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prefix's and suffix's
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hypo- | below/beneath |
| intra- | within |
| para- | around/besides |
| per | through |
| -ectomy | surgical removal/excision |
| -malacia | softening |
| -oma | tumor |
| -phagia | eating/swallowing |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -(r)rhea | excessive discharge/flow |
| -tome | cutting instrument |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | abnormal/difficult |
| intra- | within |
| poly- | many |
| sub- | below/under |
| supra- | above |
| -algia | pain |
| -asthenia | without feeling or sensation |
| -dynia | pain |
| -kinesia | movement |
| -lysis | destruction/breakdown |
| -oma | tumor |
| -tonia | muscle tone |
| -trophy | growth/developement |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -spasm | twitching; contraction |
| -pathy | disease |
| -(r)rhexis | rupture |
| -algia | pain |
| -lysis | destruction; breakdown |
| -dynia | pain |
| -lith | stones |
| -cytosis | condition of cells |
| -cele | hernia; herniation |
| dys- | painful; difficult |
| tachy- | fast |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | to; toward |