Medical Terminology Suffixes and Prefixes

Front

-ectomy

Back

Surgical removal

Front

-spasm

Back

Involuntary muscle contraction

Front

-emia

Back

Blood condition

Front

-stenosis

Back

Narrowing

Front

-osmia

Back

Sense of smell

Front

-stomy

Back

surgical opening

Front

-plasty

Back

Surgical repair

Front

-capnia

Back

Carbon dioxide

Front

-ectasis

Back

Dilation or expansion

Front

-genic

Back

Producing or causing