Prefixes
a-
absence of
-algia
pain
-genic, -genesis
creating, producing
crani/o
cranium (pertaining to skull and brain)
kinesi/o
movement
dys-
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
-centesis
surgical puncture
-ectomy
excision, surgical removal
arthr/o, articul/o
joint
lumb/o
lower back
supra-
excessive, above
-lith
stone
-stomy
mouth-like opening
acr/o
extremities
myle/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
hemi-
half
-plasia
formation, growth
-penia
deficiency
chondr/o
cartilage
pub/o
pubis
peri-
beside, near
-ptosis
drooping, prolapse
-rrhaphy
suture, suturing
cost/o
ribs
lord/o
bent backwards