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Medical prefix a-f
Medical prefixes and suffixes for massage A-F
Question | Answer |
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a-,an- | without: anesthesia |
ad- | toward: adduct |
adeno- | gland: adenoma |
-aglia | pain: myalgia |
ambi- | both: ambidextrious |
angio- | blood or lymph vessel: angiogram |
ante- | before: antebracium |
anti- | against: antibiotic |
arthro- | joint: arthroscopic |
bi- | two: bilateral |
brachio- | arm: antebrachium |
brady- | slow: bradycardia |
cardio- | heart: cardiac |
caud- | tail: caudal |
cephal- | head: cephalic |
chondro- | cartilage: chondrocyte |
cochlea | shell(snail): Cochlea(inner ear) |
con- | together: conjoined |
contra- | against: contraindication |
crypto- | hidden: cryptology |
cyano- | blue: cyan,cyanosis |
derm- | skin: dermatitis |
di- | two: digastric |
dur- | tough: dura mater |
dys- | hard,painful: dyslexia |
ecto- | outside: ectopic pregnancy |
-ectomy | remove surgically: tonsilectomy |
ede- | swelling: edema |
epi- | on: epidermis |
ergo- | work: ergograph |
ex-,exo- | outside: excrete |
for- | opening: foramen |