pre/suffix

  • -itis (G) – inflammation

  • -ous (L) – pertaining to

  • -oma (G) – tumor

  • -al (L) – pertaining to

  • -megaly (G) – enlargement

  • -cyte (G) – cell

  • -ia (G) – condition

  • -ar (L) – pertaining to

  • -emesis (G) – vomiting

  • -logy (G) – study of

  • -centesis (G) – surgical puncture

  • -dynia (G) – pain (generic)

  • -pathy (G) – disease

  • -clasis (G) – to break, surgical fracture

  • -desis (G) – binding, fixation (bone, joint, bonelike tissue)

  • -ectomy (G) – excision, removal

  • -lysis (G) – separation, destruction, loosening

  • -pexy (G) – fixation (organ, tissue)

  • -plasty (G) – surgical repair

  • -rrhaphy (G) – suture

  • -ostomy (G) – forming an opening

  • -tome (G) – instrument to cut

  • -otomy (G) – incision

  • -tripsy (G) – crushing

  • -gram (G) – record, writing

  • -graph (G) – instrument for recording

  • -graphy (G) – process of recording

  • -scope (G) – instrument for examining

  • -scopy (G) – visual examination

  • -algia (G) – pain (conditionally linked)

  • -emia (G) – blood condition

  • -cele (G) – hernia, swelling

  • -ectasis (G) – dilation, expansion

  • -gen (G) – forming, producing, origin (substances help)

  • -genesis (L) – forming, producing, origin (solid)

  • -malacia (G) – softening

  • -osis (G) – abnormal condition, increase

  • -penia (G) – decrease, deficiency

  • -phobia (G) – fear

  • -plegia (G) – paralysis

  • -ptosis (G) – prolapse, downward displacement

  • -rrhea (G) – discharge, flow

  • -rrhexis (G) – rupture

  • -sclerosis (G) – abnormal condition of hardening

  • -spasm (G) – involuntary contraction, twitching

  • -stenosis (G) – narrowing, stricture

  • -toxic (G) – poison

  • -orexia (G) – appetite

  • -pepsia (G) – digestion

  • -phagia (G) – swallowing

  • -prandial (G) – meal

  • -capnea (G) – carbon dioxide

  • -osmia (G) – smell

  • -phonia (G) – voice

  • -ptysis (G) – spitting

  • -cardia (G) – heart condition

  • -phylaxis (G) – protection

  • -blast (G) – embryonic cell

  • -globin (G) – protein

  • -phil (G) – attraction

  • an- (G) – without, not

  • hyper- (G) – excessive, above normal

  • intra- (L) – in, within

  • para- (G) – near, beside, beyond

  • poly- (G) – many, much

  • pre- (L) – before

  • endo- (G) – in, within

  • dia- (G) – through, across

  • peri- (G) – around

  • post- (L) – after

  • epi- (G) – above, upon

  • hypo- (G) – under, below, deficient

  • infra- (L) – under, below (relation to root)

  • sub- (L) – under, below (less/below normal)

  • inter- (L) – between

  • retro- (L) – backward, behind

  • bi- (L) – two

  • dipl/o- (G) – double

  • hemi- (G) – one-half

  • macro- (G) – large

  • micro- (G) – small

  • mono- (G) – one

  • uni- (L) – one

  • multi- (L) – many, much

  • quadri- (L) – four

  • tri- (L) – three

  • ab- (L) – from, away from

  • ad- (L) – toward

  • circum- (L) – around

  • trans- (L) – through, across

  • ecto- (G) – outside, outward (physical separation)

  • exo- (G) – outside, outward (relation root)

  • extra- (L) – outside, outward

  • super- (L) – upper, above (overall)

  • supra- (L) – above, excessive, superior (in relation root)

  • ultra- (L) – excess, beyond

  • a- (G) – without, not

  • anti- (G) – against

  • contra- (L) – against

  • auto- (G) – self, own

  • brady- (G) – slow

  • dys- (G) – bad, painful, difficult

  • eu- (G) – good, normal

  • hetero- (G) – different

  • homo- (G) – same

  • homeo- (G) – same

  • tachy- (G) – rapid

  • semi- (L) – partial, half

  • di- (G) – two

  • in- (L) – without, not

  • aniso- (G) – unequal, dissimilar