| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -A | No,not,without |
| -Algia | Pain |
| -ase | Enzyme |
| -atrophy | Shrink |
| -carcinoma | Cancer |
| De- | Lack of |
| Dys- | Difficulty |
| -emia | Blood |
| -genesis | To form, make or beginning |
| Hemo-/hema- | Blood |
| Hyper- | High or above |
| Hypo- | Below or low |
| -itis | Inflammation or infection |
| -lysis | Breakdown |
| Macro- | Large |
| -malacia | Soft |
| -megaly | Enlargement |
| Micro- | Small |
| -oma | Tumor |
| -osis/iasis | Abnormal condition |
| Poly- | Many |
| -sis | State of condition |
| -sthenia | Strenth |
| -trophy | Nourishment or development |
| -logy | Study of |
| -rrhea | Discharge |
| -plasty | Repair |
| -otomy | To cut ; making an incision |
| -stomy | Surgical opening or an artifical opening |
| -ectomy | Excision or remove |
| -rraphy | To sew or suture |
| -pexy | To fix |
| -centesis | To puncture |
| ADEN/O- | GLAND |
| ARTHR/O- | JOINT |
| BI/O- | LIFE |
| CARCIN/O- | CANCER |
| CARDI/O- | HEART |
| CEPHAL/O- | HEAD |
| CEREBR/O- | CEREBRUM (LARGEST PART OF THE BRAIN) |
| CIS/O | TO CUT |
| CRIN | SECRETE( TO GIVE OFF) |
| CYST | URINARY BLADDER |
| CYT/O | CELL |
| DERM | SKIN |
| DERMAT | SKIN |
| ELECTRO | ELECTRICITY |
| ENCEPHAL | BRAIN |
| ENTER/O | INTESTINES |
| ERYTHR | RED |
| GASTR | STOMACH |
| GNOS | KNOWLEDGE |
| GYNEC | WOMAN,FEMALE |
| HEMAT | BLOOD |
| HEM | HEMATOMA |
| HEPAT | LIVER |
| IATR | TREATMENT |
| LEUK | WHITE |
| NEPHR | KIDNEY |
| NEUR | NERVE |
| ONC | TUMOR |
| OPHTHALM | EYE |
| OSTE | BONE |
| PATH | DISEASE |
| PED | CHILD |
| PSYCH | MIND |
| RADI/O | X-RAYS |
| REN | KIDNEY |
| RHIN | NOSE |
| SARC | FLESH |
| SEC | TO CUT |
| THROMB/O | CLOT, BLOOD CLOTTING |
| UR | URINARY TRACT, URINE |
| -AC | PERTAINING TO |
| -AL | PERTAINING TO |
| -ALGIA | PAIN |
| -CYTE | CELL |
| -ECTOMY | EXCISION, REMOVAL |
| -EMIA | BLOOD CONDITION |
| -GENIC | PERTAINING TO/PRODUCING/PRODUCED BY/ OR PRODUCED IN |
| -GRAM | RECORD |
| -IC,-ICAL | PERTAINING TO |
| -ION | PROCESS |
| -IST | SPECIALIST |
| -ITIS | INFLAMMATION |
| -LOGY | STUDY OF |
| -OMA | TUMOR/ MASS/ SWELLING |
| -OPSY | PROCESS OF VIEWING |
| -PATHY | DISEASE CONDITION |
| -SCOPE | INSTRUMENT TO VISUALLY EXAMINE |
| -SCOPY | PROCESS OF VISUALLY EXAMINING |
| -SIS | STATE OF |
| -TOMY | PROCESS OF CUTTING / INCISION |
| -Y | PROCESS, CONDITION |
| A- /AN- | NO , NOT , WITHOUT |
| AUTO- | SELF |
| DIA- | THROUGH, COMPLETE |
| ENDO- | WITHIN |
| EPI- | ABOVE, UPON |
| EX- | OUT |
| EXO- | OUT |
| HYPER- | EXCESSIVE , ABOVE, MORE THAN NORMAL |
| HYPO- | DEFICIENT ,BELOW , LESS THAN NORMAL |
| IN- | INTO , IN |
| PERI- | SURROUNDING , AROUND |
| PRO- | BEFORE |
| RE- | BACK , BACKWARD, AGAIN |
| RETRO- | BEHIND |
| SUB- | BELOW , UNDER |
| TRANS- | ACROSS, THROUGH |
| Oto | Ear |
| Rhino | Nose |
| Plasty | Repair |
| Sclerosis | Hardnening |
| Malacia | Softening |
| Phleb | Vein |
| Angio | Blood vessel |
| Thorax | Chest |
| Pneumo | Lung |
| Myo | Muscle |
| Myelo | Spinal cord |
| Abscess | Pus |
| Pulmonary | Lungs |
| Endo | Inner lining |
| Peri | Membrane surrounding |
