a-, an-, in-
without, not, absence of
ambi-
both, both sides, around, about
bi-
two
di-
twice, two, double
hemi-, semi-
half
iso-
same, equal
macro-
large
micro-
small
mono-, uni-
one, single
multi-
many
poly-
much
oligo-
deficiency
pan-
all
quadri-, tetra-
four
tri-
three
ab-
away from
ad-
toward
anti-
against
brady-
slow
con-
together, with
contra-
against, opposite
circum-
around
dia-, trans-
through, across
ec-, ecto-
out, outside
en-, end-, endo-, in-, intra-
in, within, inner
epi-
above, upon
eso-
inward
ex-, exo-, extra-
away from, outside, external
hyper-, super-, supra-
excessive, above
hypo-, infra-, sub-
below, beneath
inter-
between
para-, peri-
beside, near
post-
after, following
pre-
before
pro-
before, forward
re-, retro-
behind, back
tachy-
rapid
ultra-
beyond
auto-
self
dys-
bad, painful, difficult
eu-
good, normal
mal-
bad, inadequate
neo-
new
tox-
poison, toxin
-centesis
surgical puncture
-cidal, -cide
destroying, killing
-desis
surgical fixation of bone or joint, binding, tying together
-dilation
widening, stretching, expanding
-ectomy
excision, surgical removal
-pexy
surgical fixation
-plasty
surgical repair
-rrhaphy
suture, suturing
-scopy
visual examination
-therapy
treatment
-tomy
cutting into, incision
-tripsy
crushing
-acusia, -acusis, -cusis
hearing
-algesia, -algesic, -algia, -dynia
pain
-dipsia
thirst
-esthesia
sensation
-opia, -opsia, -opsis, -opsy
vision, view of
-osmia
smell, odor
-phoria
feeling
-clasis, -clast
to break
-ectasis
dilation, expansion
-emesis
vomiting
-gen, -genesis, -genic, -genous
creating, producing
-kinesia, -kinesis
movement
-lysis
destruction
-pause, -stasis
cessation, stopping
-phage, -phagia
eating, swallowing
-phasia
speech
-rrhage, rrhagia
bursting forth
-rrhea
flow, discharge
-rrhexis
rupture
-spasm
sudden involuntary conraction
-uresis
urination
-cele
hernia
-constriction
narrowing
-cytosis
a condition of cells
-derma
skin
-edema
swelling
-emia
a condition of the blood
-gravida
pregnant woman
-ia, -ism
condition
-iasis
pathological condition or state
-itis
inflammation
-lepsy, -leptic
seizure
-lith
stone
-malacia
softening
-megaly
enlargement
-necrosis
tissue death
-oid
resembling
-oma
tumor
-osis
abnormal condition
-oxia
oxygen
-paresis
slight or partial paralysis
-partum, -tocia
childbirth, labor
-pathy
disease
-penia
deficiency
-pepsia
digestion
-phonia
voice
-plasia, -plasm
formation or growth
-plastic
pertaining to formation or growth
-plegia
paralysis
-plegic
pertaining to paralysis
-pnea
breathing
-pneic
pertaining to breathing
-ptosis
dropping, prolapse
-salpinx
uterine (fallopian) tube
-sclerosis
hardening
-static
not in motion, at rest
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
-thorax
chest
-trophy
nourishment, growth
-uria
urine
-graph
recording measurement
-meter
measuring instrument
-scope
viewing instrument
-tome
cutting instrument
-cyte, -cytic
cell
-gram
record
-ole, -ule
small
-prandial
meal
abduction
movement away from the body
adduction
movement toward the body
anterior
toward or near the front; ventral
posterior
toward or near the back; dorsal
base
the lower or supporting part of any structure
apex
the pointed tip of the conical structure
deep
further into the body