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Root,Prefix,Suffix
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Prefix | is placed at the beginning of the word to modify or change its meaning |
| Root | Central part of the word |
| Suffix | is added after the root and modifies the root |
| A-,An- | without |
| Ambi- | both |
| Bi-,Di- | two |
| Brady- | slow |
| hemi- | half |
| Mega- | large |
| Micro- | small |
| Mono- | one |
| Olig- | few |
| Tachy- | fast |
| Ab- | away from |
| Uni- | single,one |
| Cardi- | heart |
| Gastr- | stomach |
| Hemat-Hem | blood |
| Nephr- | kidney |
| Neur- | nerve |
| Ur- | urine |
| Vascul- | blood vessels |
| -ectomy | removal |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -plasty | repair |
| -rrhaphy | suturing |
| -stomy,-ostomy | creating an opening |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -tomy | incision |
| -emia | of the blood |
| -ia,-ism-,osis,-y | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | death or breakdown |
| -oma | tumor |
| -gram,-graphy | record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -meter | measure |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -scopy | procees of viewing with an instrument |