prefixes and suffixes for medical terminology

a-, an-

lack of

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

ambi-

both

ante-

before

anti-

against

bi-

two

brady-

slow

circum-

around

co-, com-

with

contra-

opposed

de-

down

dys-

difficult

ecto-

outside

endo-

inner

epi-

upon

erythro-, ery-

red

eu-

normal

hemi-

half

hyper-

excessive

hypo-

deficient

im-

into

infra-

below

inter-

between

intra-, intro-

within

macro-

large

meta-

change

micro-

small

oligo-

few

pan-

entire

para-

beside

peri-

around

poly-

many

post-

after

pre-

before

pseudo-

false

quad-

one-fourth

retro-

back

sub

beneath

super-, supra-

superior

tachy-

rapid

-algia

pain

-cele

protrusion

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

cutting out

-gram

drawing or written record

-itis

inflammation

-lytic

destroy

-megaly

enlargement

-oophor(o)

ovary

-oology, -logy

study of

-oma

tumor

-oorhapy

repairing

-osis

condition

-ostomy

artificial opening

-otomy

incision

-pathy

disease

-penia

decrease of

-phobia

abnormal fear

-plasty

surgical shaping

-plegia

paralysis

-pnea

breathing

-renal

kidney

-rrage

excessive flow

-salpingo

fallopian tube

-scopy, -scopic

act of examining

-sepsis

infection

-uria

urination