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Prefixes and Suffixe
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| "-aemia" | "blood condition (i.e anemia)" |
| "-ase" | "enzyme (i.e. Lipase)" |
| "aur-" | "relating to ear (i.e. auricle)" |
| "bronch-" | "bronchus (i.e. bronchitis)" |
| "cholecyst-" | "relating to gallbladder (i.e. cholecystectomy)" |
| "cyst-" | "relating to urinary bladder (i.e. cystitis)" |
| "dys-" | "difficult (i.e. dysuria)" |
| "-ectomy" | "removal of body part (i.e. cholecystectomy)" |
| "ceph-" | "relating to head (i.e. cephalgia)" |
| "epi-" | "on, upon (i.e. epigastric)" |
| "ex-/exo-/extra-" | "out of, outside (i.e. exophthalmus)" |
| "heme-" | "relating to blood (i.e. hematemesis)" |
| "hepato-" | "relating to liver (i.e. hepatomegaly)" |
| "hyper-" | "elevated (i.e. hypertension)" |
| "hyst-" | "relating to uterus (i.e. hysterectomy)" |
| "lingua-" | "relating to tongue (i.e. lingual)" |
| "mast-" | "relating to breast (i.e. mastectomy)" |
| "musculo-/myo-" | "muscle (i.e. myalgia)" |
| "neuro-" | "relating to nervous system (i.e. neurological symptoms)" |
| "ophth-,optic-" | "relating to eyes (i.e. ophthalmus)" |
| "-paresis" | "slight paralysis (i.e. hemiparesis)" |
| "ped-" | "relating to foot (i.e pedal edema)" |
| "-pepsia" | "digestion (i.e. dyspepsia)" |
| "-phage" | "eating (i.e. dysphagia)" |
| "-plegia" | "paralysis (i.e. hemiplegia)" |
| "post-" | "behind, after (i.e. postictal)" |
| "pulmo-" | "relating to lungs (i.e. pulmonary)" |
| "rhino-" | "relating to nose (i.e. rhinorrhea)" |
| "-rrhagia" | "rapid blood flow (i.e. hemorrhagia)" |
| "supra-" | "above (i.e. supraclavicular)" |
| "thorac-" | "relating to chest (i.e. thoracic)" |
| "abd-" | "relating to abdomen (i.e. abdominal)" |
| "-algia" | "pain (i.e. cephalgia)" |
| "angio-/vasculo-" | "blood vessel (i.e. angioplasty)" |
| "arthro-" | "relating to joints (i.e. arthrocentesis)" |
| "bi-" | "both (i.e. bilateral)" |
| "brady-" | "slow (i.e. bradycardia)" |
| "cardio-" | "relating to heart (i.e. cardioversion)" |
| "cyano-" | "blue color (i.e. cyanosis)" |
| "endo-" | "inside, within (i.e. endoscopy)" |
| "hemi-" | "one-half (i.e. hemiplegia)" |
| "hydro-" | "water (i.e. hydronephrosis)" |
| "hypo-" | "below normal (i.e. hypotension)" |
| "intra-" | "within (i.e. intracranial)" |
| "itis-" | "inflammation (i.e. cholecystitis)" |
| "-megaly" | "enlargement (i.e. organomegaly)" |
| "nephro/reno-" | "relating to kidney (i.e. nephrolithiasis)" |
| "oophor-" | "relating to ovary (i.e oophorectomy)" |
| "osteo-" | "bone (i.e. osteoporisos)" |
| "peri-" | "around, surrounding (i.e. periumbilical)" |
| "pneumo-" | "lungs (i.e. pneumothorax)" |
| "-rrhea" | "discharge (i.e. rhinorrhea)" |
| "spleno-" | "spleen (i.e. splenomegaly)" |
| "tachy-" | "fast (i.e. tachycardia)" |
| "poly-" | "multiple (i.e. polyuria)" |
| "gastro-" | "relating to the stomach (i.e. epigastric)" |
| "-lith" | "stone (i.e. nephrolithiasis)" |
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