ENGLISH : suffixes and prefixes

Ab -

Away from

Ad-

Towards or in direction of

Dys-

Bad, difficult, painful

Dis-

Séparation , taking appart , the opposite of

Hyper-

Excessive or increase

Hypo -

Deficient or decreased

Inter-

Between or among

Intra-

Within or inside

Sub-

Under , less or below

Supra-

Above or excessive

-algia

Pain, suffering

-ectomy

Surgical removal

-itis

Inflammation

-malacia

Abnormal softening

-necrosis

Tissue death

-osis

Abnormal condition

-ostomy

Surgical creation of an opening

-otomy

Surgical incision

-plasty

Surgical repair

-rrhage

Excessive flow of something

-rrhaphy

To suture

-scopy

Visual examination

-rrhea

Abnormal flow

-sclerosis

Abnormal hardening

-stenosis

Abnormal narrowing

-rrhexis

Rupture

Peri-

Surrounding