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Med Term Prefix & Suffix Review

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ab-

away from

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de-

away from, cessation, without

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dis

separate, remove

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dys-

painful, difficult, abnormal

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ec, ex-

out of, away from

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ecto-

outside, forward

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ecto, exo-

outer, outside

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epi-

above, upon

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eu-

good, normal

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in, im-

not

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infra-

under below

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iso-

equal, alike

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noe-

new

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re-

again, backward

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retro-

backward, behind

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sub, infra-

below, beneath

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supra, super-

above, excessive, superior

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sym, syn-

together, with

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trans-

across, through

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ultra-

excess, beyond

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-ac, al, ary, ic, ous

pertaining to

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-cele

herniation, protrusion

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-centesis

puncture to aspirate

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-genic, genesis

origination, producing

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-gram

record, recording

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-graphy

process of recording

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-ia, ism, y

condition of

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-ium

tissue, structure

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-oid

resembling

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-ole

small

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-pexy

surgical fixation

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-phagia

eating, swallowing

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-phasia

speech

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-phobia

abnormal fear, aversion to, sensitivity to

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-plasia

formation, growth

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-plasty

surgical repair, reconstruction

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-plegia

paralysis

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-ptosis

prolapsed, downward placement

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-rrhage

bursting forth

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-rrhapy

suture

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-rrhea

flow, discharge

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-sis

condition, process

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-stasis

stopped, standing still

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-stenosis

stricture, narrowing

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-stomy

surgical opening

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-tomy

incision

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-trophy

nourishment, development

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