MEDICAL PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES
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| show | abduction (away from, rotate)
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| show | adduction (toward, rotate)
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| algia (pain)mostly suffix | show 🗑
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| ante (before, wallpart)suffix or prefix | show 🗑
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| show | antibacterial (against bacteria)
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| bi (two, double)Prefix | show 🗑
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| brady (slow)Prefix or suffix | show 🗑
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| circum (around)Prefix | show 🗑
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| co, con (together)Prefix or suffix | show 🗑
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| show | dehydrate (away from hydration)
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| show | arthrodesis (surgical fixation of a joint)
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| show | diaplacental (through the placenta)
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| dys (difficult, abnormal)(Prefix) | show 🗑
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| ecto (outside)(Prefix) | show 🗑
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| ectomy (excision)(Prefix or suffix but mostly suffix) | show 🗑
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| show | endogastric (within the stomach)
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| epi (outer, on top of, over)(Prefix) | show 🗑
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| show | exophthalmus (eyes bulging away from)
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| show | extra sensory (beyond senses)
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| show | cholelithiasis (condition of gall bladder stones)
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| iatric (medicine)(suffix) | show 🗑
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| ic (pertaining to)(suffix) | show 🗑
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| inter (between)(prefix) | show 🗑
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| intra (within)(prefix) | show 🗑
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| isis, asis (condition of)(suffix) | show 🗑
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| show | gastritis (stomach inflammation)gingivitis (inflammation of gums)
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| show | juxtaepiphysial (near epiphysis or part of long bone)
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| show | metakinesis (moving apart) kinesiology (study of movement)
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| kypho (humped)(prefix) | show 🗑
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| logia, logy (science of)(suffix) | show 🗑
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| lysis (disintegration)(suffix) | show 🗑
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| show | macrostomia (large mouth)
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| show | chondromalacia (soft cartilage)
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| med,medi,medio (middle)(prefix or suffix) | show 🗑
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| show | cardiomegaly (large heart)
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| micro (small)(mostly prefix) | show 🗑
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| show | mononecleosis (condition of the large outbreak of one nucleous lymphocytes)
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| multi (many)(prefix) | show 🗑
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| show | neonatal (new born)
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| ob (against)(prefix) | show 🗑
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| show | mucoid (mucus like)
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| oligo (few)(prefix or suffix) | show 🗑
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| ology (study of)(suffix) | show 🗑
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| show | lymphoma (lymph tumor)
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| show | pediculosis (condition of lice infestation)
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| show | craniotomy (skull incision)
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| a, an (without)(Prefix) | show 🗑
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