click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
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 |