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PREFIX
MEANING
aabad-
without or absence of
from; away from to; toward
ambi-, amphoamphianana-
both
on both sides without or absence of up; again; backward
ante-
before
against upon; separated from self two two slow down around together
contradedidiadis-
against from; down from; lack of two thorough; complete to undo; free from difficult; labored; painful; abnormal out of, from, away from
exexo-
outside; outward
outside; outward
extra-, extrahemihyperhypo-
in-, iminfrainter-
intraintromalmeso-
within
into, within bad middle
meta-
micr-, micromultineonullipanparaperperipoly-
small many new none all; total beside; beyond; around through surrounding (outer) many; much
post-
after
prepropseudoreretrosemisubsuper supra-
before; in front of before false back back; behind half under; below over; above above
sym-
together; joined
syntachytetra-
together; joined
fast; rapid four
transtriultrauni-
SUFFIX
SUFFIX
MEANING
-ac
-al -ar
pertaining to
pertaining to pertaining to
-ary
-eal -ial -ic
pertaining to
pertaining to pertaining to pertaining to
-apheresis removal
-ase
-asthenia -atresia
enzyme
weakness absence of a normal body opening; occlusion; closure
-cele
hernia; protrusion
-centesis -cidal -clasia -clasis -clast -clysis -crine -crit -cyte -desis
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid killing break break break irrigating; washing separate; secrete to separate cell surgical fixation; fusion
run; running stretching out; dilatation; expansion excision or surgical removal displacement vomiting blood condition one who
-esis
-iasis -genesis
condition
condition origin; cause
-genic
-gram
-graph
-graphy -ia -iatry -ician
seizure; attack state of inflammation seizure loosening; dissolution; separating destroy; reduce softening
-mania
enlargement instrument used to measure measurement form; shape smell pain resembling one who studies and practices study of
-oma
tumor; swelling
vision (condition) to view rapid flow of blood suturing; repairing flow; excessive discharge abnormal condition rupture (means increased when used with blood cell word roots)
-ostomy
cut into or incision oxygen slight paralysis disease abnormal reduction in number digestion surgical fixation; suspension eating; swallowing love
-phily
-phobia
love
abnormal fear of or aversion to
breathing formation passage meal in front of; before dropping; sagging; prolapse
-ptysis
spitting
excessive flow excessive flow suturing in place flow or discharge rupture fallopian tube malignant tumor split; fissure hardening
-scope
visual examination visual examination infection state of sudden involuntary muscle contraction control; stop contraction constriction; narrowing
-stomy
-thorax
surgical opening
chest
-tocia
-tome -tomy
birth; labor
instrument used to cut cutting, incision