Pathology prefixes and suffixes

a-, ab-

away from

a-, an-

without, not

ad-

toward

-algia

pain

ana-

up, back again

ante-

before, in front

anti-, ant-

against

auto-

self

bi-

two

-blast

budding

cardi-

heart

caudal

tail

cephal-

head

chondro-

cartilage

-clast

destroyer, breaker

contra-

opposite

crani-

skull

cyano-

dark blue

cyto-

cell

-dactyl-

finger, toe

deci-

tenth

derm-

skin

dys-

bad, difficult

ecto-

outside of

endo-, ento-

within

erythr-

red

gastr-

stomach

-genic

causing

gyn-, gyneco-

woman

hem-, haem-

blood

hemi-

half

hetero-

different

homo-

same

hyper-

over, excessive

hypo-

under, too little

iatro-

healer, healing

infra-

below

intra-

within

ipsi-

same

iso-

equal

-itis

inflammation

juxta-

near, next to

kilo-

thousand

leuko-, leuco-

white

lipo-

fat

-lysis, -lytic

dissolve

macro-

large

magn-

great, large

mal-

bad, ill

mega-, megalo-

large

melan-

black

micro-

small

milli-

thousandth

mono-

one

multi-

many

myelo-

marrow

myo-

muscle

necro-

dead

neo-

new

non-

not

ocul-

eye

oligo-

few

-ology

study of

onco-

tumor

opthalm-

eye

-osis

condition of

osteo-

bone

pan-

all

par-, para-

beside

patho-

disease

peri-

around

plasm-, plast-

shape, form

pleur-

rib, side

pneumo-

air, breath

poly-

many

post-

after, later, behind

pre-

before, in front of

pseudo-

false

psych-

mind, spirit

re-

again, anew

retro-

backward, behind

-rrhea

flow, gush

schizo-

split

sclero-

hard

semi-

half

sub-

under, below

super-, supra-

above; more than

syn-, sym-

with, together

tachy-

fast

techn-

art, skill

terti-

third

tetra-

four

thermo-

heat

tomo-, -tome

cut

trans-

across

tri-

three

ultra-

beyond

uni-

one