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Suffixes and prefixe
meaning
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ac , -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -genic | pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in |
| -globin | protein |
| -gram | record |
| -ic, -ical | pertaining to |
| -ion | process |
| -ist | specialist |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | process of study |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -osis | condition, usually abnormal |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -scope | instrument to visually examine |
| -scopy | process of visually examining |
| -sis | state of; condition |
| -otomy | process of cutting, incision |
| a-, -an | no, not, without |
| aut-, auto- | self, own |
| Dia- | complete |
| Endo- | within |
| Epi- | above, upon |
| ex-, exo- | out, outside of, outward |
| Hyper- | excessive, above, more than normal |
| Hypo- | deficient, below, under, less than normal |
| In- | into, in |
| Peri- | surrounding, around |
| Pro- | - before, forward |
| Retro- | behind |
| Sub- | below, under |
| Trans- | across, through |