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Side A ------ Side B
ac ------ pertaining to
al ------ pertaining to
ar ------ pertaining to
ary ------ pertaining to
eal ------ pertaining to
ial ------ pertaining to
ic ------ pertaining to
ous ------ pertaining to
agra ------ excessive pain 
algia ------ pain
apheresis ------ removal
ase ------ enzyme
astenia ------ weakness
atresia ------ absence of a normal body opening 
capnia ------ carbon dioxide
cele ------ hernia; prostrusion 
centesis ------ surgical puncture to aspirate fluid 
cidal ------ killing
clasia ------ break
clasis ------ break
clast ------ break
clysis ------ irrigating; washing
coccus (pl.cocci)  ------ berryshaped (a form of bacterium) 
crine ------ separate; secrete
crit ------ to seperate
cyte  ------ cell
desis ------ surgical fixation; fusion 
drome  ------ run; running 
ectasis ------ stretching out; dilatation; expansion
ectomy ------ excision or surgical removal
ectopia ------ displacement
emesis ------ vomiting 
emia ------ blood condition
er ------ one who
esis ------ condition
iasis ------ condition
gen ------ substance or agent that produces or causes 
genesis ------ origin; cause
genic ------ producing; originating; causing 
gram ------ record; x-ray film
graph ------ instrument used to record
graphy ------ process of recording; xray filming 
ia  ------ condition of diseases or abnormal state
iatry ------ physician; treatment
ician ------ one who 
ictal ------ seizure; attack
ism ------ state of
itis ------ inflammation
lepsy ------ seizure
lysis ------ loosening; dissolution; separating 
lytic ------ destroy; reduce 
malacia ------ softening 
mania ------ madness; insane desire
megaly ------ enlargement
meter ------ instrument used to measure 
metry ------ measurement
morph ------ form; shape
odia ------ smell
odynia ------ pain
oid ------ resembling
ologist ------ one who studies and practices 
ology ------ study of 
oma ------ tumor; swelling 
opia ------ vision (condition) 
opsy ------ to view
oorhagia  ------ rapid flow of blood
orrhaphy ------ suturing; repairing 
orrhea ------ flow; excessive discharge 
orrhexis ------ rupture
osis ------ abnormal condition (means increased when used with blood cell word roots) 
ostomy ------ creation of an artificial opening 
otomy ------ cut into or incision
oxia ------ oxygen
paresis ------ slight paralysis
pathy ------ disease
penia ------ abnormal reduction in number
pepsia ------ digestion
pexy ------ surgical fixation; suspension
phagia ------ eating; swallowing 
philia ------ love
phily ------ love 
phobia  ------ abnormal fear of or aversion to specific objects or things
phonia ------ sound or voice 
phoria ------ feeling
physis ------ growth
plasia ------ formation; development; a growth 
plasm ------ growth; substance; formation
plasty ------ plastic or surgical repair 
plegia ------ paralysis
pnea ------ breathing
poiesis ------ formation
porosis ------ passage
prandial ------ meal
praxia ------ in front of; before
ptosis ------ dropping; sagging; prolapse 
ptysis ------ spitting 
salpinx ------ fallopian tube 
sarcoma ------ malignant tumor
schisis ------ split; fissure
sclerosis ------ hardening 
scope ------ instrument used for visual examination 
scopy ------ visual examination 
scopic ------ visual examination 
sepsis ------ infection
sis ------ state of 
spasm ------ sudden involuntary muscle contraction 
stasis ------ control; stop
stalsis ------ contraction 
stenosis ------ constriction; narrowing 
throax ------ chest
tocia ------ birth; labor
tome ------ instrument used to cut
tripsy ------ surgical crushing
trophy ------ nourishment
ule ------ little
uria ------ urine; urination

Side A ------ Side B
ac ------ pertaining to
al ------ pertaining to
ar ------ pertaining to
ary ------ pertaining to
eal ------ pertaining to
ial ------ pertaining to
ic ------ pertaining to
ous ------ pertaining to
agra ------ excessive pain 
algia ------ pain
apheresis ------ removal
ase ------ enzyme
astenia ------ weakness
atresia ------ absence of a normal body opening 
capnia ------ carbon dioxide
cele ------ hernia; prostrusion 
centesis ------ surgical puncture to aspirate fluid 
cidal ------ killing
clasia ------ break
clasis ------ break
clast ------ break
clysis ------ irrigating; washing
coccus (pl.cocci)  ------ berryshaped (a form of bacterium) 
crine ------ separate; secrete
crit ------ to seperate
cyte  ------ cell
desis ------ surgical fixation; fusion 
drome  ------ run; running 
ectasis ------ stretching out; dilatation; expansion
ectomy ------ excision or surgical removal
ectopia ------ displacement
emesis ------ vomiting 
emia ------ blood condition
er ------ one who
esis ------ condition
iasis ------ condition
gen ------ substance or agent that produces or causes 
genesis ------ origin; cause
genic ------ producing; originating; causing 
gram ------ record; x-ray film
graph ------ instrument used to record
graphy ------ process of recording; xray filming 
ia  ------ condition of diseases or abnormal state
iatry ------ physician; treatment
ician ------ one who 
ictal ------ seizure; attack
ism ------ state of
itis ------ inflammation
lepsy ------ seizure
lysis ------ loosening; dissolution; separating 
lytic ------ destroy; reduce 
malacia ------ softening 
mania ------ madness; insane desire
megaly ------ enlargement
meter ------ instrument used to measure 
metry ------ measurement
morph ------ form; shape
odia ------ smell
odynia ------ pain
oid ------ resembling
ologist ------ one who studies and practices 
ology ------ study of 
oma ------ tumor; swelling 
opia ------ vision (condition) 
opsy ------ to view
oorhagia  ------ rapid flow of blood
orrhaphy ------ suturing; repairing 
orrhea ------ flow; excessive discharge 
orrhexis ------ rupture
osis ------ abnormal condition (means increased when used with blood cell word roots) 
ostomy ------ creation of an artificial opening 
otomy ------ cut into or incision
oxia ------ oxygen
paresis ------ slight paralysis
pathy ------ disease
penia ------ abnormal reduction in number
pepsia ------ digestion
pexy ------ surgical fixation; suspension
phagia ------ eating; swallowing 
philia ------ love
phily ------ love 
phobia  ------ abnormal fear of or aversion to specific objects or things
phonia ------ sound or voice 
phoria ------ feeling
physis ------ growth
plasia ------ formation; development; a growth 
plasm ------ growth; substance; formation
plasty ------ plastic or surgical repair 
plegia ------ paralysis
pnea ------ breathing
poiesis ------ formation
porosis ------ passage
prandial ------ meal
praxia ------ in front of; before
ptosis ------ dropping; sagging; prolapse 
ptysis ------ spitting 
salpinx ------ fallopian tube 
sarcoma ------ malignant tumor
schisis ------ split; fissure
sclerosis ------ hardening 
scope ------ instrument used for visual examination 
scopy ------ visual examination 
scopic ------ visual examination 
sepsis ------ infection
sis ------ state of 
spasm ------ sudden involuntary muscle contraction 
stasis ------ control; stop
stalsis ------ contraction 
stenosis ------ constriction; narrowing 
throax ------ chest
tocia ------ birth; labor
tome ------ instrument used to cut
tripsy ------ surgical crushing
trophy ------ nourishment
ule ------ little
uria ------ urine; urination