point of reference
rexis appetite
sarc fleshy
scler hard
thrombo clot
ventr Belly, front
xanth yellow
Body Part Roots Part 3
pharyn throat
phlebo vein
pneumo Air / lungs
renal kidney
rhino nose
sarc Flesh, connective tissue
spir Breathe / Breathing
thoraco chest
trachea Windpipe / trachea
vaso vessel
ven vein
viscer Internal organs
Prefixes Part 3
Para- Near / beside
Peri- around
Post- after
Pre- before
Pro- before
Pyo- pus
Retro- behind
Sub- below
Syn- / Sym- Together / Joined
Tachy- fast
Uni- One
Surgical Prefixes
Part 3
Endo- On the inside
Intra- within
Surgical Suffixes Part 3
-centesis puncture
-ectomy removal
-ology The study of
-oscopy Look into for a purpose
-ostomy Formation of an opening for draining
-otomy Cutting into
-pexy Fixation or reattach
-plasty Building up or restoration
-scope Instrument for viewing
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