Medical Terminology: Prefixes and Suffixes

Front

super

Back

above, over, excess

Front

Refers to sugar:

Back

gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Front

trans-

Back

across

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

-pathy

Back

disease

Front

abnormal condition

Back

-osis

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Front

-dynia

Back

pain

Front

-rrhea

Back

flow, discharge

Front

hypo-

Back

under, below normal

Front

hyper-

Back

over, excessive

Front

-itis

Back

inflammation