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Medical terminology: prefixes and suffixes

  1. a-, an-
    without
  2. ante-
    before, in front of
  3. endo-
    within, inside
  4. epi-
    on, above
  5. hypo-
    deficient, under, beneath
  6. hyper-
    excessive, over, above
  7. inter-
    between
  8. intra-
    within
  9. mega-, -mega
    large
  10. micro-
    small
  11. peri-
    around
  12. -ac, -al, -ic
    pertaining to
  13. -algia, -dynia
    pain
  14. -emia
    blood condition
  15. -itis
    inflammation
  16. -logy
    study of
  17. -lysis
    cut, burst, destroy
  18. -oma
    tumour, fluid-filled space
  19. -phillic
    love
  20. -phobic
    hate, fear
  21. -scope
    instrument for viewing
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Medical terminology: prefixes and suffixes
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