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prefixes
Term | Definition |
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aden/o | gland |
carcin/o | cancer |
cardi/0 | heart |
chem/o | chemical |
cis/o | to cut |
dermat/o | skin |
enter/o | small intestine |
gastr/o | stomach |
gynec/o | female |
hemat/o | blood |
hydr/o | water |
immun/o | immune |
laryng/o | voice box |
morph/o | shape |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
ophthalm/o | eye |
ot/o | ear |
path/o | disease |
pulmon/o | lung |
rhin/o | nose |
ur/o | urine,urinary tract |
a- | without,away from |
an- | without |
ante- | before,in front of |
anti- | against |
auto- | self |
brady- | slow |
dys- | painful,difficult |
endo- | within,inner |
epi- | upon,over |
eu- | normal,good |
hetero- | different |
homo- | same |
hyper- | over,above |
hypo- | under,below |
infra- | under,beneath,below |
inter- | among,between |
intra- | within,inside |
macro- | large |
micro- | small |
neo- | new |
pan- | all |
para- | beside,beyond,near |
per- | through |
peri- | around |
post- | after |
pre- | before,in front of |
pseudo- | false |
retro- | backward,behind |
sub- | below,under |
super- | above,excess |
supra- | above |
tachy- | rapid,fast |
trans- | through,across |
ultra- | beyond,excess |
bi- | two |
hemi- | half |
mono- | one |
multi- | many |
nulli- | none |
poly- | many |
quad- | four |
semi- | partial,half |
tri- | three |
uni- | one |
-algia | pain |
-cele | hernia,protrusion |
-cise | cut |
-cyte | cell |
-dynia | pain |
-ectasis | dilation |
-gen | that which produces |
-genesis | produces,generates |
-genic | producing,produced by |
-ia | state,condition |
-iasis | abnormal condition |
-ism | state of |
-itis | inflammation |
-logist | one who studies |
-logy | study of |
-lysis | destruction |
-malacia | abnormal condition |
-megaly | enlargement,large |
-oma | tumor,mass |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-pathy | disease |
-plasia | develpoment |
-plasm | formation,development |
-ptosis | drooping |
-rrhage | excessive,abnormal flow |
-rrhea | discharge,flow |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-stenosis | narrowing |
-therapy | treatment |
-trophy | nourishment,development |
-centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
-ostomy | surgically create an opening |
-otomy | cutting into |
-pexy | surgical fixation |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-rrhaphy | suture |