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g term pre + suf
green terminology prefixes & suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ad | toward |
| -al | P2 |
| -algia | pain |
| -ar | P2 |
| -asthenia | weakness, debility |
| -ate | having the form of; possessing |
| -blast | embryonic cell |
| -clasia | to break; surgical fracture |
| -clasis | to break; surgical fracture |
| -clast | to break; surgical fracture |
| -cure | care |
| -cyte | cell |
| -desis | binding, fixation (bone or joint) |
| -dynia | pain |
| -eal | P2 |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -iatry | medicine; treatment |
| -ia | condition |
| -ic | P2 |
| -ism | condition |
| -ist | specialist |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -kinesia | movement |
| -logist | specialist in study of |
| -malacia | softening |
| -metry | act of measuring |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumour |
| -osis | abnormal condition; increase |
| -pexy | fixation (of an organ) |
| -physis | growth |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -porosis | porous |
| -ptosis | prolapse, downward displacement |
| -sarcoma | malignant tumour of connective tissue |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction, twitching |
| -tension | to stretch |
| -tomy | incision |
| -trophy | development; nourishment |
| -um | structure, thing |
| a-, an- | without, not |
| brachy- | short |
| cine- | movement |
| dys- | bad; painful; difficult |
| epi- | above; upon |
| inter- | between |
| mega- | enlargement |
| meta- | change; beyond |
| micro- | small |
| quadri- | four |
| sub- | under, below |
| supra- | above; excessive; superior |
| sym- | union, together, joined |
| syn- | union, together, joined |