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Medical prefix a-f
Medical prefixes and suffixes for massage A-F
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a-,an- | without: anesthesia |
| ad- | toward: adduct |
| adeno- | gland: adenoma |
| -aglia | pain: myalgia |
| ambi- | both: ambidextrious |
| angio- | blood or lymph vessel: angiogram |
| ante- | before: antebracium |
| anti- | against: antibiotic |
| arthro- | joint: arthroscopic |
| bi- | two: bilateral |
| brachio- | arm: antebrachium |
| brady- | slow: bradycardia |
| cardio- | heart: cardiac |
| caud- | tail: caudal |
| cephal- | head: cephalic |
| chondro- | cartilage: chondrocyte |
| cochlea | shell(snail): Cochlea(inner ear) |
| con- | together: conjoined |
| contra- | against: contraindication |
| crypto- | hidden: cryptology |
| cyano- | blue: cyan,cyanosis |
| derm- | skin: dermatitis |
| di- | two: digastric |
| dur- | tough: dura mater |
| dys- | hard,painful: dyslexia |
| ecto- | outside: ectopic pregnancy |
| -ectomy | remove surgically: tonsilectomy |
| ede- | swelling: edema |
| epi- | on: epidermis |
| ergo- | work: ergograph |
| ex-,exo- | outside: excrete |
| for- | opening: foramen |