General
Surgery/Procedures
Disorder/conditions
Directional prefixes
100

-phylaxis

protection, prevention

100

-lysis

destruction, separation

100

-itis

inflammation

100

intra

inside

200

-pnea

breathing

200

-meter

device for measuring

200

-malacia

weakening of, softening of

200

ipsi-

same,equal

300

-therapy

treatment

300

-metry

process for measuring

300

-mania

obsessive preoccupation

300

meso-

middle

400

-uria

urine

400

-pexy

fixation, to put in place
400

-megaly

enlargement
400

meta-

after, beyond, over

500

-plasty

surgical repair, reformation

500

-old

seeming like

500

para-

near, beside

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