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ana-

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Up, back, against

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amphi-, ampho-

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On both sides, around, both

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apo-

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Away from

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cata-

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Downward, disordered

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dia-

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Through, across, apart

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eso-

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Within, inner, inward

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eu-

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Good, normal, healthy

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heter(o)-

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Different, other, relationship to another

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homo-, homeo-

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Same, likeness

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meta-

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Change, transformation, after, behind

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para-

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Alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

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pro-

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Before

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pros-, prosth-

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In place of

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-al

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Adjectival suffix: pertaining to, located in

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-ase

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Forms names of enzymes

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-asia, -asis (rare)

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Form abstract nous: state, condition

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-ema

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Forms abstract nouns: state, condition

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-esis

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Forms abstract nouns: state, condition, procedure

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-etic

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Forms adjectives: pertaining to

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-ics, -tics

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forms nouns indicating a particular science or study, science or study of

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-ism

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Forms abstract nouns: state, condition, quality

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-ismus

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Forms abstract nouns: state, condition; muscular

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-oid, -ode, -id

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Form both nouns and adjectives indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling

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-ose

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Adjectival suffix; also used to form names of chemical substances: full of, resembling

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-oma

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Forms abstract nouns: usually tumor, occasionally disease

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-ous

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Adjectival suffix: pertaining to, characterized by, full of, resembling

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-us

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Forms nouns: condition, person

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-ize

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To make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in

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acr-

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[Highest point] extremities (particularly hands and feet)

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ambly-

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Dull, faint

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carcin-

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[Crab] carcinoma, cancer

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-cel

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Hernia, tumor, swelling

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cheir-, chir-

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Hand

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chol(e)-

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Bile, gall

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col(i)-, colon-

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Colon

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cyan-

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Blue

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cst(i)-, -cystis

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Bladder, cyst

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diplo-

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Double, twin

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enter-

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(Small) intestine

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erg-

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Action, work

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gastr-

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Stomach

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hem-, hemat-, -em-

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Blood

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hepar-, hepat-

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Liver

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lip-

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Fat

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macr-

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(Abnormally) large or long

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mega-, megal-

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(Abnormally) large or long

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melan-

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Dark, black

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micr-

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(Abnormally) small

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nyct-

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Night

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odyn-

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Pain

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onc-

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Tumor

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pachy-

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Thick

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pseud-

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False

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py-

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Pus

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sarc-

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Flesh, soft tissue

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spasm-

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Spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

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splen-

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Spleen

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stom-, stomat-

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Mouth, opening