Medical Term Prefixes and Suffixes

Prefixes 1

100

Bio-

Life

200

Electro-

Electricity

300

Gastro-

Stomach

400

Arthro-

Joint

500

Adeno-

Gland

Prefixes 2

100

Cardio-

Heart

200

Derm-

Skin

300

Cephalo-

Head

400

Leuko-

White

500

Entero-

Intestine

Prefixes 3

100

Psycho-

Mind

200

Rhino-

Nose

300

Path-

Disease

400

Opthalmo-

Eye

500

Nephro-

Kidney

Suffixes 1

100

-logy

Study of

200

-ism

Condition

300

-cyte

Cell

400

-oma

Tumor; Mass

500

-emia

Blood Condition

Suffixes 2

100

-itis

Inflammation

200

-ic

Pertaining To

300

-ectomy

Removal; Excision

400

-globin

Protein

500

-algia

Pain