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Lesson 6 Chapter 2
Medical Prefixes and Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A, AN | Without |
| Ab | away from |
| Ad | Toward |
| Algia | Pain |
| Ante | Before |
| Anti | Against |
| Bi | Two, Double |
| Brady | Slow |
| Circum | Around |
| Co, Con | Together |
| De | Down or away from |
| Desis | Binding; Fixation of |
| Arthrodesis | Surgical fixation of a joint |
| Dia | Through |
| Dys | Difficult, Abnormal |
| Ecto | Outside |
| Ectomy | Excision |
| Endo | Within |
| Epi | Outer, on top of, Over |
| Exo | Away from |
| Extra | Outside, beyond |
| Ferro | Iron |
| Fore | Before |
| Form | Shape of |
| Graphy | Writing, record |
| Hemi | Half |
| Hydro, Hydra | Water |
| Hyper | Above |
| Hypo | Below |