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AS- pre/suffixes
Question | Answer |
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-algia, -dynia | pain |
-rragia, -rrhage | bursting forth |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-rrhea | flow or discharge |
-rrhaphy | to suture |
-ectomy | surgically remove or exise |
-tomy | cutting into or incision |
-stomy | surgically create a new opening |
laryngial | larynx |
lumbar | loin |
renal, nephrotic | kidneys |
-scope | instrument used to visually examine |
alimentary | gastrointestinal tract (stomach & intestines) |
ovarian | ovaries |
-graphy | procedure that records |
-gram | recorded data |
-graph | instrument that records |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas |
pan- | all |
sub- | under, below |
poly- | many |
hyper- | increased or more than normal |
endo- | within or inside |
-oligo | scant or little |
dys- | difficult, painful, bad |
post- | after |
peri- | around |
pre- | before |
enteric | intestines |
uterine | uterus |
cutaneous | skin |
hepatic | liver |
inter- | between |
-therapy | treatment |
-scopy | procedure to visually examine |
cardiac | heart |
-um | structure |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-lysis | separation, break down |
-malacia | abnormal softening |
super-, supra- | above, beyond, excessive |
-itis | inflammation |
-megaly | enlargement |
-pathy | disease |
-sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
ecto- | outside |
-osis | abnormal condition |
intra- | within |
hypo- | decreased, less than normal |
ex-, exo- | out, out of, outside, away from |
-pexy | suture to stabilize |
eu- | good, easy, normal |
anti- | against |
a-, an- | without or no |
ad- | toward |
ab- | away from |