Pta Suffixes And Prefixes

Front 1

-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ine, , -ous, -tic

Back 1

pertaining to

Hint 1

Gastric

Front 2

-algia

Back 2

pain

Hint 2

Arthralgia

Front 3

-ation

Back 3

process, condition

Hint 3

formation

Front 4

-centensis

Back 4

surgical puncture to remove fluid

Hint 4

thoracentensis

Front 5

-cision

Back 5

process of cutting

Hint 5

excision

Front 6

-crine

Back 6

secretion

Hint 6

exocrine

Front 7

-cyte

Back 7

cell

Hint 7

leukocyte

Front 8

-desis

Back 8

surgical fixation

Hint 8

arthrodesis

Front 9

-dipsia

Back 9

thirst

Hint 9

polydipsia

Front 10

-dynia

Back 10

pain

Hint 10

Allodynia

Front 11

-ectomy

Back 11

cutting out; removal, excision

Hint 11

gastrectomy

Front 12

-emia

Back 12

blood condition

Hint 12

leukemia

Front 13

-esthesia

Back 13

feeling, sensation

Hint 13

anesthesia

Front 14

-gen

Back 14

to produce, to begin

Hint 14

osteogenic

Front 15

-globin

Back 15

protein

Hint 15

hemoglobin

Front 16

-gram

Back 16

record

Hint 16

arthrogram

Front 17

-graphy

Back 17

process of recording

Hint 17

mammogrophy

Front 18

-ia

Back 18

condition

Hint 18

pnuemonia

Front 19

-ism

Back 19

condition, process

Hint 19

hyperthyroidism

Front 20

-itis

Back 20

inflammation

Hint 20

gastroenteritis

Front 21

-lapse

Back 21

to fall, slide

Hint 21

prolapsed

Front 22

-logist

Back 22

specialist in the study of

Front 23

-logy

Back 23

study of

Front 24

-lysis

Back 24

loosening, breakdown, separation, destruction

Front 25

-megaly

Back 25

enlargement

Front 26

-meter

Back 26

to measure

Front 27

-mission

Back 27

to send

Front 28

-mortem

Back 28

death

Front 29

-oma

Back 29

tumor, mass

Front 30

-opsy

Back 30

to view

Hint 30

biopsy

Front 31

-osis

Back 31

abnormal condition

Hint 31

nephrosis

Front 32

-ostomy

Back 32

surgically create an opening

Hint 32

colostomy

Front 33

-partum

Back 33

birth

Front 34

-pathy

Back 34

disease condition

Hint 34

neuropathy

Front 35

-phagia

Back 35

to eat, swallow

Front 36

-phasia

Back 36

to speak

Front 37

-plasm

Back 37

formation

Front 38

-plasty

Back 38

surgical repair or surgical correction

Front 39

-plegia

Back 39

paralysis

Front 40

-pnea

Back 40

breathing

Front 41

-rrhage, -rrhagia

Back 41

bursting forth, discharge

Front 42

-sclerosis

Back 42

hardening

Front 43

-scope

Back 43

instrument to visually examine

Front 44

-scopy

Back 44

process of visual examination

Front 45

-section

Back 45

to cut

Front 46

-sis

Back 46

state of

Front 47

-stasis

Back 47

to stand, place, stop, control

Front 48

-stenosis

Back 48

narrowing

Front 49

-tension

Back 49

pressure

Front 50

-therapy

Back 50

treatment

Front 51

-thesis

Back 51

to put, place (state of putting or placing)

Front 52

-otomy

Back 52

process of cutting into; incision

Front 53

-toxic

Back 53

poison

Front 54

-trophy

Back 54

nourishment; development

Front 55

-uria

Back 55

urine conditon

Front 56

-y

Back 56

process, condition

Front 57

a-, an-

Back 57

no, not, without

Front 58

ab-

Back 58

away from

Front 59

ad-

Back 59

toward, near

Front 60

Ante-

Back 60

before, forward

Front 61

anti-

Back 61

against

Front 62

aut-

Back 62

self

Front 63

bi-

Back 63

two, both

Front 64

brady-

Back 64

slow

Front 65

con-

Back 65

with, together

Front 66

de-

Back 66

without

Front 67

di-

Back 67

two

Front 68

dys-

Back 68

bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

Front 69

endo-

Back 69

within

Front 70

epi-

Back 70

above, upon

Front 71

ex- or exo-

Back 71

outside

Front 72

extra-

Back 72

outside of

Front 73

hemi-

Back 73

half

Front 74

hetero-

Back 74

different

Front 75

Homo-

Back 75

same

Front 76

hyper-

Back 76

excessive, more than normal, too much

Front 77

hypo-

Back 77

below, less than normal, under

Front 78

Inter-

Back 78

between

Front 79

intra-

Back 79

within

Front 80

mal-

Back 80

bad

Front 81

meta-

Back 81

change, beyond

Front 82

neo-

Back 82

new

Front 83

para-

Back 83

beside, near, along, the side of

Front 84

peri-

Back 84

surrounding, around, near

Front 85

poly-

Back 85

many, much

Front 86

post-

Back 86

after, behind

Front 87

pre-

Back 87

before

Front 88

quadri-

Back 88

four

Front 89

retro-

Back 89

behind

Front 90

sub-

Back 90

below, under, less than

Front 91

supra-

Back 91

above

Front 92

syn-

Back 92

with, together

Front 93

tachy-

Back 93

fast

Front 94

trans-

Back 94

across, through

Front 95

tri-

Back 95

three

Front 96

uni-

Back 96

unilateral

Front 97

-iartist

Back 97

Physician

Front 98

-ule

Back 98

Small

Hint 98

Venule

Front 99

-porosis

Back 99

Porous

Hint 99

Osteoporosis

Front 100

-derma

Back 100

Skin condition

Hint 100

Leukodermo

Front 101

-kinesia

Back 101

Movement

Hint 101

Bradykinesia

Front 102

-oid

Back 102

Resembling

Hint 102

Lipoid

Front 103

-oxia

Back 103

Oxygen

Hint 103

Anoxia

Front 104

-tome

Back 104

Instrument to cut

Hint 104

Dermatome

Front 105

-asthenia

Back 105

Weakness

Hint 105

Myasthenia

Front 106

Cardi

Back 106

Heart

Front 107

Gastr

Back 107

Stomach

Front 108

Hepat

Back 108

Liver

Front 109

Cephal

Back 109

Head

Front 110

Carcin

Back 110

Cancer

Front 111

Pachy-

Back 111

Thick

Hint 111

Pachyderma

Front 112

Brachi/o

Back 112

Arm

Front 113

Cervic/o

Back 113

Neck

Front 114

Cubit/o

Back 114

Elbow

Front 115

Chondr/o

Back 115

Cartilage

Front 116

Ili/o

Back 116

Ilium

Front 117

or/o

Back 117

mouth

Front 118

ot/o

Back 118

Ear

Front 119

Adeno/o

Back 119

Gland

Front 120

adip/o

Back 120

Fat

Front 121

per-

Back 121

Through

Front 122

Cyan/o

Back 122

Blue

Front 123

Onych/o

Back 123

Nail

Front 124

Seb/o

Back 124

Oil

Front 125

vesic/o

Back 125

Bladder, sac

Hint 125

Vesicles

Front 126

Coron/o

Back 126

Heart

Front 127

Thromb/o

Back 127

Clot

Hint 127

Thrombosis

Front 128

Hem/o

Back 128

Blood

Front 129

Septic/o

Back 129

Infection