Prefixes 1
a-, an
without, lack of
hemi
half
bio
life
cardi
heart
itis
inflammation
brady
slow
peri
around
arthr
joint
cyt
cell
ology
study of
dys
difficult, painful, bad
tach(y)
fast
carcin
cancer, malignancy
erythro
red
oma
tumor
epi
above, over, upper
neo
new
hepat
liver
gastr
stomach
ectomy
surgical removal of
hyper
excessive, more than normal, high
endo
within, innermost
myo
muscle
nephr
kidney
sclerosis
dryness or hardness