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Wor-Wic/MT Lessn 6-8
Wor-Wic Medical Prefixes and Suffixes
Question | Answer |
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a/, an/ | without |
ab/ | away from |
ad/ | toward |
/algia/ | pain |
/ante/ | before; wall part |
anti/ | against |
bi/ | two |
/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, removal |
endo/ | within |
epi/ | outer, on top of, over |
exo/ | away from |
/extra/ | outside, beyond |
ferro/ | iron |
/fore/ | before |
/form/ | shape of |
/graphy/ | writing, record of |
hemi/ | half |
hydra/, hydro/ | 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 |
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 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 |
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 |