Para-

Alongside of or abnormal

E-, ec-, ex-

Out or away

Melan/o

black

De-

From, down, or not

Ad-

To, toward, or near

Dia-, trans-

Across or through

A-, an-

without

Hyper-

Above or excessive

Ab-

Away from

Ecto-, exo-, extra-

outside

En-, endo-, intra-

within

Epi-

upon

Inter-

between

Sub-, infra-

Below or under

Hem/o

blood

Hypo-

Below or deficient

Circum-, peri-

around

Oligo-

Few or deficient

Angi/o

vessel

Poly-, multi-

many

Anti-Contra-

Against or opposed to

Ante-, pre, pro-

before

Brady-

slow

Derm/o, cutane/o

skin

Eu-

Good, normal

Tachy-

fast

Cephal/o

head

Erythr/o

red

• Leuk/o

• white

Necr/o

death

Lip/o

fat

Sten/o

narrow

-itis

inflammation

Path/o

disease

Ren/o, nephr/o

kidney

Orth/o

Straight, normal, or correct

Scler/o

hard

-algia

pain

-osis

Condition or increase

-rrhea

discharge

-emia

Blood condition

-lysis

Breaking down or dissolution

Pan-

all