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AH II Prefix
Prefixes and suffixes for Allied Health II
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Prefix | the syllable/word at the beginning of the word |
| Suffix | the syllable/word at the end of a word |
| Word Root | main word that prefixes and suffixes can be added to |
| Ante | Before |
| Anti | Against |
| Bi | Twice |
| Brady | Slow |
| Bronch | pertaining to the air/tube in lungs |
| Cardi | Pertaining to the heart |
| Cerebro | Pertaining to the brain |
| Chiro | Pertaining to the hand |
| Derm | Pertaining to the skin |
| Dys | difficult, painful, bad |
| Endo | within |
| Epi | Outside |
| Gast | Pertaining to the stomach |
| Gyn | Pertaining to the woman, female |
| Hem | Blood |
| Hyper | excessive, more than normal |
| Hypo | decreased, less than normal |
| Micro | Small |
| Necro | death |
| Nephro | Pertaining to the kidney |
| Noct | night |
| Neuro | Pertaining to the nerves |
| Onco | Pertaining to tumor, cancer |
| Ophthalm | Pertaining to eye |
| Para | near, beside, beyond, abnormal, lower half of body |
| Patho | Pertaining to disease, abnormal condition |
| Ped | Pertaining to child |
| Post | after, behind |
| Pre | before, in front of |
| Pulmon/ Pneumo | Pertaining to lungs |
| Psych | Pertaining to the mind |
| Quad | four |
| Rado | x-ray, radiation |
| Sub | less, under, below |
| Sup | above, upon, over, higher in position |
| trans | across |
| -ectomy | surgical removal of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -megaly | large, enlarged |
| -ologist | person who does/studies |
| -ology | study of, science of |
| -opsy | to view |
| -oscopy | diagnostic examination |
| -otomy/ -tomy | cutting into |
| -paresis/ -plegia | paralysis |
| -scope | examining instrument |