Medical Prefixes and Suffixes

Suffix meaning "formation" or "growth"

• -trophy

• -plasia

• -genesis

• -osis

Prefix meaning "within"

• inter-

• intra-

• extra-

• ultra-

Suffix meaning "narrowing, stricture"

• -stenosis

• -itis

• -ectomy

• -pathy

Suffix meaning "surgical puncture to remove fluid"

• -ectomy

• -ostomy

• -centesis

• -scopy

Suffix meaning "eating, swallowing"

• -phobia

• -phagia

• -phasia

• -physis

Prefix meaning "slow"

• brady-

• tachy-

• hyper-

• hypo-

Suffix meaning "deficiency"

• -emia

• -itis

• -penia

• -osis

Suffix meaning vomiting

• -itis

• -algia

• -emesis

• -pathy

Prefix meaning "good, normal"

• eu-

• mal-

• sub-

• anti-

Prefix meaning "all"

• uni-

• pan-

• multi-

• omni-