Med Term Prefixes + Suffixes

• Macro-


  large
• Macrocephalic


  large head, disproportionate largeness of the head
• Macrocyte: An abnormally large red blood cell, found particularly in some forms of anaemia.
• Micro- is a prefix that means small or small in size, or small in amount or degree.
• Microscopic: so small as to be visible only with a microscope
• Microhematuria 


  blood in the urine only visible under a microscope
• -megaly = enlargement of a body part, especially the spleen, liver, or kidneys
• Heptomegaly


  enlargement of the liver
• Hyper-


  increased high or above
• Hyperglycemia


  excess of glucose in the blood
• Hypo-


  low, decreased or below
• Hypoxia


  decreased oxygen supply in the body or area of the body
• Tachy


  fast or rapid
• Tachycardia


  objectively characterized rapid heart rate, >100 bpm
• Brady


  slow or reduced
• bradycardia


  objectively characterized slow heart rate <60 bpm
• chloro-


  green
• chlorosis


  iron deficiency in adolescent girls that may impart greenish tint to the skin
• Eryth-


  red
• erythema


  superficial reddening of skin, usually in patches as a result of injury or irritation causing dilation of the blood capillaries
• Leuk-


  white
• Leukocytes


  white blood cells that help the body fight infections and other diseases
• Cyan


  blue
• cyanosis


  bluish color of skin and mucous membrane due to insufficient oxygen in the blood
• Intra- Endo-


  within
• Inter-


  between
• Extra- Ecto- Exo-


  outside, beyond
• Peri- circum-


  around, enclosing, surrounding
• Trans- Dia- Per-


  across or through
• Infra-


  beneath or under
• Ab- Ex- Ec- E-

  away from
• Ad-


  towards
• Para-


  along side of
• Epi-


  upon or over
• Echo-


  wave test
• echocardiogram


  uses sound waves to produce images of your heart
• Electro-


  electricity test
• Electroconvulsive therapy 


  procedure done under general anesthesia within small electric currents passed through the brain, intentionally triggering a brief seizure
• -ectomy


  surgical removal
• Mastectomy


  surgery to remove all breast tissue to treat/prevent breast cancer