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prefix.suffix
medical terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hypo | below |
| hyper | above |
| hydra,hydro | water |
| hemi | half |
| graphy | writing,record |
| form | shape of |
| fore | before |
| ferro | iron |
| extra | outside,beyond |
| exo | away from |
| epi | outer,top of,under |
| endo | within |
| ectomy | excision |
| ecto | outside |
| dys | difficult,abnormal |
| dia | through |
| desis | binding,fixation of |
| de | down,away |
| co,con | together |
| circum | around |
| brady | slow |
| bi | two,double |
| anti | against |
| ante | before,wall part |
| algia | pain |
| ad | toward |
| ab | away from |
| a,an | without |
| otomy | incision |
| osis | condition |
| oma | tumor |
| ology | study of |
| oligo | few |
| oid | like,resemble |
| ob | against |
| neo | new |
| multi | many |
| mono | single,one |
| micro | small |
| mega,megally | enlargement |
| med,medi,medio | middle |
| malacia | softening |
| macro | large,long |
| lysis | disintegration |
| logia,logy | science of |
| kypho | humped |
| kinesis | movement |
| juxta | near |
| itis | inflammation of |
| isis,asis | condition of |
| itra | within |
| inter | between |
| iasis | conditon of |
| ic | pertaining to |
| iatric | medicine |
| pachy | thick |
| para | not normal |
| path | disease |
| penia | deficiency |
| peri | around |
| pexy | fixation,suspension |
| phobia | fear of |
| phoresis | transmission |
| plasty | plastic,surgical procedure |
| plegia | paralysis,stroke |
| poly | many |
| post | after |
| pre | before |
| pro | in front of, on behalf of |
| pseudo | false |
| ptosis | falling |
| re | again,back |
| retro | backwards |
| rrhaphy | suture |
| rhexis | rupture |
| scopy | exam |
| semi | half |
| sphygmo | pulse |
| sub | below |
| super | supra |
| sym,syn | together |
| tachy | swift,fast |
| tele | distance |
| toxo | toxic,poison |
| trans | across |
| tri | three |
| ultra | above |
| uni | one |
| xeno | foreign |
| xero | dry |