Med Term Pre/Suffixes & Root Words

a-, an

without

ante-

before

supra-

above

anti-

against, opposing

bi-

two, twice, double

brady-

slow

poly-

many, much

epi-

on, upon, over

super-

above, over

tachy-

fast, rapid

hypo-

low, under

inter-

between

intra-

within, in

trans-

across, through

micro-

small

endo-

within, in

sub-

below, under

hyper-

above, excessive

anter/o

front, anterior

bi/o

life

cost/o

rib

caud/o

tail

gastr/o

stomach

hepat/o

liver

lip/o

fat

neur/o

nerve

poster/o

posterior, behind

ventr/o

front, belly

arthr/o

joint

cardi/o

heart

cyst/o

bladder

enter/o

intestine

hist/o

tissue

infer/o

inferior, below

my/o

muscle

path/o

disease

viscer/o

body organs

-algia

pain

-emia

in the blood

-gen

substance/agent that produces/causes something

-pathy

disease

-logy

study of

-osis

abnormal, condition, increased number (blood)

-oma

tumor, swelling

-stomy

creation of artificial opening

-itis

inflammation

-ac; -ic

pertaining to