Suffix and Prefix Meanings
Anti-
against, opposite of
Bi-
two, double
Brady-
Slow
De-
Away from, down
Dys-
abnormal, difficult, painful
Endo-
within, inner
Hyper-
Excessive, above normal
Hypo-
below normal, deficient
Inter-
Between
Intra-
Within, inside
Neo-
New
Poly-
Many, much
Post-
After, behind
Pre-
Before, in front of
Re-
Again, back
Sub-
Under, below
-algia
Pain
-itis
Inflammation of
-ology
Study of
-oma
Tumor, mass
-cyte
Cell
-penia
Deficiency
-plasty
Surgical repair
-emia
Blood condition
-osis
Abnormal condition