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3966SH Prefix&Suffix
Appendix A&C
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ante- | before;forward |
| anti- | against |
| bi- | two;double;both |
| brandy- | slow |
| contra- | against;opposite |
| dys- | difficult;painful |
| endo | within |
| epi- | above;upon |
| a-;an;ana | no;not;without |
| gynec/o | half |
| hemi | half |
| hyper- | above;excessive |
| hypo- | below;deficient |
| inter- | between |
| intra | within |
| mal | bad;poor;abnormal |
| neo- | new |
| non- | not |
| para- | near;beside |
| per- | through |
| peri- | surrounding;around |
| poly- | many;excessive |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before;in front of |
| retro | behind;backward;upward |
| semi- | half |
| sub- | below;under |
| syn- | together;with |
| tachy- | fast |
| tri- | three |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | surgical removal;excision |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -emia | blood |
| -ism | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -oid | resembling;like |
| -(O)logist | specialist in the study of treatment of |
| -(O)logy | study of |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ostomy | creation of an opening |
| -otomy | incision into |
| -pathy | disease |
| -phobia | abnormal fear |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rrhea | flow discharge |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -stasis | control;stop |