word part: basics of the body

anter/o

front

arthr/o

joint

caud/o

tail

cephal/o

head

dist/o

away front point of origin

later/o

side

medi/o

middle

super/o

above

ventr/o

belly side

viscer/o

internal organs

a-; an-

not; without

anti-

against

brady-

slow

endo-

in; within

epi-

on; over; upon

hyper-

above; normal; excessive

hypo-

below; below normal; deficient

inter-

between

intra-

within; into

peri-

around; surrounding

supra-

above

tachy-

fast

trans-

across

-ac, -al, -ary, -ic

pertaining to

-ectomy

surgical removal

-gen

substance that produces

-ia

condition

-itis

inflammation

-oma

tumor; mass

-osis

abnormal condition

-stomy

surgical opening

-tomy

process of cutting; incision