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MedicalPrefix/Suffix

Medical Terminology

QuestionAnswer
a, an without
ab away from
ad toward
algia pain
ante before; wall part
anti against
bi two, double
brady slow
circum around
co, con together
desis binding, fixation of
de down or away from
dia through
dys difficult, abnormal
ecto outside
ectomy excision
endo within
epi outer, on top of, over
exo away from
extra outside, beyond
ferro iron
fore before
form shape of
graphy writing; record
hemi half
hydra water
hyper above
hypo below
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
lysis disintegration
macro large, long
malacia softening
med, medi; medio middle
mega, megaly enlargement
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
rrhapy suture
rhexis rupture
scopy exam
semi half
sphygmo pulse
sub below
super, supra above
sym, syn together
tachy swift, fast
tele distance
toxo toxic, poison
trans across
tri three
ultra above
uni one
xeno foreign
xero dry
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