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a-, an-

without, not

ab-

from, away

ad-, -ad

to, toward

aero-

with air

ambi-, amphi-

both, on both sides, around

anaero-

without oxygen

ante-

before

antero-

in front of

anti-

against, opposing

auto-

self

bi-

twice, double

brachy-

short

brady-

slow

cata-

down, lower, under

centi-

hundred

chol-, chole-, cholo-

gall

circum-

around

co-, com-, con-

together, with

contra-

against

cryo-

cold

cyano-

bluish

de-

down, from

deca-

ten

deci-

tenth

demi-

half

dextro-

to the right

di-

double, twice

dia-

through, apart, between

dipla-, diplo-

double, twin

dis-

apart, away from

dys-

difficult, painful, bad, abnormal

e-, ec-, ecto-

away, from, without, outside

em-, en-

in, into, inside

endo-

within, inside

ento-

within, inner

epi-

on, above

erythro-

red

eu-
good, true, normal

`

ex-, exo-

outside of, beyond, without

extra-

outside of, beyond, in addition

fore-

before, in front of

gyn-, gyno-, gyne-, gyneco-

woman, female

hemi-

half

hetero-

other, unlike

homeo-, homo-

same, like

hyper-

above, over, increased, excessive

hypo-

below, under, decreased

idio-

personal, self-produced

im-, in-, ir-

not

in-

in, into

infra-

beneath

inter-

between, among

intra-, intro-

into, within, during

iso-

equal

juxta-

near, nearby

leuco-, leuko-

white

macro-

large, long

mal-

bad

mega-, megalo-

large, great

melan-, melano-

black

mes-, meso-

middle

meta-

beyond

micro-

small

mono-

single, one

multi-

many

nat-

birth

neo-

new

non-, not-

no

nulli-

none

olig-, oligo-

few, less than normal

ortho-

straight

oxy-

sharp, acid

pachy-

thick

pan-

all, every

par-, para-

alongside of, with; woman who has given birth

per-

through, excessive

peri-

around

pluri-

more, several

poly-

many, much

post-

after, behind

pre-, pro-

before, in front of

presby-, presbyo-

old age

primi-

first

pseudo-

false

quadri-

four

re-

back, again

retro-

backward, behind

semi-

half

steno-

contracted, narrow

stereo-

firm, solid, three-dimensional

sub-

under

super-, supra-

above, upon, excess

sym-, syn-

with, together
tachy-

fast

tele-

distant, far

tetra-

four

tox-

poison

trans-

across

tri-

three

ultra-

beyond, excess

uni-

one

xantho-

yellow

xero-

dry

-aesthesia

sensation

-al

characterized by

-algia

pain

-ase

enzyme

-astenia

weakness

-cele

swelling, tumor

-centesis

puncture, tapping

-cidal

killing

-cide

causing death

-cise

cut

-cyst

bladder, sac

-cyte

cell, cellular

-derm

skin

-dynia

pain

-ectomy

cutting out, surgical removal

-emesis

vomiting

-emia

blood

-esthesia

sensation

-gene, -genic, -genetic, -genesis

arising from, origin, formation

-gram

recorded information

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

the process of recording

-gravida

pregnant female

-ia

condition

-iasis

condition of

-ic, -ical

pertaining to

-ism

condition, process, theory

-ist

one who specializes in

-itis

inflammation

-ium

membrane

-ize

to cause to be, to become, to treat by special method

-kinesis, -kineti

motion

-lepsis, -lepsy

seizure, convulsion

-logy

science of, study of

-lysis

setting free, disintegration, decomposition

-malacia

abnormal softening

-mania

insanity, abnormal desire

-megaly

enlargement

-meter

measure

-metry

process of measuring

-odynia

pain

-oid

resembling

-ole

small, little

-oma

tumor

-opia

vision

-opsy

to view

-orexia
appetite

-osis

disease, condition of

-ostomy

to make a mouth, opening

-otomy

incision, surgical cutting

-ous

having

-oxia

oxygen

-pathy

disease, suffering

-penia

too few, lack, decreased

-pexy

surgical fixation

-phagia, -phage

eating, consuming, swallowing

-phobia

fear, abnormal fear

-phylaxis

protection

-plasia

formation or development

-plastic

molded

-plasty

operation to reconstruct, surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis

-pnea

breathing

-poiesis

formation

-rrhage, -rrhagia

abnormal or excessive discharge, hemorrhage, flow

-rrhaphy

suture of

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-sclerosis

hardening

-scopy

examining

-sepsis

poisoning, infection

-spasm

cramp or twitching

-stasis

stoppage

-stomy

opening

-therapy

treatment

-thermy

heat

-tome

cutting instrument

-tomy

incision, section

-tripsy

surgical crushing

-trophy

nutrition, growth

-tropy

turning, tendency

-ule

small

-uria

urine

adeno-

gland, glandular

adipo-

fat

aero-

air

andr-, andro-

man, male

angio-

blood vessel

ano-

anus

arterio-

artery

arthro-

joint

bili-

bile

bio-

life

blasto-, blast-

developing stage, bud

blephar-

eyelid

bracheo-

arm

broncho-

bronchial (windpipe)

bucc-

cheek

carcino-

cancer

cardio-

heart

cephal-, cephalo-

head

cerebr-, cerebro-

brain

cervico-

neck

chondro-

cartilage

chromo-

color

colo-

colon

colp-, colpo-

vagina

coro-

body

cost-, costo-

rib

crani-, cranio-

skull

cry-

cold

cutane-

skin

cysto-

bladder, bag

cyto-

cell, cellular

dacry-, dacryo-

tears, lacrimal appartus

dactyl-, dactylo-

finger, toe

dent-, denti-, dento-

teeth

derma-, dermat-, dermato-

skin

dorsi-, dorso-

back

encephalo-

brain

entero-

intestine

esophag-

esophagus

esthesio-

sensation

fibro-

connective tissue

galact-, galacto-

milk

gastr-, gastro-

stomach

gingiv-

gums

glosso-

tongue

gluco-, glyco-

sugar, sweet

haemo-, hemato-, hem-, hemo-

blood

hepa-, hepar-, hepato-

liver

herni-

ruptureh

histo-

tissue

hydra-, hydro-

water

hyster-, hystero-

uterus

ictero-

jaundice

ileo-

ileum

karyo-

nucleus

kera-, kerato-

horn, hardness, cornea

lact-

milk

laparo-

abdomen

latero-

side

linguo-

tongue

lipo-

fat

lith-, -lith

stone

mast-, masto-

breast

med-, medi-

middle

meno-

month

metro-, metra-

uterus

my-, myo-

muscle

myel-, myelo-

marrow

narco-

sleep

nas-, naso-

nose

necro-

dead

nephr-, nephro-

kidney

neu-, neuro-

nerve

niter-, nitro-

nitrogen

nucleo-

nucleus

oculo-

eye

odont-

tooth

ophalo-

navel, umbillicus

onco-

tumor

oo-

ovum, egg

oophor-

ovary

ophthalmo-

eye

orchid-

testicle

os-

mouth, opening

oste-, osteo-

bone

oto-

ear

paedo, pedo-

child

palpebro-

eyelid

path-, patho-

disease, suffering

pepso-

digestion

phag-, phago-

eating, consuming, swallowing

pharyng-

throat, pharynx

phlebo-
vein

pleuro-

side, rib

pneumo-

air, lungs

pod-

foot

procto-

rectum

psych-

the mind

pulmon-, pulmono-

lung

pyelo-

pelvis (renal)

pyo-

pus

pyro-

fever, heat

reni-, reno-

kidney

rhino-

nose

sacchar-

sugar

sacro-

sacrum

salpingo-

tube, fallopian tube

sacro-

flesh

sclero-

hard, sclera

septi-, septico-

poison, infection

somato-

body

stomato-

mouth

teno-, tenoto-

tendon

thermo-

heat

thoraco-

chest

thrombo-

blood clot

thyro-

thyroid gland

tonillo-

tonsil

trach-

trachea

tricho-

hair

urino-, uro-

urine, urinary organs

utero-

uterus, uterine

vaso-

vessel

ven-

vein

ventri-, ventro-

abdomen

vesico-

blister

viser-

organ