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sufixs and prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- | without, absence off |
| homo- | same |
| allo- | other, differing from the normal |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| an- | without absense |
| iso- | same equal |
| ana- | against; up; back |
| macro- | large |
| aniso- | unequal,dissimilar |
| micro- | small |
| auto- | self |
| mono- | one |
| dia- | through,across |
| peri- | around |
| epi- | above upon |
| hetro- | different |
| poly- | many; much |
| sub- | under; below |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -oid | resembling |
| -algia | pain |
| -oma | tumor |
| -ation | process (off) |
| -osis | abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells) |
| -blast | embryonic cell |
| -ous | p2 (pertaining to) |
| -cele | hernia,swelling |
| -pathy | disease |
| -cyte | cell |
| -penia | decrease |
| skin | |
| -phil | attraction for |
| -dynia | pain |
| -phobia | fear |
| -esctasis | dilation; expansion |
| -phoresis | carring, transmission |
| -ectomy | excision, removal of |
| -phylaxis | protection |
| -emia | state of |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -globin | protien |
| -poiesis | formation production |
| -graft | transplantation |
| -rrhagia | bursting forth of |
| -gram | record, writing |
| -rrhea | discharge,flow |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -sarcoma | malignant tumor of connective tissue |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -scope | instrument of viewing |
| -logy | study of |
| -stasis | standing still |
| -lysis | seperation |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -malacia | softening |
| -tic | p2 (pertaining to) |
| -megaly | enlarging |
| -tomy | incision |
| a-, an- | without, not |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -al | p2 |
| -metry | act of measure |
| -algia | pain |
| multi- | many, much |
| -ar | pertaing 2 p2 |
| -ologist | specialist in the study of |
| -arche | beginning |
| -oma | tumour |
| -ary | pertaining 2 |
| -osis | abnormal condition, increase |
| -cele | herna, swelling, protrusion |
| -para | to bear |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -pathy | disease |
| -clasis | to break surgical fracture |
| peri- | around |
| -cyesis | pregancy |
| -pexy | fixation (of an organ) |
| dys- | bad painful , difficult |
| -phobia | fear |
| -ectasis | dilation expansion |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ectomy | excision, surgical removal |
| poly- | many,much |
| endo- | in, within |
| primi- | first |
| epi- | above, upon, on, over |
| -ptosis | prolapse, downward displacement, sagging, drooping |
| -genesis | forming , producing, origin |
| -rrhagia | bursting forth, hemorrage |
| -gram | record ,writing, x-ray, film |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -rrhea | discharge , flow |
| -gravida | pregnant women |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |
| -salpinx | tube, usually fallopian, oviduct |
| hypo- | under, below, deficient |
| -schisis | splitting |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -sclerosis | abnormal condition of hardening |
| inter- | between |
| -scopy | visual examanation, process of examining |
| -ism | condition of |
| -tocia | child birth , labour |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -tomy | incision |
| juxta- | beside, next to |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| lacti- | milk |
| -triptor | instrument to crush |
| -lysis | seperation, destruction, breakage, loosening |
| -uria | urine |
| -malacia | softening |
| -version | turning |
| acusis | hearing |
| -oma | tumor |
| -al | P2 |
| -opia | vision |
| -algesia | pain |
| -opsia | vision |
| -algia | pain |
| -osis | abnormal condition of |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -asthenia | weakness, debility |
| -paresis | partial paralysis |
| -cele | hernia, swelling |
| -pathy | disease |
| -cusis | hearing |
| -pexy | fixation ( of a organ) |
| -dynia | pain |
| -phasia | speech |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -phobia | fear |
| -esthesia | feeling |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ptosis | prolapse, downward displacement |
| -ia | condition |
| -rrhagia | bursting forth |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -ion | the act of |
| -rrhea | discharge,flow |
| -ism | condition of |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -scope | instrument for examining |
| -kinesia | movement |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction, twitching |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -stomy | forming and opening (mouth) |
| -logy | study of |
| -taxia | order, coordination |
| -lysis | separation destruction loosening |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -malacia | softening |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| -meter | instrument for measuring |
| -tomy | incision |
| -metry | act of measuring |
| -tropia | turning |
| -oid | resembling |
| a-, an- | without, not |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |
| bi- | two |
| hypo- | under below deficient |
| brady- | slow |
| intra- | in within |
| contra- | against, opposite |
| necr-, necro- | death, necrosis |
| di- | double |
| pachy- | thick |
| dipl-, diplo- | double |
| para- | near, beside, beyond |
| dys- | bad painful, difficult |
| presby- | old age |
| eso- | inward |
| quadri- | four |
| exo- | outside,outward |
| syn- | union, together,joined |
| hemi- | one half |
| uni- | one |
| heter-, | different |
| hetero- | different |
| diplo- | double |
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