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amphi-
ampho-
Prefix

on both sides, around, both
ana-
Prefix

up, back, against
apo-
Prefix

away from
cata-
(cat-)
Prefix

downward, disordered
dia-
(di-)
Prefix

through, across, apart
eso-
Prefix

within, inner, inward
eu-
Prefix

good, normal, healthy
heter-
hetero-
Prefix

different, other, relationship to another
homo-
homeo-
Prefix

same, likeness
meta-
(met-)
Prefix

change, transformation, after, behind
para-
(par-)
Prefix

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond
pro-
Prefix

before
pros-
prosth-
Prefix

in place of
-al
adjective forming suffix

pertaining to, located in
-ase
noun forming suffix

forms names of enzymes
-asia
-asis
noun forming suffix

state, condition
-ema
noun forming suffix

state, condition
-esis
noun forming suffix

state, condition, procedure
-etic
adjective forming suffix

pertaining to
-ics
-tics
noun forming suffix

science or study of
-ism
noun forming suffix

state, condition, quality
-ismus
noun forming suffix

state, condition, muscular spasm
-oid
-ode
-id
adjective or noun forming suffix

indicating a particular shape, form or resemblance; like, resembling
-oma
noun forming suffix

usually tumor, occasionally disease
-ose
adjective forming suffix

full of, resembling; also used to form names of chemical substances
-ous
adjective forming suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of
-us
noun forming suffix

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)
acr
combining form

[highest point] extremities (particularly the hands and feet)
ambly
combining form

dull, faint
carcin
combining form

[crab] carcinoma, cancer
cel
combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling
cheir
chir
combining form

hand
chol(e)
combining form

bile, gall
col(i)
colon
combining form

colon
cyan
combining form

blue
cyst(i)
cystis
combining form

bladder, cyst
diplo
combining form

double, twin
enter
combining form

(small) intestine
erg
combining form

action, work
gastr
combining form

stomach
cel
combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling
cheir
chir
combining form

hand
chol(e)
combining form

bile, gall
col(i)
colon
combining form

colon
cyan
combining form

blue
cyst(i)
cystis
combining form

bladder, cyst
diplo
combining form

double, twin
enter
combining form

(small) intestine
erg
combining form

action, work
gastr
combining form

stomach
hem
hemat
em
combining form

blood
hepar
hepat
combining form

liver
lip
combining form

fat
macr
combining form

(abnormally) large or long
mega
megal
combining form

(abnormally) large or long
melan
combining form

dark, black
micr
combining form

(abnormally) small
nyct
combining form

night
odyn
combining form

pain
onc
combining form

tumor
pachy
combining form

thick
pseud
combining form

false
py
combining form

pus
sarc
combining form

flesh, soft tissue
spasm
combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction
splen
combining form

spleen
stom
stomat
combining form

mouth, opening
-ize
verb forming suffix

to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in
-ize
verb forming suffix

to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in