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Prefixes & Suffixes
common prefixes and suffixes
Term | Definition |
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acu- | sharp, abrupt, sudden |
a-, ad- | towards |
a-, an- | without |
ab- | from, away from |
allo- | other, another |
ana- | up to, back, again, aprat |
ante- | before, forwards |
anti- | against, opposite |
auto- | self |
bi- | twice, double |
brady- | slow |
cata- | down |
circum- | around |
con- | together |
contra- | against |
cuti- | skin |
de- | from, away from, down from |
deci- | ten |
di-, dis- | two |
dia- | through, complete |
dipl-, diplo- | dpouble |
dis- | separation |
dur- | hard, firm |
dys- | bad, abnormal |
e-, ec-, ecto0 | out, from out of |
en-, endo- | into |
epi- | on, up, against, high |
-ac | pertaining to |
-al | pertaining to |
-algesia | pain |
-algia | pain |
-ar | pertaining to |
-ase | enzyme (makes a noun) |
-ate | (makes a verb) |
-cele | herniation, prolapsed |
-cide | killer |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
-coccus | berry |
-clasis | break |
-cyte | cell |
-desis | binding, fixation |
-dipsia | thirst |
-dynia | pain |
-ectomy | removal of, cut out |
-emesis | vomiting |
-emia | condition of the blood |
-genic | producing |
-gram | a record |
-graph | a device which records |
-graphy | the process of recording |
-iasis | abnormal condition |
-iatry | treatment |
-ism | condition, state |
-ist | specialist |