Intro to Documentation 1 - prefix suffix

a-, an-

without

aphasia - without speaking

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

ante-

before, in front of

anti-, ana-, contra-

against

auto-

self

allo-

other, another

dextro-

right

dia-, trans-

through

diarrhea

ec-, ecto-

out, outside

end/o-

in, within

epi-

above, on top of

ex/o-

away, outside

hetero-

different

homo-

same

hyper-, supra-

over, above

hypo-, sub-

under, below

idio-

self

inter-

between

intra-

within

iso-

equal

mes/o-

middle

meta-

through, change

par/a-

beside, (abnormal) paranormal

per-

through, percutaneous

peri-, circum-

around

post-

after

pre-, pro-

before

retro-

behind

sinister/o-

left

sym-, syn-

together

ultra-

beyond

olig/o-

few, light

poly-, multi-

many

pan-

all

micro-

small

macro-

macro

nulli-

none

hemi-

one half

semi-

half, partial

mon/o-, uni-

one

prim/i-

first

bi-

two/twice

dipl/o-

double

ambi-

both

tri-

three

quadr/i-, tetra-

four

dys-

difficult, painful

eu-

good

mal-

bad

brady-

slow

tachy-

fast

cirrh/o, jaund/o-

yellow

cyan/o-

blue

erythr/o-, rhod/o-

red

alb/o, leuk/o-

white

melan/o-

black

-algia

pain

-cele

protrusion, hernia, hydrocele (liquid sac in scrotum)

-cyte

cell

-dynia

pain (neurodynia vs neuralgia)

-ectasis

dilation, bronchiectasis (bronchiole permanently widened)

-esthesia

sensation

-gen

that which produces

-iatry

treatment

-itis

inflammation

-kinesis

movement

-logy

study of

-lysis

destruction

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargement

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition

-paresis

weakness (hemiparesis vs hemiplegic)

-plegia

paralysis

-pathy

disease

-penia

deficiency, neutropenia (low level neutrophils)

-phobia

fear

-plasia, -physis

growth

-plasm

substance, shape

-ptosis

drooping, blepharoptosis (upper eyelid drooping)

-rrhage/ia, -rrhea

flow, discharge

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

hardening

-stenosis

narrowing

-therapy

treatment

-trophy

nourishment, development

-ule

small

-version

turning

-ac

cardiac

-al

surgical

-an

ovarian

-ar

muscular

-ary

axillary

-atic

lymphatic

-eal

epiphysial

-ic

neurotic

-ical

mechanical

-ile

febrile

-ine

uterine