Suffixes
logy
study of
hyper
high, over, excessive
lateral
outer structures (to the sides)
logist
specialist
hypo
under, below normal
medial
inner structures (closer to mid-line)
pathy
disease
tachy
fast, rapid
anterior
front surface of body
megaly
enlargement
brady
slow
posterior
back surface of body
itis
inflamation
post
after, behind
proximal
structures that are closer to the trunk of the body