Prefix or Suffix | Definition | Example |
---|---|---|
a- | not, an absence of, | Avascular |
-aemia | related to blood | Bacteraemia |
-algia | pain | Hyperalgia |
angio- | vessel | Angiogram |
ante- | before | Antenatal |
anti- | attacks, treats condition | Antibacterial |
arthro- | related to a joint | Artherosclerosis |
-ase | an enzyme | Lipase |
baro- | pressure | Baroreceptor |
bi- | two of | Bifurcation |
brady- | slow | Bradycardia |
cardio- | related to the heart | Cardioversion |
-centesis | to puncture | Thoracocentesis |
cephal- | head | Cephalic |
contra- | to go against | Contraindicated |
-cyst | related to the bladder | Cystoscopy |
-cyt(e,o)- | cell(s) | Cytoplasm |
dys- | abnormal | Dysuria |
-ectomy | removal of | Hysterectomy |
endo- | inside | Endometrium |
erythr(o)- | red cells | Erythrocyte |
extra- | outside | Extracellular |
gastr(o)- | stomach | Gastro |
gen(esis)- | origin, new | Pathogen |
gloss- | tongue | Glossitis |
glyc(o)- | glucose (sugar) | Glycogenesis |
hem(ato)- | blood | Haematopoiesis |
hemi- | half | Hemiplegia |
hepat(o)- | liver | Hepatocyte |
hyper- | high, elevated | Hyperglycaemia |
hypo- | low, depressed | Hypoglycaemia |
intra- | within | Intraocyte |
itis- | inflammation | Itisocyte |
leuk(o)- | white cells | Leukaemia |
lip(id, o)- | fat | Lipocyte |
lysis- | break up, to destroy | Lysisocyte |
macro- | large | Macrosomia |
mal- | bad, poor | Malglycaemia |
-mega(y, lo)- | large | Megaocyte |
my(o)- | muscle | Myocyte |
nephro- | kidney | Nephrectomy |
-oma | tumour | Adenoma |
osteo- | bone | Osteoocyte |
-ostomy | to create an opening | Colostomy |
-otomy | cut into | Craniotomy |
-paenia | deficiency | Lymphopaenia |
pan- | all, whole | Pansystolic |
para- | beside | Paranasal |
-penia | deficiency | Peniaocyte |
peri- | around | Periocyte |
-phagia | eating | Dyphagia |
-phasia | speech | Dysphasia |
-plasty | surgical repair | Rhinoplasty |
-plegia | paralysis | Paraplegia |
pneumo- | lung | Pneumonitis |
poly- | many, much | Polyuria |
pseudo- | fals | Pseudoaneurysm |
py- | pus | Pyuria |
-sclerosis | hardening | Atherosclerosis |
tachy- | fast | Tachycardia |
thoraco- | chest | Thoracostomy |
thrombo- | blood clot | Thrombdytic |
trans- | across or through | Transthoracic |
-uria | relating to urine | Haematuria |
vaso- | blood vessel | Vasospasm |
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