Prefixes/suffixes

Front 1

pre-

Back 1

before

Front 2

post-

Back 2

after

Front 3

peri-

Back 3

about, around, surrounding, at time of. perimortem means at time of death.

Front 4

a- or an-

Back 4

not, without

Front 5

ab-

Back 5

from; away from

Front 6

ad-

Back 6

at, increase, on, toward

Front 7

anti-

Back 7

opposite, against, before

Front 8

sub-

Back 8

beneath, under

Front 9

super-

Back 9

in excess, above

Front 10

dys-

Back 10

bad, difficult, defective, abnormal

Front 11

hypo-

Back 11

denotes something as "below normal"; decrease

Front 12

hyper-

Back 12

denotes something as "extreme" or "beyond normal"; increase

Front 13

endo-

Back 13

inside, within

Front 14

ecto-

Back 14

outer, outside

Front 15

exo-

Back 15

denotes something as "outside" another

Front 16

poly-

Back 16

many

Front 17

oligo-

Back 17

small amount

Front 18

inter-

Back 18

between, among

Front 19

intra-

Back 19

within

Front 20

cardi/o

Back 20

of or pertaining to the heart

Front 21

uter/o

Back 21

of or pertaining to the uterus or womb

Front 22

hyster/o

Back 22

of or pertaining to the womb, uterus

Front 23

enter/o

Back 23

of or pertaining to the inestine

Front 24

col/o

Back 24

of or pertaining to the colon

Front 25

gastr/o

Back 25

of or pertaining to the stomach

Front 26

mast/o

Back 26

of or pertaining to the breast

Front 27

rect/o

Back 27

of or pertaining to the rectum

Front 28

ren/o

Back 28

of or pertaining to the kidney

Front 29

nephr/o

Back 29

of or pertaining to the kidney

Front 30

hepat/o

Back 30

of or pertaining to the liver

Front 31

ovari/o

Back 31

of or pertaining to the ovaries

Front 32

lapar/o

Back 32

of or pertaining to the abdomen

Front 33

chem/o

Back 33

chemistry, drug

Front 34

arthr/o

Back 34

of or pertaining to the joints, limbs

Front 35

cutane-

Back 35

of or pertaining to the skin

Front 36

hem-, hemo-, hemato-

Back 36

of or pertaining to the blood

Front 37

nas/o

Back 37

of or pertaining to the nose

Front 38

rhin/o

Back 38

of or pertaining to the nose

Front 39

urin/o

Back 39

of or pertaining to the urine, urinary system

Front 40

cyst/o

Back 40

of or pertaining to the urinary bladder

Front 41

radi-

Back 41

radiation

Front 42

electr/o

Back 42

electricity

Front 43

oste/o

Back 43

bone

Front 44

dent/o

Back 44

of or pertaining to the tooth

Front 45

-osis

Back 45

condition, usually abnormal

Front 46

-emia

Back 46

blood condition

Front 47

-ectomy

Back 47

removal; excision; resection

Front 48

-otomy

Back 48

to make an incision or cut into

Front 49

-stomy

Back 49

new opening

Front 50

-pexy

Back 50

fixation; to put in place

Front 51

-plasty

Back 51

surgical repair

Front 52

-centesis

Back 52

surgical puncture to remove fluid

Front 53

-megaly

Back 53

enlargement

Front 54

-pathy

Back 54

disease

Front 55

-logy

Back 55

study (process of)

Front 56

-graph

Back 56

instrument for recording

Front 57

-graphy

Back 57

process of recording

Front 58

-gram

Back 58

record

Front 59

-scope

Back 59

instrument for visual examination

Front 60

-scopy

Back 60

visual examination

Front 61

-rrhea

Back 61

flow; discharge

Front 62

-rrhage

Back 62

bursting forth (of blood)

Front 63

-lysis

Back 63

breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening

Front 64

-therapy

Back 64

treatment

Front 65

-ine

Back 65

a substance, chemical, chemical compound