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suffix

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comes after root

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prn

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as needed

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ACL

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anterior cruciate ligament

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prefix

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comes before root

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mono-

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one

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uni-

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one

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quad-

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four

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poly-

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many

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tri-

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three

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what is the plural for words ending in -A

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-AE

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-oid

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in the form of/pertaining to

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-oma

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tumor

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4 suffixes meaning CONDITION OF

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-ia -ism -sis -y

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-y

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condition of

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-ism

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condition of

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-sis

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condition of

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-ia

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condition of

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-ian

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specialist

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-iatrics

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specialty

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-iatry

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specialty

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-ics

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specialty

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-ist

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specialist

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-logy

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study of

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11 suffices meaning PERTAINING TO/LIKE/RESEMBLING

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-ac -al -ar -ary -form -ic -ical -ile -oid -ory -ous

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what is the plural for words ending in -EN

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-INA

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what is the plural for words ending in -EX -IX -YX

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-ICES

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what is the plural for words ending in -IS

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-ES

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what is the plural for words ending in -MA

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-MATA

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what is the plural for words ending in -NX (ANX, INX, YNX)

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-NGES

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what is the plural for words ending in -ON

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-A

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what is the plural for words ending in -UM

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-A

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what is the plural for words ending in -US

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-I

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prim/i-

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first

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mon/o-

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one

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uni-

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one

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hemi-

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half / one side

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semi-

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half / partial

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bi-

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twice, two

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di-

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two, twice

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dipl/o-

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double

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tri-

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three

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quadr/i-

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four

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tetra-

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four

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multi-

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many

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poly-

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many, much

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cyan/o-

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blue

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erythr/o-

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red

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leuk/o-

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white, colorless

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melan/o-

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black / dark

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xanth/o-

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yellow

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a- / an-

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not without absence lack of

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anti-

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against

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contra-

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against opposite opposed

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de-

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down without removal loss

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dis-

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absence removal separation

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in- im- (before b, m, p)

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not

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non-

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not

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un-

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not

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward / near

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dia-

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through

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per-

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through

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trans-

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through

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3 prefixes that mean THROUGH

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dia- per- trans-

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hyper-

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over, excess, abnormally high, increased

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hypo-

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under, below, abnormally low, decreased

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olig/o-

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few, scanty

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pan-

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all

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super-

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above, excess

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equi-

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equal, same

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eu-

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true, good, easy, normal

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hetero-

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other, different, unequal

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homo-, homeo-

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same, unchanging

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iso-

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equal, same

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macro-

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large, abnormally large

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mega-, megalo-

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large, abnormally large

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micro-

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small

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neo-

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new

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normo-

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normal

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ortho-

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straight, upright, correct

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poiki/o-

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varied, irregular

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pseudo-

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false

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re-

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again, back

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ante-

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before

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pre-

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before

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pro-

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before, in front of

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post-

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after, behind

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dextr/o-

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right (direction)

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sinistr/o-

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left (direction)

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ec-, ecto-

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out, outside

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ex/o-

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away from, outside

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end/o-

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in, within

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mes/o-

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middle

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syn- sym- (before b, m, p)

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together

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tel/e-, tel/o-

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