this topic deals with the building of medical terms. includes most common prefixes and suffixes to be attached to word root to build a medical term. most useful for all the beginners into the health care studies

1. PREFIXES
&
SUFFIXES
BY
Mr. M. Siva Nandha Reddy
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Word Root
Prefix
Suffix

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Medical
Term
Prefix
Word root
Suffix

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Word root
•The main part
of a word which
contains the
basic meaning.
Prefix
•Word parts
attached to
the beginning
of a word that
modifies the
meaning.
Suffix
•Word parts
attached to the
end of a word
that modifies
the meaning.

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Word root Meaning
aer (o)
athero
bacill (i)
bar (o) pressure
bacilli; bacteria
plaque; fatty substance
air; gas

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Word root Meaning
blasto
carcin(o)
chrondro
cry(o)
cyan(o)
immature cells
cancer
cartilage
cold
blue

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Word root Meaning
cyt(o)
dips(o)
dors(o)
erythr(o)
cell
thirst
back
red

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Word root Meaning
gero
glyco
gyn(o)
kin(o)
old age
sugars
women
movement

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Word root Meaning
lact(o)
leuk(o)
lith(o)
mio
narco
necro
milk
white
stone
smaller; less
sleep; numbness
death; dying

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Word root Meaning
noct(i)
onco
path(o)
phago
pseud(o)
pyo
night
tumor
disease
eating
false
pus

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Word root Meaning
pyro
salping(o)
scler(o)
scolio
somato
spiro
fever
tube
hardening
bend
body
breath; breathe

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Word root Meaning
tono
xanth(o)
Xer(o)
tension; pressure
yellow
dry

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Prefixes
•Prefixes are attached to the beginning of words.
•Modifies the meaning of the word or word root.
Prefix
Word Root
Suffix

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Prefix Meaning
a
Ambi
ante
anti
aut(0)
without
both, around
before
against
self

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Prefix Meaning
brady
contra
dys
hemi
hyper
hypo
slow
against
abnormal; difficult
half
above normal
below normal

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Prefix Meaning
inter
iso
mal
micr(o)
olig(o)
peri
between
equal; same
inadequate
small
few; little; scanty
around; about; near

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Prefix Meaning
pro
re
retro
semi
supra
tachy
un
before; forward
again; backward
behind; backward
half
above; over
fast
not

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•Attaches to the end of the word and carries the
underlying meaning of the word.
Prefix
Word Root
Suffix

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Suffix Meaning
-algia
-asthenia
-cidal
-clast
-crine
pain
breaking
weakness
destroying; killing
secreting

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Suffix Meaning
-cyte
-cytosis
-derma
-ectomy
cell
condition of cells
skin
removal of

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Suffix Meaning
-emesis
-emia
-esthesia
-globin
-gram
vomiting
blood
sensation
protein
a recording

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Suffix Meaning
-ism
-itis
-kinesia
-lysis
-malacia
condition; disease
inflammation
movement
destruction of
softening

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Suffix Meaning
-megaly
-opia
-ostomy
-pathy
enlargement
vision
opening
disease

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Suffix Meaning
-penia
-pepsia
-pexy
-phobia
-phonia
deficiency
digestion
fixation
fear
sound

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Suffix Meaning
-phylaxis
-plasty
-plegia
-pnea
-rrhagia
protection
surgical repair
paralysis
breath
heavy discharge

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Suffix Meaning
-spasm
-stasis
-stenosis
-otomy
contraction
Stopping
narrowing
cutting operation

27. Thank
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