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Prefix/Suffixes A-H
Medical Prefixes & SUffixes A-H
Question | Answer |
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a, an | without,anencephalic (without a brain)anonymous |
ab | Away from abduction (away from, rotate) abducted |
ad | Toward,rotate adduction adventure |
algia | (pain) neuralgia (nerve pain) |
ante | Before,wall part antepartum (before birth) antediluvian |
anti | against Antibacterial antifreeze |
bi | two, double Bilateral(2 sides) bilingual |
brady | slow bradycardia (slow heartbeat) |
circum | Around circumrenal (around the kidney) circumnavigate |
co, con | Together concentric (together center; same center) coexist |
De | Down/away from dehydrate (away from hydration) defamed |
desis | binding; fixation of arthrodesis (surgical fixation of a joint) |
dia | (through) diaplacental (through the placenta) Diagonal |
Dys | difficult; abnormal dysemia (abnormal blood) dysfunctional |
ecto | (outside) ectocornea (outer layer of the cornea) ectoplasm |
ectomy | Excision/removal tonsillectomy (tonsil removal) |
endo | Within endogastric (within the stomach) |
Epi | outer, on top of, over epigastric (top of stomach) |
Exo | away from exophthalmus (eyes bulging away from) Exotic(away from normal, unusual |
extra | outside, beyond extrasensory (beyond senses) extracurricular |
ferro | iron ferrokinetics (study of iron metabolism) ferrotype (a positive photograph made on a plate of iron) |
fore | before forehead (before head) forecast |
form | shape of) reniform (kidney-shaped) formula |
graphy | writing, record graphospasm (writer's cramp) telegraph |
hemi | half hemiparesis (paralysis to one half of the body) hemisphere |
hydra, hydro | Water hydrophobia (water, afraid of) hydroplane |
hyper | above hypertension (high tension) hyperactive |
hypo | below hypothermic (below temperature) hypothesis (underlying reason) |