| Serial No. | Suffix or Prefix | Related to | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arthro | Anaemia, protonema, Hyperglycemia | Arthritis, Arthropod |
| 2. | Aesthesia | Sensation | Anesthesia means a lack of sensation |
| 3. | Bracy | Short | Bracydactylia |
| 4. | Brady | Anesthesia means a lack of sensation | Bradycardia |
| 5. | Coronary or Cardia | Heart | Cardiology |
| 6. | Dropsy | Due to Argimone maxicana’s seeds. These seeds mix with mustard oil and produce poisoning | |
| 7. | Blast | Germ, immature cell | Fibroblast |
| 8. | Derma | Skin | Dermatology, Dermatitis |
| 9. | Encephalon | Brain | Encephalitis, Diencephalon |
| 10. | Enteron | Intestine | Enterokinase, Enterocelom |
| 11. | ………emia | Blood | Anaemia, protonema, Hyperglycemia |
| 12. | Gastric | Stomach | Gastrointestinal |
| 13. | Hepatic | Liver | Hepatocyte, Hepatitis |
| 14. | ………itis | Infection or inflammation | Hepatitis, Vaginitis, |
| 15. | Myo | Muscles | Myoglobin |
| 16. | Metastasis | Cancer cells or tissue spread from one part to another part of body. | |
| 17. | Osteo | Bones | Osteology, Osteoblast |
| 18. | Nephric/Renal | Kidney | Renal Tube |
| 19. | Cyto, Cyte | Cell | Cytology, Hepatocyte |
| 20. | Pulmonary | Lungs | Pulmonary veins |
| 21. | …….algia | Pain | myalgia (muscle pain), arthralgia (joint pain), fibromyalgia, mastalgia (breast pain) cephalgia (headache) |
| 22. | Patho | Disease | Pathology |
| 23. | ……Penia | Decrease | Neutropenia, Leukopenia |
| 24. | ……Philia or Cytosis | Increase | Neutrophilia, Lymphocytosis |
| 25. | Sub | Under, below | Subdural cavity, Subcutaneous |
| 26. | Phobia | Fear, repulsive | Acrophobia, Hydrophobia, Agoraphobia |
| 27. | Plegia | Paralysis | Hemiplegia, Paraplegia, Quadriplegia |
| 28. | oma | Swelling, tumor | Sarcoma, Lymphoma |
| 29. | Phrenic | Diaphragm | |
| 30. | Rhine | Nose | Rhino Virus |
| 31. | Tachy | Fast () | Tachycardia-fast heart rate |
| 32. | ……..uria | Urine | Haematuria, Phynyltonuria |
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