Prefixes
A-, An-
Without
-stasis
Stoppage
Onc/o
Tumor
Describes shapes, size, direction, or color
Prefix
Cyan-
Blue
Tachy-
Rapid
-ism
Condition, Disease
Thromb/o
Clot
Ven-, Phleb/o-
Vein
Melan/o-
Black
Hyper-
Increased
-al
Pertaining to
Cardi/o
Heart
Indicates the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease
Suffix
Leuk/o-, Alb-
White
Brady-
Slow
-itis
Inflammation
Arteri/o
Artery
Hem/o, Hemat/o-
Blood
Jaund/o, Cirrh/o, Xanth/o
Yellow
Peri-
Around
-clast
Break
Glyc/o
Glucose
Usually, but not always, indicates the part of the body involved
Word root
Erythr-, eosin/o
Red