Chapter 3

mono-, uni-

one

bi-, di-

two

tri-

three

quad-, quadri-, tetra-

four

centi-

one hundred, one-hundredth

milli-

one-thousandth

diplo-

double

hemi-, semi-

half, partly

hyper-

excessive, more than normal

hypo-

under, less than normal

multi-, poly-

many

nulli-

none

pan-

all

primi-

first

super-, ultra-

excessive

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

ante-, pre-

before in time or in place

circum-, peri-

around

contra-

against or opposed

dia-

through

ecto-, ex-, exo-, extra-

outside, without, away from

en-, end-, endo-

inside

epi-

above, on

hypo-, infra-, sub-

beneath, under

inter-

between

intra-

within

ipsi-

same

meso-, mid-

middle

para-

near, beside, or abnormal

per-

through or by

post-

after, behind

retro-

behind, backward

super-, supra-

above, beyond

sym-, syn-

joined, together

trans-

across

anti-, contra-

against

brady-

slow

dys-

bad, difficult, disordered

eu-

good, normal

mal-

bad, abnormal

pro-

favoring, supporting

tachy-

fast

ante-, pre-, pro-

before

post-

after or behind

macro-, mega-, megalo-

large or great

micro-

small

a-, an-

no, not, without

in-

not or inside

non-

not

alb/o, albin/o, leuk/o (leuc/o)

white

chlor/o

green

cyan/o

blue

erythr/o

red

melan/o

black

xanth/o

yellow

Combining Form: cyt/o

Suffixes: -cyte

cell

Combining Form: gen/o

Suffixes: -genic, -genesis

beginning, origin (sometimes genes)

produced by or in

producing or forming

Combining Form: gram/o

Suffixes: -gram, -graph, -graphy

to record

a record

instrument for recording

process of recording

Combining Form: kinesi/o

Suffixes: -kinesia, -kinesis

movement, motion

Combining Form: leps/o

Suffixes: -lepsy

seizure

Combining Form: lys/o

Suffixes: -lysin, -lysis, lytic

destruction, dissolving

that which destroys

process of destroying

capable of or producing destruction

Combining Form: malac/o

Suffixes: -malacia

soft, softening

abnormal softening

Combining Form: megal/o

Suffixes: -megaly

large, enlarged

enlargement

Combining Form: metr/o

Suffixes: -meter, -metry

measure, uterine tissue

instrument used to measure

process of measuring

Combining Form: path/o

Suffixes: -pathy

disease

Combining Form: phag/o

Suffixes: -phagia, -phagic, -phagy

eat, ingest

eating, swallowing

Combining Form: phas/o

Suffixes: -phasia

speech

Combining Form: pleg/o

Suffixes: -plegia

paralysis

Combining Form: schis/o, schiz/o, schist/o

Suffixes: -schisis

split, cleft

Combining Form: scler/o

Suffixes: -sclerosis

hard, hardening

Combining Form: scop/o

Suffixes: -scope, -scopy

to examine, to view

instrument used for viewing

process of examining visually

Combining Form: troph/o

Suffixes: -trophic, -trophy

nutrition