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Lesson 1-Prefix/Suff
Intro to Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A- | No, not, without, apart |
| An- | No, not, without, lack of |
| Anti- | Against |
| Bi- | Two, double |
| Brady- | Slow |
| Dys- | Bad, difficult, painful |
| End- | Within, inner |
| Endo- | Within, inner |
| Epi- | Upon, over, above |
| Eu- | Good, normal |
| Exo- | Out, away from |
| Hemi- | Half |
| Hyper- | Above, beyond, excessive |
| Hypo- | Below, under, defecient |
| Intra- | Within |
| Mal- | Bad |
| Neo- | New |
| Peri- | Around |
| Poly- | Many, much, excessive |
| Post- | After, behind |
| Pre- | Before |
| Sub- | Below, under, beneath |
| Supra- | Above, beyond |
| Tachy- | Fast |
| -ac | Pertaining to |
| -al | Pertaining to |
| -algia | Pain |
| -ary | Pertaining to |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture |
| -cyte | Cell |
| -dynia | Pain |
| -ectomy | Surgical excision |
| -gram | a weight, mark, record |
| -ic | Pertaining to |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -logy | Study of |
| -megaly | Enlargement, large |
| -oma | Tumor |
| -osis | Condition |
| -ous | Pertaining to |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -penia | Lack of, deficiency |
| -pexy | Surgical fixation |
| -plasia | Formation, produce |
| -plasty | Surgical repair |
| -pnea | Breathing |
| -rrhage | To burst forth |
| -rrhagia | To burst forth |
| -rrhaphy | Suture |
| -rrhea | Flow, discharge |
| -rrhexis | Rupture |
| -scope | Instrument |
| -scopy | To view, examine |
| -stasis | Control, stopping |
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