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Ch 1-4 Combing Forms Flashcards

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Aden/o

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gland

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arthr/o

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joint

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bi/o

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life

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carcin/o

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cancerous, cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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cis/o

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to cut

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crin/o

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to secrete

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder

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cyt/o

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Cell

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derm/o

dermat/o

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skin

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electr/o

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electricity

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encephal/o

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brain

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enter/o

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intestines

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erythr/o

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Red

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gn/o

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Knowledge

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gynec/o

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Woman, female

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Hemat/o

Hem/o

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Blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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iatr/o

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treatment, physician

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leuk/o

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white

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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onc/o

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tumor

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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oste/o

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bone

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path/o

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disease

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ped/o

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child

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psych/o

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mind

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radi/o

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X-rays

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Ren/o

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Kidney

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rhin/o

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Nose

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sarc/o

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flesh

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sect/o

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to cut

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thromb/o

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clot, clotting

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ur/o

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Urinary tract, urine

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  • ac

- al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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Pain

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-cyte

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Cell

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42
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-ectomy

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excision, removal

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43
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-emia

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blood condition

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44
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-genic

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Produced by or in

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45
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-globin

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Protein

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-gram

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Record

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  • ic

- ical

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Pertaining to

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-ion

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Process

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-ist

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Specialist

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logy

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Process of study

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-oma

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Tumor, mass, swelling

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-opsy

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Process of viewing

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54
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-osis

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Condition, usually abnormal

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-pathy

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Disease condition

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-scope

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Instrument to visually examine

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-scopy

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Process of visually examining

With a endoscope

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-sis

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State of, condition

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-tomy

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Process of cutting

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-y

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Process, condition

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a-

an-

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No, not, without

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aut-

auto-

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Self, own

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dia-

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Through, complete

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end-

endo-

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Within

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epi-

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Above, upon

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ex-

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Out

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exo-

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Outside of, outward

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hyper-

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Excessive, above, more

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hypo-

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Deficient, below, under, less

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in-

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Into, in

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peri-

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Surrounding, around

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pro-

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Before, forward

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re-

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Back, backward, again

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retro-

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Behind

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sub-

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below, under

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trans-

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across, through

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abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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adip/o

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Fat

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anter/o

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Front

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bol/o

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To cast(throw)

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cervic/o

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Neck ( of body or uterus )

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chondr/o

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Cartilage

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chrom/o

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Color

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coccyg/o

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Coccyx (tailbone)

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crani/o

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Skull

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Dist/o

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Far, distant

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Dors/o

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Back portion of the body

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hist/o

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Tissue

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ili/o

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ilium ( of the pelvic bone )

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Inguin/o

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Groin

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Kary/o

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Nucleus

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Later/o

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Side

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Lumb/o

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Lower back

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Medi/o

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Middle

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Nucle/o

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Nucleus

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Pelv/i

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Pelvis

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poster/o

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Back, behind

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proxim/o

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Nearest

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Sacr/o

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Sacrum

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Sarc/o

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Flesh

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Spin/o

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Spine, backbone

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103
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thel/o

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Nipple

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thorac/o

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Chest

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trache/o

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Trachea, windpipe

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Umbilic/o

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Navel, umbilicus

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Ventr/o

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Belly side of body

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vertebr/o

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Vertebra(e) , backbone(s)

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viscer/o

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Internal organs

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Ana-

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Up

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111
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Cata-

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Down

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Epi-

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Above

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Hypo-

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Below

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Inter-

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Between

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115
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Meta-

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Change

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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-iac

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Pertaining to

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-ior

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Pertaining to

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-ism

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Process, condition

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-ose

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Pertaining to, full of

121
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-plasm

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Formation

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-somes

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Bodies

123
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-type

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Picture, classification

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abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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acr/o

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Extremities, top, extreme point

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acu/o

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Sharp, severe, sudden

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Adip/o

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Fat

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Amni/o

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Amnion

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Axill/o

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Armpit

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Bi/o

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Life

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Blephar/o

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Eyelid

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Bronch/o

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Bronchial tubes

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Chem/o

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Drug, chemical

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Chron/o

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Time

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Col/o

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Colon, (large intestine)

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Cyst/o

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Urinary bladder

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Encephal/o

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Brain

145
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Erythr/o

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Red

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Hem/o

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Blood

147
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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Hydr/o

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Water, fluid

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Inguin/o

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Groin

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Isch/o

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To hold back

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Lapar/o

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Abdomen, abdominal wall

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Laryng/o

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Larynx

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Leuk/o

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White

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Lymph/o

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Lymph

155
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Mamm/o

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Breast

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Mast/o

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Breast

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Morph/o

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Shape, form

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Muc/o

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Mucus

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My/o

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Muscle

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Myel/o

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Spinal cord, bone marrow

161
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Necr/o

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Death (of cells or whole body)

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Neur/o

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Nerve

164
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Neutr/o

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Neutrophil

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Nucle/o

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Nucleus

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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

167
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Oste/o

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Bone

168
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Ot/o

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Ear

169
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Path/o

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Disease

170
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Peritone/o

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Peritoneum

171
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Phag/o

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To eat, swallow

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Phleb/o

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Vein

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Plas/o

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Formation, development

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Pleur/o

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Pleura

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Pneumon/o

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Lungs

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Pulmon/o

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Lungs

177
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Radi/o

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X-rays

178
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Rect/o

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Rectum

179
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Ren/o

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Kidney

180
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Rhin/o

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Nose

181
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Sarc/o

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Flesh

182
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Splen/o

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Spleen

183
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Staphyl/o

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Clusters

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Strept/o

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Twisted chains

185
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Thorac/o

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Chest

186
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Thromb/o

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Clot

187
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Tonsill/o

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Tonsils

188
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Trache/o

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Trachea (windpipe)

189
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Ven/o

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Vein

190
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-algia

A

Pain

191
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-cele

A

Hernia

192
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-centesis

A

Surgical procedure to remove fluid

193
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-coccus

Plural -cocci

A

Berry-shaped bacterium

194
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-cyte

A

Cell

195
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-dynia

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Pain

196
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-ectomy

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Excision, removal, resection

197
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-emia

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Blood condition

198
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-genesis

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Condition of producing, forming

199
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-gram

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Record

200
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-graph

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Instrument for recording

201
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-graphy

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Process of recording

202
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-itis

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Inflammation

203
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-logy

A

Study of

204
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-lysis

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Breakdown, destruction, separation

205
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-malacia

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Softening

206
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-megaly

A

Enlargement

207
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-oma

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Tumor, mass,collection of fluid

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-opsy

A

To view

209
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-osis

A

Condition, usually abnormal

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-pathy

A

Disease condition

211
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-penia

A

Deficiency

212
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-phobia

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Fear

213
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-plasia

A

Development, formation, growth

214
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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-ptosis

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Drooping, falling, prolapse

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-rrhea

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Flow, discharge

217
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-sclerosis

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Hardening

218
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-scope

A

Instrument for visual examination (with an endoscope)

219
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-stasis

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Controlling, stopping

220
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-stomy

A

Opening to form a mouth (stoma)

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Q

-therapy

A

Treatment

222
Q

-tomy

A

Incision, cutting into

223
Q

-trophy

A

Development, nourishment

224
Q

-er

A

One who

225
Q

-ia

A

Condition

226
Q

-ist

A

Specialist

227
Q

-ole

A

Little, small

228
Q

-ule

A

Little, small

229
Q

-um

A

Structure, tissue

230
Q

-ium

A

Structure, tissue

231
Q

-us

A

Structure, substance

232
Q

-y

A

Condition, process

233
Q
  • ac
  • iac
  • al
  • ar
  • eal
A

Pertaining to

234
Q

-genic

A

Pertaining to producing, produced by, or in.

235
Q
  • ic

- ical

A

Pertaining to

236
Q

-oid

A

Resembling

237
Q

-ose

A

Pertaining to, full of

238
Q

-ous

A

Pertaining to

239
Q

-tic

A

Pertaining to

240
Q

a-

an-

A

No, not, without

241
Q

ab-

A

Away from

242
Q

ad-

A

Toward

243
Q

Ana-

A

Up, apart

244
Q

ante-

A

Before, forward

245
Q

Anti-

A

Against

246
Q

Auto-

A

Self, own

247
Q

Bi-

A

Two

248
Q

Brady-

A

Slow

249
Q

Cata-

A

Down

250
Q

Con-

A

With, together

251
Q

Contra-

A

Against, opposite

252
Q

De-

A

Down, lack of

253
Q

Dia-

A

Through, complete

254
Q

Dys-

A

Bad, painful, difficult

255
Q

Ec-

A

Out, outside

256
Q

Ecto-

A

Out, outside

257
Q

En-

A

In, within

258
Q

Endo-

A

In, within

259
Q

Epi-

A

Upon, on, above

260
Q

Eu-

A

Good, normal

261
Q

Ex-

A

Out, away from

262
Q

Hemi-

A

Half

263
Q

Hyper-

A

Excessive, above

264
Q

Hypo-

A

Deficient, under

265
Q

In-

A

Into, within

266
Q

Infra-

A

Beneath

267
Q

Inter-

A

Between

268
Q

Intra-

A

Into, within

269
Q

Macro-

A

Large

270
Q

Mal-

A

Bad

271
Q

Meta-

A

Beyond, change

272
Q

Micro-

A

Small

273
Q

Neo-

A

New

274
Q

Pan-

A

All

275
Q

Para-

A

Abnormal, beside, near

276
Q

Per-

A

Through

277
Q

Peri-

A

Surrounding

278
Q

Poly-

A

Many, much

279
Q

Post-

A

After, behind

280
Q

Pre-

A

Before, in front of

281
Q

Pro-

A

Before, forward

282
Q

Pseudo-

A

False

283
Q

Re-

A

Back, again

284
Q

Retro-

A

Behind, backwards

285
Q

Sub-

A

Under

286
Q

Supra-

A

Above, upper

287
Q

Syn-

Sym-

A

Together, with

288
Q

Tachy-

A

Fast

289
Q

Trans-

A

Across, through

290
Q

Ultra-

A

Beyond, excel

291
Q

Uni-

A

One

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