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Suffixes, Prefixes and Combining Forms

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Prefix-, -Suffix, Combine Form
Meaning
a- , an-   no, not  
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aut-   self  
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dia-   complete, through  
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dys-   bad, painful, difficult, abnormal  
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endo-   within  
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exo-   outside  
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hyper-   excessive, more than normal, too much  
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hypo-   below, less than normal, under  
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pro-   before  
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re-   back  
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retro-   behind  
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sub-   below, under  
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trans-   across, through  
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-al   Pertaining to  
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-algia   pain  
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-cyte   cell  
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-etomy   cutting out, surgical removal  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-gram   record  
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-globin   protein  
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-ia   condition  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-ism   condition process  
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-ist   specialist  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-logist   specialist in the  
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-logy   the study of  
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-oma   tumor, mass  
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-opsy   to view  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-scope   instrument to visually examine  
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-scopy   process of visual examination  
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-sis   state of  
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-tomy   incision, the process of cutting in to  
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aden/o   gland  
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arthr/o   joint  
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bi/o   life  
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carcin/o   cancer, cancerous  
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cardi/o   heart  
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cephal/o   head  
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cerebr/o   cerebrum, largest part of the brain  
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col/o, colon/o   large intestines  
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crin/o   secrete  
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cyst/o   urinary bladder  
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cyt/o   cell  
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dermat/o   skin  
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derm/o   skin  
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electr/o   electricity  
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encephal/o   brain  
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enter/o   small intestines  
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erythr/o   red  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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glyc/o   sugar  
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gnos/o   knowledge  
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gynec/o   woman, female  
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hemat/o   blood  
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hem/o   blood  
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hepat/o   liver  
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lapar/o   abdomen  
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leuk/o   white  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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neur/o   nerve  
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onc/o   tumor  
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ophthalm/o   eye  
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oste/o   bone  
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path/o   disease  
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psych/o   mind  
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ren/o   kidney  
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rhin/o   nose  
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sarc/o   flesh  
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thromb/o   clotting  
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