a-, an-
without
ab-
away from
ad-
toward
ambi-
both
ante-
before
anti-
against
auto-
self
bi-
two, twice, double
brady-
slow
circum-
around
contra-
against
de-
down
dys-
painful, abnormal, difficult, bad
endo-
within, inside
epi-
above, on
eu-
normal, good
ex-, extra-, exo-, ecto-
outside of
hemi-
half
hyper-
above, excessive, increased
hypo-
below, decreased, insufficient
infra-
beneath
inter-
between, among
intra-, endo-
within, during
levo-
to the left
macro-
large
mal-
bad
mega-
exceptionally large
meso-
middle
meta-
over, beyond
micro-
small
mono-
one
multi-
many
neo-
new
nulli-
none
peri-
around
poly-
many
post-
after, behind
pre-, pro-
before, in front of
presby-
older age
primi-
first
pseudo-
false
quadri-
four
retro-
behind, in back of
sten-
narrowed
sub-
under
super-, supra-
above, excess
sym-, syn-
together, with
tachy-
fast
trans-
across
tri-
three
ultra-
beyond, excess
uni-
one
-age
related to
-cidal, -cide
pertaining to killing
-form
shape
-fuge
driving away
-iatry, -iatrist
healing by a provider, healer
-ical
pertaining to
-logy, -logist
study of, one who studies
-ole
little, small
-opia
vision
-phylaxis
protection, prevention
-pnea
breathing
-therapy
treatment
-uria
urine
-centesis
surgical puncture
-cise
cut, remove
-clasis
break down
-desis
stabilization
-ectomy
removal, excision
-gram
record
-graph
instrument for recording
-graphy
process of recording
-ion
process
-lepsy
seizure, convulsion
-lysis
destruction, separation
-meter
device for measuring
-metry
process of measuring
-pexy
fixation, to put in place
-plasty
surgical repair, reformation
-scopy
visual examination
-spasm
involuntary twitch, contraction
-stasis
stopping or controlling
-stomy
a new opening
-tomy
incision
-tripsy
crushing
-algia
pain
-asthenia
weakness
-cele
swelling, herniation
-dynia
pain
-ectasis
dilation expansion
-emesis
vomiting
-emia
blood condition
-gen
producing
-ia, -ism
condition
-iasis
presence of, formation of
-itis
inflammation
-malacia
weakening of, softening of
-mania
obsessive preoccupation
-megaly
enlargement
-iod
seeming like
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
-pathy
disorder, disease
-penia
deficiency, decrease
-phagia
eating, swallowing
-phasia
speech
-phobia
fear
-plasia
formation of
-plegia
paralysis
-ptosis
drooping, falling
-rrhage
bursting forth
-rrhea
flow, discharge
-rrhexis
rupture
-sclerosis
hardening condition
-trophy
development
para-
near, beside
ipsi-
same, equal