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Pre and suff a-x
medical prefixes and suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a; an (prefix) | without |
| ab (prefix) | away from |
| ad (prefix) | toward |
| algia (both) | pain |
| ante (both) | before; wall part |
| anti (prefix) | against |
| bi (prefix) | two; double |
| brady (both) | slow |
| circum (prefix) | around |
| co; con (both) | together |
| de (both) | down or away from |
| desis (both) | binding; fixation of |
| dia (both) | through |
| dys (prefix) | difficult; abnormal |
| ecto (prefix) | outside |
| ectomy (both) | excision; removal |
| endo (prefix) | within |
| epi (prefix) | outer; on top of; over |
| exo (prefix) | away from |
| extra (both) | outside; beyond |
| ferro (prefix) | iron |
| fore (both) | before |
| form (both) | shape of |
| graphy (both) | writing; record |
| hemi (prefix) | half |
| hydra; hydro (prefix) | water |
| hyper (prefix) | above |
| hypo (prefix) | below |
| iasis (suffix) | condition of |
| iatric (suffix) | medicine |
| ic (suffix) | pertaining to |
| inter (prefix) | between |
| intra (prefix) | within |
| isis; asis (suffix) | condition of |
| itis (suffix) | inflamation of |
| juxta (prefix) | near |
| kinesis (both) | movement |
| kypho (prefix) | humped |
| logia; logy (suffix) | science of |
| lysis (suffix) | disintegration |
| macro (prefix) | large; long |
| malacia (both) | softening |
| med; medi; medio (both) | middle |
| mega; megaly (both) | enlargement |
| micro (mostly prefix) | small |
| mono (prefix) | single; one |
| multi (prefix) | many |
| neo (prefix) | new |
| ob (prefix) | against |
| oid (suffix) | like; shape; resemble |
| oligo (both) | few |
| ology (suffix) | study of |
| oma (suffix) | tumor |
| osis (suffix) | condition |
| otomy (suffix) | incision |
| pachy (both) | thick |
| para (prefix) | near; departure from the norm |
| path (both) | disease |
| penia (suffix) | deficiency |
| peri (prefix) | around |
| pexy (suffix) | fixation; suspension |
| phobia (suffix) | fear of |
| phoresis (suffix) | transmission |
| plasty(suffix) | plastic surgical correction |
| plegia (suffix) | paralysis; stroke |
| poly (both) | many |
| post (both) | after |
| pre (prefix) | before |
| pro (prefix) | in front of; on behalf of |
| pseudo (prefix) | false |
| ptosis (suffix) | falling |
| re (prefix) | back; again |
| retro (prefix) | backward |
| rrhaphy (suffix) | suture |
| rhexis (suffix) | rupture |
| scopy (suffix) | exam |
| semi (prefix) | half |
| sphygmo (prefix) | pulse |
| sub (prefix) | below |
| super; supra (prefix) | above |
| sym; syn (both) | together |
| tachy (prefix) | swift; fast |
| tele (prefix) | distance |
| toxo (both) | toxic; poison |
| trans (prefix) | across |
| tri (prefix) | three |
| ultra (prefix) | above |
| uni (prefix) | one |
| xeno (prefix) | foreign |
| xero (prefix) | dry |
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