Medical Terminology

Prefix

1

Bi-

Uni-

Two

One

2

Multi-

Micro-

Many

Small

3

Hyper-

Hypo-

Over

Under

4

Ad-

Ab-

Toward

Away

5

Ec-

Ex-

out

Prefix 2

1

Anti-

Contra-

Against

2

Brady-

Tachy-

Slow

Fast

3

Pre-

Pro-

Before

4

Sub-

Inter-

Below

Between

5

Epi-

Peri-

Upon

Around

Suffix

1

-ary

-ac

pertaining to

2

-algia

-dynia

pain

3

-cele

-emia

hernia

blood condition

4

-itis

-oid

inflammation

resembling

5

-oma

-pathy

tumor

disease

Suffix 2

1

-megaly

-rrhea

enlargement

flow

2

-rrhage

-rrhagia

excessive flow

3

-ist

-logist

Specialist

Specialist in the the study of

4

-ia

-ism

condition

5

-rrhexis

-spasm

rupture

involuntary contraction

Whole terms

1

apnea-

anoxia-

No/Breathing

No/Oxygen

2

Bradycardia

Bradyacusia

Slow/heart

Slow/hearing

3

cardiology-

carditis-

Heart/study of

Heart/inflammation

4

Hypoglycemia-

Hyperglycemia-

Under/sugar/blood condition

Over/sugar/blood condition

5

myalgia 

ostealgia

Muscle/pain

Bone/pain

Combining Forms

1

Dermat/o-

My/o-

Skin

Muscle

2

opt/o-

cardi/o-

Eye

Heart

3

Arthr/o-

Oste/o

Joint

Bone

4

gluc/o-

glyc/o-

Sugar

Sugar

5

Neur/o-

Gastr/o-

Nerve

Stomach