Medical Terminology: Intro

Combining Forms

Meaning

aden/o

carcin/o

cardi/o

chem/o

cis/o

dennat/o

enter/o

gastr/o

gynec/o

hemat/o

hydr/o

immun/o

laryng/o

nephr/o

neur/o

ophthalm/o

otlo

path/o

pulmon/o

rhin/o

Prefixes

Meaning

a-

an-

ante-

ant-i

auto-

brady-

contra-

de-

dys-

endo-

epi-

eso-

eu-

ex-

exo-

extra-

hetero-

homo-

hydro-

hyper-

hypo-

in-

inter-

intra-

macro-

micro-

myo-

neo-

pan-

para-

per-

peri-

post-

pre-

pro-

pseudo-

retro-

sub-

supra-

tachy-

trans-

ultra-

un-

bi-

hemi-

mono-

multi-

nulli-

poly-

primi-

quadri-

semi-

tetra-

tri-

Suffixes

Meaning

-algia

-cele

-cyte

-dynia

-ectasis

-gen

-genesis

-genic

-ia

-iasis

-iatry

-ism

-itis

-logist

-logy

-lysis

-lytic

-malacia

-megaly

-oid

-oma

-osis

-pathy

-phobia

-plasia

-plasm

-ptosis

-rrhage

-rrhagia

-rrhea

-rrhexis

-sclerosis

-stenosis

-ule

-centesis

-ectomy

-ostomy

-otomy

-pexy

-plasty

-rrhaphy

-gram

-graph

-graphy

-meter

-metry

-scope

-scopy