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Prefix Suffix Root
Pharmacy Technician Prefix Suffix and Root Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Plasia | Formation |
| Philia | Attraction for |
| Phasia | Speech |
| Phagia | Swallowing |
| Penia | Decrease |
| Emia | Blood Condition |
| Ectasis | Expansion or Dialation |
| Ism | Condition of |
| Iatry | Treatment |
| Gram | Record |
| Lysis | Breaking down or dissolution |
| Lith | Stone, Calculus |
| Ium | Tissue or Structure |
| Itis | Inflammation |
| Mycosis | Fungal infection |
| Metry | Measuring Process |
| Malacia | Softening |
| Pathy | Disease |
| Osis | Abnormal Condition, Increase |
| Oma | Tumor |
| Ole | small |
| oid | Resembling |
| Sclerosis | Narrowing, Constriction |
| Y | Condition, Process of |
| Tropic | Stimulate |
| Tocia | Childbirth, Labor |
| Stasis | Stop or stand |
| Tic | pertaining to |
| Ule | Small |
| Scope | Examination Instrument |
| a | without |
| al | Pertaining to |
| ec | Away or out |
| cyesis | Pregnancy |
| Cynia | Pain |
| Cele | Pouching or Hernia |
| Ula | small |
| Ary | Pertaining to |
| Osmia | smell |
| Opsia | Vision |
| Scopy | examination |
| Spasm | involuntary contraction |
| Plegia | Paralysis or stroke |
| Ectomy | removal |
| Eu | good ,normal |
| Heter | different |
| Micro | Small |
| Syn | with |
| dis | Separate from or apart |
| ec | away or out |
| epi | upon |
| pro | before |
| con | with |
| graphy | recording process |
| an | without |
| iso | equal |
| infra | below or under |
| inter | between |
| ia | condition of |
| iasis | condition, formation of |
| ic | pertaining to |
| logy | study of |
| megaly | enlargement |
| opia | vision |
| ous | pertaining to |
| rrhage | to burst forth |
| genic | origin or production |
| eal | pertaining to |
| asthenia | without strength |
| ar | pertaining to |
| ac | pertaining to |
| poly | many |
| trans | across or through |
| meta | beyond, after, changing |
| dys | painful, difficult |
| toxic | poisonous |
| plasty | reconstruction or surgical repair |
| paresis | partial paralysis |
| meter | measuring instrument |
| algia | pain |
| phobia | fear |
| para | alongside of or abnormal |
| multi | many |
| tomy | incision |
| endo | within |
| xer | dry |
| supra | excessive or above |
| icle | small |
| graph | recording instrument |
| rrhea | discharge |
| retro | after |
| peri | around |
| ecto | outside |
| intra | within |
| post | after |
| pseudo | false |
| quadri | four |
| erythr | red |
| cirrh | yellow |
| chlor | green |
| melan | black |
| pan | all |
| xanth | yellow |
| polio | gray |
| medi | middle |
| im | not |
| hyper | above, excessive |
| my | muscle |
| Hepat | liver |
| hemat | blood |
| gastr | stomach |
| cyst | bladder |
| Card | heart |
| pector | chest |
| oste | bone |
| mast | breast |
| ven | vein |
| Derma | skin |
| ocul | eye |
| pneum | lung |
| neur | nerve |
| cyan | blue |
| contra | against |
| circum | around |
| brady | slow |
| bi | two, both |
| anti | against |
| ambi | both |
| ot | ear |
| hemi | half |
| exo | outside |
| meso | middle |
| leuk | white |
| pre | before |
| neo | new |
| mono | one |
| mid | middle |
| purpur | purple |
| rube | red |
| tri | three |
| semi | half |
| uni | one |
| tachy | fast |
| super | excessive or above |
| hypo | below or deficient |
| re | again or back |
| sub | below or under |
| sym | with |
| ultra | beyond or excessive |
| ante | before |
| dia | across or through |
| macro | large |