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Roots, Pre-, Suff-
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| artho | joint |
| cardio | heart |
| cephalo | head |
| cerebro | brain |
| cost | rib |
| cranio | skull |
| cyst | bladder |
| cyto | cell |
| derma | skin |
| entero | intestine |
| gastro | stomach |
| geront | old age, elderly |
| hema | blood |
| hepato | liver |
| lipo | fat |
| myo | muscle |
| nephro, reno | kidney |
| rhino | nose |
| neuro | nerve |
| ophthal, oculo | eye |
| osteo | bone |
| oto | ear |
| pneumo | lung |
| thoraco | chest |
| ven, phlebo | vein |
| a-, an- | without, not |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two, double |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | bad, difficult, painful |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| hypo- | less than, under |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| multi- | many |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | many, much |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | before, in front |
| quad- | four |
| retro | behind, backward |
| semi- | half |
| sub- | under, below |
| tachy- | fast, rapid |
| -ac, -al, -eal, -ic | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -ectomy | removal of |
| -emia | blood |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | instrument to record |
| -ism | condition |
| -itis | inflammation of |
| -lithiasis | presence of stones |
| -ology | study of |
| -megaly | enlargement |