Greek Root Words: Suffixes and Prefixes
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| a-, an- | not, without
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| amphi- | both, on both sides of, around
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| ana-, an- | up, back, again
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| anti-, ant- | against, opposite
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| apo-, ap- | from, off
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| cata-, cat- | down, against, very
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| dia-, di- | through, across, between
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| dys- | bad, disordered, difficult
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| ec- | out, out of
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| ecto- | outside, external
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| en-, em-, el- | in, into
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| endo-, ento-, end-, ent- | within
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| epi-, ep- | upon, to, in addition to
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| eu-, ev- | good, well
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| ex- | out, out of
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| exo- | outside, external
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| hyper- | over, excessive
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| hypo-, hyp- | below, less than normal
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| meta-, met- | after, changed
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| para-, par- | beside, disordered
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| peri- | around, near
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| pro- | before, in front of
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| pros- | toward, in addition to
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| syn-, sym-, -syl- | with together
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| sy-, sys- | with together
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| -ac | pertaining to
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| -al | pertaining to, like, belonging to
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| -an, -ian | pertaining to, like, one concerned with
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| -arch | one who rules
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| -archy | rule by
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| -arion | little
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| -arium | little
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| -ast | one who does
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| -cracy | rule by
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| -crat | one who advocates or practices by rule
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| -ectomy | surgical removal of
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| -emia | condition of the blood
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| -gram | thing written
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| -graph | writing
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| -graphy | writing
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| -hedron | solid figure
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| -ia | quality of
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| -iasis | diseased condition
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| -ic | pertaining to
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| -ician | specialist in
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| -ics | art, science, study of
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| -idium | little
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| -in | chemical substance
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| -ine | chemical substance
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| -ion | little
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| -iscus | little
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| -isk | little
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| -ism | belief in
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| -ist | one who believes in
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| -ite | one connected with
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| -itis | inflammation of
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| -ium | little
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| -ium | part
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| -ize | (verbal suffix)
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| -logy | science of
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| -m | result of
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| -ma | result of
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| -mania | madness about, passion
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| -maniac | one having a madness or passion for
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| -mat | result of
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| -me | result
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| -meter | measure
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| -nomy | science of
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| -oid | like
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| -oma | tumor
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| -osis | diseased condition of
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| -ous, -ious | full of, pertaining to, like
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| -path | one who suffers from a disease of
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| -pathy | disease of
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| -phobe | one who fears or hates
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| -phobia | abnormal fear or hatred of
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| -ploid | -fold
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| -rrhea, -rrhoea | abnormal discharge
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| -scope | instrument for viewing
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| -se | act of
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| -sia | act of
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| -sis | act of
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| -st | one who does
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| -sy | act of
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| -t | he who
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| -te | he who
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| -therapy | treatment of or by
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| -tic | pertaining to
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| -tics | art, science, study of
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| -tomy | surgical operation on
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| -y | quality of
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