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Medical Prefixes & Suffixes "I thru O"
| Word Use | Definitions | Prefix or Suffix? |
|---|---|---|
| ...iasis | condition of | Suffix |
| ...iatric | medicine | Suffix |
| ...ic | pertaining to | Suffix |
| inter | between | Prefix |
| Intra | within | Prefix |
| ...isis, ...asis | condition of | Suffix |
| ...itis | inflammation of | Suffix |
| juxta | near | Prefix |
| kinesis | movement | Prefix or Suffix |
| kypho | humped | Prefix |
| ...logia, ...logy | science of | Suffix |
| ...lysis | disintegration | Suffix |
| macro | large; long | Prefix |
| malacia | softening | Prefix or Suffix |
| med, medi, medio | middle | Prefix or Suffix |
| mega, megaly | enlargement | Prefix or Suffix |
| micro | small | Prefix (mostly) |
| mono | single, one | Prefix |
| multi | many | Prefix |
| neo | new | Prefix |
| ob | against | Prefix |
| ...oid | like, shape, resemble | Suffix |
| oligo | few | Prefix or Suffix |
| ...ology | study of | Suffix |
| ...oma | tumor | Suffix |
| ...osis | condition | Suffix |
| ...otomy | incision (to cut) | Suffix |