Commonly used prefixes/suffixes

Medical Terminology Ois 171 with Johnson at Northern Michigan University

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a-; an-

no, not, without

ab-

away from

-ac, a-, -ar, -ary

pertaining to

-algia

pain

ana-

up, again, backward

anti-

against

ante-

before, forward

astr-

star

auto-

self

bi-

two

-blast

immature, embryonic

brady-

slow

carcin-

cancerous

-cele

hernia

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

contra-

against, opposite

-crit

sperate

cyan-

blue

-cyte

cell

-cytosis

condition of cells

-desis

binding together

dura-

hard

-dynia

pain

dys-

painful, bad

ect-

out, outside

-ectomy

surgical removal, excision

-emesis

vomiting

-emia

blood condidtion

en-

within, in

endo-

within

epi-

above, upon

ex-

out

gemin-

twin, two

-genesis; genic

producing, forming

-globin; globulin

protein

-gram

record, picture

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

process of recording

hemi-

half

hyper-

above, excess

hypo-

below, deficient

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