Chapter 2 Prefixes and Suffixes

a-, an-

• not

• like, resembling

• not, without

• against

anti-

• not

• like, resembling

• not, without

• against

-oid

• not

• like, resembling

• between

• change, beyond

-osis

• to bind, tie together

• abnormal condition

• between

• change, beyond

-desis

• to bind, tie together

• deficiency

• between

• change, beyond

-penia

• to bind, tie together

• deficiency

• between

• change, beyond

intra-

• within, into

• deficiency

• between

• around, softening

peri-

• within, into

• around, surrounding

• between

• around, softening

inter-

• within, into

• around, surrounding

• between

• together with

-ation

• process, condition

• above

• below, under

• inflammation