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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | not or without |
| anti- | against |
| brady- | slow |
| dia- | through, complete |
| echo- | refelcted sound |
| em- | in |
| endo- | in, within |
| epi- | on over or upon |
| hyper- | above; above normal; excessive |
| hypo- | Below; below normal; excessive |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around or surrounding |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across |
| -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ous | pertaining to |
| -ant | substance that promotes |
| -ation | process; condition |
| -e | (noun suffix with no meaning) |
| -ectomy | surgical removal; excision |
| -emic | pertaining to a blood condition |
| -gram | record; image |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia | condition |
| -in, -ine | chemical; chemical compound; substance |
| -ism | process; condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ive | substance that promotes |
| -lytic | pertaining to breakdown or destruction |
| -meter | measure |
| - or | one who (or something that) takes action or does something |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -sclerosis | hardening; thickening |
| -stenosis | narrowing; tightening |
| -stomy | surgical opening |
| -tension | pressure |
| -tomy | process of cutting; incision |
| -trophy | Condition of growth or development |
| -um -us | structure; tissue; thing |
| -version | to turn |