fatty word list

  • A- / An-: Without, lack of

  • Ab-: Away from

  • Ad-: Toward, near

  • Angio-: Vessel

  • Arterio-: Artery

  • Athero-: Plaque, fatty substance

  • Auto-: Self

  • Brachio-: Arm

  • Cardio-: Heart

  • Chole-: Bile

  • Chondro-: Cartilage

  • Cysto-: Bladder, sac

  • Dys-: Bad, difficult, painful

  • Epi-: Upon, over

  • Endo-: Inside, within

  • Hemo-: Blood

  • Hyper-: Over, excessive

  • Hypo-: Under, below

  • Inter-: Between

  • Intra-: Within

  • Leuko-: White

  • Myo-: Muscle

  • Neo-: New

  • Osteo-: Bone

  • Peri-: Around

  • Poly-: Many

  • Post-: After

  • Pre-: Before

  • Retro-: Behind

  • Sub-: Under, below

  • Tachy-: Fast

  • Trans-: Across

  • -algia: Pain

  • -emia: Blood condition

  • -ectomy: Removal, excision

  • -itis: Inflammation

  • -oma: Tumor, swelling

  • -osis: Condition, disease

  • -ology: Study of

  • -pathy: Disease, suffering

  • -plasty: Surgical repair

  • -stasis: Stopping, controlling

  • -tomy: Incision

  • -uria: Urine condition

  • den-: Gland

    Gastro-: Stomach

    Nephro-: Kidney

    Arthro-: Joint

    Neuro-: Nerve

    Bi-: Two

    Onco-: Tumor

    Cerebr-: Brain

    Hema-: Blood

    Cysto-: Bladder

    Patho-: Disease

    Cyto-: Cell

    Hepato-: Liver

    Derm-: Skin

    Hypo-: Under

    Pro-: Before

    Dia-: Across

    Electro-: Electricity

    Radi-: Ray

    Ep-: Upon

    Iatro-: Physician

    Retro-: Back

    Erythro-: Red

    Leuko-: White

    Rhino-: Nose

    Ex-: Out

    Thrombo-: Clot

    -oma: Tumor

    -ectomy: Removal of

    -algia: Pain

    -ology: Study of

    -otomy: Incision

    -logy: Study of

    -scope: Instrument for viewing

    -emia: Blood condition

    -itis: Inflammation

    -osis: Condition

    -phobia: Fear

    -pathy: Disease

    -ia: Condition

    -genesis: Formation

    -lysis: Destruction

    -ism: Condition

    -cyte: Cell

    -ic: Pertaining to

    Adipo-: Fat

    Dors-: Back

    Ana-: Up

    Hist-: Tissue

    Meta-: Change

    Cata-: Down

    Inter-: Between

    Intra-: Within

    Cyt-: Cell

    Karyo-: Nucleus

    Supra-: Above

    Crani-: Skull

    Laryngo-: Larynx

    Super-: Above

    Lateral-: Side

    Ventral-: Belly

    Dist-: Far

    Medi-: Middle

    Viscer-: Organ

    Supine-: Lying on the back

    Prone-: Lying face down

    -osis: Condition

    -itis: Inflammation

    -ology: Study of

    -logy: Study of

    -tic: Pertaining to

    -al: Pertaining to

    -gen: Producer

    -ist: Specialist

    -oma: Tumor

    -cyte: Cell

    -ar: Pertaining to

    -ule: Small

    -us: Structure

    Angio-: Blood vessel

    Hemo-: Blood

    Isch-: Block

    Myelo-: Bone marrow

    Nephro-: Kidney

    Neuro-: Nerve

    Dys-: Abnormal

    Perc-: Through

    Ap-: Away from

    Endo-: Inside

    Hyper-: Above

    Retro-: Back

    Bifur-: Split

    Mono-: One

    Sym-: Together

    Contra-: Against

    Neo-: New

    Tachy-: Fast

    De-: Down

    Uni-: One

    -osis: Condition

    -algia: Pain

    -itis: Inflammation

    -emia: Blood condition

    -ic: Pertaining to

    -ectomy: Surgical removal

    -genic: Causing

    -philia: Attraction for

    -plasty: Surgical repair

    -pathy: Disease

    -plasia: Formation

    -oma: Tumor

    -rrhea: Flow

    Colo-: Colon

    Chole-: Bile

    Dys-: Bad

    Atre-: Without

    Post-: After

    Stoma-: Mouth

    Hepato-: Liver

    Peri-: Around

    Fluoro-: Radiation

    Sublingual-: Under the tongue

    Villi-: Finger-like projection

    Para-: Alongside

    Infracost-: Below ribs

    Hiatal-: Opening

    Poly-: Many

    -ectomy: Surgical removal

    -ostomy: Opening

    -itis: Inflammation

    -al: Pertaining to

    -osis: Abnormal condition

    -emia: Blood condition

    -rrhea: Flow

    -genesis: Formation

    -phagia: Swallowing

    -plasty: Surgical repair

    -cytosis: Abnormal cell

    -rrhage: Excessive flow