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Prefixes/SuffixesNur
prefixes and suffixes for foundations of nursing
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain |
| -asis | condition; state |
| -ectomy | excision of |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -itis | inflamation of |
| -lysis | loosen or dissolve |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition, state, process |
| -pathy | disease |
| -scopy | examination |
| -tomy | cutting, incision |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -opsy | view of |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -uria | urine |
| ab- | from, away |
| ad- | increase, toward |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two, double, twice |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | difficult, bad |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | upon, over |
| exo- | out, away from |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | above, excess |
| hypo- | less than, below |
| peri- | around, about |
| retro- | backward, back, behind |
| rhino- | nose |
| sub- | under, beneath, |
| trans- | across, over, beyond |