Medical Terminology - Prefixes and Suffixes

Prefixes - amount, number or speed

100

This prefix means "three"

tri-

200

This prefix means "below; deficient"

hypo-

300

Polyneuritis is the inflammation of ___ nerves

many

400

Bradycardia is a condition of a __ heart

slow

500

The term __tension is used to describe a condition of abnormally high blood pressure

hyper-

Prefixes - location or direction

100

This prefix means "within"

intra-

200

This prefix means "before; in front of"

pre-

300

Intravenous is a term that pertains to something ___ a vein

within

400

Postnasal is a term that pertains to something ___ the nose

behind

500

The term ___cardial is a term that pertains to something around the heart

peri-

Suffixes - disease

100

This suffix means "enlargement"

-megaly

200

This suffix means "abnormal condition"

-osis

300

Arthropathy is a general term for any ___ of a joint

disease

400

Neuroma is a ___ of the nerve

tumor

500

The term tonsillitis is used to describe an ___ of the tonsil

infection/inflmmation

Suffixes - procedure

100

This suffix refers to an instrument that is used to examine something

-scope

200

This suffix means "picture; record"

-gram

300

Appendectomy is the ____ of the appendix

surgical removal

400

A laparotomy is the process of making an ___ in the abdomen

incision

500

The term colono___ refers to the process of using an instrument to examine the colon

-scopy

Combining forms

100

Cardi/o- is the combining form that refers to the ___

heart

200

Abdomin/o- is the combining form that refers to the ____

abdomen

300

Arthr/o- is the combining form that refers to the ___

joint

400

Gastr/o- is the combining form that refers to the ___

stomach

500

Hepat/o- is the combining form that refers to the  ___

liver