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Medical Prefixes and Suffixes

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a-/an-

wihtout or none

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ab-

away from

3

ad-

toward

4

brady-

slow

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de-

remove

6

dys-

difficult/abnormal

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epi-

above/on

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hemi-

half/ partly

9

hyper-

excessive

10

hypo-

below normal

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in-

not

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infra-

beneath

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inter-

between

14

intra-

within

15

macro-

large

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mal-

bad

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micro-

small

18

mono-

one

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multi-/poly-

many/excessive

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para-

nearesembling

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per-

through

22

peri-

around

23

post-

after

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pre-/pro-

before

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retro-

backwardehind

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supra-

above/over

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tachy-

fast

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uni-

one

29

-algia

pain

30

-centesis

to aspirate fluid

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-ectomy

to cut out, remove, or excise

32

-edema

swelling

33

-emesis

vomit

34

-emia

blood

35

-gram/-graphy/-graph

recording or image

36

-itis

inflammation, inflammated

37

-megaly

emlarged

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-meter

instrament to measure

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-osis

abnormal conditon

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-sclerosis

hardening

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-scopy/ -scopic

to look, observe

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-spasm

twitch

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-stomy

to make an opening

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-tomy

to cut into

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-oma

tumor

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