Chapter 1 combined

-ac

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-ar/-ary

pertaining to

-blast

creator of a type of cell

-clast

destroys or reabsorbs

-crine

secrete

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

removal

-genesis

form

-globin

protein

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-lysis

breakdown

-megaly

enlargement

-osis

process; condition

-pathy

disease

-penia

deficiency

-plasia

formation; growth

-plegia

paralysis

-poiesis

formation

-trophy

growth

a-/an-

without

ab-

away

ad-

towards

ante-

before

anti-

against

auto-

self

bi-

two

brady-

slow

cata-

breakdown

contra-

against, opposite

de-

reversal, removal

dis-

apart, seperate

dys-

painful, difficult

endo-

within

epi-

above

ex-/exo-/extra-

out, outside

hydro-

water

hyper-

above

hypo-

below

inter-

between

intra-

within

juxta-

near

macro-

large

mal-

bad

mega-

large

micro-

small

mono-

one

multi-

many

neo-

new

non-

not

para-

relating to, close to

per-

through

peri-

around

poly-

many

post-

after

pre-

before

pseudo-

false

quadri-

four

retro-

back

semi-

half

sub-

below, under

supra-

above, superior

tachy-

rapid

trans-

across, through

un-

not

uni-

one