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Basic Word Structure
Suffixes & Prefixes
Question | Answer |
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-al, -ic, | pertaining to |
-algia | pain |
-cyte | cell |
-ectomy | cutting out; removal, excision |
-emia | blood condition |
-globin | protein |
-gram | record |
-ia | condition |
-ism | condition, process |
-itis | inflammation |
-logist | specialist in the |
-logy | study of |
-oma | tumor, mass |
-opsy | to view |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-scope | instrument to visually examine |
-scopy | process of visual examination |
-sis | state of |
-tomy | process of cutting into, incision |
a-, an- | no, not |
aut- | self |
dia- | complete, through |
dys- | bad, painful, difficult, abnormal |
endo- | within |
exo- | outside |
hyper- | excessive, more than normal, too much |
hypo- | below, less than normal, under |
pro- | before |
re- | back |
retro- | behind |
sub- | below, under |
trans- | across, through |