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Lesson 2 Prefixes and Suffixes
Medical Terminology
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Medical
Undergraduate 2
08/25/2008

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Amphi-,Ampho
Definition
on both sides, around, both
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ana-
Definition
up, back, against
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apo-
Definition
away from
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cata-,cat-
Definition
downward, disordered
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dia-, di-
Definition
through, across, apart
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eso-
Definition
within, across, apart
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eu-
Definition
good, normal, healthy
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heter-, hetero-
Definition
different, other, relationship to another
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meta-,met-
Definition
change, transformation, after, behind
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para-,par-
Definition
alongside, around, abnormal, beyond
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pro-
Definition
before
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pros-,prosth-
Definition
in place of
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-al
Definition
pertaining to, located in
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-ase
Definition
forms names of enzymes
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-asia, -asis
Definition
abstract noun, condition
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-ema,-emat-
Definition
state, condition
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-esis
Definition
state, condition, procedure
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-etic
Definition
forms adjective, generally from nouns ending in esis
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-ics, -tics
Definition
forms nouns nouns indicating science or study
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-ism
Definition
forms abstract noun, state condition, quality
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-ismus
Definition
state, condition, muscular spasm
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-oid,-ode,-id
Definition
noun or adjective that indicates a particular shape, form resemblance
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-oma, -omat-, -omata
Definition
usually a tumor, sometimes a disease
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-ose
Definition
adjective or used in chemical naming: full of resembling
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-ous
Definition
pertaining to, characterized by, full of
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-us
Definition
condition, person (rarely a malformed fetus)
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-ize
Definition
!!VERB!!, to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage to
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-stomy
Definition
surgical procedure creating an opening
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