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| Prefix or Suffix | Definition | Example |
|---|---|---|
| a- | not, an absence of, | Avascular |
| -aemia | related to blood | Bacteraemia |
| -algia | pain | Hyperalgia |
| angio- | vessel | Angiogram |
| ante- | before | Antenatal |
| anti- | attacks, treats condition | Antibacterial |
| arthro- | related to a joint | Artherosclerosis |
| -ase | an enzyme | Lipase |
| baro- | pressure | Baroreceptor |
| bi- | two of | Bifurcation |
| brady- | slow | Bradycardia |
| cardio- | related to the heart | Cardioversion |
| -centesis | to puncture | Thoracocentesis |
| cephal- | head | Cephalic |
| contra- | to go against | Contraindicated |
| -cyst | related to the bladder | Cystoscopy |
| -cyt(e,o)- | cell(s) | Cytoplasm |
| dys- | abnormal | Dysuria |
| -ectomy | removal of | Hysterectomy |
| endo- | inside | Endometrium |
| erythr(o)- | red cells | Erythrocyte |
| extra- | outside | Extracellular |
| gastr(o)- | stomach | Gastro |
| gen(esis)- | origin, new | Pathogen |
| gloss- | tongue | Glossitis |
| glyc(o)- | glucose (sugar) | Glycogenesis |
| hem(ato)- | blood | Haematopoiesis |
| hemi- | half | Hemiplegia |
| hepat(o)- | liver | Hepatocyte |
| hyper- | high, elevated | Hyperglycaemia |
| hypo- | low, depressed | Hypoglycaemia |
| intra- | within | Intraocyte |
| itis- | inflammation | Itisocyte |
| leuk(o)- | white cells | Leukaemia |
| lip(id, o)- | fat | Lipocyte |
| lysis- | break up, to destroy | Lysisocyte |
| macro- | large | Macrosomia |
| mal- | bad, poor | Malglycaemia |
| -mega(y, lo)- | large | Megaocyte |
| my(o)- | muscle | Myocyte |
| nephro- | kidney | Nephrectomy |
| -oma | tumour | Adenoma |
| osteo- | bone | Osteoocyte |
| -ostomy | to create an opening | Colostomy |
| -otomy | cut into | Craniotomy |
| -paenia | deficiency | Lymphopaenia |
| pan- | all, whole | Pansystolic |
| para- | beside | Paranasal |
| -penia | deficiency | Peniaocyte |
| peri- | around | Periocyte |
| -phagia | eating | Dyphagia |
| -phasia | speech | Dysphasia |
| -plasty | surgical repair | Rhinoplasty |
| -plegia | paralysis | Paraplegia |
| pneumo- | lung | Pneumonitis |
| poly- | many, much | Polyuria |
| pseudo- | fals | Pseudoaneurysm |
| py- | pus | Pyuria |
| -sclerosis | hardening | Atherosclerosis |
| tachy- | fast | Tachycardia |
| thoraco- | chest | Thoracostomy |
| thrombo- | blood clot | Thrombdytic |
| trans- | across or through | Transthoracic |
| -uria | relating to urine | Haematuria |
| vaso- | blood vessel | Vasospasm |
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