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,a/an- without
brady- slow
dys- abnormal
tachy- fast
peri- around
trans- across
post- after
pre- before
hyper- excessive
hypo- insufficient
intra- within
auto- self
hetero- different
homo- same
sub- under
pan- all
-algia pain
-edema swelling
,-emia blood condition
-megaly enlarged
-penia too few
-plegia paralysis
-rrhage excessive, abnormal flow
-ectomy surgical removal
-ostomy surgically created opening
-genic producing
-lytic destroying
-oma tumor/mass
-osis abnormal condition of
-itis inflammation
-sclerosis hardening
-stenosis narrowing
-plasty surgical repair
-scopy process of visually examining
-oxia oxygen
-phagia eating/swallowing
, -phasia speech
-centesis procedure to withdraw fluid
-kinesia movement
-pnea breathing
-pepsia digestion
-cyte cell
-pathy disease
-poly many
distal farthest away
proximal nearest to
medial pertaining to the middle
lateral pertaining to the side
anterior pertaining to the front
posterior pertaining to the back
cardi/o heart
hepat/o liver
nephr/o kidney
oste/o bone