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Prefixes and Suffix
Reinforcement for prefixes and suffixes in medical terminology
Term | Definition |
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-al | pertaining to |
-emia | blood condition |
-ism | condition, process |
-a, -an | no, not |
dys- | painful, bad |
endo- | within |
exo- | outside of |
hyper- | excessive |
hypo- | below, insufficient |
peri- | surrounding |
pro- | before, forward |
re- | back |
retro- | behind |
sub- | below, under |
trans- | through |
-ectomy | to remove surgically |
-otomy | to make an incision into |
-ostomy | to make an artificial opening |
-oma | tumor or mass |
-cyte | cell |
-globin | protein |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-scope | instrument to visually examine |