Prefixes And Suffixes

Front 1

-aemia

Back 1

blood condition (i.e anemia)

Front 2

-ase

Back 2

enzyme (i.e. Lipase)

Front 3

aur-

Back 3

relating to ear (i.e. auricle)

Front 4

bronch-

Back 4

bronchus (i.e. bronchitis)

Front 5

cholecyst-

Back 5

relating to gallbladder (i.e. cholecystectomy)

Front 6

cyst-

Back 6

relating to urinary bladder (i.e. cystitis)

Front 7

dys-

Back 7

difficult (i.e. dysuria)

Front 8

-ectomy

Back 8

removal of body part (i.e. cholecystectomy)

Front 9

ceph-

Back 9

relating to head (i.e. cephalgia)

Front 10

epi-

Back 10

on, upon (i.e. epigastric)

Front 11

ex-/exo-/extra-

Back 11

out of, outside (i.e. exophthalmus)

Front 12

heme-

Back 12

relating to blood (i.e. hematemesis)

Front 13

hepato-

Back 13

relating to liver (i.e. hepatomegaly)

Front 14

hyper-

Back 14

elevated (i.e. hypertension)

Front 15

hyst-

Back 15

relating to uterus (i.e. hysterectomy)

Front 16

lingua-

Back 16

relating to tongue (i.e. lingual)

Front 17

mast-

Back 17

relating to breast (i.e. mastectomy)

Front 18

musculo-/myo-

Back 18

muscle (i.e. myalgia)

Front 19

neuro-

Back 19

relating to nervous system (i.e. neurological symptoms)

Front 20

ophth-,optic-

Back 20

relating to eyes (i.e. ophthalmus)

Front 21

-paresis

Back 21

slight paralysis (i.e. hemiparesis)

Front 22

ped-

Back 22

relating to foot (i.e pedal edema)

Front 23

-pepsia

Back 23

digestion (i.e. dyspepsia)

Front 24

-phage

Back 24

eating (i.e. dysphagia)

Front 25

-plegia

Back 25

paralysis (i.e. hemiplegia)

Front 26

post-

Back 26

behind, after (i.e. postictal)

Front 27

pulmo-

Back 27

relating to lungs (i.e. pulmonary)

Front 28

rhino-

Back 28

relating to nose (i.e. rhinorrhea)

Front 29

-rrhagia

Back 29

rapid blood flow (i.e. hemorrhagia)

Front 30

supra-

Back 30

above (i.e. supraclavicular)

Front 31

thorac-

Back 31

relating to chest (i.e. thoracic)

Front 32

abd-

Back 32

relating to abdomen (i.e. abdominal)

Front 33

-algia

Back 33

pain (i.e. cephalgia)

Front 34

angio-/vasculo-

Back 34

blood vessel (i.e. angioplasty)

Front 35

arthro-

Back 35

relating to joints (i.e. arthrocentesis)

Front 36

bi-

Back 36

both (i.e. bilateral)

Front 37

brady-

Back 37

slow (i.e. bradycardia)

Front 38

cardio-

Back 38

relating to heart (i.e. cardioversion)

Front 39

cyano-

Back 39

blue color (i.e. cyanosis)

Front 40

endo-

Back 40

inside, within (i.e. endoscopy)

Front 41

hemi-

Back 41

one-half (i.e. hemiplegia)

Front 42

hydro-

Back 42

water (i.e. hydronephrosis)

Front 43

hypo-

Back 43

below normal (i.e. hypotension)

Front 44

intra-

Back 44

within (i.e. intracranial)

Front 45

itis-

Back 45

inflammation (i.e. cholecystitis)

Front 46

-megaly

Back 46

enlargement (i.e. organomegaly)

Front 47

nephro/reno-

Back 47

relating to kidney (i.e. nephrolithiasis)

Front 48

oophor-

Back 48

relating to ovary (i.e oophorectomy)

Front 49

osteo-

Back 49

bone (i.e. osteoporisos)

Front 50

peri-

Back 50

around, surrounding (i.e. periumbilical)

Front 51

pneumo-

Back 51

lungs (i.e. pneumothorax)

Front 52

-rrhea

Back 52

discharge (i.e. rhinorrhea)

Front 53

spleno-

Back 53

spleen (i.e. splenomegaly)

Front 54

tachy-

Back 54

fast (i.e. tachycardia)

Front 55

poly-

Back 55

multiple (i.e. polyuria)

Front 56

gastro-

Back 56

relating to the stomach (i.e. epigastric)

Front 57

-lith

Back 57

stone (i.e. nephrolithiasis)

Front 58

laparo-

Back 58

referring to abdominal wall (e.g. Laparoscopy)

Front 59

-otomy

Back 59

A temporary opening of a body cavity (e.g. thoracotomy)

Front 60

-ostomy (note difference from -otomy)

Back 60

A semi-permanent opening of a body cavity (e.g. colostomy)

Front 61

-ocsopy

Back 61

Visual inspection of a inaccessible body part (e.g. laparoscopy)

Front 62

-centesis

Back 62

Needle aspiration of a fluid collection (e.g. arthrocentesis, paracentesis)