Prefixes
Before
Pre-
inflammation
-itis
Inflammation of the tonsils
tonsillitis
-malacia
abnormal softening
fat
Adip/o
After
Post-
Surgical removal
-ectomy
pain in the stomach
gastralgia
over, above, increased, excessive
hyper-
nerve
Neur/o
Below, under, decreased
Hypo-
surgical repair
-plasty
pertaining to a virus
viral
pertaining to birth
natal
stomach
gastr/o
Within
Endo-
flow or discharge
-rrhea
surgical removal of the appendix
appendectomy
nose
rhin/o
muscle
my/o
Surrounding
Peri-
Rupture
-rrhexis
myorrhapy
when the suffix begins with a consonant
a combining vowel is used
cell
cyt/o