Basic prefixes and suffixes used
in medical terminology
Gazala Noor
Lecturer
Faculty of Pharmacy
Integral University Lucknow
, Suffix
• Word element located at the ending of a word
• Suffix are denoted by a hyphen in front of the
suffix when they are standing alone
-itis means inflammation
-megaly means enlargement
-plegia means paralysis
• Suffix usually indicates a procedure, condition,
disease.
• Usually derived from Greek or Latin
in medical terminology
Gazala Noor
Lecturer
Faculty of Pharmacy
Integral University Lucknow
, Suffix
• Word element located at the ending of a word
• Suffix are denoted by a hyphen in front of the
suffix when they are standing alone
-itis means inflammation
-megaly means enlargement
-plegia means paralysis
• Suffix usually indicates a procedure, condition,
disease.
• Usually derived from Greek or Latin
