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ComD 371 hearing
Prefixes/Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A/n | Without, absence |
| Anti | Against |
| Audio | Related to hearing |
| Deci/a | One tenth |
| Dys | Disordered, abnormal |
| Ecto | On, outside |
| Hema | Blood |
| Encephalo | Brain, head |
| Ento | Within, inner |
| Hyper | Excessive |
| Hypo | Deficient |
| Inter | Between |
| Intra | Within |
| Macro | Large |
| Meso | Middle |
| Micro | Small |
| Myo | Relating to muscles |
| Neuro | Relating to nerves |
| os/osseo/osteo | Bone |
| Oto | Relating to the ear |
| Retro | Located behind |
| Peri | Around, about |
| Sub | Under |
| -cide | Kill |
| -cise | Cut |
| -ectomy | Excision, removal |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -oma | Tumor |
| -oscopy | Look into |
| -otomy | Cut into |
| -plasty | Surgical formation of |
| -sclerosis | Hardening of |
| Uni | One |
| Bi/n | Two |
| Hemi | Half |
| Pseudo | False |
| Contra | Opposite |