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Chapter 1
Suffixes, Prefixes and Combining Forms
| Prefix-, -Suffix, Combine Form | Meaning |
|---|---|
| a- , an- | no, not |
| aut- | self |
| dia- | complete, through |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult, abnormal |
| endo- | within |
| exo- | outside |
| hyper- | excessive, more than normal, too much |
| hypo- | below, less than normal, under |
| pro- | before |
| re- | back |
| retro- | behind |
| sub- | below, under |
| trans- | across, through |
| -al | Pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -etomy | cutting out, surgical removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gram | record |
| -globin | protein |
| -ia | condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ism | condition process |
| -ist | specialist |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist in the |
| -logy | the study of |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -opsy | to view |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -scope | instrument to visually examine |
| -scopy | process of visual examination |
| -sis | state of |
| -tomy | incision, the process of cutting in to |
| aden/o | gland |
| arthr/o | joint |
| bi/o | life |
| carcin/o | cancer, cancerous |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum, largest part of the brain |
| col/o, colon/o | large intestines |
| crin/o | secrete |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dermat/o | skin |
| derm/o | skin |
| electr/o | electricity |
| encephal/o | brain |
| enter/o | small intestines |
| erythr/o | red |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| gnos/o | knowledge |
| gynec/o | woman, female |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hem/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| leuk/o | white |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| onc/o | tumor |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| oste/o | bone |
| path/o | disease |
| psych/o | mind |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| thromb/o | clotting |