Medical Terminology Prefixes and Suffixes

Front

abdomen/o

Back

abdomen

Front

-able

Back

capable of, able to

Front

abrad/o, abras/o

Back

rub or scrape off

Front

abrupt/o

Back

broken away from

Front

abs

Back

away from

Front

abcess/o

Back

collection of pus

Front

-ac

Back

pertaining to

Front

-acious

Back

characterized by

Front

acous/o, acoust/o

Back

hearing, sound

Front

acr/o

Back

extremities (hands, feet), top extreme point