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Lesson 6
Prefixes & Suffixes A-H
Question | Answer |
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Without (Prefix) | A, An (ex: Anencephalic) |
Away From (Prefix) | AB (ex: abduction) |
Toward, Rotate (Prefix) | AD (ex: adduction) |
Pain (Prefix & Suffix*) | Algia (Ex: Neuralgia) |
Before, wall part(Prefix & Suffix) | Ante (Ex: Antepartum) |
Against (Prefix) | Anti (Ex: Antibacterial) |
Two, Double(Prefix) | BI (Ex: Bilateral) |
Slow (Prefix & Suffix) | Brady (Ex: bradycardia) |
Around (Prefix) | Circum (Ex: Circumrenal) |
Together (Prefix & Suffix) | Co, Con (Ex: Concentric) |
Down or away from (Prefix & Suffix) | de (Ex: dehydrate) |
Binding, fixation of (Prefix & Suffix*) | desis (Ex: Arthrodosis) |
Through (Prefix & Suffix) | dia (ex: diaplacental) |
Difficult/abnormal (Prefix) | dys (ex: dysemia) |
outside (Prefix) | ecto (ex: ectocornea) |
excision (Prefix & Suffix*) | ectomy (ex: Tonsillectomy) |
Within (Prefix) | endo (ex: endogastric) |
Outer, on top of, over (Prefix) | epi (Ex: epigastric) |
Away from (Prefix) | exo (Ex: exophlamus) |
Outside, beyond (Prefix & Suffix) | extra (ex: Extrasensory) |
Iron (Prefix) | ferro (ex: ferrokinetics) |
Before (Prefix & Suffix) | Fore (ex: forehead) |
Shape of (Prefix & Suffix) | Form (Ex: reniform) |
Writing, record (Prefix & Suffix) | graphy (ex: graphospasm) |
half (prefix) | hemi (ex: hemiparesis) |
Water (Prefix) | hydra/hydro (ex: hydrophobia) |
above (Prefix) | hyper (ex: hypertension) |
below (Prefix) | hypo (ex: hypothermic) |