Prefixes-Root-Suffixes

Auto-

Self

circum-

Around

contra-

Against, opposite

de-

Down, away from

ecto-, exo-

Outside, external

endo-, intra-

Inside, within

hemi-

Half

iso-

Equal

mal-

Bad, poor

pan-

All

retro-

Behind, backward

super-, supra-

Above, excessive

ultra-

Beyond, excessive

a-, an-

Without, not

ab-

Away from

ad-

Toward

ante-

Before, forward

anti-

Against

bi-

Two, double

brady-

Slow

aden/o

Gland

angi/o

Vessel

arthr/o

Joint

carcin/o

Cancer

encephal/o

Brain

hepat/o

Liver

laryng/o

Larynx (voice box)

my/o

Muscle

onc/o

Tumor

ophthalm/o

Eye

ot/o

Ear

phleb/o

Vein

psych/o

Mind

spir/o

Breathing

splen/o

Spleen

cardi/o

Heart

cephal/o

Head

cyt/o

Cell

dermat/o

Skin

gastr/o

Stomach

hem/o, hemat/o

Blood

neur/o

Nerve

oste/o

Bone

path/o

Disease

pulmon/o

Lung

ren/o, nephr/o

Kidney

thorac/o

Chest

ur/o

Urine, urinary tract

ven/o

Vein

trache/o

Trachea (windpipe)

-algia

Pain

-ctomy

Surgical removal

-itis

Inflammation

-ology

Study of

-oma

Tumor, mass

-pathy

Disease

-plasty

Surgical repair

-scopy

Visual examination

-sis

Condition, process

-stasis

Stopping, standing

-trophy

Development, nourishment

-emia

Blood condition

-cytosis

Increase in cells

-rrhea

Flow, discharge

-graphy

Process of recording

-genesis

Formation, origin

-genic

Produced by, causing

-rrhage

Bursting forth, excessive flow

-a

Plural ending for various terms

-penia

Deficiency or lack of.