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