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Ch 10 Prefix/Suffix
Med Term Chapter 10 Reproductive System - Prefixes and Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- | without |
| anti-; contra- | against |
| ante- | before |
| dys- | painful, difficult |
| endo-, intra- | within |
| epi- | above |
| hypo- | below |
| multi-; poly- | many |
| neo- | new |
| nulli- | none |
| peri- | around |
| post- | after |
| primi- | first |
| pseudo- | false |
| syn- | together |
| ultra- | beyond |
| -arche | beginning |
| -centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid |
| -cide | to kill |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -gram | record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -gravida | pregnant person |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -otomy | cutting into |
| -para | to bear (offspring) |
| -partum | childbirth |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -scopy | process of viewing |
| -spermia | condition of sperm |
| -tocia | labor and childbirth |