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CH. 1 Flashcards

1
Q

purpose of medical language

A

med language allows health profs to be clear, communicate clearly and comfort patients

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2
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medical language comes from

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  • greek, latin, eponyms and acronyms

- modern languages

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3
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syllable emphases

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letter w emphasis is in caps

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4
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last syllable

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ultima

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5
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penult

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second to last syllable

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antepenult

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syllable before penult, usually gets emphasis

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med term construction

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prefix + root + suffix

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hemo/hemato

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both mean blood

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angio/vaso/vasculo

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vessel

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gen/o

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creation, cause

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hydr/o

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water

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morph/o

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change

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myc/o

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fungus

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necr/o

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death

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orth/o

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straight

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path/o

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suffering/disease

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phag/o

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eat

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plas/o

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formation

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py/o

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pus

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scler/o

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hard

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sten/o

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narrowing

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troph/o

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nourishment/development

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xen/o

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foreign

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24
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ADD

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pertaining to

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25
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-ia

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condition

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-ism

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condition

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-ium

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tissue or structure

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-y

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condition procedure

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29
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-icle

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small

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-ole

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small

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-ule

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smale

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-ula

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small

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33
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-tomy

A

cutting procedure

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34
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-ectomy

A

cutting something out

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35
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-iatrics

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medical science

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36
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-iatry

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medical science

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37
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-iatrist

A

specialist in the study of

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38
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-ist

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specialist

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39
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-logist

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specialist in the study of

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40
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-logy

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study of

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41
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-algia

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pain

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42
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-dynia

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pain

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43
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-cele

A

hernia (a bulging of tissue into an area

where it doesn’t belong)

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44
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-emia

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blood condition

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45
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-iasis

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presence of

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46
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-itis

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inflammation

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47
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-lysis

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loosen, break down

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48
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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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50
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-oid

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resembling

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51
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-oma

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tumor

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52
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-osis

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condition

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53
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-pathy

A

disease

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54
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-penia

A

deficiency

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-ptosis

A

drooping

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-rrhage

A

excessive flow

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-rrhagia

A

excessive flow

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-rrhea

A

flow

59
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-rrhexis

A

rupture

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-spasm

A

involuntary contraction

61
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-centesis

A

puncture

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-gram

A

written record

63
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-graph

graf

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instrument used to produce a record

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-graphy

grah-fee

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process of recording

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-meter

mee-ter

A

instrument used to measure

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-metry

meh-tree

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process of measuring

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-scope

skohp

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instrument used to look

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-scopy

skoh-pee

A

process of looking

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-desis

A

binding, fixation

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-ectomy

EK-toh-mee

A

removal

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-pexy

PEK-see

A

surgical fixation

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-plasty

PLAS-tee

A

reconstruction

73
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-rrhaphy

rah-fee

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suture

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-stomy

stoh-mee

A

creation of an opening

75
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-tomy

toh-mee

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incision

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singular -a

A

plural -ae

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singular -ax

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plural -aces

78
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singular -ex

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plural -ices

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singular -ix

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plural -ices

80
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singular -is

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plural -es

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singular -ma

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plural -mata

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singular -on

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plural -a

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singular -um

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plural -a

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singular -us

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plural -i

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singular -y

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plural -ies

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a-

A

not

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an-

A

not

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anti-

A

against

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contra-

KON-trah

A

against

90
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de-

dee

A

down, away from

91
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ante-

an-tee

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before

92
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pre-

pree

A

before

93
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pro-

proh

A

before, on behalf of

94
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brady-

brah-dih

A

slow

95
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tachy-

tak-ih

A

fast

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post-

pohst

A

after

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re-

ree

A

again

98
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ab-

ab

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away

99
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ad-

ad

A

toward

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circum-

sir-kum

A

around

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peri-

per-ee

A

around

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dia-

dai-ah

A

through

103
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trans-

tranz

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through

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e-

eh

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out

105
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ec-

ek

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out

106
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ex-

eks

A

out

107
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ecto-

ek-toh

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outside

108
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exo-

ek-soh

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outside

109
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extra-

eks-trah

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outside

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en-

en

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in, inside

111
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endo-

en-doh

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in, inside

112
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intra-

in-trah

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in, inside

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epi-

eh-pee

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upon

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sub-

sub

A

beneath

115
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inter-

in-ter

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between

116
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bi-

bai

A

two

117
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hemi-

heh-mee

A

half

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semi-

she-mee

A

half

119
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hyper-

hai-per

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over

120
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hypo-

hai-poh

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under

121
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macro-

mak-roh

A

large

122
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micro-

mai-kroh

A

small

123
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mono-

maw-noh

A

one

124
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uni-

yoo-nee

A

one

125
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oligo-

aw-lih-goh

A

few

126
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pan-

pan

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all

127
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poly-

pawlee

A

many

128
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multi-

mul-tee

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many

129
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con-

kon

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with, together

130
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syn-

sin

A

with, together

131
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sym-

sim

A

with, together

132
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dys-

dis

A

bad

133
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eu-

yoo

A

good

134
Q

combining vowel

A

added to easily combine root w other word parts: join a root to any suffix beginning with a consonant

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