| Term | Definition |
| -orrhea | discharge, flowing
ex. dysmenorrhea |
| ante- | before |
| Erythr/o | red |
| hetero- | other, different |
| -orrhagia | burst forth, hemorrhage
ex. menorrhagia |
| Alb/o- | white |
| primi- | first |
| tel/e, tel/o | end |
| Uni-, mono | one, single |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening
ex. arteriosclerosis |
| Xanth/o | yellow |
| Bi-, di- | double, two |
| Clor/o- | green |
| Hypo- | below, decreased or deficient |
| syn-,sym- | Together |
| poikilo- | varied, irregular |
| Hyper- | over or above, excessive or increased |
| Eu- | good, normal or easy |
| Ab- | away from |
| -itis | inflammation
ex. pancreatitis |
| exo- | outside, away from |
| -ago, -esis, -iasis, -ia, -ion, -ism, -osis | abnormal condition or disease |
| aut- | self |
| a-,an- | no, not, without |
| -scopy | visually examine
ex. bronchoscopy |
| -lysis | loosen, free, or destroy
ex. hemolysis |
| -dynia | pain
ex. coccydynia |
| re- | back, again |
| Intra- | within or inside |
| Dys- | bad, painful, or difficult |
| sinister-/o | left |
| post- | after, behind |
| retro- | behind |
| ec- ecto- | out, outside |
| Melan/o | black |
| peri- | Around |
| -graphy | process of recording
ex. arteriography |
| homo- | same, unchanging |
| Supra- | excessive or above |
| -necrosis | tissue death
ex. osteonecrosis |
| hemi-, semi- | half |
| anti-, contra- | against |
| macro-,mega- | Large (abnormally) |
| de- | down, without |
| suffix | is added to the end to complete a term and tell what is happening |
| endo- | within |
| dia-, per-, trans- | complete, through |
| normo- | normal |
| Sub- | less, under or below |
| -stenosis | abnormal narrowing
ex. arteriostenosis |
| dextr/o | right |
| -centesis | surgically puncture to remove excess fluid
ex. peritoneocentesis |
| -orrhaphy | repair, close, suture
ex. herniorrhaphy |
| Multi- | multiple |
| -algia | pain and suffering
ex. cephaligia |
| -megaly | enlargement
ex. cardiomegaly |
| -ectomy | to surgically remove
ex. hysterectomy |
| Olig/o | scant, few |
| -gram | picture or record
ex. electrocardiogram |
| micro- | Small |
| trans- | across, through |
| pseudo- | false |
| Purpur- | purple |
| Pan- | all |
| pre-, pro | Before |
| -plasty | surgically repair
ex. abdominoplasty |
| Rube- | red |
| Poly | many |
| Quadr/i-,tetra- | four |
| -ac, -ic, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ical, -ic, -ine, -ior, -ory, -ous, -tic | pertaining to |
| -stomy | form an opening
ex. colostomy |
| -malacia | abnormal softening
ex. chondromalacia |
| sub- | under, below |
| Ad- | in the direction of, toward |
| prefix | small word added to beginning of a word to change its meaning |
| Tri- | three |
| mes/o- | Middle |
| Leuk/o | white |
| Inter- | between or among |
| neo- | new |
