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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a, an | without |
| ab | away from |
| ad | toward |
| amb | walk |
| ambi | both |
| ante | beofre |
| anti | against |
| bi | two, twice, and double |
| brady | slow |
| circum | around |
| contra | against |
| de | down |
| dis | away from |
| dys | painful, abnormal |
| endo | within, inside |
| epi | above, on |
| eu | normal, good |
| ex, extra | outside of |
| fore | infront of |
| hemi | half |
| hyper | above, excessive, increased |
| hypo | below, decreased, insufficent |
| infra | beneath |
| inter | between, among |
| intra | within, during |
| juxta | nearby, next to |
| mal | bad |
| mega | exceptionally large |
| meso | middle |
| meta | over, beyond |
| mono | one |
| multi | many |
| neo | new |
| nulli | none |
| olig | less than normal |
| peri | around |
| poly | many |
| post | after and behind |
| pre, pro | before, infront of |
| presby | older age |
| primi | first |
| quadri | four |
| retro | behind or in the back of |
| sub | under |
| super and supra | above and excess |
| sym and syn | together and with |
| tachy | fast- like tachycardia |
| trans | across |
| tri | thee |
| ultra | beyond and excess |
| uni | one |
| age | related to |
| cidal | capable of killing |
| form | shape |
| fuge | driving away |
| ical | pretaining to |
| ion | process |
| opia | vision |
| phylaxis | protection and provention |
| pnea | breathing |
| uria | urine |
| algia | pain |
| asthenia | weakness |
| dynia | pain |
| emisis | vomiting |
| emia | blood in |
| ia and ism | condition |
| iasis | presence of and formation of |
| itis | inflammation |
| malacia | weakening and softening of |
| mania | abnormal desire for |
| megaly | enlargement |
| oma | tumor |
| osis | abnormal state |
| pathy | disorder and disease |
| paresis | paralysis |
| penia | dificiency and decrease |
| phagia | eating and swallowing |
| phasia | speech |
| phobia | fear |
| plasia | formation of |
| plegia | paralysis |
| ptosis | drooping and falling |
| rrhage | excessive flow |
| rrhea | flow and discharge |
| centesis | surgical puncture |
| cise | cut and remove |
| ectomy | removal and excision |
| gram, graph, graphy | record of and picture of |
| lysis | removal and freeing from and distengrating |
| ostomy | forming an opening |
| otomy | cutting into |
| plasy | surgical repair and reformation |
| scopy | instrumental view |
| stasis | stopping or controlling |
| tomy | insicion |
| tripsy | crushing |