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Medical Prefixes & Suffixes "I thru O"

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Prefix or Suffix?
...iasis   condition of   Suffix  
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...iatric   medicine   Suffix  
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...ic   pertaining to   Suffix  
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inter   between   Prefix  
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Intra   within   Prefix  
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...isis, ...asis   condition of   Suffix  
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...itis   inflammation of   Suffix  
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juxta   near   Prefix  
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kinesis   movement   Prefix or Suffix  
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kypho   humped   Prefix  
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...logia, ...logy   science of   Suffix  
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...lysis   disintegration   Suffix  
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macro   large; long   Prefix  
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malacia   softening   Prefix or Suffix  
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med, medi, medio   middle   Prefix or Suffix  
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mega, megaly   enlargement   Prefix or Suffix  
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micro   small   Prefix (mostly)  
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mono   single, one   Prefix  
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multi   many   Prefix  
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neo   new   Prefix  
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ob   against   Prefix  
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...oid   like, shape, resemble   Suffix  
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oligo   few   Prefix or Suffix  
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...ology   study of   Suffix  
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...oma   tumor   Suffix  
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...osis   condition   Suffix  
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...otomy   incision (to cut)   Suffix  
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