Medical Terminology · Allied Health · Healthcare and Nursing

Medical Terminology Roots II

Common medical prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms (N-Z) with their meaning.

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neo-

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new, recent

neuro-

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nerve, nervous system

-oid

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resembling, like

oligo-

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few, small, scanty

-oma

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tumor, swelling

-opia

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vision condition

ortho-

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straight, normal, correct

-osis

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abnormal condition, process, disease

osteo-

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bone

oto-

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ear

-otomy

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surgical incision, cutting

pachy-

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thick

pan-

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all, entire, every

para-

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beside, alongside, abnormal

-paresis

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partial paralysis, weakness

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