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suffix and prefix
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a-,an- | not or without |
| anti- | against |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| meta- | change or beyond |
| non- | not |
| peri- | around or surrounding |
| sub- | below or under |
| supra- | above |
| syn- | together or with |
| -ation | process; condition |
| -centisis | surgical procedure to remove fluid |
| -desis | to bind; tie together |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal; excision |
| -malacia | softening |
| -oid | like; resembling |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -porosis | abnormal condition of small holes |
| -scope | Instrument used to view |
| -socpy | visual examination using a scope |
| -tomy | process of cutting; incision |