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Prefixes and suffixes with definitions
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 1
09/26/2011
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Term
Prefix
 Definition
One or more syllables placed at the beginning of a word
Term
a-, an-
 Definition
without, lack of, not
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
ad-
 Definition
toward, to, near
Term
ambi-, amphi-, ampho-
 Definition
both
Term
ana-
 Definition
up, toward, apart
Term
ante-
 Definition
before, in front of, forward
Term
anti-
 Definition
against, opposing
Term
apo-
 Definition
separation from, derived from
Term
auto-
 Definition
self
Term
bi-
 Definition
two, double, twice
Term
cata-
 Definition
down, under, lower, against
Term
circum-
 Definition
around
Term
co-, com-, con
 Definition
with, together
Term
contra-
 Definition
opposed, against
Term
de-
 Definition
reverse, remove
Term
di-
 Definition
two, twice
Term
dia-
 Definition
between, through, apart, across, completely
Term
dis-
 Definition
apart from, free from
Term
dys-
 Definition
difficult, painful, abnormal
Term
e-, ec-, ex-
 Definition
out of, from, away from
Term
exto-, exo-
 Definition
outer, outside, siuated on
Term
em-, en-
 Definition
in
Term
endo-
 Definition
within, inner
Term
ep-, epi-
 Definition
upon, on, over, above
Term
eu-
 Definition
normal, good, well, healthy
Term
extra-
 Definition
outside of, beyond
Term
hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above, beyond
Term
hyp-, hypo-
 Definition
under, deficient, beneath
Term
im-, in-
 Definition
in, into, within, not
Term
infra-
 Definition
below, beneath
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
intro-
 Definition
into, within
Term
mes-, meso-
 Definition
middle
Term
meta-
 Definition
change, beyond, after
Term
micr-, micro-
 Definition
small
Term
mult-, multi
 Definition
many
Term
neo-
 Definition
new, recent
Term
pan-
 Definition
all, entire
Term
para-
 Definition
beside, beyond
Term
per-
 Definition
through, excessive
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
poly-
 Definition
many, much, excessive
Term
post-
 Definition
after, behind
Term
pre-, pro-
 Definition
before, in front of
Term
pseudo-
 Definition
false
Term
re-
 Definition
again, backward
Term
retro-
 Definition
backward, behind
Term
semi-
 Definition
half, partial
Term
sub-
 Definition
under, beneath
Term
super-, supra-
 Definition
above, superior, excess
Term
sym-, syn-
 Definition
together, with
Term
trans-
 Definition
across, through
Term
ultra-
 Definition
beyond, excess
Term
suffix
 Definition
one or more syllables placed at the ends of words
Term
-ac, -al, -ic, -ous, -tic
 Definition
pertaining to, relating to
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-ate
 Definition
having, resembling, acting upon
Term
-cele
 Definition
protrusion (hernia)
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
Term
-cle, -cule, -ole, -ola, -ule, -ulum, -ulus
 Definition
small (diminutive)
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
cutting out
Term
-emesis
 Definition
vomit
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
-ent, -er, -ist, -or
 Definition
person or agent
Term
-esis, -ia, -iasis, -ism, -ity, -osis, -sis, -tion, -y
 Definition
state or condition
Term
-form, -oid
 Definition
resembling, shaped like
Term
-genesis
 Definition
development, origin
Term
-gram, -graphy
 Definition
recording, written record
Term
-graph
 Definition
instrument that records
Term
-ible, -ile
 Definition
capable, able
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-ize
 Definition
use, subject to (makes a noun or adjective into a verb)
Term
-logy
 Definition
science, study of
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
-penia
 Definition
deficiency of, lack of
Term
-pexy, -pexis
 Definition
fixation
Term
-phage, -phagy
 Definition
eating
Term
-phobia
 Definition
abnormal fear or intolerance
Term
-plasia, -plastic, -plasty
 Definition
forming, growing, changing
Term
-pnea
 Definition
breathing
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
suturing in place
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
flow or discharge
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument for examining
Term
-scopy
 Definition
act of examining
Term
-stomy
 Definition
surgical opening
Term
-tome
 Definition
instrument for cutting
Term
-tomy
 Definition
cutting, incision
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