Fundamental Word Structure

Aden/o

Gland

Carcin/o

Cancer

Cardi/o

Heart

Chem/o

Chemical

Cis/o

to cut

Dermat/o

Skin

Enter/o

Small Intestine

Gastr/o

Stomach

Gynec/o

Female

Hemat/o

Blood

Hydr/o

Water

Immun/o

Immune

Laryng/o

Voice Box

Morph/o

Shape

Nephr/o

Kidney

Neur/o

Nerve

Ophthalm/o

Eye

Ot/o

Ear

Path/o

Disease

Pulmon/o

Lungs

Rhin/o

Nose

ur/o

Urine, Urinary System

A-

Without, Away from

An-

Without

Ante-

Before, in front of

Anti-

Against

Auto-

Self

Brady-

Slow

Dys-

Difficult, Painful

Endo-

Within, Inner

Epi-

Upon, over

Eu-

Normal, Good

Hetero-

Different

Homo-

Same

Hyper-

Over, Above

Hypo-

Under, Below

Infra-

Under, Beneath, Below

Inter-

Among, Between

Intra-

Within, Inside

Macro-

Large

Micro-

Small

Neo-

New

Pan-

All

Para-

Beside, Beyond, Near

Per-

Through

Peri-

Around

Post-

After

Pre-

Before, In front of

Pseudo-

Fake

Retro-

Backward, Behind

Sub-

Below

Super-

Above, Excess

Supra-

Above

Tachy-

Fast

Trans-

Through, Across

Ultra-

Beyond, Excess

Bi-

Two

Hemi-

Half

Mono-

One

Multi-

Many

Nulli-

None

Poly-

Many

Quad-

Four

Semi-

Partial, Half

Tri-

Three

Uni-

One

-Algia

Pain

-cele

Hernia, Protrusion

-cise

cut

-cyte

cell

-dynia

pain

-ectasis

dilatation

-gen

that which produces

-genesis

produces, generates

-genic

producing

-ia

state, condidtion

-iasis

abnormal condition

-ism

state of

-itis

inflammation

-logist

one who studies

-logy

study of

-lysis

destruction

-malacia

abnormal, softening

-megaly

enlargement, large

-oma

tumor, mass

-osis

abnormal condition

-pathy

disease

-plasia

development, growth

-plasm

formation, development

-ptosis

drooping

-rrhage

excessive, abnormal flow

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

hardening

-stenosis

narrowing

-therapy

treatment

-trophy

nourishment, development

-ac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-an

pertaining to

-ar

pertaining to