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Chapter 4
Ch 4 - Prefixes, Combining Forms, Suffixes
Suffixes | meaning |
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pro- | before, forward |
neo- | new |
re- | back, again |
per- | through |
anti- | against |
contra- | against, opposite |
micro- | small |
intra- | into, within |
meta- | beyond, change |
de- | down, lack of |
eu- | good, normal |
auto- | self, own |
inter- | between |
pre- | before, in front of |
ana- | up, apart |
syn-, sym- | together, with |
ultra- | beyond, excel |
pseudo- | false |
supra- | above, upper |
tachy- | fast |
ex- | out, away from |
para- | abnormal, beside, near |
macro- | large |
hemi- | half |
infra- | beneath |
peri- | surrounding |
trans- | across, through |
dia- | through, complete |
a-, an- | no, not, without |
epi- | upon, on, above |
pan- | all |
en-, endo- | in, within |
hyper- | excessive, above |
hypo- | deficient, under |
mal- | bad |
retro- | behind, backwards |
ante- | before, forward |
poly- | many, much |
uni- | one |
post- | after, behind |
bi- | two |
con- | with, together |
ad- | toward |
ec-, ecto- | out, outside |
sub- | under |
cata- | down |
brady- | slow |
ab- | away from |
dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
necr/o | death |
gloss/o | tongue |
seps/o | infection |
cost/o | ribs |
-rrhea | discharge |
-plasia | formation |
-pnea | breathing |
-trophy | formation, development, nourishment |