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Medical Terminology
Roots, Suffixes, and Prefixes
Term | Definition |
---|---|
malacia | Suffix abnormal softening |
megaly | Suffix enlargement |
cele | Suffix hernia |
iasis | Suffix presence of |
mycl/o | Root fungus |
phag/o | Root eat |
py/o | Root pus |
brady | Prefix slow |
ab | Prefix away |
ad | Prefix towards |
e, ec, ex | Prefix out |
en, in, endo, intra | Prefix inside |
ecto, exo, extra | Prefix outside |