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Green Mod -- Pre/Suf
Prefixes and suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | without, absence of |
| dia- | through, across |
| per- | through |
| ultra- | excess, beyond |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| endo- | in, within |
| peri- | around |
| epi- | on, upon |
| ante- | before |
| hypo- | deficient, below, incomplete |
| leuko- | white |
| inter- | between |
| quadra- | four |
| quadri- | four |
| sub- | below |
| syn- | union, joined together |
| -schisis | a splitting, cleft, fissure |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -tomy | incision |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -ology | study of |
| -al, -ar | pertaining to |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -ptosis | drooping, sagging, downward displacement |
| -meter | instrument to measure |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -porosis | polous |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -megaly | enlargement of |
| -orexia | appetite |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | swallowing, eating |
| -prandial | meal |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -ectomy | excision, surgical removal |
| -itis | inflammation of |
| -scope | instrument to view |
| -oma | tumor |
| -blast | embryonic cell |
| -clasis | to break, fracture, refracture |
| -desis | binding, fixation (of a joint or bone) |
| -malacia | softening |
| -physis | growth |
| -stomy | forming and opening (mouth, artificial opening |
| -ia, -ian, -ism | condition |
| -algia | pain |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -pathy | disease |
| -rrhaphy | a suturing |
| -cele | herniation, swelling |
| -emia | blood condition |
Created by:
renate
on 2009-09-10