Medical Transcription Important Suffixes and Prefixes - Lesson 314
In this post, we will see about important suffixes and prefixes that are used in medical transcription. Even there are thousands of prefixes and suffixes, all medical transcriptionists should memorize these words. They are used often in all live files by physicians everyday. Please understand meaning of each word. Now we will about one by one now. 1. -tomy means cutting or incision 2. -graphy means process of writing or process of recording 3. oligo- means scanty or deficient 4. super- means above or excessive 5. inter- means between 6. -uria means pertaining to write 7. -pathy means disease 8. post- means after 9. -plasia means development or formation 10. -algia means denoting a painful condition 11. -osis means a condition, usually an abnormal condition 12. -rrhea means pertaining to flow or discharge 13. meno- means pertaining to menses 14. crypto- means hidden or concealed 15. myco- means fungal 16. mono- mean