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Med. Terms PMI SPG18
Prefixes & suffixes (*on test)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-, an-, ar-* | without/away from |
| ab- | away from |
| ana-* | again, upwards, back |
| ante* | before, in front of |
| anti-* | against |
| auto- | self |
| bi-* | two |
| bio- | life |
| brady-* | slow |
| cata- | down |
| cyan-* | blue |
| dia- | across, through |
| dorso- | back |
| dys-* | difficult |
| endo-* | in, within |
| epi-* | on, over, upon |
| erythr-* | red |
| exo- | outside |
| extra-* | outside |
| hetero- | different |
| homo- | same |
| homeo- | same |
| hyper-* | too much, high |
| hypo- | low, under |
| intra-* | within |
| inter-* | between |
| iso-* | equal, same |
| later- | side |
| macro- | large, long |
| mal-* | bad/poor |
| medi- | middle |
| micro-* | small |
| mid- | middle |
| mono- | one |
| neo- | new |
| per-* | through |
| peri-* | around |
| semi-* | half |
| sub- | below, under |
| supra-* | above |
| tachy-* | rapid, fast |
| tri-* | three |
| -ac, -al* | pertaining to |
| -algia* | pain |
| -ar, -ary | pertaining to |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove a fluid |
| -cyte* | cell |
| -ectomy* | excision, removal |
| -emia* | blood condition |
| -gram* | recording, writing |
| -ia | state or condition |
| -iatr | treatment |
| -ic, -tic | pertaining to |
| -ism | condition or state of |
| -ist | one who specializes in |
| -itis* | inflammation |
| -ium | structure, tissue |
| -logist* | specialist in the study of |
| -ology* | study of |
| -lysis | breakdown, destruction |
| -meter | instrument that measures or counts |
| -ole | small |
| -oma* | tumor |
| -ose | pertaining to |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ous* | pertaining to |
| -oxia | oxygen level |
| -pathy* | disease |
| -penia* | deficiency |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -rrhage* | burst forth/ excessive flow |
| -spasm | twitch, involuntary muscle movement |
| -stasis* | stopping, controlling standing |
| -tomy* | cutting, incision |
| -ule | small |