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MS / GI Sys
Prefix / Suffix
Question | Answer |
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a-, an- | without |
dia- | through |
per- | through |
ultra- | beyond |
dys- | painful; difficult |
endo- | within |
peri- | surrounding |
epi- | over; upon |
ante- | before |
hypo- | below |
leuko- | white |
inter- | between |
quadra- | four |
quadri- | four |
sub- | below; under |
syn- | joined together |
schisis | a splitting; cleft |
graphy | process of recording |
tomy | incision |
osis | abnormal condition |
ectasis | dilation; expansion |
centesis | surgical puncture |
ology | study of |
al, ar, ic | pertaining to |
plegia | paralysis |
ptosis | prolapse |
meter | instrument for measuring |
scopy | visual examination |
plasty | surgical repair |
porosis | porous |
emesis | vomitting |
iasis | abnormal condition of |
megaly | enlargement |
orexia | appetite |
pepsia | digestion |
phagia | swallowing; eating |
prandial | meal |
rrhea | discharge; flow |
ectomy | surgical removal |
itis | inflammation |
scope | instrument used for visual examination |
oma | tumor |
blast | embryonic cell |
clasis | break; fracture |
desis | surgical fixation |
malacia | softening |
physis | growth |
stomy | forming an opening |
an, ian, ism | condition of |
algia | pain |
pexy | fixation of an organ |
rrhexis | rupture |
pathy | disease |
cele | hernia |
emaia | blood condition |