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sufixs/prefixs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| brady- | slow |
| tachy- | fast |
| poly- | many |
| dys- | painful, difficult, abnormal |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -algia | pain |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhEA | flow, discharge |
| -rrhAGE | excessive flow |
| -rrhEXIS | rupture |
| -peri | peri |
| -amphi | on both sides," "of both kinds," or "around." |
| -an-a | up, apart, backward |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self-moving |
| circum- | around", "about", or "on all sides |
| dia- | through," "across," or "completely |
| epi- | above, apon(position) |
| in-fra- | between" or "among" two or more separate |
| iso- | similar," or "the same |
| intra- | inside" a single, enclosed entity |
| meta- | looking at it from the outside |
| pseudo- | false |
| semi- | half |
| ab- | away from," "off," "from," or "separation |
| ad- | to," "toward," "near," "at," or "addition |