prefixes and suffixes MEDTERM

a- an-

not ; without

ante-

before

anti-

against

bi-

two ; both

brady-

slow

endo-

in ; within

epi-

on ; over ; upon

hypo-

below ; below normal ; deficient

inter-

between

inter-

between

intra-

within ; into

peri-

around ; surrounding

sub

below ; under

supra-

above

tachy-

fast

trans-

across

ultra-

beyond ; excess

-algia

pain

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

surgical removal ; excision

-emia

blood condition

-gen

substance that produces

-ia

condition

-ine

a substance ; pertaining to

-itis

inflammation

-logist

specialist

-logy

study of

-megaly

enlargement

-oma

tumor; mass

-osis

process ; abnormal condition

-pathy

disease

-plasty

surgical repair

-tomy

incision ; process of cutting

-um

structure ; tissue ; thing

ac, al, ar, ary, iac, ial, ic, ical, ior

pertaining to