| Miscellaneous prefixes | Miscellaneous suffixes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Prefix | Meaning | Suffix | Meaning |
| a-, an-, e- | without, lack of | -ac, -al, -alis, -an, -ar, -ary | pertaining to |
| chloro- | green | -asis, -asia, -esis | condition of |
| con- | together, with | -blast | bud, sprout |
| contra- | against | -cide | killer |
| dis- | apart, away | -clast | break down, broken |
| dys- | difficult, painful | -elle, -il | little, small |
| erythro- | red | -emia | condition of blood |
| eu- | true, good | -fer | to bear |
| hetero- | different, other | -la, -ism | condition of |
| homo-, homeo- | same, similar | -ic, -ical, -ine, -ous | pertaining to |
| leuco-, leuko- | white | -id | member of group |
| meta- | change, after | -itis | inflammation |
| micro- | small | -lysis | loosening, split apart |
| neo- | new | -oid | like, similar to |
| necro- | dead, corpse | -logy | study of |
| pseudo- | false | -oma | tumour |
| re- | again | -osis | a condition, disease |
| sym-, syn- | together, with | -pathy | disease |
| tachy- | quick, rapid | -phore, -phora | bearer |
| -sect, -tome, -tomy | cut | ||
| -some, -soma | body | ||
| -stat | stationary, placed | ||
| -tropic | change, influence | ||
| -vor | to eat | ||
Harvill, M. (n.d.). Common prefixes, suffixes and root words. Columbus, Mississippi: Dr. Marty Harvill’s Website at the Mississippi University for Women. http://www2.muw.edu/~mharvill/Prefixes.rtf. Used with permission.
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