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Prefixes, Suffixes
Prefixes and suffixes of chapter 3; Mrs Syphonie's class
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-;an- | without, no, not |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | near, toward |
| af- | toward |
| ana- | up, apart |
| ante- | before, forward, In front of |
| anti- | against |
| bi- | two, both |
| brady- | slow |
| con- | together, with |
| contra- | opposite |
| dia- | complete, through |
| dys- | difficult, painful, abnormal, bad |
| ec- | outside,out |
| echo- | using ultrasonic waves |
| ef- | away from |
| electro- | using electricity |
| end-, endo- | in, inner, within |
| epi- | above, upon |
| ex- | out |
| extra- | outside of |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | excessive, too much, above |
| hypo- | deficit, too little, below |
| in- | into, in |
| inter- | between |
| -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ent, -ic, -ior, -ine, -ous, -tic | pertaining to |
| -crine | secretion |
| -dipsia | thrist |
| -gen | to produce |
| -is | structure |
| -lapse | to fall, slide |
| -partum | birth |
| -phagia | to eat, swallow |
| -phasia | to speak |
| -plasm | formation |
| -stasis | to stand, place, stop, control |
| -tension | pressure |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |
| -um | structure, membrane |
| -algia | pain |
| -ation | process, condition |
| -cele | herniation |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ia | diseased or abnormal condition |
| -ism | condition, process |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | loosening, breakdown, separation, destruction |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rrhagia | rapid flow of blood |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -sclerosis | abnormal condition of hardening |
| -stenosis | abnormal condition of narrowing |
| -thesis | to put, place (State of putting or placing) |
| -uria | urine condition |
| -y | process of, condition |
| -graph | instrument to record |
| -gram | record or recording |
| -meter | instrument to measure |
| -scope | instrument to view |
| -icle, -ole, -ule | small or tiny structure |
| -cision | process of cutting |
| -centesis | surgical puncture and aspiration of fluid |
| -ectomy | surgical removal, excision, resection |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -opsy | process of viewing |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | suture repair |
| -scopic | pertaining to visual examination |
| -scopy | process of visual examination |
| -section | to cut |
| -stomy | surgical creation of artificial opening |
| -tomy | incision, cut into |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -ist | one who specializes |
| -logist | one who specializes in the study of |
| -logy | study of |
| -ad | toward |
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Wayne.Destiny
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