Medical Information - Prefixes & Suffixes
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Ab-
away from
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Ad-
Toward
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Acro-
Top; extremities
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Acu-
Sharp; severe
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Ante-
Before; forward
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Anti-, Anter-
Opposing; against
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Bi-
Two; double
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Brachio-
Arm
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Chemo-
Chemical
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Co-, con-, com-
Together; with
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Cranio
Skull
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Cyto-
Related to cells
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De-
Down; from
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Di-
Twice; two
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Dia-
Throughout
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Ecto-
Outside
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Encephal/o
Brain
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Estro-
Female
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Epi-
Upon
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Extra-, Extro-
Beyond; outside of
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Hemi-
Half; half of
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Hemat/o-
Blood
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Hyper-
Above; excessive; beyond
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Hyp-, Hypo-
Below; beneath; deficient
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Inter-
Between
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Intra-
Within; inside
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Intro-
Into; within
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Macro-
Large
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Meso-
Middle
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Micro-, Micr-
Tiny; small
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Mono/Uni
One; single
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Morto-
Death
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My/o-
Muscle
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Neur/o-
Nerve
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Ocul/o-
Eye
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Onco-
Tumor
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Or-
Mouth
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Post-
After; following; behind
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Pre-, pro-
In front of; before
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Pulmon-
Lungs
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Retro-
Behind; backward
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Secto-
To cut
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Semi-
Half
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Stetho-
Chest
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Topo-
Place; position
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Trans-
Through or across
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Tri-
Three
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Ultra-
Excessive; beyond-ary Pertaining to
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-ase
Enzyme
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-ation
Process
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-cele
Hernia
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-clasis
To break
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-constriction
Narrowing of
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-dilation
To expand; stretch
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-dynia
Pain; discomfort
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-ectomy
Removal
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-edema
Swelling; inflammation
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-ema
Condition
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-emia
Related to blood
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-eurysm
Expanding; widening
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-genesis
To form
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-globin
Protein
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-graphy
Recording of something
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-ia
Condition
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-icle
Small, possibly microscopic
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-ism
Process or condition
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-itis
Swelling; inflammation
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-lysis
Breakdown; deterioration; separation
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-mania
Obsession
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-mortem
Death
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-oma
Mass; tumor; cyst
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-one
Hormone
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-opsy
Display of
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-ostosis
Condition of bone
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-paresis
Weakness; failing
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-partum
Birth
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-pathy
Emotion or disease
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-phasia
Speech
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-phylaxis
Protection
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-poiesis
Formation
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-pnea
Breathing
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-rrhea
Discharge
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-rrhexis
Burst
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-schisis
To split
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-scopy
Examination
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-somnia
Sleep
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-spasm
Muscle contraction
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-stasis
To control; stop
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-stoma/-stomy
Create a new opening
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-tomy
Process of cutting; making an incision
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-tresia
Opening
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-tropia
To turn
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-tropin
To trigger
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-type
Image, designation
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-uria
Urine