Appendix III Prefixes and Suffixes Used in Medical Terminology

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APPENDIX III PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES USED IN MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY The following are some of the more common prefixes and suffixes used by healthcare providers to describe body conditions and procedures. PREFIXES a-; an- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lacking; absence of ab- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . away from acr/o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . extremities ad- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . towards; addition of adip/o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fat aer/o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . air amphi- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . on both sides amyl/o. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . starch andr/o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . male AIII-1 Medical terminology uses components (i.e., prefixes and suffixes) to build words that represent medical conditions and procedures. These words can often seem intimidating until you learn how to break them down into their component parts. Examples of Combinations of Prefixes and Suffixes cholecystitis = chole + cyst + itis (inflammation of the gallbladder) chole = gall cyst = bladder Itis = inflammation cholelithiasis = chole + lith + iasis (condition resulting from gallstones) chole = gall lith = stone iasis = condition (resulting from) odontalgia = odont + algia (tooth pain; toothache) odont = tooth algia = pain rhinoplasty = rhino + plasty (to form or build up the nose) rhino = nose plasty = to form or build up

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