Nursing Prefixes and Suffixes

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a-

without, not
af-

toward
an-

without, not
ante-

before
anti-

against, resisting
auto-

self
bi-

two, double
circum-

around
co-, con-

with, together
contra

against
de-

down from, undoing
dia-

across, through
dipl-

twofold, double
dys-

bad, disordered, difficult
ectop-

displaced
ef-

away from
em-, en-

in, into
endo-

within
epi-

upon
eu-

good
ex-, exo-

out of, out from
extra-

outside of
hapl-

single
hem-, hemat-

blood
hemi-

half
hom(e)o-

same, equal
hyper-

over, above
hypo-

under, below
infra-

below, beneath
inter-

between
intra-

within
iso-

same, equal
macro-

large
mega-

large, million(th)
mes-

middle
meta-

beyond, after
micro-

small, millionth
milli-

thousandth
mono-

one (single)
neo-

new
non-

not
oligo-

few, scanty
ortho-

straight, correct, normal
para-

by the side of, near
per-

through
peri-

around, surrounding
poly-

many
post-

after
pre-

before
pro-

first, promoting
quadr-

four
re-

back again
retro-

behind
semi-

half
sub-

under
super-, supra-

over, above, excessive
trans-

across, through
tri-

three, triple
-al, -ac

pertaining to
-algia

pain
-aps, -apt

fit, fasten
-arche

beginning, origin
-ase

signifies an enzyme
-blast

build, sprout, make
-centesis

a piercing
-cide

to kill
-clast

break, destroy
-crine

release, secrete
-ectomy

a cutting out
-emia

refers to blood condition
-flux

flow
-gen

creates, forms
-genesis

creation, production
-gram

something written, the record itself
-graph(y)

to write, draw, the apparatus
-hydrate

containing water
-ia, -sia

condition, process
-iasis

abnormal condition
-ic, -ac

pertaining to
-in

signifies a protein
-ism

signifies condition of
-itis

signifies inflammation of
-lemma

rind, peel
-lepsy

seizure
-lith

stone, rock
-logy

study of
-lunar

moon, moonlike
-malacia

softening
-megaly

enlargement
-metric, -metry

measurement, length
-oid

like, in the shape of
-oma

tumor
-opia

vision, vision condition
-oscopy

viewing
-ose

signifies a carbohydrate (especially sugar)
-osis

condition, process
-ostomy

formation of an opening
-otomy

cut
-penia

lack
-phillic

loving
-phobic

fearing
-phragm

partition
-plasia

growth, formation
-plasm

substance, matter
-plasty

shape, make
-plegia

paralysis
-pnea

breath, breathing
(r)rhage, -(r)rhagia

breaking out, discharge
-(r)rhaphy

sew, suture
-(r)rhea

flow
-some

body
-tensin, -tension

pressure
-tonic

pressure, tension
-tripsy

crushing
-ule

small, little
-uria

refers to urine condition
acro-

extremity
aden-

gland
alveol-

small hollow, cavity
angi-

vessel
arthr-

joint
asthen-

weakness
bar-

pressure
bili-

bile
brachi-

arm
brady-

slow
bronch-

air passage
calc-

calcium, limestone
capn-

smoke (CO2)
carcin-

cancer
card-

heart
cephal-

head, brain
cerv-

neck
chem-

chemical
chol-

bile
chondr-

cartilage
chrom-

color
corp-

body
cortico-

pertaining to the cortex
crani-

skull
crypt-

hidden
cusp-

point
cut(an)-

skin
cyan-

blue
cyst-

bladder
cyt-

cell
dactyl-

fingers, toes (digits)
dendr-

tree, branced
dent-

tooth
derm-

skin
diastol-

relax, stand apart
dips-

thirst
ejacul-

to throw out
electr-

electrical
enter-

intestine
eryth(r)-

red
esthe-

sensation
febr-

fever
gastr-

stomach
gest-

to bear, carry
gingiv-

gums
glomer-

wound into a ball
gloss-

tongue
gluc-

glucose, sugar
glutin-

glue
glyc-

sugar (carbohydrate), glucose
hepat-

liver
hist-

tissue
hydro-

water
hyster-

uterus
iatr-

treatment
kal-

potassium
kary-

nucleus
kerat-

cornea
kin-

to move, divide
lact-

milk, milk production
lapar-

abdomen
leuk-

white
lig-

to tie, bind
lip-

lipid (fat)
lys-

break apart
mal-

mad
melan-

black
men-, mens-, menstru-

month (monthly)
metr-

uterus
muta-

change
my-, myo-

muscle
myc-

fungus
myel-

marrow
myx-

mucus
nat-

birth
natr-

sodium
nephr-

nephron, kidney
neur-

nerve
noct-, nyct-

night
ocul-

eye
odont-

tooth
onco-

cancer
ophthalm-

eye
orchid-

testis
osteo-

bone
oto-

ear
ov-, oo-

egg
oxy-

oxygen
path-

disease
ped-

children
phag-

eat
pharm-

drug
phleb-

vein
photo-

light
physio-

nature (function of)
pino-

drink
plex-

twisten, woven
pneumo-

air, breath
pneumon-

lung
pod-

foot
poie-

make, produce
pol-

axis, having poles
presby-

old
proct-

rectum
pseud-

false
psych-

mind
pyel-

pelvis
pyo-

pus
pyro-

heat, fever
ren-

kidney
rhino-

nose
rigor-

stiffness
sarco-

flesh, muscle
scler-

hard
semen-, semin,

seed, sperm
sept-

contamination
signm-

Roman S
sin-

cavity, recess
son-

sound
spiro-, -spire

breathe
stat-, stas-

a standing, stopping
syn-

together
systol-

contract, stand together
tachy-

fast
therm-

heat
thromb-

clot
tom-

a cut, a slice
tox-

poison
troph-

grow, nourish
tympan-

drum
varic-

enlarged vessel
vas-

vessel, duct
vesic-

bladder, blister
vol-

volume

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Nursing Prefixes and Suffixes

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Nursing Prefixes and Suffixes

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