Home Health Aide prefix/suffix

a/an-

without, not

ab-

from away

ad-

to, toward

adeno/aden-

gland, glandular

-algia

pain

ambi-

both

angio-

vessel, duct

ante/pre

before

anti/contra-

against

arthro

joint

audio-

sound, hearing, dealing with the ear

auto-

self

bi/bis-

twice/double

bio-

life

brady-

slow

bronch/bronchi-

air tubes in the lungs, bronchi

cardi/cardia/cardio

pertaining to the heart

-cide

causing death

crani/cranio-

pertaining to the skull

cyst/cysto/cysti-

bladder, bag

-cyte/cyt-

cell

derrm/derma/dermo/dermat

pertaining to the skin

dia-

through, between, apart

dorsi/dorso

to the back, back

dys-

difficult, painful

ecto/ex/ exo

outside of, external

-ectomy

surgical removal of

endo-

within, innermost

entero-

intestine, pertaining to the intestine

gastro/gasti-

stomach

-genetic/genic

origin, producing

genito-

organs of reproduction

glyco/gly-

sugar

gyn/gyno-

women, female

hemi-

half

hema, hem, hemo, hemato-

blood

hepato-

liver

hetero-

other, unlike, different

homo/homeo-

same, like

hydro-

water

hyper-

over, increased, high

hypo-

under, decreased, low

hystero/hyster-

uterus

inter-

between, among

intra-

within, into

-itis

inflammation, inflammation of

leuko/leuco-

white

-logy/ology

study of, science of

mal-

abnormal, disordered

mast/masto-

breast

micro-

small

mono-

one, single

multi-

many, much, a large amount

myo-

muscle

neph/nephero-, -ren

kidney

neuro/neur

nerve, nervous system

ology

study of a science

ophthalm/ophthalmo-

eye

-ostomy

creation of an opening by surgery

ot/oto-

ear

-otomy

cutting into

path, patho, patchy, pathia

disease abnormal condition

ped/pedia-

child

peri-

around

plasty

surgical replacement

-plegia

paralysis

pnea

respiration/breathing

pneum-

lung, pertaining to the lungs

post-

after

proct/procto-

rectum, rectal

pseudo-

false

psych/psycho-

pertaining to the mind

sclerosis

hardening

scopy

visual examination

sep/septic-

poison, rot

sub-

less, under, below

super, supra

above, upon, over

tachy

fast

thermo/therm-

heat

-toxic/tox

poison

tracho-

trachea, windpipe

-uria

urine