procedure/process of using an instrument

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Med Term Ch.1

Prefixes and Suffixes

Term	Definition
a-/an-/ir-/ar-	without
ab-/ef-	away from
ad-/af-	to/toward
ambi-	both/double
ana-	apart/again/back
ante-	before
anti-	against
bi-/diplo-/di-/co-/bin-	two/double
cata-	down/against/under
circum-	circum
com-/con-/co-	together
contra	against
de-	away from/remove
dia-	across/between
dis-	apart/reverse
e-/ec-/ecto-	away from/out
em-/en-	in/within
epi-	upon/on
ex-	outside/outer layer
extra-	outside
hyper	excessive/above
hypo-	under/below
im-/in-	into/in
infra-	below/under
inter-	between
intra-	within
intro-/into-	within
meta-	beyond/change
para-	beside/near
per-	through/excessive
peri-	around
post-	after/behind
pre-/pro-	before/in front of
re-	back/again
retro-	backward/behind
sub-	under
super-	above
supra-	above
sym/syn-	together
trans-	across
ultra-	beyond/excess
-a/-on/-is/-um/-ia/-os/-us/-ium	pertains to
-al/-tic/-ic/-iac/-oius/-ous/-ent	pertains/refers to
-an/-ion/-ian	pertains/process/procedure of
-ance/-ancy	state/condition of
-er/-or	process of
-form	shape/resembles
-gen/-troph/-plas	beginning/development
-gram	to record/write
-graph	instrument
-graphy	procedure/process of using an instrument
-ia/-ity	state of/condition
-ics/-tics	art/science of
-ician	belonging to/assoiated with
-id	state/condition of
-ist	specialist who practices "something"
-ite	nature of
-ion/-tion/-ition/-ation/iation/-ing/-y	action/procedure of
-itis/-isy/-icy	inflammation of
-ium/-olus/iole/-cule/culus/-cle/culum/-ellum	small/smaller
-ize/-ate	act like/make into
-ma/men/-ment/-ure	many/multiple
-oid/-form	resembles/likeness
-o/-log/-y	process of/science of
-oma	tumor/swelling
-osis/esis/asis/iasis/sis	medical condition
-ous	material/state of
-tic	relates/pertains to
-centesis	surgical puncture to remove fluid
-ec/tom/y	out/cut/procedure or removal
-o/pex/y	fixate/position or to attach
-oplast/y	plastics surgery to improve function
-o/rraph/y	surgically to cure or repair
-o/tom/y	cutting into/to open
-os/tom/y	new permanent opening or mouth
-o/tripsy	crushing/destroying
-o/desis	binding/stabilization
-clasis	to break down
-lysis	to loosen/destroy
-cis	to cut
-cide	to kill
-stasis	to stop/control
-sis	medical condition or disease
-age	something is related to
-iatr/y	to treat/heal/cure
-therap/y	to treat or cure
-sect/ion	to cut/ make several slices of body
algia	pain
audi/audio	hear
bio	to live
cau/caus	to burn
centesis	puncture
clas/clast/clasis	to smash/breakdown
duct/doch	canal/to draw
dynia	pain
exta/ectasis	dilate
edem	to swell
ethes/ia/phoro	to feel/sense
fiss/schiz	split
flec/flex	to bend
flu/flux	to flow
gen	to produce/form/develop
iatr/therap/y	to treat/cure
kine/kino/kinesio/praxia	to move
liga/desis	to bind
-o/log/y	to study
ly/lysis	to breakup/dissolve
morph/morpho	form/shape
olfact/osmia	smell
op/opt/opsy	vision/sight
palpit	to flutter
par/part/partus/toci	labor
pep	to digest
pexy/pexia	to fix
phag/phago	to eat
phas	to speak/uitter
phil	to like/love
phob	to fear
phrag	fence off
plas/plasm	to repair/form
pleg	paralyzed
pnea	to breathe
phono	voice or sound
pole	to make
ptosis	to fall/droop
o/rrhagia	burst forth/pour
o/rraphy	to suture
o/rrhea	to flow/discharge
o/rrhexis	to rupture
therap/y	heal/treat
tomy	to cut
troph	to nourish
volvo	to turn/twist
vulvo	to cover
auto	self
brachy	short
brady	slow
brevi	short
cav	hollow
cryo	cold
cryto	hidden/concealed
dextro	right
diplo	twice
dys	bad
eu	normal
glyco	sugar
gravid	heavy
haplo	single
hetero	others
homo	same
hydro	wet
iso	equal
latus/lat	broad/side
longus	long
macro	large
magni	large
malaco	soft
mal	bad
medi	middle
mega	great
megalo	huge
micro	small
minimus	smallest
multi/poly	many
necro	dead
neo	new
oligo	few
ortho	straight
oxy	sharp
poly	many
pronus	face down
psuedo	false
sclero	hard
scolio	twisted
sinistro	left
stasis	stop
steno	narrow
stalsis	contract
tachy	first
tele	end/far
thermo	heat
trachy	rough
xero	dry
ambi	both
amphi	on both sides
ante	before
anter	before
dextro	right of
dors	back
epi	upon
hypo	under
infra	beneath/below
inter	between
later	side of
mes	middle
medi	middle of
post	behind
postero	behind
pre	before
pro	before
retro	after
sinistro	left of
sub	under
ab	away
ad	near
circum	around
peri	around
ec	out from
ex	out from
dia/per/trans	through/across
exto/exo/extra	outside
endo	within
intra	within
par/para	beside
super/supra	above
ultra	beyond
a/an/ar	without/lack of
im/in	not/in
algia	pain
cele	hernia
dynia	pain
ectasis	dilation
emia	blood
gen	producing
gram	record
meter	instrument
metry	measuring
oid	resemble
oma	tumor
osis	abnormal condition
pathy	disease
penia	disease
phobias	fear
ptosis	falling
abdomin	belly
graph	instrument
graphy	process of recording
iasis	condition and disease
itis	inflammation
logy	study of
malacia	softening
megaly	enlargment
phagia	eating/swallowing
phasia	speech
plegia	paralysis
rrhage	burst forth
rrhea	discharge
rrhexis	rupture
sclerosis	hardening
scopy	examination
spasm	twitching
desis	bind/fixate

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