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Chapter 6,7,8
Prefixes and Suffixes A through X
Question | Answer |
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A, An | Without Prefix |
Ab | Away from |
Ad | Toward |
Algia | Pain example neuralgia (nerve pain) |
Ante | Before; wall part |
Anti | Against |
Bi | two, double; two sides |
Brady | Slow |
Circum | Around |
Co, Con | Together |
De | Down or away from |
Desis | Binding; fixation of |
Dia | Through |
Dys | Difficult; abnormal |
Ecto | Outside |
Ectomy | Excision |
Endo | Within |
Epi | Outer, on top of, over |
Exo | Away from |
Extra | Outside, beyond |
Iasis | Condition of |
Iatric | Medicine |
Ic | Pertaining to |
Inter | Between |
Intra | Within |
Isis, Asis | Condition of |
Itis | Inflammation of |
Juxta | Near |
Kinesis | Movement |
Kypho | Humped |
Logia, logy | Science of Study of |
Lysis | Disintegration |
Macro | Large, long |
Malacia | Softening |
Med, medi, medio | Middle |
Mega, Megaly | Enlargement |
Megaphone | Large communication |
Micro | Small |
Mono | Single, one |
Multi | Many |
Neo | New |
Ob | Against |
Oid | Like, shape; resemble |
Oligo | Few |
Ology | Study of |
Oma | Tumor |
Osis | Condition |
Otomy | Incision |
Pachy | Thick |
Para | Near; departure from the norm |
Path | Disease |
Penia | Deficiency |
Peri | Around |
Pexy | Fixation, suspension |
Phobia | Fear of |
Phoresis | Transmission |
Plasty | Plastic surgical correction |
Plegia | Paralysis; stroke |
Poly | Many |
Post | After |
Pre | Before |
Pro | In front of; on behalf of |
Pseudo | False |
Ptosis | Falling |
Re | Back, again |
Retro | Backward |
Rrhaphy | Suture |
Rhexis | Rupture |
Scopy | Exam |
Semi | Half |
Sphygmo | Pulse |
Sub | Below |
Sublingual | Under the tongue |
Super, Supra | Above |
Sym, Syn | Together |
Tachy | Swift, fast |
Tele | Distance |
Toxo | Toxic, poison |
Trans | Across |
Transaction | A transfer between two entities |
Tri | Three |
Ultra | Above |
Uni | One |
Xeno | Foreign |
Xero | Dry |