1-8 prefix,siffix,combining

ab-

Away from, negative, absent

ad-

Toward, to, in the direction of

a-, an-

Without, or less than

ana-

Backward

anti-

Against

bi-

Twice, double, two; or pertaining to life

brachy-

Short

brady-

Slow

de-

Removal

dextro-

Right side

dia-

Through

dys-

Bad, difficult, or painful

en-, end-, endo-

In, within, or inside

epi-

Above, on, or upon

eti-

Cause

eu-

Good, normal, well, or easy

ex-, exo-

Out of, outside, away from

hemi-

Half

hyp-

Deficient

hyper-

Excessive, increased

hypo-

Deficient, decreased

in-

In, into, not, or without

inter-

Between or among

intra-

Within or inside

macro-

Large, abnormal size, or long

mal-

Bad or poor

mega-, megalo-

Large, great

micro-

Small

neo-

New, strange

oligo-

Scanty, few

pan-

Entire

para-

Near, abnormal, or around

peri-

Surrounding

poly-

Many

post-

After, behind

pre-

Before, in front of

pro-

On supporting

re-

Back or again

sinistro-

Left side

sub-

Under, less, or below

super-, supra-

Above or excessive

tachy-

Fast, rapid

tele-

Distant

tri-

Three

ultra-

Beyond

-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ior, -ose, -tic, -tics

Pertaining to

-ago

Diseased condition

-algia, -dynia

Pain, suffering

-asthenia

Weakness or lack of strength

-ation, -ion, -tion

State, action, process, or condition

-cele

Hernia

-centesis

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

-cide

Causing death

-cocci

Spherical bacteria

-crasia

A mixture or blending

-crine

To secrete

-cyte, -cytes

Cell or cells

-derma

Skin

-desis

To bind or tie together

-ectasis

Stretching or enlargement

-ectomy

Surgical removal, cutting out

-edema

Swelling

-emesis

Vomiting

-emia

Blood or blood condition

-esthesia

Sensation, feeling

-genesis

Reproduction

-globin

Protein

-gram

Picture or record

-graphy

Process of producing a picture or record

-ia

Abnormal condition, disease, or plural of -ium

-iatrics

Field of medicine

-iatrist, -ologist

Specialist

-ism

Condition

-ist

Specialist

-isy, -is, -um, -us

Noun endings (singular or general)

-itis

Inflammation

-ive

Performs

-lepsy

Seizure

-listhesis

Slipping

-lithiasis

Presence of stones

-lysis, -lytic

To set free, break down, destruction, or destroy

-malacia

Abnormal softening

-mania

Madness

-megaly

Abnormal enlargement

-meter, -metry

To measure

-necrosis

Tissue death

-ology

The science or study of

-oma

Tumor, neoplasm

-orexia

Appetite

-osis

Abnormal condition, disease

-ostomy

Surgical creation of an artificial opening

-otomy

Cutting, surgical incision

-paresis

Partial or incomplete paralysis

-pathy

Disease, suffering, feeling, or emotion

-penia

Deficiency

-pepsia

Digest, digestion

-phage

A cell that eats

-phagia

Eating, swallowing

-phasia

Speak or speech

-phobia

Abnormal fear