medical prefixes, roots, and suffixes

prefix, root, suffix a-, anaden(o) aer(o) alg-algia angi(o) anteanter(i), anter(o) antiarteri(o) arthr(o) -ase ather(o) audi(o) bradybronch(o) carcin(o) cardi(o) -cele -centesis cephal(o) cerebr(o) cervic(o) chol(e) chondr(o) circum-coccus, -cocci col(o) contracortic(o) cost(o) crani(o)

meaning Without, lack of, absence of Gland, glandular tissue air, with air, with oxygen, in gas pain pain vessel before, forward, in front of front, forward against artery joint enzyme fatty hearing slow bronchial tube, bronchus cancer heart hernia, herniation surgical puncture head cerebrum, brain neck, cervix bile, gall cartilage around, about, encircling bacterium, bacteria colon against cortex rib skull, cranium

example aseptic, anaerobic, anesthetic, analgesic adenitis, adenocarcinoma aerobic, aerate, aerosol, aerocele algometry, algogenic, algesic gastralgia, neuralgia, arthralgia angioplasty, angioma antepartum, anteflexion, anteversion anterior, anterolateral antihistamine, antiinflammatory, antipyretic arteriopathy, arteriole, arterial arthritis, arthrotomy, arthralgia protease, urease, amylase, lactase atheroma, atheromatosis audiogram, auditory, audiology bradycardia, bradycrotic bronchoscope, bronchospasm, bronchitis carcinogenic, carcinoma cardiotonic, cardiovascular meningocele, encephalocele amniocentesis, arthrocentesis, paracentesis cephalalgia, cephalic cerebrospinal, cerebrovascular cervical, cervicectomy, cervicitis cholecystogram, choleresis hypochondriac, chondrodysplasia circumcision, circumscribed, circumduction pneumococcus, gonococcus, streptococci colonoscopy, colostomy contraindication, contraceptive corticosteroid, adrenocorticotropic intercostal, costectomy craniometry, craniectomy

cyan(o) cyst(o) cyt(o) -cyte derm(o), dermat(o) diplodors(o) dys-ectomy -emia encephal(o) endoenter(o) epierythr(o) euextragastr(o) ger(o) gingiv(o) gloss(o) gluc(o) glyc(o) -gram -graph -graphy gynec(o) hem(o), hemat(o) hemihepat(o) hidr(o) hist(o) homohydr

blue, blueness bladder cell cell skin double, twofold back difficult, abnormal, bad, painful excision, excise, to cut out blood condition brain, inside the head inside, inner, within intestine outer, upon red normal, easy, good outside, beyond stomach old age gum, gums tongue sugar sugar, sweet picture, graph, record recording instrument process of making an image woman, female blood half liver sweat, sweat glands tissue same, alike water

cyanosis, cyanobacteria, acrocyanosis cystex, cystoscopy, cystocele, cystitis cytology, cytoplasm hepatocyte, leukocyte, monocyte dermatologist, acrodermatitis diplomyelia, diplocardiac, diploneural dorsal, dorsispinal dysplasia, dyspnea, dyschromia appendectomy, thrombectomy anemia, septicemia encephalitis, electroencephalogram endocardium, endoskeleton enteric, dysentery, enterocele epidermis, epicardium, epibulbar, epidural erythrocyte, erythrocytopenia euphoria, eupnea, eupepsia extrauterine, extracystic, extrahepatic gastrostomy, gastrointestinal geriatric, gerontology, geratology gingivitis, gingivoplasty glossal, hypoglossal, glossopathy glucose, glucogenesis, glucolipid hyperglycemia, glycosuria, glycogen encephalogram, cholecystogram electrocardiograph, craniograph echocardiography, tomography gynecology, gynecologist hemorrhage, hemostasis, hematemesis hemiplegia, hemianalgesia, hemicrania hepatitis, hepatotoxic, hepatomegaly hidradenoma, hidrosis, hidradenitis histogenesis, histamine homogenized, homothermal, homogeneous hydration, dehydration

hydrohyperhypohyster(o) -iasis immun(o) infrainterintraiso-itis kerat(o) lact(o) lapar(o) laryng(o) later(o) leuk(o) lingu(o) lip(o) lith(o) -logist -logy -lysis mal-malacia mamm(o) mast(o) megalo-megaly melan(o) men(o) mening(o) meta-meter

water excessive, high, above, upward deficient, low, below, down uterus condition of disease immune below, beneath between, among within, inside equal, same inflammation cornea milk abdomen larynx, voice box side white tongue fat stone, calculus one who studies or specializes the study of destruction, dissolution, breakdown bad, abnormal soft, softening breast, mammary gland breast, mammary gland large, enlarged enlargement dark pigmented, black menstruation, menses meninges, membranes beyond, after, in succession to instrument to measure or count

hydrocephalus, hydronephrosis hypertension, hyperglycemia hypoallergenic, hypocalcemia, hypodermic hysterotomy, hysteroscopy, hysterectomy trichomoniasis, giardiasis, amebiasis immunodeficiency, immunization inframammary, infracardiac, infrasonic intercellular, intercerebral intravenous, intramuscular, intradermal isotonic, isometric, isomorphic colitis, rhinitis, bronchitis, laryngitis keratotomy, keratoplasty, keratocele lactose, lactase, lactosuria, lactic laparotomy, laparoscopy laryngitis, laryngospasm, laryngoscope lateral, mediolateral leukemia, leukopenia sublingual, linguiform lipoprotein, liposuction nephrolithiasis, lithotripsy, urolith cardiologist, anesthesiologist biology, histology urinalysis, histolysis, thrombolysis malnutrition, malaise, malpractice encephalomalacia, osteomalacia mammogram, mammography mastectomy, mastocytoma megalomania, megalocephaly cardiomegaly, acromegaly melanoma, melanocyte menopause, dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia meningitis, meningococcus metacarpus, metastasis, metatarsals cytometer, cephalometer

-metry my(o) myc(o) myel(o) nas(o) nephr(o) neur(o) non-oma onc(o) oophor(o) ophthalm(o) -opia orch(o) -osis oste(o) ot(o) para-pathy pelv(i), pelv(o) -penia peps(o) -pepsia peri-pexy phag(o) -phagia pharyng(o) phleb(o) -phobia physi(o) -plasia -plasty -plegia

process of measuring or counting muscle fungus, fungi bone marrow, spinal cord nose kidney nerve not tumor, abnormal growth tumor ovary, ovaries eye vision testes, testis, testicle. condition, increase bone ear beside, near, beyond, abnormal disease pelvis deficiency, low number digestion digestion near, around, surrounding fixation eat, swallow eat, swallow pharynx, throat vein fear body function development, formation surgical repair paralysis

audiometry, pelvimetry myocardial, myalgia, myofibroma mycosis, mycelium, dermatomycosis myelopathy, myelocele, myeloma nasal, nasosinusitis, nasotracheal nephropexy, nephrolysis neurosurgery, neurolysis, neurotransmitter nonsteroidal, nonallergic, nontoxic carcinoma, osteosarcoma oncology, oncogenic oophorectomy, oophoroma ophthalmology, ophthalmoscope myopia, presbyopia, nyctalopia, diplopia cryptorchidism, orchiectomy halitosis, melanosis, leukocytosis osteoporosis, osteoarthritis otic, otalgia, otorrhea paramedic, paracystitis, parathyroid myopathy, osteopathy pelviscope, pelvic eosinopenia, thrombocytopenia peptic, pepsin dyspepsia, eupepsia pericardium, periodontal hysteropexy, orchiopexy, gastropexy phagolysis, phagedena, phagocyte dysphagia, onychophagia, aerophagia pharyngomycosis, pharyngoplegia phlebotomy, phlebosclerosis hydrophobia, necrophobia physiology, physiopathology myelodysplasia, hyperplasia arthroplasty, osteoplasty paraplegia, diplegia

-pnea pneum(o) pneumon(o) pod(o) polypostposter(i), poster(o) presby(o) proct(o) psych(o) -ptosis pulmon(o) py(o) pyel(o) pyr-, pyroradi(o) ren(o) retrorhin(o) -rrhagia -rrhea salping(o) scler(o) -scope -scopy semispondyl(o) stomat(o) subsuprasynsyphil(o) tachythorac(o)

breathing air, breath, lung lung foot much, many after back, behind old age anus, rectum mind, mental prolapse, sagging, sagged lung pus pelvis of kidney, renal pelvis fever, fire x-ray kidney behind, backward, in back of nose hemorrhage, excessive discharge flow, discharge fallopian tube, uterine tube hard, hardening instrument used to exam or look process of examining half, partly, partially spine, vertebra, vertebrae mouth under, below above, over, at the top of together, with, joined, fused syphilis fast, rapid chest, thorax

apnea, hyperpnea, orthopnea pneumococcal, pneumothorax, pneumatic pneumonia, pneumonocentesis podiatrist, podiatric, podalic, podagra polyuria, polycystic, polyarthritis postnatal, postpartum, postoperative posterior, posterolateral presbyopia, presbycusis, presbyope proctoscopy, proctology psychotropic, psychotherapy nephroptosis, colpoptosis pulmonary, pulmonectomy pyorrhea, pyogenic, pyemia, empyema pyelonephritis, pyelitis, pyeloplasty pyrogen, pyretic, pyrosis, pyrolysis radiology, radiograph renogram, renal retrocolic, retromammary, retroversion rhinolith, rhinorrhea, rhinoplasty enterorrhagia, metrorrhagia diarrhea, leukorrhea salpingostomy, salpingectomy atherosclerosis, corneoscleral microscope, arthroscope arthroscopy, colposcopy, endoscopy semiconscious, semicomatose, semicircular spondylosis, spondylopathy, spondylolysis stomatitis, stomatoscope sublingual, subcutaneous, subcostal supraspinal, suprapubic, suprarenal synergistic, syndrome, synarthrosis syphiloma, syphiloderm tachycardia, tachypnea thoracotomy, thoracoplasty

thromb(o) thyr(o) -tomy tox-, toxi-, toxotrans-trophy urethr(o) -uria vas(o) ven(o) prefix, root, suffix

blood clot thyroid incision, incise, to cut into poison across, over, through development, growth, nutrition urethra urine vessel, vas deferens vein meaning

thrombosis, thrombogenic thyroxine, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism gastrotomy, duodenotomy toxin, toxic, toxicology, toxicity transfusion, transthoracic, transurethral dystrophy, hypotrophy urethrorrhaphy, urethrotomy glucosuria, nocturia, albuminuria vasospasm, vasectomy, vasodilator venipuncture, venous, venopressor example