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prefix, suffix, root, combing forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| norm (root) | rule |
| ab- (prefix) | away from |
| adhes (root) | stuck to |
| -ion (suffix) | process |
| -al (suffix) | pertaining to |
| anti- (prefix) | against |
| pyret (root) | fever |
| -ic (suffix) | pertaining to |
| sept (root) | putrefaction |
| tuss (root) | cough |
| -ive (suffix) | nature of, quality of |
| a- (prefix) | without |
| -sepsis (suffix) | decay |
| auto- (prefix) | self |
| nom (root) | law |
| -y (suffix) | condition |
| axill (root) | armpit |
| -ary (suffix) | pertaining to |
| bi(o) (combining form) | life |
| -opsy (suffix) | to view |
| cac- (prefix) | bad |
| -hexia (suffix) | condition |
| centi- (prefix) | one hundred or one hundredth |
| -grade (suffix) | a step |
| -meter (suffix) | measure |
| centr/i (combing form) | center |
| -fuge (suffix) | to flee |
| chem/o (combining form) | chemical |
| -therapy (suffix) | treatment |
| dia- (prefix) | through |
| -gnosis (suffix) | knowledge |
| -phoresis (suffix) | to carry |
| dis- (prefix) | apart |
| infect (root) | to infect |
| -ant (suffix) | forming |
| epi- (prefix) | upon |
| dem (root) | people |
| eti/o (combining form) | cause |
| -logy (suffix) | study of |
| ex- (prefix) | out |
| cis (root) | to cut |
| hetero- (prefix) | different |
| gene (root) | formation, produce |
| -ous (suffix) | pertaining to |
| in- (prefix) | in, into |
| kil/o (combining form) | a thousand |
| -gram (suffix) | a weight |
| macr/o (combining form) | large |
| scope (root) | to examine |
| mal- (prefix) | bad |
| format (root) | a shaping |
| malign (root) | bad kind |
| micro- (prefix) | small |
| organ (root) | organ |
| -ism (suffix) | condition |
| milli- (prefix) | one thousandth |
| -liter (suffix) | liter |
| minim (root) | least |
| multi- (prefix) | many, much |
| -form (suffix) | shape |
| necr (root) | death |
| -osis (suffix) | condition |
| neo- (prefix) | new |
| -pathy (suffix) | disease |
| onc/o (combining form) | tumor |
| palm (root) | palm |
| -ar (suffix) | pertaining to |
| para- (prefix) | beside |
| -centesis (suffix) | surgical puncture |
| pro- (prefix) | before |
| prophylact (root) | guarding |
| pyr/o (combining form) | heat, fire |
| -genic (suffix) | formation, produce |
| radi/o (combining form) | ray, x-ray |
| syn- (prefix) | together with |
| -drome (suffix) | that which runs together |
| therm/o (combining form) | hot, heat |
| top/o (combining form) | place |
| -graphy (suffix) | recording |
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