Prefix
Ante
forward, in front of, before
Neo
New
rhin/o
Nose
-algia
pain
-itis
inflamation
Hyper
Excessive, Above
What is a word root?
Word origin
Arthr/o
Joint
-oma
tumor, mass
-pathy
Inter
Between
Post
after, behind
Ot/o
Ear
-ectomy
cutting out
-sclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
Intra
Within
Derm/o
Skin
Gastr/o
Stomach
-emia
blood condition
-megaly
enlargement
What is a Prefix?
Sometimes appears at the beginning of a term. Further defines absence, location, number, quantity, or state of the term.
Cervic/o
neck, cervix
Ophthalm/o
Eye
-rrhexis
rupture
What is a suffix?
Word part that appears at the end of the term. Used to indicate if the term is anatomical, pathologic, or procedural term.