| Term | Definition |
| ante- | before; forward |
| anti- | against |
| brady- | slow |
| ect- | outside; out |
| endo- | within |
| hyper- | above; excessive |
| hypo- | below; deficient |
| micro- | small |
| multi- | many |
| peri- | around; surrounding |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before; in front of |
| retro- | behind; backward; upward |
| semi- | half |
| sub- | below; under |
| super- | above; over; excess |
| supra- | above, on top of |
| tachy- | fast |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -cytosis | conditions of cells |
| -ectomy | surgical removal; excision |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -emia | blood |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -oma | tumor |
| -ostomy | creation of an opening |
| -pathy | disease |
| -phagia | eating; swallowing |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -pnea | breathing |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arthr/o | joint |
| audi/o | hearing; sound |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coagul/o | clotting |
| conjuctiv/o | conjuctiva |
| cry/o | cold |
| cyst/o | bladder; sac |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hepat/o | liver |
| lith/o | stone |
| mening/o, meningi/o | meninges (membrane) |
| muc/o | mucus |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
| nas/o | nose |
| neur/o | nerve |
| oste/o | bone |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pil/o | hair |
| pneum/o | lungs; air |
| neuralgia | neur/o: nerve
algia: pain
DEFINITION
- nerve pain |
| bradycardia | brady: slow
cardi/o: heart
ia: pertaining to
DEFINITION
- pertaining to a slow heart rate |
| myocardium | my/o: muscle
cardi/o: heart
ium: structure, tissue
DEFINITION
- heart muscle tissue |
| tachycardia | tachy: fast
cardi/o: heart
ia: pertaining to
DEFINITION
- pertaining to a fast heart rate |
| dyspnea | dys: difficult, painful
pnea: breathing
DEFINITION
- difficult, painful, or faulty breathing |
| rhinorrhea | rhin/o: nose
rrhea: flow, discharge
DEFINITION
- discharge from the nose |
| arthritis | arth/o: joint
itis: inflammation
DEFINITION
- inflammation of the joints |
| hyperglycemia | hyper: above or excessive
glyc/o: glucose, sugar
emia: blood
DEFINITION
- too much sugar in the blood |
| hypokalemia | hypo: below or deficient
kal/i: potassium
emia: blood
DEFINITION
- low blood potassium |
| metastasis | meta: beyond, after, or change
stasis: stop or control
DEFINITION
- the spread of cancer cells beyond the original site of the tumor through blood or lymph |
| anemia | an: not, without
emia: blood |
| sublingual | sub: below; under
lingua: tongue
al: pertaining to
DEFINITION
- pertaining to under the tongue |
| conjunctivitis | conjunctiv/o: conjunctiva
itis: inflammation
DEFINITION
- inflammation of the conjunctiva |
| otitis | ot/o: ear
itis: inflammation
DEFINITION
- inflammation of the ear |
| subcutaneous | sub: below; under
cutane/o: skin
ous: pertaining to
DEFINITION
- pertaining to below the skin |