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Lesson 1 Prefixes and Suffixes
Medical Terminology
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Medical
Undergraduate 2
08/19/2008
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Term
a-(an-)
 Definition
without, lacking
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di-
 Definition
two, twice, double
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dys-
 Definition
difficult, painful, defective, abnormal
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ec-(ex-)
 Definition
out of, away from
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epi-
 Definition
upon, over, above
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hemi-
 Definition
half, one side of the body
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hyper-
 Definition
above, excessive, beyond normal
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hypo-
 Definition
under, deficient
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peri-
 Definition
around, surrounding
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syn-
 Definition
together, joined, with
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-a
 Definition
condition
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-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ia
 Definition
forms abstract nouns
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-iac
 Definition
person afflicted with
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-iasis
 Definition
disease, abnormal presence of, abnormal condition: often used with name of parasitic organism to indicate infestation
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-itis
 Definition
forms noun indication inflamtion
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-ium
 Definition
membrane, connective tissue, or region of the body
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-ma
 Definition
abnormal or diseased condition
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal or disease condition
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-sia
 Definition
forms abstract noun, condition
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-tic
 Definition
forms noun, often indicates a drug or agent
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