Suffix
Prefix
Root Words
medical terms
medical terms
100

-an

pertaining to

100

a-

no, not, without

100

append

appendix

100

hypoglycemia

Low blood sugar

100

nephrectomy

Surgical removal of a kidney

200

-ia

condition of

200

anti

against

200

bacteri

bacteria

200

cardiomegaly

Enlargement of the heart

200
intravenous

Administered within or into a vein

300

-oma

tumor, mass

300

brady-

slow

300

dermat

skin

300

hematology

Study of blood and blood-related diseases

300

hemostasis

The stopping of bleeding or blood flow

400

-ectomy

surgical cutting, removal of

400

bi-

two

400

tension

pressure

400

Cystoscopy

Visual examination of the bladder

400

laryngectomy

Surgical removal of the larynx

500

-plegia

paralysis

500

neo-

new

500

hemat

blood

500

hysterectomy

Surgical removal of the uterus

500

neonatology

The study of newborns and their disorders

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