Important Suffixes and Prefixes Used in Medical Transcription - Lesson 318
Today we will see about important suffixes and prefixes that are used in medical transcription field commonly on a daily basis. Every transcriptionist must memorize these words with its meanings. Next two posts will follow this topic. I am going to add more videos hereafter for each topic. Many new changes will happen soon in our blog. We need your support as usual. Now we will see important suffixes and prefixes used in medical transcription one by one now. 1. -tomy means cutting or incision 2. -graphy means process of writing or recording 3. -oligo means scany or deficient 4. -logy means study of 5. super- means above or excessive 6. -uria means pertaining to urine 7. inter- means between 8. -pathy means disease 9. post- means after 10. -plasia means development or growth 11. -algia means painful condition 12. -osis means an abnormal condition 13. -rrhea means discharge 14. meno- means pertaining to menses 15. crypto- mean