Word Structure Summary

Prefix Meaning Prefix Meaning Prefix Meaning Prefix Meaning

Epi Above Hypo Under Inter between Intra Inside

Trans Across Super , Excessive , Poly Many Olig few

supra beyond

SUB Below Ana Apart ` Endo within Exo Out

Retro Behind Peri Around Pro Before Eu Well , good

a/an Without Hyper Over Dia Through , complete

Root Meaning Root Meaning Root Meaning Root Meaning

Encephal Brain Enter Intestines Cyt Cell Cyst Bladder

Oste Bone Arthr Joint Dent Tooth Bi Life

Neur Nerve Aden Gland Cardi Heart Hepat Liver

My Muscle Erythr Red Brachi Arm Abdomin abdomen

Cyan Blue Melan Black Poli Gray Leuk White

Ot Ears Rhin Nose Laryng Throat Ven Vein

Arteri artery Append Appendix Hem Blood Gen Producing

Carcin cancerous Cephal Head Cervic Neck Electr electricity

Ment / Mind Nephr / kidney Path Disease Sarc Flesh

Psych ren

Tonsil Tonsil trache windpipe Ur Urinary , Thromb Blood clot

urine
 Suffix Meaning Suffix Meaning Suffix Meaning Suffix Meaning

ic – um related to itis inflammation oma tumor logy study of

al - ous
-ac

plasty surgical algia pain malacia abnormal osis abnormal

repair softening condition

necrosis death of sclerosis abnormal stenosis abnormal ist specialist

tissue hardening narrowing

centesis surgical megaly abnormal ia condition tome instrument

puncture enlargement

scope instrument rrhexis rupture emia blood gram result

condition

scopy visual rrhage excessive pathy disease gragh machine

examination flow

graghy record ectomy surgical remover tomy cutting in, incision

( cutting out ) , excision

* Cyte { it can be a suffix and root ( cyt) }.

* everything end with the letter E is a suffix.