level: Pre/suffixes
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Pre/suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- an- | no; not; without |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| amph- | around; on both sides; doubly |
| anti- | against |
| de- | lack of; down; less; removal of |
| dia- | through; complete |
| dys- | bad; painful; difficult; abnormal |
| endo- | in; within |
| epi- | above; upon; on |
| hyper- | above; excessive |
| hypo- | deficient; below; under; less than normal |
| inter- | between |
| meta- | change; beyond |
| pan- | all |
| peri- | surrounding; around |
| poly- | many; much |
| sub- | under; below |
| supra- | above; upper |
| sym- | together; with |
| -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic,-ous | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -blast | immature |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas |
| -clast | to break |
| -cyte | cell |
| -desis | surgical fixation |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectomy | removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -fication | process of making |
| -genesis | producing |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ion | process |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -kinesis | movement |
| -malacia | softening |
| -metry | measurement |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -physis | to grow |
| -plasia | development |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -porosis | condition of pores |
| -prhaphy | suture |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -sthenia | strength |
| -tome | instrument |
| -tomy | process of cutting into |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -trophy | development |
| -y | condition |