suffixes and prefixes

angi/o vessel
vas/o vessel
vascul/o vessel
cardi/o heart
enter/o small intestine
esophag/o esophagus
gastr/o stomache
hem/o blood
hemat/o blood
hepat/o liver
oste/o bone
ur/o urine
urin/o urine
-al pertaining to
-eal pertaining to
-ectasis expansion or dilation
-ectomy excision (removal)
-ia condition of
-itis inflammation
-logy study of
-megaly enlargement
-stomy creation of an opening
-tomy incision
oligo- few or deficient
para- alongside of, abnormal
peri- around
-ac pertaining to
-ar pertaining to
-dynia pain
-ium structure or tissue
-rrhaphy suture
-rrhexis rupture
epi- upon
endo- within
sub- below or under
-alagia pain
-dynia pain
-genesis origin or production
-lysis breaking down or dissolution
-oid resembling
-penia abnormal reduction
-rrhea discharge
-spasm involuntary contraction
-cele pouching or hernia
-emia blood condition
-iasis formation or presence of
-malacia softening
-oma tumor
-osis condition or increase
-phil attraction for
-philia attraction for
-ptrosis falling or downward displacement
-rrhage excessive discharge (usually blood)
-rrhagia excessive discharge, usually of blood
-centresis puncture for aspiration
-desis binding
-pexy suspension or fixation
-plasty surgical repair or reconstruction
-ation process
-e general indicator that a word is a person, place, or thing
-ism condition or
-y condition or process of
-ary pertaining to
-ic pertaining to
-ous pertaining to
-tic pertaining to
-icle small
-ole small
-ula small
-ule small
-gram record
-graph instrument for recording
-graphy process or recording
-iatric pertaining to medicine, a physician, or healer treatment
-iatry treatment
-logist one who specializes in the study or treatment of
-ist one who specializes in
-meter instrument for measuring
-metry process of measuring
-poiesis formation
-scope instrument for examination
-scopy process of examination
-stasis stop or stand
aer/o- air, gas
hydr/o- water
lip/o- fat
py/o- pus
abdomin/o- abdomen
acr/o- extremity or topmost
aden/o- gland
arthr/o- joint
cephal/o- head
col/o- colon
colon/o- colon
cutane/o skin
cyt/o- cell
derm/o- skin
dermat/o- skin
hist/o- tissue
lapar/o- abdomen
muscul/o- muscle
my/o- muscle
nas/o- nose
nephr/o- kidney
neur/o- nerve
or/o- mouth
pneum/o- air or lung
pneumon/o- air or lung
ren/o- kidney
rhin/o- nose
carin/o- cancer
crin/o- to secrete
esthesi/o- sensation
fibr/o- fiber
gen/o- origin or production
gynec/o- woman
lith/o- stone
morph/o- form
necr/o- death
onc/o- tumor or mass
orth/o- straight, normal, or correct
path/o- disease
ped/o- child or foot
phag/o- eat or swallow
phas/o- speech
phob/o- exaggerated fear or sensitivity
plas/o- formation
psych/o- mind
scler/o- hard
son/o- sound
sten/o- narrow
therm/o- heat
tox/o- poison
toxic/o poison
troph/o- nourishment or development