| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
A- | Without or no |
An- | Without or no |
Ab- | Away from |
Ad- | Toward |
Anti- | Against |
Dys- | Difficult, Painful, Bad |
Eu- | Good, Easy, Normal |
Endo- | Within or inside |
Ecto- | Outside |
Ex/exo- | Without, out of, outside, or away from |
Hyper- | Elevated, higher, or more than normal |
Hypo- | Depressed, lower, or less than normal |
Inter- | Between |
Intra- | Within |
Poly- | Many or excessive |
Oligo- | Scant or little |
Pre- | Before |
Peri- | Around |
Post- | After |
Sub- | Below, under, less |
Super/supra- | Above, beyond, or excessive |
Pan- | All |
-Penia | Deficiency or reduction in number |
Leuko- | White |
Epi- | Upper |
Extra- | Outside |
Infra- | Below or beneath |
Meta- | Beyond |
Per- | Throughout |
Trans- | Across |
Ultra- | Above, increased, more than normal |
-ectomy | Surgical removal or exision |
-pexy | Suture to stabilize |
-plasty | Surgical repair |
-stomy | Surgically created opening |
-tomy | Cutting into |
-centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas |
-gram | Record of |
-lysis | Separation or breakdown |
-itis | Inflammation |
-megaly | Enlargement |
Gastr/o | Stomach |
Enter/o | Small intestine |
Arthro- | Joints |
Chondr/o | Cartilage |
Oste/o, Oss/e, or Oss/i | Bones |
Cardi/o | Heart |
Ven/o | Veins |
Hem/o or hemat/o | Blood |
Hepat/o | Liver |
Ren/o | Kidneys |
Nephr/o | Kidneys |
Cyst/o | Urinary bladder |
Nas/o | Nose or nares |
Rhin/o | Nose or nares |