All Prefixes, Suffixes, Word Roots

a-

without, away from

an-

without

ante-

before, in front of

anti-

against

auto-

self

brady-

slow

contra-

against

de-

without

dys-

painful, difficult, abnormal

endo-

within, inner

epi-

upon/over

eso-

inward

eu-

normal, good

ex -

external, outward

exo-

outward

extra-

outside of

hetero-

different

homo-

same

hydro-

water

hyper-

over, above

hypo-

under, below

in-

not; inward

infra-

under, beneath, below

inter-

among, between

intra-

within, inside

macro-

large

micro-

small

myo-

to shut

neo-

new

pan-

all

para-

beside, near; abnormal; two like parts of a pair

per-

through

peri-

around

post-

after

pre-

before, in front of

pro-

before

pseudo-

false

retro-

backward, behind

sub-

below, under

supra-

above

tachy-

rapid, fast

trans-

through, across

ultra-

beyond, excess

un-

not

bi-

two

hemi-

half

mono-

one

multi-

many

nulli-

none

poly-

many

primi-

first

quadri-

four

semi-

partial, half

tetra-

four

tri-

three

uni-

single, one

-algia

pain

-cele

hernia, protrusion

cise-

cut

-cyte

cell

-dynia

pain

-ectasis

dilation

-gen

that which produces

-genesis

produces, generates

-genic

producing, produced by

-ia

state, condition

-iasis

abnormal condition

-iatry

medical treatment

-ism

state of

-itis

inflammation

-logist

one who studies

-logy

study of

-lysis

destruction

-lytic

destruction

-malacia

abnormal softening

-megaly

enlargement, large

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumor, mass, swelling

-osis

abnormal condition

-pathy

disease

-phobia

fear

-plasia

development, growth

-plasm

formation, development

-ptosis

drooping

-rrhage

excessive, abnormal flow

-rrhagia

abnormal flow condition

-rhea

discharge, flow

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

hardening

-stenosis

narrowing

-therapy

treatment

-trophy

nourishment, development

-ule

small

-ac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-an

pertaining to

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-atic

pertaining to

-eal

pertaining to