pre-fixes and endings
Terms
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a-
an- - not, without, lacking, deficient
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anti-
ant- - against, opposed to, preventing, relieving
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di-
dis- - two, twice, double
- dys-
- difficult, painful, defective, abnormal
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ec-
ex- - out of, away from
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ecto-
ect- - outside of
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en-
em- - in, into, within
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endo-
ento-
end-
ent- - within
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epi-
ep- - upon, over, above
- exo-
- outside, from the outside, toward the outside
- hemi-
- half, partial; (often) one side of the body
- hyper-
- over, above, excessive, beyound normal
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hypo-
hyp- - under, deficient, below
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mono-
mon- - one, single
- peri-
- around
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syn-
sym- - together, with, joined
- -a
- state, condition
- -ac
- pertaining to, located in
- -ia
- forms abstract nouns
- -iac
- person afflicted with
- -iasis
- disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence of; oftern used with the name of a parsitic organism to indicate infestation of the body by that organism.
- -ic
- pertaining to
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-in
-ine - form names of substances
- -ist
- person interested in
- -itic
- pertaining to, pertaining to inflamation
- -itis
- an inflamed condition, inflamation
- -itides
- plural form of -itis; pertaining to multiple inflamations
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-ium
-eum - membrane, connective tisue
- -ma
- abnormal or diseased condition
- -osis
- abnormal or diseased condition
- -otic
- pertaining to
- -sia
- state, condition
- -sis
- state, condition
- -tic
- pertaining to
- -y
- abstract nouns
- -logy
- study, science, the study or science of
- -logist
- one who specializes in certain study or science
- -malacia
- the softening (of tissues) of
- -sclerosis
- the hardening (of tissues) of
- -stenosis
- the narrowing (of a part of the body)
- -toxic
- poisonous (to an organ)
- -toxin
- a substance poisonous to (a part of the body)
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amphi-
ampho- - on both sides, around, both
- ana-
- up, back, against
- apo-
- away from
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cata-
cat- - downward, disordered
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dia-
di- - through, across, apart
- eso-
- within, inner, inward
- eu-
- good, normal, healthy
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heter-
hetero- - different, other, relationship to another
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homo-
homeo- - same, likeness
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meta-
met- - change, transformation
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para-
par- - alongside, around, abnormal, beyond
- pro-
- forward, in front
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pros-
prosth- - in place of
- -al
- petaining to
- -ase
- forms the names of enzymes
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-asia
-asis - state, condition
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-ema
-emat- - state, condition
- -esis
- state,condition, procedure
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-etic
-esis - petaining to
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-ics
-tics - indicating a particular science or study; science or study of
- -ism
- state, condition, quality
- -ismus
- state, condition, muscular spasm
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-oid
-ode
-id - indicating a particular shaped, form, or resemblance; like, resembling
- -oma
- usually tumor, occasionally disease
- -ose
- full of
- -ous
- full of
- -us
- condition, person
- -ize
- to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in
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-ectasia
-ectasis - dilation, enlargement
- -ectomy
- surgical excision; removal of all (total excision) or part (partial excision) of an organ
- -gen
- substance that produces (something)
- -genesis
- formation, origin
- -genic
- causing, producing, caused
- -genous
- by, produced by or in
- -gram
- a record of the activity of an organ (often an x-ray)
- -graph
- an instrument for recording the activity of an organ
- -graphy
- the record of the activity of an organ; a descriptive treatise (on a subject)
- -lysis
- dissolution, reduction, decomposition, disintegration
- -lytic
- pertaining to dissolution or decomposition, disintigration
- -pathy
- disease
- -ptosis
- dropping, sagging, prolapse (of an organ or part)
- -rrhagia
- profuse discharge, hemorrhage
- -rrhea
- profuse discharge, excessive secretion
- -rrhexis
- bursting (of tissues), rupture
- -scope
- an instrument for examining
- -scopy
- examination
- -tome
- a surgical instrument for cutting
- -tomy
- surgical incision
- ab-
- away from
- ad-
- to, toward
- ambi-
- both
- ante-
- before, forward
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bi-
bin-
bis- - two, twice, double, both
- circum-
- around
- con
- together, with, thoroughly, very
- contra-
- against, opposite
- de-
- down, away from, absent
- dis-
- apart, away
- ex-
- out of, away from
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extra-
extro- - on the outside, beyound
- in-
- in, into, not, very, thoroughly
- infra-
- beneath, below
- inter-
- between
- intra-
- within
- non-
- not
- mult-
- many, much, affecting many parts
- ob-
- against, toward, very, thoroughly
- per-
- through, very, thoroughly
- post-
- after, following, behind
- pre-
- before, infront of
- re-
- back, against
- retro-
- backward, in back, behind
- se-
- apart, away from
- semi-
- half
- sub-
- under
- super-
- over, above, excessive
- trans-
- across, through
- ultra-
- beyond, excess
- -an
- pertaining to, located in
- -ar
- pertaining to, located in
- -arium
- denotes a place for something
- -ary
- denotes a place for something; pertaining to
- -ate
- having the form of, possessing
- -ian
- indicates an expert in a certain field
- -id
- in a state or condition of
- -ile
- capable of (being), *like
- -ine
- pertaining to, located in
- -ive
- pertaining to
- -lent
- full of
- -ty
- forms abstract nouns
- -able
- capable of (being), able to; capability to do a task
- -ation
- indicating an action or process; the act of (being), the result of (being), something that is
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-ce
-cy - the act of (being), the state of (being)
- -ible
- capable of (being), capability to do a task
- -ion
- the act of
- -ment
- agent or instrument
- -or
- agent or instrument
- -orium
- place for something
- -ory
- pertaining to
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-ure
-ura - result of an action