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An/o

A

Anus

Opening of the digestive tract to the outside of the body

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Bi/o

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Life

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Carp/o

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Carpals

Wrist bones

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Cis/o

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To cut

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Cost/o

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Ribs

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Crani/o

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Skull

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Cutane/o

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Skin

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Dur/o

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Dura meter

Outermost meningeal membrane surrounding the brain & spinal cord

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Gen/o

A

To produce,

To begin

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Glyc/o

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Sugar

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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Later/o

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Side

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Men/o

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Menses

Monthly discharge of blood from lining if the uterus

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Nat/i
&
-partum

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Birth

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Norm/o

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Rule, order

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Peritone/o

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Peritoneum

Membrane surrounding the organs in the abdomen

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Plas/o

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Formation
Growth
Development

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Ren/o

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Kidney

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Scapul/o

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Scapula

Shoulder blade

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Son/o

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Sound

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Thyroid/o

A

Thyroid gland

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Top/o

A

To put
Place
Position

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Troph/o

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Development

Nourishment

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Urethr/o

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Urethra

Tube leading from bladder to the outside of the body

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Uter/o

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Uterus

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Ven/o

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Vein

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Vertebr/o

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Vertebra

Backbone

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-al, -ic, -ine, -ous, -tic

A

Pertaining to

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-ation

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Process,

Condition

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-cision

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Process of cutting

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-crine

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Secretion

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-dipsia

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Thirst

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-emia

A

Blood condition

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-gen

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To produce

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-ia

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Condition

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-ism

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Condition ,

Process

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-lapse

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To fall, slide

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-lysis

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Loosening
Breakdown
Desperation
Destruction

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-meter

A

To measure

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-mission

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To send

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-mortem

A

Death

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-oma

A

Tumor, mass

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-pathy

A

Disease Condition

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-phagia

A

Eating

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-phasia

A

Speech

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-plasia

A

Formation

Condition

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-plasm

A

Formation

Tissue

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-pnea

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Breathing

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-rrhea

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Flow, discharge

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-scopy

A

Process of visual examination

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-section

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To cut

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-stasis

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To stand
Place
Stop
Control

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-tension

A

Pressure

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-thesis

A

To put , place

State of putting/placing

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-trophy

A

Nourishment; development

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-um

A

Structure

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-uria

A

Urine condition

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-y

A

Process, condition

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a-
&
an-

A

No, not, without

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ab-

A

Away from

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ad-

A

Toward, near

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ana-

A

Up, apart

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anti-

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Against

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bi-

A

Two, both

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brady-

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Slow

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con-

A

With, together

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dia-

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Complete, through

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dys-

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Bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

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ec-

A

Out, outside

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endo-

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Within, in, inner

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epi-

A

Above, upon

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ex-

A

Out

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extra-

A

Outside of

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hemi-

A

Half

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hyper-

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Excessive, too much, above

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hypo-

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Deficient, too little, below

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in-

A

In, into

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inter-

A

Between

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intra-

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Within

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mal-

A

Bad

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meta-

A

Change, beyond

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neo-

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New

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para-

A

Beside, near, along, the side of

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peri-

A

Surrounding

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poly-

A

Many, much

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post-

A

After, behind

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pre-

A

Before

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pro-
&
pros-
& ante-

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Before, forward

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quadri-

A

Four

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re-
&
retro-

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Back, behind

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sub-

A

Under, less than

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syn-

A

With, together

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tachy-

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Fast

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trans-

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Across, through

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tri-

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Three

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ultra-

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Beyond

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uni-

A

One

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