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Ch 8 Pref/Suf
Med Term Chapter 8 Digestive Prefixes and Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-; an- | without |
| anti- | against |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | abnormal, painful, difficult |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emetic | pertaining to vomiting |
| endo-; intra- | within |
| ex- | outward |
| hydr/o | water |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | below |
| -iatric | pertaining to medical treatment |
| in- | inward |
| -istry | specialty of |
| -lithiasis | condition of stones |
| -orexia | appetite |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around |
| -phagia | eat, swallow |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after |
| -prandial | pertaining to a meal |
| re- | again |
| retro- | backward |
| sub- | under |
| trans- | across |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |