pre/suffix

-itis

Inflammation

-ous

Pertaining to

-oma

Tumor

-al

Pertaining to

-megaly

Enlargement

-cyte

Cell

-ia

Condition

-ar

Pertaining to

-emesis

Vomiting

-logy

Study of

-centesis

Surgical puncture

-dynia

Pain (generic)

-pathy

Disease

-clasis

To break, surgical fracture

-desis

Binding, fixation (bone, joint, bonelike tissue)

-ectomy

Excision, removal

-lysis

Separation, destruction, loosening

-pexy

Fixation (organ, tissue)

-plasty

Surgical repair

-rrhaphy

Suture

-ostomy

Forming an opening

-tome

Instrument to cut

-otomy

Incision

-tripsy

Crushing

-gram

Record, writing

-graph

Instrument for recording

-graphy

Process of recording

-scope

Instrument for examining

-scopy

Visual examination

-algia

Pain (conditionally linked)

-emia

Blood condition

-cele

Hernia, swelling

-ectasis

Dilation, expansion

-gen

Forming, producing, origin (substances help)

-genesis

Forming, producing, origin (solid)

-malacia

Softening

-osis

Abnormal condition, increase

-penia

Decrease, deficiency

-phobia

Fear

-plegia

Paralysis

-ptosis

Prolapse, downward displacement

-rrhea

Discharge, flow

-rrhexis

Rupture

-sclerosis

Abnormal condition of hardening

-spasm

Involuntary contraction, twitching

-stenosis

Narrowing, stricture

-toxic

Poison

-orexia

Appetite

-pepsia

Digestion

-phagia

Swallowing

-prandial

Meal

-capnea

Carbon dioxide

-osmia

Smell

-phonia

Voice

-ptysis

Spitting

-cardia

Heart condition

-phylaxis

Protection

-blast

Embryonic cell

-globin

Protein

-phil

Attraction

an-

Without, not

hyper-

Excessive, above normal

intra-

In, within

para-

Near, beside, beyond

poly-

Many, much

pre-

Before

endo-

In, within

dia-

Through, across

peri-

Around

post-

After

epi-

Above, upon

hypo-

Under, below, deficient

infra-

Under, below (relation to root)

sub-

Under, below (less/below normal)

inter-

Between

retro-

Backward, behind

bi-

Two

dipl/o-

Double

hemi-

One-half

macro-

Large

micro-

Small

mono-

One

uni-

One

multi-

Many, much

quadri-

Four

tri-

Three

ab-

From, away from

ad-

Toward

circum-

Around

trans-

Through, across

ecto-

Outside, outward (physical separation)

exo-

Outside, outward (relation root)

extra-

Outside, outward

super-

Upper, above (overall)

supra-

Above, excessive, superior (in relation root)

ultra-

Excess, beyond

a-

Without, not

anti-

Against

contra-

Against

auto-

Self, own