chapter 2

ante-

before

brady-

abnormally slow rate of speed

neo-

new

post-

after

pre-

before

tachy-

rapid, abnormally high rate of speed

ab-

away from, outside of, beyond

ad-

toward, near to

con-

with, within

contra-

against

dia-

across, through

sym-

with

syn-

with, joined together

ec-

outside

ecto-

outside

en-

inside

endo-

within

epi-

upon, following, above, in addition

ex-, exo-

outside

extra-

beyond

hyper-

above, beyond normal

hypo-

low, below, below normal

infra-

inside, below

inter-

between

intra-

inside, within

meso-

middle

meta-

beyond

pan-

all or everywhere

para-

alongside, near, disordered function

peri-

around

retro-

backward, behind

bi-

two

di-, diplo-

two, twice

hemi-

half

macro-

big

micro-

small

mono-

one

olig-, oligo-

a few, a little

poly-

many

quadri-

four

semi-

half, partial

tetra-

four

tri-

three

uni-

one

a-, an-

not, without

anti-

against, opposed

de-

without

dis-

remove

-algia

pain

-cele

protrusion, hernia

-cyte

cell

-dynia

pain

-ectasis, -ectasia

expansion or dilation

-edema (also stand alone word)

excessive fluid

-emesis

vomiting

-emia

blood

-iasis

condition or state

-ism

a condition of, a process, or a state of

-itis

inflammation

-lith

stone, calculus, calcification

-lysis

disintegration, breaking down

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargement

-oid

resembling or like

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition

-pathy

disease

-penia

reduction of size or quantity

-phobia

fear

-plasia

abnormal formation

-plegia

paralysis

-pnea

breathing

-poiesis

producing

-porosis

porous condition

-ptosis

downward displacement

-rrhage

flowing forth

-rrhea

discharge

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

hardness

-spasm

muscular contraction

-stasis

level, unchanging

-stenosis

a narrowing

-centesis

surgical puncture

-desis

surgical binding

-ectomy

surgical removal

-gen, -genic, -genesis

origina, producing

-gram

a recording, usually by an instrument

-graph

instrument for making a recording

-graphy

act of graphic or pictorial recording

-meter

instrument for measuring

-metry

act of measuring

-opsy

examination

-pexy

surgical fixation

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhaphy

suture

-scope

instrument for viewing

-scopy

act of viewing

-stomy

artificial or surgical opening

-tome

instrument for cutting

-tomy

incision