AGRS Unit One Root words, prefixes, and suffixes

a-

not, without, lacking

anti-

against, opposed

di-

two

dys-

difficult, painful, abnormal

ec- (ex- before vowels)

out of, away from

ecto-

outside of

en-

in, into, within

endo-, ento-, (end-, ent- before a vowel)

within

epi-

upon, over, above

exo-

outside

hemi-

half, partial

hyper-

over, over, excessive

hypo-

under, deficient

mono-

One

peri-

around, surrounding

syn-

together

-a

state, condition

-ac

pertaining to, located in

-ia

state, condition

-iac

person afflicted with

-iasis

disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence of

-ic

pertaining to

-in, -ine

form names of substances

-ist

person intrested in

-itic

pertaining to, pertaining to inflammation

-itis

inflammation

-itides

plural form for nouns ending in -itis

-ium

membrane, connective tissue

-ium

region of body

-ma

abnormal or diseased condition

-osis

abnormal or diseased condition

-otic

adjective-forming suffix from nouns ending in -osis

-sia

state, condition

-sis

stat condition, quality, procedure

-tic

often indicate drug or agent

-y

state, condition, quality, process, procedure

acath-

thorn, spine

alg-

pain

alges-

sensitivity to pain

all-

other, divergence, difference from

angi-

blood vessel, duct

ateri-

joint

bi-

lifeb

brady-

slow

cardi-

heart

cephal

head

crani-

skull

cyt

cell

encephal-

brain

erythr-

red, red blood cell

lept-

thin, fine, slight

leuk-

white, white blood cell

lith-

stone, calculus

log-

word, study

malac-

soft

mes-

middle, secondary, partial

-meter, metr

measure, measuing device

nephr-

kidney

neur-

nerve, nervous system

oste-

bone

prax-

act, action

prot-

first, primative

scler-

hard

sten-

narrow

stere-

solid

tachy-

rapid

tox(i)-

poison