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a-, an-

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not, without
+analgesic, apathy, anencephaly

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ab-

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from: away from
+abduction, abdomen

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abdomin-

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of or relating to the abdomen
+ abdomen, abdominal

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-ac

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pertaining to; one afflicted with
+ cardiac, celiac

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acanth-

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thorn or spine
+ acanthion, acanthocyte, acanthoma, acanthulus

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acou-

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of or relating to hearing
+ acoumeter, acoustician, hyperacusis

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acr-

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extremity, topmost
+ acrocrany, acromegaly, acroosteolysis, acroposthia, acrosome

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-acusis

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hearing
+ paracusis

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-ad

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toward, in the direction of
+ dorsad, ventrad

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ad-

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at, increase, on toward
+ adduction, addition

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aden-

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of or relating to a gland
+ adenocarcinoma, adenology,

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adip-

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of or relating to fat or fatty tissue
+ adipocyte

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adren-

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of or relating to the adrenal glands
+ adrenal artery

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-aemia, ema, hemat

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blood condition
+ anemia

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aer(o)-

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air, gas
+ aerosinusitis, aerodynamics

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aesthesi-

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sensation
= anesthesia

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-al

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pertaining to
= abdominal, femoral

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alb-

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denoting a while or pale color
= albino

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alge(si)-
-algia, alg(i)o-

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pain
= analgesic, myalgia

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all-

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denoting something as different, or as an addition
= alloantigen, allopathy

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ambi-

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describing both sides
= ambidextrous

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amnio-

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pertaining to the membranous fetal sac
= amniocentesis

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amph(i)-

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on both sides
= amphicrania, amphismela, amphomycin

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amylo-

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starchy, carbohydrate-related
= amylase, amylophagia

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an-

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not, without
= analgesia

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ana-

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back, again, up
= anaplasia

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andr-

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pertaining to a man
= android, andrology, androgen

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angi-

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blood vessels
=angiogram, angioplasty

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aniso-

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describing something as unequal
= anisocytosis, anisotropic

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ankyl- , ancyl-

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denoting something as crooked or bent
= ankylosis

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ante-

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describing something as positioned in front of another thing
= antpatum

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anti-

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describing something as ‘against’ or ‘opposed to’ another
= antibody, antipsychotic

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apo-

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away, separated from, derived from
apoptosis, apocrine

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archi-

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first, primitive
= archinephron

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arsen(o)-

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of or pertaining to a male
=arsenoblast

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arteri(o)-

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of or pertaining to an artery
= arteriole, artery

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arthr-

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joints, limbs
= arthritis

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articul-

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joint
= articulation

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-ary

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pertaining to
= biliary tract, coronary

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-ase

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enzyme
=Lactase

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-asthenia

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weakness
= myasthenia gravis

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atel(o)-

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imperfect or incomplete development
= atelocardia

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ather-

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fatty deposit, soft gruel-like
= atherosclerosis

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-ation

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process
= medication, civilzation

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atri-

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an atrium
= atrioventricular

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aur-

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of or pertaining to the ear
= aural

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aut-

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self
=autoimmune, autograph, autobiography, automobile, automatic

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aux(o)-

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increase, growth
= auxocardi, enlargement of the heart

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axill-

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of or pertaining to the armpit
= axilla

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azo(to)-

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nitrogenous compound