CL151
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- a- (an- before a vowel or h)
- not, without, lacking, deficient
- anti- (ant- often before a vowel or h; hyphenated before i)
- against opposed to, preventing, relieving
- di- (rarely dis-)
- two, twice double
- ec- (ex- before a vowel)
- out of, away from
- ecto- (ect- before a vowel)
- outside of
- en- (em- before b,m,and p)
- in, into, within
- epi- (ep- before a vowel or h)
- upon, over, above
- exo-
- outside, from the outside, towards the outside
- hemi-
- half, partial; (often) one side of the body
- hyper-
- over, above, excessive, beyond normal
- hypo- (hyp- before a vowel or h)
- under, deficient, below normal
- mono- (mon- before a vowel or h)
- one, single
- peri-
- around, surrounding
- syn- (sym- before b, p, and m; the n assimilates or is dropped before s)
- together, with, joined
- -a
- state, condition
- -ac
- pertaining to, located in
- -ia
- state, condition (can appear in -y form)
- -iac
- person afflicted with
- -iasis
- disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence of: often used with the name of a parasitic organism. When used with lith-: formation and/or presence of calculi in the body
- -ic
- pertaining to, located in; indicate a drug or agent OR a person suffering from a certain disability or condition
- -in, -ine
- names of substances
- -ist
- person interested in...
- -itic
- pertaining to; pertaining to inflammation; indicate a drug or agent
- -itis
- indicate an inflammed condition
- -itides
- plural form for words ending in -itis
- -ium (rarely -eum)
- membrane; connective tissue OR region of the body
- -ma (combining form: -mat-
- abnormal or diseased condition.
- -osis
- abnormal or diseased condition
- -otic
- pertaining to:
- -sia
- state, condition
- -sis
- state, condition
- -tic
- pertaining to; often indicate a drug or agent OR can refer to a person suffering form a certain disability or condition
- ACANTH-
- thorn, spine
- ALG-
- pain
- ALGES-
- sensitivity to pain
- ALL-
- other, divergence, difference from
- ANGI-
- blood vessel, duct
- ARTERI-
- artery
- ARTHR-
- joint
- BI-
- life
- BRADY-
- slow
- CARDI-
- heart
- CEPHAL-
- head
- CRANI-
- skull
- CYT-
- cell
- ENCEPHAL-
- brain
- ERYTHR-
- red blood cell
- LEPT-
- thin, fine, slight
- LEUK-
- white blood cell
- LITH-
- stone, calculus
- LOG-
- word, study
- MALAC-
- soft
- MES-
- middle, secondary, partial, mesentery
- -METER, METR-
- measure, measuring device
- NEPHR-
- kidney
- NEUR-
- nerve, nervous system
- OSTE-
- bone
- PROSOP-
- face
- PROT-
- first, primitive, early
- SCLER-
- hard
- STEN-
- narrow
- STERE-
- solid, having three dimensions
- TACHY-
- rapid
- TOX(I)-
- poison