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Prefixes and Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a | without |
| ab | away from |
| ad | to or toward |
| aer | air |
| angio | blood vessel |
| brady | slow |
| cardi | heart |
| cyst | bladder |
| derm | skin |
| dys | bad: painful |
| encephal | brain |
| endo | within |
| epi | on, over |
| erythro | red |
| febr | fever |
| gastr | stomach |
| hem | blood |
| hemi | half |
| hepat | liver |
| hyper | above |
| hypo | below |
| ileo | ileum |
| intra | within |
| leuko | white |
| lip | fat |
| macro | large |
| mega | large |
| melano | black |
| micro | small |
| multi | many |
| myo | muscle |
| neuro | nervous system |
| noct | night |
| peri | around |
| pneum | lung |
| poly | many |
| post | after |
| pre | before |
| psycho | mind |
| sanguin | blood |
| semi | half |
| super | above |
| supra | above |
| tachy | fast |
| tri | three |
| uni | one |
| vas | vessel |
| ven | vein |
| ac | pertaining to |
| al | pertaining to |
| algia | pain |
| cardi | heart |
| cele | protrusion |
| cyte | cell |
| ectomy | removal |
| emia | blood |
| ent, er, ist | person |
| ia, ism | condition |
| iasis | presence of |
| itis | inflammation |
| megaly | enlargement |
| ole | small |
| ology | study of |
| oma | tumor |
| osis, sis | abnormal |
| ostomy | forming of an opening |
| otomy | incision |
| pathy | disease |
| phylaxis | protection |
| pnea | breathing |
| plasty | surgical shaping |
| rrhea | flow |
| scope | examination instrument |
| scopy | examination |
| stasis | not moving |
| tic | relating to |
| tion | condition |
| ule | small |
| colo | colon |
| bi | two |
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