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Suffix/Prefix 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A | Without, lacking, not |
| Ab | Away from |
| -ac | Pertaining to |
| Acou | Hear |
| Ad | To, toward |
| Aden | Gland |
| Adip | Fat |
| -al | Pertaining to |
| Alb | White |
| -alg | Pain |
| -algia | Pain |
| All(o) | Different |
| Ambi | Both |
| Andr(o) | Male |
| Angi(o) | Blood vessel |
| Aniso | Different in size |
| Ante | Before, forward |
| Anti | Against |
| Arterio | Artery |
| Arthr(o) | Joint |
| -ase | Enzyme |
| Asthenia | Weakness |
| -ate | Use, subject to |
| Aud | Hear |
| Aur | Ear, hear |
| Aus | Hear |
| Auto | Self |
| Bi | Two, double |
| Bio | Life |
| Blast | Immature cell |
| Bleph | Eye lid |
| Brachi | Arm |
| Brady | Slow |
| Burs | Sac |
| Can | Malignant tumor |
| Capnia | Carbon dioxide |
| Carbia | Carbon dioxide |
| Carc | Cancer |
| Card | Heart |
| Cardio | Heart |
| Carotid | Neck artery |
| Carp | Wrist |
| Caus | Burn |
| Caut | Burn |
| Cent | Center |
| Cent | 1/100th |
| Centesis | Puncture with needle |
| Cephal | Head |
| Chrom | Color |
| Chrono | Time |
| Cide | Killing |
| Circum | Around |
| Co | With, together |
| Contra | Against, opposed |
| Core | Pupil |
| Cryo | Cold |
| Cubitus | Elbow |
| Cuss | Shake |
| Cutaneous | Skin |
| -cyte | Cell |
| Cyan(o) | Blue |
| Cyst(o) | Bladder, sac |
| Dent | Tooth |
| Derm | Skin |
| Dextro | Right |
| Di | Two, twice, double |
| Dia | Through, completely |
| Dys | With difficulty |
| Echo | Reflected signal |
| Ecto | Out form |
| Ectomy | Surgical removal |
| Ego | (Gr) goat, (l) self |
| Emesis | Vomit |
| -emia | In the blood |
| Endo | Within |
| Ep(I) | On top of |
| Erythr(o) | Red |
| Eu | Normal |
| Fibr | Fibers |
| Foramen | Opening |
| Fract | Break |
| Gastr(o) | Stomach |
| Gen | Become, produce |
| Genic | Causing, forming |
| Gloss | Tongue |
| Gluco | Glucose |
| -gnosis | Knowledge |
| -gram | Written, recording |
| Hem(a)(o) | Blood |
| Hemi | Half |
| Hepat(o) | Liver |
| Hydro | Water |
| Hyper | Excessive |
| Hypo | Deficient |
| Hyster(o) | Uterus |
| Idio | Personal, strange |
| Infra | Below |
| Inter | Between |
| Intra | Within |
| Ism | Condition of |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| Leuk(o) | White |
| Lith(o) | Stone |
| -lysis | Destroying |
| Macro | Large |
| Micro | Small |
| Morph | Shape |
| Nas(o) | Nose |
| Neo | New |
| Nephr(o) | Kidney |
| Oid | Likeness, resembles |
| -ology | Science of |
| -oma | Tumor |
| Ophthal | Eye |
| -osis | Condition of |
| Oxia | Oxygen |
| Oxy | Oxygen |
| Para | Next to, by the side of |
| Path(o) | Disease |
| Pheo | Dusky color |
| Phleb(o) | Vein |
| -phobia | Fear |
| Photo | Light |
| Phren | Diaphragm |
| Plastic | Substance (formed tissue) |
| -pnea | Breathing |
| Pneum(o) | Air, lung |
| Poeis | Forming |
| Post | After, behind |
| Pro | Before, in front of |
| Pseud(o) | False |
| Quad | Four |
| Rhin(o) | Nose |
| Sang | Blood |
| Scler | Hard |
| Stern(o) | Sternum |
| Stoma | Mouth, opening |
| Sub | Under |
| Supra | Above |
| Tachy | Fast |
| Thermia | Relating to temperature |
| Tri | Three |
| Uni | One |
| Vaso | Vessel |
| Vivo | Life |
| Xer(o) | Dry |
| Zoo | Non-human animal |