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Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Terms

Terms

undefined, object
copy deck
-able
capable
-al
expressing relationship
-algia
pain
-ary
associated with
-asis
condition, state of
-blast
bud, germ
-c
expressing relationship
-cele
hollow
-cide
kill
-clast
smash, break
-cyte, cyto-
cell
-duct-
leading, drawing
-dynia
pain
-ectomy
cut out
-edem-
swell
-emia
blood
-ferent
carry
-form
expressing resemblence
-genesis
produce, orgin
-gram
a drawing
-graph
instrument that records
-ia,-id
expressing condition
-iatr
treat, cure
-im
not
-ism
condition, state of
-itis
inflammation
-ity
expressing condition
-kin-
move
-liga-
bind
-logy
study
-lysis
breaking up, dissolving
-morph-
form
-oid
expressing resemblence
-oma
tumor
-op-
see, sight
-ory
referring to
-ose
full of
-osis
a condition of
-ous
expressing material
-pathy
disease
-penia
deficiency
-phag
eat
-phas-
speak, utter
-phil-
like, love
-phobia
fear of
-plas-
form, grow
-plegia
paralyze
-pne-
breathe
-poie-
making, production
-rrhagia
burst forth, pour
-rrhea
flow, discharge
-sclero-
hard
-scope
examine
-stasis
stop, stand still
-stomy
to make an artificial opening
-tomy
cut, incise
-troph-
nourish
-tropic
changing, influencing
-uria
urine
a-, an-  
without; lack of
ab-
away from
acou-  
hearing
acr-
extremity
ad-
to, toward, near to
adeno-
gland
angio-
vessel
ante-
before, forward
anti-
agaisnt, reversed
arthr-
joint
auto-
self
bi-
twice, double
bio-
live
brady-
show
carcin-
cancer
cardio-
heart
cata-
down, according to
cephal-
head
cerebro-
brain
chol-
bile
cholecyst-
gallbladder
chondr-
cartilage
circum-
around, about
co-, com-, con-
with, togther
contra-
agains, opposite
crypto-
hidden
cysto-
bladder, sac
de-
away from
derm-
skin
di-
two
dia-
through, apast, across
dis-
reversal, apart from
dys-
difficult, bad
e-
out, away from
ecto-
on outer side
em-, en-
in
endo-
within
entero-
intestine
epi-
upon, on
erythro-
red
eu-
well, good
ex-
out, away from
exo-
outside, on other side
extra-
outside
gastro-
stomach
gloss-
tongue
glyco-
sugar, sweet
hem-
blood
hemi-
half
hepato-
liver
hetero-
different, other
hist-
tissue
homeo-, homo-
same
hydro-
water, wet
hyper-
over, above, excessive
hypo-
under, below, deficient
in-
in, into
infra-
below, beneath
inter-
between
intra-
within
iso-
equal, the same
kerato-
cornea or horny tissure
leuko-
white
lip-
fat
macro-
large
mal-
bad
malaco-
soft
mast-
breast
mega-
great
melano-
black
meso-
middle, mid
meta-
beyond, after, change
micro-
small
mito-
thread, filament
mono-
one, single
multi-
many, much
myele-
marrow, spinal cord
myo-
muscle
narco-
numbness
neo-
new
nephro-
kidney
neuro-
nerve
oculo-
eye
odonto-
tooth or teeth
oligo-
few, scanty, little
ophthalm-
eye
ortho-
straight, normal
osteo-
bone
oto-
ear
para-
beside, beyond, near to
per-
through
peri-
around
pleb-
vein
pneumo
air, gas, or lung
pod-
foot
poly-
many, much
post-
after, behind
pre-, pro-
before, in front of
procto-
anus, rectum
pseudo
false
psycho-
mind, crazy
pyo-
pus
re-
back, again
retro-
backward, located behind
sarco-
flesh or fleshy
semi-
half
somato-
body
steno-
narrow
sub-
under
super-
above, upper, excessive
supra-
above, upon
sym-, syn-
together, with
tachy-
fast, swift
therm-
heat
tox-
poison
trans-
across, through
tri-
three
vas-
vessel
vene-
vein
viscer-
internal orga
zyg-
yoked, paried

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