unit 1. roots/prefix/suffix

ab

away from

Bi

two

endo

within

hyper

excessive

hypo

under

intra

within, inside

pre

before, in front of

post

after, behind

sub

under, below

ante

before, in front of

anti

against, opposite

circum

around

epi-

upon, above

exo

outside, outward

inter

between, among

intra

within, inside

para

beside

peri-

surrounding, around

pre

before, in front of

retro

backward, behind

supra-

above, upper

trans

across, through

ultra

beyond, excess

ad

toward

brady-

abnormally slow

di

two, double

eu

good

hemi-

half

macro

large

micro

small

mono

one

pan

all, entire

poly

many

post

after

primi

first

quadri

four

syn

together

tachy-

fast

tri

three

uni

one, single

al

pertaining to

ar

pertaining to

-ic

pertaining to

-itis

inflammation

ion

act or process

-ior

pertaining to

-logy

study of

meter

measure

-ous

pertaining to

-pathy

disease

scope

viewing instrument

-scopy

process of viewing

-stasis

standing still

y

process of

-algia

pain

-chezia

pass a stool

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-crit

to separate

arteri

artery

arthr

joint

cardi

heart

gastr

stomach

hepat

liver

oste

bone

path

disease

ven

vein

abdomin

abdomen

col

colon

cost

rib

dent

tooth

gnosis

knowledge of an abnormal condition

card

heart

hem

blood

pyrex

fever, heat

vertebr

spine

tens

pressure

radi

radiation

-desis

fixation

-ectasis

dilation

-ectomy

surgical removal

edema

accumulation of fluid in tissues

-emesis

vomiting

genesis

form, produce

gram

to record

graph

instrument for recording

-iatry

treatment, specialty

ician

expert, specialist

-icle

small, minute

-ist

specialist

-istry

medical specialty

-lysis

destruction

-logist

one who studies

-ole

small, minute

-ule

small, minute

-oma

tumor, mass

-osis

abnormal condition

-pathy

disease

-penia

deficiency

-philia

attraction for

phobia

fear

-plasty

surgical repair

-ptysis

to spit

-rrhage

to flow profusely

-rrhaphy

surgical suture

-rrhoid

flow

-stenosis

narrowing

-stomy

surgical formation of an opening

-tomy

surgical incision

-tripsy

crushing

-uria

urine

-plasty

surgical repair

-scopy

visual examination