Medical Prefixes and Suffixes

-ic

• like, related to

• unlike, unrelated to

• opposite of

• similar to

pachy-

• thin

• thick

• narrow

• broad

dia-

• through, across

• between, among

• under, below

• over, above

is

• that which

• is not

• could be

• should be

meso

• middle

• outer

• inner

• top

derm

• skin

• bone

• muscle

• fat

epi-

• inside

• on or outside

• beneath

• above

al

• a prefix meaning 'not'

• like or related to

• a term for 'all'

• a suffix indicating 'smallness'

-oid

• resembling

• dissimilar

• opposite

• unrelated

hypo

• above

• over

• under, below

• around