List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes
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This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymologies.wikipedia
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Most of them are combining forms in New Latin and hence international scientific vocabulary.
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This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymologies.
Etymology
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This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymologies.

Classical compound
combining formscombining formneoclassical compound
Most of them are combining forms in New Latin and hence international scientific vocabulary.
New Latin
Neo-LatinModern LatinLatin
Most of them are combining forms in New Latin and hence international scientific vocabulary.





Prefix
prefixesprefixationquasi-
First, prefixes and suffixes, most of which are derived from ancient Greek or classical Latin, have a droppable -o-.
Suffix
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First, prefixes and suffixes, most of which are derived from ancient Greek or classical Latin, have a droppable -o-.
Ancient Greek
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First, prefixes and suffixes, most of which are derived from ancient Greek or classical Latin, have a droppable -o-.



Classical Latin
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First, prefixes and suffixes, most of which are derived from ancient Greek or classical Latin, have a droppable -o-.









-logy
-logia-ologylogy
As a general rule, this -o- almost always acts as a joint-stem to connect two consonantal roots (e.g. + -o- + -logy = arthrology), but generally, the -o- is dropped when connecting to a vowel-stem (e.g. arthr- + -itis = arthritis, instead of ).
Arthrology
As a general rule, this -o- almost always acts as a joint-stem to connect two consonantal roots (e.g. + -o- + -logy = arthrology), but generally, the -o- is dropped when connecting to a vowel-stem (e.g. arthr- + -itis = arthritis, instead of ).
-itis
As a general rule, this -o- almost always acts as a joint-stem to connect two consonantal roots (e.g. + -o- + -logy = arthrology), but generally, the -o- is dropped when connecting to a vowel-stem (e.g. arthr- + -itis = arthritis, instead of ).
Arthritis
arthriticjoint inflammationarthritic changes
As a general rule, this -o- almost always acts as a joint-stem to connect two consonantal roots (e.g. + -o- + -logy = arthrology), but generally, the -o- is dropped when connecting to a vowel-stem (e.g. arthr- + -itis = arthritis, instead of ).



Alpha privative
a-Privative aprivative alpha
Apathy
apatheticindifferenceindifferent
Acanthocyte
acanthocytesAcanthocytosisSpur cell


Hyperacusis
hyperacusiaauditory oversensitivityhypersensitive hearing

Acromegaly
acromegalicgrowth hormone-secreting pituitary adenomaacromegalia



