Common Medical Terminology

Suffixes

100

-algia

Pain

200

-ism

State of 

300

-oma 

Tumour

400

-pathy

Disease

500

-scope

Observe 

Combination

100

fasci-

Bundle

200

-trophy

Growth

300

ambi-

Both sides 

400

hetero-

Different

500

-logist

One who studies 

Prefixes

100

de-

Without

200

hemi-

Half

300

hypo-

Deficient, below 

400

macro-

Large 

500

neo-

New

Combination

100

dys-

Painful, difficult, abnormal

200

-plasty

Surgical repair 

300

ile(o)

Ileum 

400

-taxis

Movement

500

-cyte

cell

Root Words

100

abdomin(o)

Abdomen 

200

arthr(o)

Joint

300

gastro-

Stomach 

400

leuk(o)

White

500

myc(o)

Fungus