Suffixes
Newist Prefixes
Relatively New Prefixes
Newer Prefixes
Old Prefixes
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-ic; -ac
What is "related to"? pyloric- related to pyloric valve of stomach; "related to"? cardiac- related to the heart
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Rhin/o-
What is "nose"? rhinoplasty- reform the nose
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Gastr/o-
What is "stomach"? gastrointestinal- stomach and intestine
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Neur/o-
What is "nerve"? neurosurgeon- surgeon of nervous tissue
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Syn-
What is "with, together"? synarthrosis- union of bones
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-ious
What is "related to"? contagious- communicable by contact
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Stomat/o-
What is "mouth, opening"? stomatitis- mouth inflammation
200
My/o-
What is "muscle"? myocardium- heart muscle
200
Chondro-
What is "cartilage"? chondrocyte- cartilage cell
200
Bin-
What is "two"? binocular- two eyes
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-tion
What is "condition"? constipation- constant blockage condition
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Pneumon/o-
What is "lung"? pneumonia- condition of the lung
300
Corp-
What is "body"? corpus callosum- connecting body
300
Mega-
What is "great, enormous"? megadontia- huge teeth
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-osis
What is "condition"? scoliosis- S-shaped condition of backbone
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Thorac/o-
What is "chest or thorax"? thoracocentesis- puncture of the thorax
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Hepat/o-
What is "liver"? hepatitis- liver inflammation
400
Acoust-
What is "sound"? acoustics- quality of sound
400
Tetra-
What is "four"? tetracycline- a four-ringed molecule
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-ism
What is "condition"? mutism- condition of being mute
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Path/o-
What is "disease"? pathological- relating to disease
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Ophthalm/o-
What is "eye"? exophthalmos- eyes bulge out
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Dent-
What is "tooth"? dental- referring to teeth
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Ad-
What is "to, near, toward"? Adrenal- near the kidney
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