Anotomy and medical Prefix/Suffix

a-, an

No, not, without; negates the meaning

ab-

Away from; from

ad-

Toward, at, increase, on, toward

ante-

Before

anti-

Against, opposing

bi-, bin-

Two, twice, double

brady-

Slow

de-

From, down, away from

dia-

Through, complete

dys-

Painful, abnormal, difficult, labored

endo-

Within, in

epi-

On, upon, over

eu-

Normal, good

hemi-

Half

hyper-

Above, excessive

hypo-

Below, incomplete, deficient, under

inter-

Between

intra-

Within, in

macro-

Large, long

meta-

After, beyond, change

micro-

Small

multi-

Many

neo-

New

nulli-

None

pachy-

Thick, thickening, thickened

pan-

All, total

para-

Beside, beyond, around, abnormal

per-

Through

peri-

Surrounding (outer)

poly-

Many, much

post-

After

pre-

Before

pro-

Before

sub-

Below, under

supra-

Above

sym-, syn-

Together, joined

tachy-

Fast, rapid

trans-

Through, across, beyond

tri-

Three

uni-

One

-a

Noun ending, no meaning

-ac

Pertaining to

-ad

Toward

-algia

Pain

-amnios

Amnion, amniotic fluid

-apheresis

Removal

-ar

Pertaining to

-ary

Pertaining to

-asthenia

Weakness

-carcinoma

Cancerous tumor

-cele

Hernia, protrusion, swelling

-centesis

Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

-crine

To secrete

-cyesis

Pregnancy

-cyte

Cell

-desis

Surgical fixation, fusion

-drome

Run, running

-e

Noun ending, no meaning

-eal

Pertaining to

-ectasis

Stretching out, dilation, expansion

-ectomy

Excision, surgical removal, cut out

-emesis

Vomiting

-emia

In the blood

-esis

Condition

-gen

Substance or agent that produces or causes

-genic

Producing, originating, causing

-gram

The record, radiographic image

-graph

Instrument used to record; the record

-graphy

Process of recording, radiographic imaging

-ia

Condition of, diseased state, abnormal state

-iasis

Condition

-iatrist

Specialist

-iatry

Specialty, treatment

-ic

Pertaining to

-ictal

Seizure, attack

-ior

Pertaining to

-ism

State of

-itis

Inflammation

-logist

Specialist who studies and treats

-logy

Study of

-lysis

Separating, loosening, dissolution

-malacia

Softening

-megaly

Enlarged, enlargement

-meter

Instrument used to measure

-metry

Measuring, process of measuring

-oid

Resembling

-oma

Tumor, swelling

-opia

Vision

-opsy

Viewing, process of viewing

-osis

Abnormal condition, increased number (blood)

-ous

Pertaining to

-paresis

Slight paralysis

-pathy

Disease

-penia

Abnormal reduction in number

-pepsia

Digestion

-pexy

Surgical fixation, suspension

-phagia

Swallowing, eating

-phobia

Aversion, abnormal fear

-physis

Growth

-plasia

Formation, development, growth