prefix, root, suffixes

A-/ An-

without, not

Ab-

away from

Ad-

toward

Anti-

against

Brady-

slow

Dys-

difficult, paintful

Endo-

inside

Epi-

above, on

Hyper-

excessive, above normal

Hypo-

below normal, deficient

Inter-

between

Intra-

within

Macro-

large

Micro-

small

Neo-

new

Peri-

around

Poly-

Many

Post-

after

Pre- / Pro-

before

Sub-

below

Tachy-

fast

Trans-

across, through

Arthr/o

joint

Cardi/o

heart

Cephal/o

head

Cyto/o

cell

Dem/o, Demat/o

skin

Encephal/o

brain

Gastr/o

stomach

Hem/o, Hemat/o

blood

Hepat/o

liver

My/o

muscle

Nephr/o

kidney

Neur/o

nerve

Oste/o

bones

Path/o

disease

Pulmon/o

lung

Rhin/o

nose

thorac/o

chest

Ur/o

urine, urinary tract

-algia

pain

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

removal

-emia

blood condition

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-megaly

enlargement

-oma

tumer

-osis

abnormal condition

-pathy

disease

-plasty

surgical repair

-scopy

visual examination

-stomy

creation of an opening

-tomy

cutting incision

-uria

urine condition

eu-

good, normal

gyno-

female

mal-

bad

metro-

uterus

mono-

one

oligo

decreased, less

pneu-

lung

presby-

related to old age

angio-

blood vessel

adeno-

gland

adipo-

fat

carcino-

cancer

brachi-

arm

chondro-

cartilage

colpo-

vagina

cutaneo-

skin

cysto-

bladder

entero-

intestines

hystero-

uterus

lith-

stone

masto-

breast

narco-

sleep

ophthal

eye

oto

ear

phleb

vein

reno-

kidney

pyro-

heat

rhino-

nose

-centesis

aspirate

-pnea

breathing

-stasis

to slow or stop

-dynia

pain

-edema

swelling

-emesis

vomiting

-sclerosis

hardening

-opia

vision

-oxia

oxygen

-rrhea

excessive flow

Tet-

four

phagia-

swallowing or eating

erythr/o

red

Cholecyst/o

gallbladder

cyst/o

bladder

-tripsy

crushing

-centesis

puncture to remove fluid