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AS- pre/suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -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 |