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Chapter 3 suffixes and prefixes

  1. -al
    pertaining to
  2. -derma
    skin condition
  3. -ectomy
    surgical removal
  4. -emia
    blood condition
  5. -ia
    state, condition
  6. -ic
    pertaining to
  7. -ism
    state of
  8. -itis
    inflammation
  9. -logy
    study of
  10. -malacia
    softening
  11. -oma
    mass
  12. -opsy
    to view
  13. -osis
    abnormal condition
  14. -ous
    pertaining to
  15. -phagia
    eating
  16. -plasty
    surgical repair
  17. -rrhea
    discharge
  18. -tic
    pertaining to
  19. -tome
    instrument to cut
  20. -ule
    small
  21. allo-
    other
  22. an-
    without
  23. anti-
    against
  24. auto-
    self
  25. de-
    without
  26. epi-
    upon
  27. hyper-
    excessive
  28. hypo-
    under
  29. intra-
    within
  30. para-
    beside
  31. sub-
    under
  32. xeno-
    strange, foreign
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Rome
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201956
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Chapter 3 suffixes and prefixes
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