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Wor-Wic/MT Lessn 6-8
Wor-Wic Medical Prefixes and Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a/, an/ | without |
| ab/ | away from |
| ad/ | toward |
| /algia/ | pain |
| /ante/ | before; wall part |
| anti/ | against |
| bi/ | two |
| /brady/ | slow |
| circum/ | around |
| /co/, /con/ | together |
| /de/ | down or away from |
| /desis/ | binding; fixation of |
| /dia/ | through |
| dys/ | difficult; abnormal |
| ecto/ | outside |
| /ectomy/ | excision, removal |
| endo/ | within |
| epi/ | outer, on top of, over |
| exo/ | away from |
| /extra/ | outside, beyond |
| ferro/ | iron |
| /fore/ | before |
| /form/ | shape of |
| /graphy/ | writing, record of |
| hemi/ | half |
| hydra/, hydro/ | water |
| hyper/ | above |
| hypo/ | below |
| /iasis | condition of |
| /iatric | medicine |
| /ic | pertaining to |
| inter/ | between |
| intra/ | within |
| /isis, /asis | condition of |
| /itis | inflammation of |
| juxta/ | near |
| /kinesis/ | movement |
| kypho/ | humped |
| /logia, /logy | science of |
| /lysis | disintegration |
| macro/ | large, long |
| /malacia/ | softening |
| /med/, /medi/, /medio/ | middle |
| /mega/, /megaly/ | enlargement |
| micro/ | small |
| mono/ | single |
| multi/ | many |
| neo/ | new |
| ob/ | against |
| /oid | like, shape; resemble |
| /oligo/ | few |
| /ology | study of |
| /oma | tumor |
| /osis | condition |
| /otomy | incision |
| /pachy/ | thick |
| para/ | near; departure from norm |
| /path/ | disease |
| /penia | deficiency |
| peri/ | around |
| /pexy | fixation, suspension |
| /phobia | fear of |
| /phoresis | transmission |
| /plasty | plastic surgical correction |
| /plegia | paralysis; stroke |
| /poly/ | many |
| /post/ | after |
| pre/ | before |
| pro/ | in front of; on behalf of) |
| pseudo/ | false |
| /ptosis | falling |
| re/ | back, again |
| retro/ | backward |
| /rrhaphy | suture |
| /rhexis | rupture |
| /scopy | exam |
| semi/ | half |
| sphygmo/ | pulse |
| sub/ | below |
| super/, /supra/ | above |
| /sym/, /syn/ | together |
| tachy/ | swift, fast |
| tele/ | distance |
| /toxo/ | toxic, poison |
| trans/ | across |
| tri/ | three |
| ultra/ | above |
| uni/ | one |
| /xeno | foreign |
| /xero | dry |