Medical Terminology 1

Suffixes A

100

-ology

study of

200

-ologist

specialist

300

-itis

inflammation of infection

400

-algia

pain or suffering

500

-ostomy

surgical incision

Suffixes B

100

surgical removal

-ectomy

200

surgical repair

-plasty

300

picture

-gram

400

enlargement

-megaly

500

surgical removal of fluid

-centesis

Suffixes C

100

visual inspection

-scopy

200

bleeding

-rrhagia

300

flow or discharge

-rrhea

400

rupture

-rrhexis

500

surgical suturing

-rrhaphy

Prefixes A

100

before

pre-

200

after

post-

300

bad, difficult, painful

dys-

400

surrounding

peri-

500

out, outside, away from

ex-

Prefixes B

100

deficient, decreased

hypo-

200

excessive, increased

hyper-

300

under, less, below

sub-

400

within, inside

intra-

500

above, excessive

supra-