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Suffix/Prefix
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| algia (suffix) | Pain (myalgia) |
| dynia (suffix) | Pain (gastrodynia) |
| cele (suffix) | hernia (bulging of tissue into area it doesn't belong) (hydrocele) |
| emia (suffix) | blood condition (leukemia) |
| iasis (suffix) | presence of (lithiasis) |
| itis (suffix) | inflammation (arthritis) |
| lysis (suffix) | loosen, break down (hemolysis) |
| osis (suffix) | condition (thrombosis) |
| pathy (suffix) | disease (myopathy) |
| penia (suffix) | deficiency (leukopenia) |
| desis (suffix) | binding, fixation (arthrodesis) |
| ectomy (suffix) | removal (vasectomy) |
| pexy (suffix) | surgical fixation (retinopexy) |
| plasty (suffix) | reconstruction (rhinoplasty) |
| rrhaphy (suffix) | suture (herniorraphy) |
| stomy (suffix) | creation of opening (colostomy) |
| tomy (suffix) | incision (dermotomy) |
| a- | not (aphasia) |
| an- | not (anemia) |
| anti- | against (antibiotics) |
| contra- | against (contraceptive) |
| de- | down, away (dehydration) |
| ante- | before (antepartum) |
| pre- | before (precondition) |
| pro- | before, on behalf of (probiotic) |
| brady- | slow (bradycardia) |
| tachy- | fast (trachycardia) |
| post- | after (postpartum) |
| re- | again (rehabilitation) |
| ab- | away (abduct) |
| ad- | toward (adrenaline) |
| circum- | around (circumcision) |
| peri- | around (pericardium) |
| dia- | through (diagnostic) |
| trans- | through (translate) |
| e- | out (evoke) |
| ec- | out (ectopic) |
| ex- | out (exhale) |
| ecto- | outside (ectoderm) |
| exo- | outside (exoskeleton) |
| extra- | outside |
| en- | inside, in (enama) |
| endo- | inside in (endocrine) |
| intra- | in, inside (intravenous) |
| epi- | upon (epididymus) |
| sub- | beneath (subcutaneous) |
| inter- | between (intercostal) |