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amphi-, ampho-
Prefix

on both sides, around, both
ana-
Prefix

up, back, against
apo-
Prefix

away from
cata-(cat-)
Prefix

downward, disordered
dia-(di-)
Prefix

through, across, apart
eso-
Prefix

within, inner, inward
eu-
Prefix

good, normal, healthy
Heter-, hetero-
Prefix

different, other, relationship to another
homo-, homeo-
Prefix

same, likeness
meta-(met-)
Prefix

change, transformation, after, behind
para-(par-)
Prefix

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond
pro-
Prefix

before
pros-, prosth-
Prefix

in place of
-al
adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, located in
-ase
Noun-forming suffix

forms names of enzymes
-asia, -asis (rare)
noun-forming suffix

state, condition
-ema, -emat- (combining form)
noun-forming suffix

state, condition
-esis
noun-forming suffix

state, condition, procedure
-etic, -esis
adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to
-ics, -tics
noun-forming suffix

indicating a particular science or study: science or study of
-ism
noun-forming suffix

state, condition, quality
-ismus
noun-forming suffix

state, condition, muscular spasm
-oid, -ode or -id (rarely)
both noun & adjective-forming suffix

particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling
-oma
noun-forming suffix

usually tumor, occasionally disease
(combining form) -oma
noun-forming suffix
-omat-
plural-forming suffix
-omata
-ose
latin-derived adjectival suffix
(forms names of chemical substances)

full of, resembling
-ous
latin-derived adjectival suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of
-us
latin noun-forming suffix

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)
-ize
verb-forming suffix
greek-derived suffix

to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in
arc-
combining form

[highest point] extremities (particularly the hands and feet)
ambly-
combining form

dull, faint
carcin-
combining form

[crab] carcinoma, cancer
-cel-
combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling
cheir-, chir-
combining form

hand
chol(e)-
combining form

bile, gall
col(i)-, colon-
combining form

colon
cyan-
combining form

blue
cyst(i)-, cystis-
combining form

bladder, cyst
diplo-
combining form

double, twin
enter-
combining form

(small) intestine
erg-
combining form

action, work
gastr-
combining form

stomach
hem-, hemat-, -em-
combining form

blood
hepar-, hepart-
combining form

liver
lip-
combining form

fat
macr-
combining form

(abnormally) large or long
mega-, megal-
combining form

(abnormally) large or long
melan-
combining form

dark, black
micr-
combining form

(abnormally) small
nyct-
combining form

night
odyn-
combining form

pain
onc-
combining form

tumor
pachy-
combining form

thick
pseud-
combining form

false
py-
combining form

pus
sarc-
combining form

flesh, soft tissue
spasm-
combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction
splen-
combining form

spleen
stom-, stomat-
combining form

mouth, opening
chemical substances (4)
-most commonly used to form names
noun-forming suffix
-ate
-ide
-ite
-one
coli-
refer to the colon bacillus, Escherichia coli
cyst(i)-
refer to the urinary bladder
cholecyst-
refer to the gallbladder