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MT_Prefix/Suffix
Prefix/Suffix
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a, an | without |
| ab | away from [abduction] |
| ad | toward [adduction] |
| albus | white |
| algia | pain |
| ante | before [antepartum - before birth; anteprandial - before meals] |
| anti | against |
| bi | two; double |
| brady | slow |
| chloro | green |
| chrom | color |
| circum | around |
| cirrhos | yellow |
| co, con | together |
| cyano | blue |
| de | down or away from |
| desis | binding; fixation of [arthrodesis – surgical fixation of a joint] |
| dia | through [diameter] |
| dys | difficult; abnormal [dysfunctional] |
| ecto | outside [ectoplasm] |
| ectomy | surgical removal of |
| endo | within [endoscopy] |
| epi | outer, on top of, over [epidermis - the outermost layer of skin] |
| erythr | red |
| exo | away from; outside of |
| extra | outside, beyond |
| ferro | iron |
| fore | before |
| form | shape of |
| graphy | record |
| hemi | half |
| hydra, hydro | water |
| hyper | above |
| hypo | below |
| iasis | condition of [psoriasis] |
| iatric | pertaining to medicine [pediatric; geriatric] |
| ic | pertaining to |
| inter | between [intercostal] |
| intra | within [intraocular] |
| isis, asis | condition of |
| itis | inflammation of [colitis] |
| juxta | near |
| kinesis | movement |
| kypho | humped |
| leuko | white |
| logia, logy | science of |
| lysis | disintegration [hemolysis; cytolysis] |
| macro | large, long |
| malacia | softening |
| med, medi, medio | middle |
| mega, megaly | enlargement |
| melano | black |
| micro | small |
| mono | single, one |
| multi | many |
| neo | new [neonate] |
| ob | against [obstruct] |
| oid | like, shape; resemble |
| oligo | few [oligospermia - too few sperm] |
| ology | study of |
| oma | tumor |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| otomy | incision [episiotomy] |
| pachy | thick |
| para | near; departure from the norm [parathyroid] |
| path | disease |
| penia | deficiency [leukopenia - deficiency of white blood cells] |
| peri | around |
| pexy | fixation, suspension [retinopexy – surgical repair of a detached retina] |
| phobia | fear of |
| phoresis | transmission [diaphoresis – excessive sweating] |
| plasty | plastic surgical correction |
| plegia | paralysis; stroke |
| polio | gray |
| poly | many |
| post | after |
| pre | before |
| pro | in front of; on behalf of |
| pseudo | false |
| ptosis | drooping, falling [breast ptosis] |
| purpura | purple; porphyria |
| re | back, again |
| retro | backward |
| rhexis | rupture |
| rhodo | rose |
| rrhaphy | suture |
| rubeo | red |
| scopy | examining; observation; viewing |
| semi | half |
| sphygmo | pulse |
| sub | below |
| super, supra | above |
| sym, syn | together [symbiotic] |
| tachy | swift, fast |
| tele | distance |
| toxo | toxic, poison |
| trans | across |
| tri | three |
| ultra | above |
| uni | one |
| xantho | yellow |
| xeno | foreign |
| xero | dry [xeroderm - dry skin] |
| rrhea | discharge; flow |
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