Medical Terminology Prefixes
The following medical prefix means against, or away.
What is -ab?
This medical suffix means excision or surgical removal.
What is -ectomy?
This root word means cartilage.
What is chondr- ?
This is added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. Indicates time, number or location.
What is a prefix?
This word means blood condition
What is -emia?
This medical prefix means outside.
What is ecto-, exo, -extra?
This medical suffix means condition of.
What is -ia, or -osis?
This root word means blood.
What is hemat-?
This medical prefix means red.
What is erythr-?
This medical suffix means enzyme.
What is -ase?
This medical prefix means under or below.
What is -intra?
This medical suffix means the study of.
What is -ology?
This root word means heart.
What is cardi- ?
This is added to the end of a word root to complete the term. Usually describes what is happening to the word root. Indicates a procedure, condition or disorder.
What is a suffix?
This medical root word means oil glands.
What is seb?
This medical prefix means many.
What is -multi ; poly
This medical suffix means to view.
What is -opsy?
This medical root word means sweat glands.
What is hidr-?
This medical suffix means vomitting.
What is -emesis?
This body system deals with the skin and layers of the dermis and below it.
What is the Integumentary system?
This medical prefix means over or above
What is super-?
This medical suffix means smell.
What is -odia?
This medical root word means bone.
What is oste, ost, oss?
This medical suffix means producing or causing.
What is -gen, -genesis, -genic.
This body system deals with the bones and structure of the body
What is the skeletal system?