Common Word Parts - Medical Terminology

What does the prefix 'a-' mean?

• no, not, without

• with, together

• before, in front of

• under, below

What does the suffix '-al' mean?

• pertaining to

• without

• full of

• resembling

What does the prefix 'an-' mean?

• absence of, without, not

• before, in front of

• against, opposite

• with, together

What does the suffix '-cele' mean?

• hernia, swelling

• inflammation

• tumor

• pain

What does the prefix 'dys-' mean?

• difficult, painful, bad

• fast, quick, rapid

• large, big, huge

• small, tiny, little

What does the suffix '-ectomy' mean?

• excision, surgical removal

• inflammation

• study of

• tumor

What does the prefix 'endo-' mean?

• in, within

• outside, external

• before, in front of

• across, through

What does the prefix 'epi-' mean?

• on, upon, above

• under, below

• between, among

• before, in front of

What does the suffix '-genic' mean?

• creating, producing, causing

• destroying, breaking down

• relating to genes

• moving, changing position

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

What does the suffix '-gram' mean?

• record, radiographic image, picture

• inflammation

• tumor

• study of