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Yellow Module
Prefixes and Suffixes for Exam-Yellow
Term | Definition |
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a-, an- | without |
brady- | slow |
dys- | difficult |
endo- | in, within |
eu- | good |
extra | outside |
hyper- | above normal |
peri- | round, around |
tachy- | rapid, fast |
trans- | across, through |
-al | pertaining to |
-algia | pain |
-ar | pertaining to |
-ary | pertaining to |
-capnia | CO2 |
-centesis | surgical puncture |
-cylsis | irrigation |
-ectasis | dilation, expansion |
-ectomy | excision |
-emia | condition of blood |
-gram | record, write |
-graph | instrument for recording |
-graphy | process of recording |
-itis | inflammation of |
-logist | specialist in the study of |
-lysis | separation, destruction |
-megaly | enlargement |
-meter | instrument for measuring |
-oma | tumor |
-osis | abnormal condition of |
-osmia | smell |
-oxia | oxygen |
-pathy | disease |
-phonia | sound, voice |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-plegia | paralysis |
-pnea | breath |
-ptysis | spitting |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-scope | instrument for visual examination |
-spasm | involuntary movement, twitch |
-sphyxia | pulse |
-stasis | standing still |
-stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
-stomy | surgical opening |
-thorax | chest |
-tic | pertaining to |
-tomy | incision |