Medication and Terminology:

a-, an-

Without; not; no, as in atypical.

anti-

Against, as in antibiotic.

brady-

Slow, as in bradycardia.

tachy-

Fast, as in tachycardic.

contra-

Against, as in contraindicated.

eu-

Good, normal, as in euthermic.

hyper-

Over, above, as in hypertension.

hypo-

Below, under, as in hypotension.

iso-

Equal, as in isotonic.

leuk-

White, as in leukocyte.

macro-

Large, as in macrophage.

micro-

Small, as in microscopic.

mal-

Poor, as in malnutrition.

pan-

All, as in pancytopenia.

sub-

Below, under, as in subtherapeutic.

andr/o

Male, as in androgen.

angi/o

Vessel, as in angioedema.

arthr/o

Joint, as in arthralgia.

bucc/o

Cheek, as in buccal.

cardi

Heart, as in cardiovascular.

derm/a

Skin, as in dermatology.

gluc/o

Sugar, as in glucose.

glyc/o

Sugar, as in glycemic.

gastr/o

Stomach, as in gastrointestinal.

hepat/o

Liver, as in hepatitis.

lipid

Fat, as in hyperlipidemia.

my/o

Muscle, as in myocardium.

nephr/o

Kidney, as in nephrotic.

neur/o

Nerve, as in neurology.

ocul/o

Eye, as in ocular.

ophthalm/o

Eye, as in ophthalmic.

osteo/o

Bone, as in osteoporosis.

ot/o

Ear, as in ototoxicity.

phleb/o

Vein, as in phlebotomy.

psych/o

Mind, as in antipsychotic.

pneum/o

Lungs, as in pneumonia.

pulm/o

Lungs, as in pulmonology.

ren/o

Kidney, as in renal.

rhin/o

Nose, as in rhinoplasty.

thromb/o

Blood clot, as in thrombosis.

ven/o

Vein, as in venous.

uter/o

Uterus, as in uterine.

-algia

Pain, as in arthralgia.

-ase

Enzyme, as in lactase.

-logy

Study of, as in biology.

-graphy, -graph

Instrument for recording, as in radiograph.

-gram

Record, as in electrocardiogram.

-itis

Inflammation of, as in tonsillitis.

-osis

Condition, as in osteoporosis.

-rrhage

Excessive flow, as in hemorrhage.

-ectomy

Surgical removal, as in tonsillectomy.

-logist

Specialist, as in pathologist.

-scopy

Viewing of, as in endoscopy.

-scope

Instrument for viewing, as in otoscope.

-sclerosis

Hardening, as in atherosclerosis.

-oma

Tumor, as in carcinoma.

-cyte

Cell, as in osteocyte.

-emia

Blood condition, as in anemia.

-iatry

Treatment, as in podiatry.

-lysis

Breaking down of something, as in hemolysis.

-lytic

Destroy, as in osteolytic.

-meter

Measuring instrument, as in thermometer.

-penia

Decreased number, as in neutropenia.

-stomy

Artificial opening, as in colostomy.