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terminology/suffixes/prefixes
Question | Answer |
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-al | pertaining to |
-cele | hernia, swelling |
-cyte | cell |
-derma | skin |
-ectomy | excision removal |
-esis | condition |
-graft | transplantation |
-ia | condition |
-ic | pertaining to |
-is | noun ending |
-ism | condition |
-itis | inflammation |
-logist | specialist in the study of |
-logy | study of |
-malacia | softening |
-oma | tumor |
-osis | abnormal condition; increase |
-ous | pertaining to |
-pathy | disease |
-penia | decrease, deficiency |
-phoresis | carrying, transmission |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-poiesis | formation production |
-rrhagia | bursting forth |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-rrhea | discharge, flow |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-therapy | treatment |
a-, an- | without, not |
dia- | through, across |
epi- | above, upon |
hetero- | different |
homo- | same, alike |
hyper- | excessive, above normal |
hypo- | under, below deficient |
pachy- | thick |
peri- | around |
sub- | under, below |