Medical language.

a-

Prefix: away from; without

Abdomin/o

combining form: abdomen

-ac

suffix: pertaining to

-al

suffix: pertaining to

an-

prefix: without

anti-

prefix: against

append/o

combining form: appendix

-ar

suffix: pertaining to

arteri/o

combining form: artery

arthr/o

combining form: joint

-ary

suffix: pertaining to

-ation

suffix: being; having; process

bi-

prefix: two

bi/o

combining form: life; living organism; living tissue

brandy-

prefix: slow

card/i

combing form: heart

cardi/o

combining form: heart

chloecyst/o

combining form: gallbladder

col/o

combining form: colon

colon/o

combining form: colon

communicat/o

combining form: Impart; transmit

cost/o

combining form: ribs

cutane/o

combining form: skin

de-

prefix: reversal of; without

demat/o

combining form: skin

dietet/o

combining form: diet; food

digest/o

combining form: breakdown food; digest

dys-

prefix: abnormal; difficult; painful

-ectomy

suffix; surgical removal

endo-

prefix: within

enter/o

combining form: intestine

epi-

prefix: above; upon

esthes/o

combining form: feeling; sensation

etym/o

combining form: word origin

eu-

prefix: good; normal

gastr/o

combining form: stomach

gemin/o

combining form: group; set

-gram

suffix: record

-graphy

suffix: process of recording

hemi-

prefix: half

hepat/o

combining form: liver

hyper-

prefix: excessive; above normal

hypo-

prefix; low; below normal

hyster/o

combining form: uterus; womb

-ia

suffix: condition; state; thing

-iatry

suffix: medical treatment

-ic

suffix: pertaining to

-ine

suffix: pertaining to

inter-

prefix: between

intestin/o

combining form: intestine

intra-

prefix: within; inside

-ion

suffix: action; condition

-ism

suffix: disease from a specific cause; process

-ist

suffix: specialist

-itis

suffix: inflammation

-ive

suffix: pertaining to

lapar/o

combining form: abdomen

laryng/o

combining form: larynx

later/o

combining form: side

-logy

suffix: study of

mal-

prefix: bad

mamm/o

combining form: breast

medic/o

combining form: medicine; physician

-megaly

suffix: enlargement

menstru/o

combining form: monthly discharge of blood

ment/o

combining form: chin; mind

-metry

suffix: process of measuring

muscul/o

combining form: muscle

nas/o

combining form: nose

neur/o

combining form: nerve

nutrit/o

combining form: nourishment

-oma

suffix: mass; tumor

-osis

suffix: abnormal condition

-ous

suffix: pertaining to

-pathy

suffix: disease

pelv/o

combining form: pelvis

peri-

prefix: pericardial

phag/o

combining form: eating

pleg/o

combining form: paralysis

pneumon/o

combining form: lung; gas

poly-

prefix: many

post-

prefix: after; behind; posterior

pre-

prefix: before

psych/o

combining form: mind

quadri-

prefix: four

re-

prefix: again; backwards; unable to

-scope

suffix: instrument for examining

-scopy

suffix: process of using an instrument; examining

sperm/o

combining form: sperm

spir/o

combining form: breath; coil

-stomy

suffix: surgically created opening

sub-

prefix: below; underneath

tachy-

prefix: fast

tens/o

combining form: tension

therap/o

combining form: treatment

-therapy

suffix: treatment

thyroid/o

combining form: thyroid gland

-tomy

suffix: process of cutting; incision

tonsill/o

combining form: tonsil

trache/o

combining form: trachea; windpipe

trans-

prefix: across; through

tri-

prefix: three

urin/o

combining form: urine; urinary system

uter/o

combining form: uterus; womb

vagin/o

combining form: vagina

ven/o

combining form: vein