PREFIXES-ROOTS-SUFFIXES

a-/ an-

absence of/ without

ab-

away from

ad-

to/ towards/ near/ increase

ambi-

both

ana-

up

ante-

before

anti-/ contra-

against

contra-

against/ opposite

auto-

self

baro-

pressure

bi-

two/ both/ double

blast-

immature cell

brady-

slow

cata-

down

circum-

around

de-

down/ without/ removal/ loss

dia-

across/ apart/ though/ complete

dis-

absence/ removal/ separation

dys-

bad/ difficult/ painful

-ec/ ecto-

out/ outside

em-/ en-

in/ within

endo-

within

epi-

upon/ above/ on/ over

ex-/ extra-

out/ outside/ over

exo-

out of

hemi-

half/ one side

homo-/ homeo-

same/ unchanging

hyper-

excessive

hypo-

below/ deficient/ under

infra-

below/ beneath

inter-

between

intra-

within/ inside

ipsi-

same

iso-

equal/ same

macro-

large/ abnormally large

mal-

bad/ poor

meta-

beyond/ change

micro-

small

neo-

new

pan-

all

para-

near/ beside

per-

through

peri-

around/ surrounding

poly-

many/ much

post-

after

pre-

before/ in front of

pro-

in front of/ before/ forward

pseudo-

false

re-

aigain/ back

retro-

backward/ behind

semi-

half

sub-

below/ under

super-/ supra-

above/ extreme

syn-/ sym-

with/ together/ beside

tachy-

rapid

tetra-

four

trans-

across/ through/ over

tri-

three

ultra-

excessive/ beyond

uni-

one

venter-

abdomen

aden/o

gland

adip/o

fat

angi/o

blood vessel

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint/ articulation

bi/o

life

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

cephal/o

head

cerebr/o

cerebrum

cheil

;ips

chrom/o

color

cis/o

to cut

coccyg/o

coccyx (tailbone)

cost/o

rib

crani/o

cranium/ skull

crin/o

secrete

cyan/o

blue

cyst/o

sac/ urinary bladder

cyt/o

cell

dent/o

tooth

dermat/o

skin

dorsi

black

electr/o

intestine

erythr/o

red

gastr/o

stomach

gloss/o

tongue

glutos

buttock

glyc/o

surger/ glucose/ sweet

gnos/o

knowledge

gyn/o/ gynec/o

woman

hem/haemat/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

his/o/ histi/o

tissue

hyster/o uter/o

uterus

iatr/o

trement

kyph/o

bent/ hump

labi/o

lip

later/o

side