Prefixes and Suffixes A through H/Chptr 6
Terms
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- a; an
- without
- anencephalic
- without a brain
- ab
- away from
- abduction
- rotate away from
- ad
- toward
- adduction
- rotate toward
- algia
- pain
- neuralgia
- nerve pain
- ante
- before; wall part
- antepartum
- before birth
- anti
- against
- antibacterial
- against bacteria
- bi
- two, double
- bilateral
- two sides
- brady
- slow
- bradycardia
- slow heartbeat
- circum
- around
- circumrenal
- around the kidney
- co, con
- together
- concentric
- together center, same center
- de
- down, away from
- dehydrate
- away from hydration
- desis
- binding; fixation of
- arthrodesis
- surgical fixation of a joint
- dia
- through
- diaplacental
- through the placenta
- dys
- difficult; abnormal
- dysemia
- abnormal blood
- ecto
- outside
- ectocornea
- outerlayer of the cornea
- ectomy
- excision
- tonsillectomy
- tonsil removal
- endo
- within
- endogastric
- within the stomach
- epi
- outer, on top of, over
- epigastric
- top of stomach
- exo
- away from
- exophthalmus
- eyes bulging
- extra
- outside, beyond
- extrasensory
- beyond senses
- ferro
- iron
- ferrokinetics
- study of iron metabolism
- fore
- before
- forehead
- before head
- form
- shape of
- reniform
- kidney-shaped
- graphy
- write, record
- graphospasm
- writer's cramp
- hemi
- half
- hemiparesis
- paralysis to one half of the body
- hydra, hydro
- water
- hydrophobia
- fear of water
- hyper
- above
- hypertension
- high tension
- hypo
- below
- hypothermic
- below temperature