Dee's Medical Terminology

Prefix

100

peri-

around

200

inter-

between

300

intra-

within

400

pro-

before

500

supra-

above, beyond

Suffix

100

-poiesis

formation

200

-ptosis

prolapse, drooping, sagging, falling down

300

-rrhage

to burst forth, bursting forth

400

-rrhaphy

suture

500

-tome

instrument to cut

Medical Word

100

afebrile

pertaining to without fever

200

Concentration

process with, together center

300

Extraocular

pertaining to outside eye

400

Hypoplasia

formation under

500

insomnia

condition not sleep

Numbers

100

poly-

many

200

primi-

first

300

quadri-

four

400

uni-

one

500

semi-, hemi-

half

Combining Form

100

infer/o

below or in a downward direction

200

poster/o

toward the back, back side of the body

300

caud/o

pertaining to the tail, inferior in position

400

dist/o

away from the point of attachment or far from the point of origin

500

medi/o

nearest the midline or middle