A-
Negative, Without
Dys-
Painful, Difficult
Hyper-
Excessive, Above, More Than
Anti-
Against
Hypo-
Decreased, Below, Less
Poly-
Many
Cyte
Cell
Gastr/o
Stomach
Hepat
Liver
Lapar
Abdomen
Myel/o
Spinal Cord/Bone Marrow
Cyst/o
Sac/Bladder
Hemo/Hemat
Blood
My/o
Muscle
Nephr/o
Kidney
Oste/o
Bone
Plegia
Paralysis
-itis
Inflammation/Infection
-osis
Abnormal Condition
-otomy
Surgical Incision
-scope
Instrument to View
-ectomy
Removal
-ology
Study of
-ostomy
Surgical Opening
-oma
Tumor
Broncho/pulmo
Lungs (Root word)
Cardi
Heart (Root word)
Gastro
Stomach (Root word)
Hepat
Liver (Root word)
Neur
Nerve (Root word)
Nas
Nose/Nasal (Root word)
Or
Mouth/Oral (Root word)
Pneumo
Air or Lungs (Root word)
Ab-
Away from (prefix)
Ad-
Toward or Near (prefix)
Ante-
Before (prefix)
Brady-
Slow/Below Normal (prefix)
Contra-
Against (prefix)
Dys-
Painful, difficult (prefix)
Hyper-
Above normal, high (prefix)
Hypo-
Below normal, low (prefix)
Inter-
Between (prefix)
Peri-
Around (prefix)
Poly-
Many (prefix)
Post-
After (prefix)
Pre-
Before (prefix)
Super/Supra-
Above or in excess (prefix)
Tachy-
Above normal, rapid (prefix)
Uni-
one (prefix)
-ac
pertaining to (suffix)
-algia
pain (suffix)
-emesis
vomiting (suffix)
-itis
inflammation (suffix)
-ology
study of (suffix)
-plegia
paralysis (suffix)
-pnea
breathing (suffix)
-rrhea
discharge (suffix)
-spasm
contraction (suffix)
-al
pertaining to (suffix)
-ist
one who specializes in (suffix)