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Prefixes and Suffixes
Prefixes
aadenoananaantibibradycryodedisdyselectroendoepieuexhemihemohistohydrohyperhypointerintramalmanomitomonooligopanperperiphotopolypostpreprotoquadrisubsupra-
without
gland
no, not, or without
without
against
two
slow
use of liquid nitrogen to freeze
to come down
to free of, separate from, or undo
difficult; bad or faulty
electricity
internal; within or inside
over, upon, above
good or well-being
outward
half
blood
tissue
water
over, excessive
under, decreased
between
within
bad
pressure
threads
one
scant or scanty
entire
through
around
light
much, many, excessive
after
before
first or to create
four
below, under, or beneath
above
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syntachytri-
together
fast
three
Suffixes
-ac
-ad
-al
-algia
-ant
-ar
-arche
-ary
-asthenia
-atic
-blast
-cele
-centesis
-clasia
-crine
-cusis
-cyst
-cyte
-desis
-drome
-dynia
-ectasis
-ectomy
-edema
-elastic
-emia
-gen
-genic
-gram
-graph
-graphy
-ia
-iasis
-iatry
-ic
-ion
-is
-ism
pertaining to
toward
pertaining to
pain
the thing of which
pertaining to
beginning
pertaining to
exhaustion
pertaining to
developing or immature cell
hernia, herniation
puncture
artificial breaking to provide movement
secrete
hearing
fluid-filled sac or bladder
cell
binding or stabilizing
course or set
pain
dilation
removal, excision
abnormal accumulation of fluid in intercellular body spaces
elastic
condition of blood
beginning or producing
originating within
picture or record
record, diagram
process of recording
condition of or pertaining to
condition, presence of
healing or treatment
pertaining to
process or action
noun ending
condition
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-ist
-kinesis
-lalia
-lepsy
-logist
-logy
-lysis
-lytic
-malacia
-mania
-megaly
-meter
-metry
-oid
-oma
-opia
-opsia
-orrhaphy
-osis
-ous
-pathy
-pause
-penia
-pexy
-phagia
-phasia
-phlyaxis
-phobia
-phoria
-phrenia
-physis
-plasia
-plasty
-plegia
-pnea
-poiesis
-porosis
-prandial
-ptosis
-ptysis
-rrhagia
-rrhaphy
-rrhea
-schisis
-sclerosis
specialty
movement
talk
seizure
one who specializes
study of
separation, destruction, dissolution
destruction
softening
excited state, obsession
enlargement
instrument used to measure
process of measuring, measurement
resembling
tumor
vision
vision
suturing or repairing
condition or process
pertaining to
disease, disorder, or pathological condition
stopping of, stop
decreased or below normal
fixation
eating
speech
protection
persistent, irrational fear
bearing, the state of
mind
growth
growth or development
plastic repair
paralysis
breathing
making or producing
condition of holes, pores, or cavities
pertaining to a meal
falling or drooping
spitting
excessive bleeding
suture
discharge
split, cleft, fissure
hardening
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-scope
-scopy
-sepsis
-somes
-spasm
-stasis
-stenosis
-stomy
-therapy
-tion
-tocia
-tome
-tomy
-toxic
-tripsy
-trophy
-tropia
-tropic
-uria
-us
-zoa
-zoon
instrument used to examine
testing or examination with a scope, visual examination
toxic or pathogenic (disease-producing)
specified or special body
muscle contraction
stopped (not moving)
narrowing
making of an opening
treatment
process
labor (childbirth)
instrument used for cutting
surgical incision
toxic
crushing
development, nourishment
turning
influencing
urine
indicates a singular noun
lives
life