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Prefixes/ Suffixes
Term | Definition |
---|---|
a-, an- | Without |
ante-, pre-, pro- | Before |
bi-, diplo- | Two |
brady- | Slow |
circum- | Around |
de- | Away from |
dia-, trans- | Through |
dys- | Abnormal, Painful, Difficult |
ecto- | Outside |
endo- | Within |
epi- | Upon, Over |
eu- | Normal, Good |
ex-, exo-, extra, | Out of, Away from, Outside |
hemi-. semi- | Half |
hyper-, poly- | Above normal, Excessive |
hypo-, sub- | Below normal, Below, Underneath, Inferior |
inter- | Between |
intra- | Within |
iso- | Same |
mal- | Bad, Not adequate |
megalo-, mega-, macro- | Large, Big |
micro- | Small, Tiny |
mono- | One |
multi-, pluri- | Many |
oligo- | Few, Scanty, Sparse |
pan- | All |
peri- | Around |
post- | After, Following |
quadra-, quadri- | Four |
re- | Again, Backward |
super-, supra, | Above, Superior, More |
tachy- | Fast, Abnormally fast |
ultra- | Beyond |
uni- | One, Single |
Suffixes | Suffixes |
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ia, -ic, -ory, -ous, -tic | Pertaining to, Condition of |
-ad | Toward |
-algia, -dynia | Pain |
-ase | Enzyme |
-asthenia | Weakness |
-blast | Baby, Immature |
-cele | Hernia, Abnormal Protrusion |
-cide, -cidal | Killing, Destroy |
-crine | To secrete |
-cyte | cell |
-derma | skin |
-ectasia, -ectasis | stretching, dilating |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
-edema | swelling, fluid accumulation |
-ema, -iasis, -ism, -lepsy, -osis | condition, abnormal condition |
-emesis | vomiting |
-emia | blood |
-esthesia | sensation, feeling |
-gen, -genesis, -genic | producing, production, production of, formation |
-globin, -globulin | protein |
-gram | recording |
-graph | instrument used to record |
-graphy | process of recording |
-itis | inflammation |
-kinesia, -kinesis | movement |
-logist | one who studies |
-logy | the study of |
-lysis, -lytic | destruction |
-malacia | softening |
-mania, -manic | abnormal preoccupation or obsession |
-megaly | enlargment |
-meter, -metry | measuring device, processing of measuring |
-oid | resembling |
-oma | tumor |
-opia | vision |
-ose | sugar |
-ostomy | formation of a new opening |
-para, -parous | bearing, producing child |
-pathy | disease |
-penia | deficiency |
-pepsia | digestion |
-pexy | surgical fixation |
-phage,-phagy, -phagia | to eat or digest |
-phasia | speaking |
-phil, -philia | to love |
-phobia | abnormal fear |
--phonia | sound |
-phrenia, -phrenic | mind, diaphragm |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-plegia -plegic | paralysis |
-pnea | breath or breathing |
-poiesis | formation |
-ptosis | sagging or drooping |
-rrhage -rrhagia | heavy discharge |
-rrhaphy | suturing |
-rrhea | discharge flowing |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-scope -scopy | instrument process of using the instrument |
-somnia | Sleep |
-stasis | Stopping |
-stenosis | Narrowing |
-stomy | Opening |
-tome | Instrument used for cutting |
-tomy | The process of cutting |
-trophic -trophy | Nutrition |
-uria | Urine |
-version | Turning |