Prefix Suffix Root

a, an

without, not, lack of

ante

before, in front of

bi

two, twice, double

brady

slow

dys

bad, painful

hemi

half

hyper

too much, high

hypo

below, under

micro

small

peri

around

pre

before, in front of

sub

under, beneath

tachy

swift, fasts, rapid

emesis

vomiting

emia

blood condition

itis

inflammation

ostomy

surgical creation of an opening

phagia

to eat, swallowing

phasia

speaking

plegia

paralysis

rrhage

excessive flow

scopy

examination

uria

condition of the urine

arterio

artery

arthro

joint

brachio

arm

bronchi

lung

cardia

heart

cerebro

cerebrum, brain

derm

skin

gastero

stomach

geron

aged

gluco

sweet

gyneco

women

hepato

liver

masto

breast

nephron

kidney

neuro

nerve

onco

tumor

osteo

bone

oto

ear

pneum

air, gas, respiration

pulmo

lung

stoma

open

tracheo

windpipe

urethro

urethra