Prefix Suffix

Question 1

What is a prefix

Answer 1

A syllable or word added to the beginning of another word. At the beginning of the term, modifies the meaning of the word root, when written alone, place the dash after it.

Question 2

What is a root word?

Answer 2

 the subject, part of the word that provides the basis for the meaning of the medical term

Question 3

What is a combining form?

Answer 3

 a word or root word that combines the root word and a combining vowel

Question 4

What is a suffix?

Answer 4

A syllable or word that is attached to the end of the route to form a new word

Question 5

A,an-

Answer 5

Without

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Ab-

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Away from

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Ad-

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Towards

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Anti-

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Against

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Auto-

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Oneself

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Bi-

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Two

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Brachy-

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Short

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Brady-

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Slow

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Cata-

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Down,under

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Contra-

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Against, opposite

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Crypt-

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Hidden

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De-

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Remove,reverse

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Ecto;ex

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Out; outside

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Endo-

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In; within

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E; ep; epi-

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Upon, on, over

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Eu-

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Normal

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Glycol-

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Sugar

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Hemi-

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Half

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Hydro-

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Water, fluid

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Hyper-

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Excessive, above

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Hypo-

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Low, below, under

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Inter-

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Between

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Intra-

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Within, into

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Mega; macro-

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Large

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Mal-

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Bad

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Meta-

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Change, beyond

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Micro-

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Small, tiny

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Multi-

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Many

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Necro-

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Death

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Neo-

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New

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Oxy-

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Oxygen, quick

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Pan-

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All, entire

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Para-

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Near, beside

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Peri-

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Around

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Pseudo-

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False

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Poly-

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Many

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Post-

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After, behind

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Pre-

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Before, in front of

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Py-

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Pus

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Quadri-

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Four

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Re; retro-

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Behind, backwards

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Semi-

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Half

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Sub-

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Under, below

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Super, supra-

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Above

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Tachy-

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Fast

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Trans-

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Across

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Tri-

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Three

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Ultra-

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Beyond, excess

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Ur/o; urin/o

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Urine

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-Algia; algesia

Answer 54

Pain

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture

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-cyte

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Cell

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Ectomy

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Cutting out

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-form

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To form or shape

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– Genic

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 producing; causing

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– Genesis

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Development

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– Gram

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Recording; written example electrocardiogram

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–graphy

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Record

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–itis

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Inflammation

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– IST

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One who studies

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–lepsy

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Seizure; attack

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-lytic

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Breaking down

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-megaly

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Large

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-meter

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Instrument that measures

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-oma

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Tumor; mass

Question 72

-opsy; -scopy

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