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Prefixes & Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ante- | Before |
| Brady- | Slow |
| Tachy- | Fast |
| Post- | After |
| Re- | Again |
| Ab- | Away |
| Anti- | Against |
| Dia- | Through |
| Epi- | Upon |
| Sub- | Beneath |
| Inter- | Between |
| Bi- | Two |
| Hyper- | Over |
| Hypo- | Below |
| Macro- | Large |
| Micro- | Small |
| Eu- | Good |
| Dys- | Bad |
| Con- | With, together |
| Poly- | Many |
| -centesis | Puncture |
| -gram | Written record |
| -graph | Instrument used to produce a record |
| -graphy | Process of record |
| -meter | Instrument used to measure |
| -metry | Process of measure |
| -scope | Instrument used to look |
| -scopy | Process of looking |
| -ac, -al, -eal, -ic, -tic, -ous | Pertaining to |
| -ia, -ism | Condition |
| -ium | Tissue, structure |
| -y | Condition, procedure |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal |
| -plasty | Reconstruction |
| -rrhaphy | Suture, stitches |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -tomy | Incision |
| -dynia, -algia | Pain |
| -megaly | Enlargement |
| Gen/o | Creation, cause |
| Hydr/o | Water |
| Morph/o | Change |
| Myc/o | Fungus |
| Necr/o | Death |
| Orth/o | Straight |
| Path/o | Suffering, disease |
| Phag/o | Eat |
| Plas/o | Formation |
| Py/o | Pus |
| Gingivalgia | Pain in the gums |
| Gastritis | Inflammation of stomach |
| Stomatitis | Mouth condition |
| Appendectomy | Surgical removal of the Appendix |
| Sialolith | Stone in the saliva |
| Apnea | Without breath |
| Tachycardia | A fast heartbeat |
| Rhinorrhea | A runny nose |
| Laryngitis | Inflammation of larynx |
| Hepatomegaly | Enlargement of the liver |