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Prefix/Suffix

TermDefinition
fore before
dia through
co, con together
bi two; double
anti against
ab away from
ectomy excision
ad toward
brady slow
a, an without
circum around
de down or away from
desis binding; fixation of
epi outer; on top of; over
exo away from
ecto outside
algia pain
ante before; wall part
endo within
dys difficult; abnormal
ferro iron
extra outside; beyond
xero dry
uni one
tri three
toxo toxic; poison
tachy swift; fast
super/supra above
sphygmo pulse
scopy exam
rrhaphy suture
re back; again
pseudo false
pre before
poly many
plasty plastic surgical correction
phobia fear of
peri around
path disease
pachy thick
otomy incision
oma tumor
oligo few
ob against
multi many
med/medi/medio middle
malacia softening
lysis disintegration
kypho humped
juxta near
isis/asis condition of
inter between
iasis condition of
albus white
chloro green
chrom color
cirrhos yellow
cyano blue
erythr red
melano black
leuko white
polio gray
purpura purple; porphyria
rubeo red
rhodo rose
xantho yellow
hydra/hydro water
hemi half
hyper above
hypo below
graphy writing; rcord
form shape of
xeno foreign
trans across
ultra above
tele distance
sub below
sym/syn together
semi half
rhexis rupture
retro backward
ptosis falling
pro in front of; on behalf of
post after
plegia paralysis; stroke
phoresis transmission
pexy fixation; suspension
penia deficiency
para near; departure from the norm
micro small
osis condition
ology study of
oid like; shape; resemble
neo new
mega/megaly enlargement
mono single; one
macro large; long
logia/logy science of
kinesis movement
itis inflammation of
intra within
iatric medicine
ic pertaining to
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