Prefixes/Suffixes/Roots

Dent/o, dent/i

• gums

• teeth

• jaw

• tongue

-cyte

• cell

• tissue

• organ

• system

-scope

• instrument for examining

• tool for measuring

• device for recording

• method for analyzing

Anti-

• for

• with

• against, opposing

• in favor of

Dys-

• difficulty

• ease

• simplicity

• comfort

Brady-

• abnormally fast

• abnormally slow

• abnormally high

• abnormally low

Cephal/o

• heart

• brain

• lung

• liver

Thorac/o

• thorax

• abdomen

• pelvis

• cranium

-pnea

• breathing

• eating

• sleeping

• running

A-, an-

• with

• abundance of

• without, lack of, not

• excess