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Combining Forms, Word Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes Flashcards

1
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Acous-, Acu-

A

Hearing

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Acr-

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Extremity

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Aden-

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Gland

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Alg-, Algia-

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pain

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Angi-

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Vessels

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Arthr-

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Joints

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Audit-

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Hearing

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Aut-, Auto-

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Self

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Bio-

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Life, Living

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Blast-

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Germ, Bud

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Blephar-

A

eyelid

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Brachi-

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Arm

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Bronch-

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Trachea, windpipe

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Bucc-

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Cheek

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Capit-

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Head

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Carcin-

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Cancer

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Cardi-, Cardia-, Cardio-

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Heart

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Cephal-

A

Head

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Cerebro-

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Brain

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Chole-

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Bile

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21
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Chondr-

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Cartilage

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Cor-, Coron-

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Heart

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23
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Cost-

A

Rib

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24
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Crani-

A

Skull

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25
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Cut-

A

Skin

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Cyst-

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Sac, Bladder

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Derma-, Dermato-

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Skin

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Dura-

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Hard

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29
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Enter-

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Intestine

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30
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Erythr-

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Red

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Gastr-

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Stomach

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32
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Gloss-

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Tongue

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33
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Glyco-

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Sugar

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Gyn-, Gynec-,

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Female, Women

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35
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Hem-, Hemat-,

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Blood

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36
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Hepar-, Hepat-

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Liver

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37
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Hist-, Histo-

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Tissue

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38
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Hydr-,

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Water

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39
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Hyster-

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Uterus

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40
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Ischi-,

A

Hip, Hip joint

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41
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Kines-,

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Motion

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42
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Labi-

A

Lip

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43
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Lacri-

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Tears

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44
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Laparo-

A

Loin, Flank, Abdomen

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45
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Leuko-

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White

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46
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Lingu-

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Tongue

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47
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Lip-

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Fat

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48
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Lumb-

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Lower back, Loin

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Macul-

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Spot, Blotch

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50
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Malign-

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Bad, Harmful

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51
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Mamm-, Mast

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Breast

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52
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Meningo-,

A

Membrane

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53
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My-, Myo-

A

Muscles

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54
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Myel-

A

Marrow, Spinal Cord

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55
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Necro-

A

Corpse, dead

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56
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Nephro-

A

Kidney

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57
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Neuro-

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Nerve

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Ocul-

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Eye

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Odont-

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Tooth

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60
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Onco-

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Mass, Tumor

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61
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Oo-

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Egg

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Ophthalm-

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Eye

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63
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Or-

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Mouth

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Osm-

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Odor, sense of smell

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65
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Ot-

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Ear

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66
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Palpebr-

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Eyelid

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67
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Patho-

A

Disease

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68
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Pelv-

A

Basin

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Phag-

A

To eat

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70
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Phleb-

A

Vein

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71
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Phren-

A

Diaphragm

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72
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Pilo-

A

Hair

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73
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Pneumo-

A

Lung, air

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74
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Pod-

A

Foot

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75
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Procto-

A

Anus, Rectum

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76
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Pulmon-

A

Lung

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77
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Ren-

A

Kidney

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78
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Rhin-

A

Nose

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79
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Scler-, Sclero-

A

Hard

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80
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Sep-, Septic-

A

Toxic condition due to Microorganisms

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81
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Soma-, Somata-

A

Body

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82
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Stasis-, Stat-

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Standstill

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83
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Sten-

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Narrow

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84
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Tegument-

A

Skin, Covering

85
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Therm-

A

Heat

86
Q

Thromb-

A

Clot

87
Q

Vas-

A

Vessel, Duct

88
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Zyg-

A

Joined

89
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A-, An-

A

Without, Lack of, deficient

90
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Ab-

A

Away from, from

91
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Ad-, Af-

A

to, toward

92
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Alb-

A

White

93
Q

Alveol-

A

Cavity, Socket

94
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Andro-

A

Male

95
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Ante-

A

Before

96
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Anti-

A

Against

97
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Bas-

A

Base, Foundation

98
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Bi-

A

Two, Double

99
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Brady-

A

Slow

100
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Cata-

A

Down, lower, under

101
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Circum-

A

Around

102
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Cirrh-

A

Yellow

103
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Co-, Con-

A

Com with, together

104
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Contra-

A

Against, opposite

105
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Crypt-

A

Hidden, concealed

106
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Cyano-,

A

Blue

107
Q

De-

A

Down, from

108
Q

Demi-, Hemi-

A

Half

109
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Di-, Diplo-

A

Two

110
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Dis-

A

Separation, apart, away from

111
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Dys-

A

Painful, Difficult

112
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E-, Ec-, Ef-

A

Out from, out of

113
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Ecto-, Exo-

A

Outside

114
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Em-, En-

A

In

115
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End-, Endo-

A

Within, inside

116
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Epi-

A

Upon

117
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Eu-

A

Good, easy, normal

118
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Ex-, Exo-

A

Outside, beyond

119
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Extra-

A

Outside, beyond, in addition to

120
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Fore-

A

Before, in front of

121
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Gen-

A

Originate, produce, form

122
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Gingiv-

A

Gum

123
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Hemi-

A

Half

124
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Heter-, Hetero-

A

Other, different

125
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Homeo-, Homo-

A

Unchanging, the same, steady

126
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Hyper-

A

Over, above, excessive

127
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Hypo-

A

Under, Beneath, deficient

128
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Im-, In-

A

Inside, in, not

129
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Infra-

A

Beneath

130
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Inter-

A

Among, between

131
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Intra-

A

Within, Inside

132
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Ipsi-

A

Same

133
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Iso-

A

Equal

134
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Juxta-

A

Near to-

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Later-

A

side

136
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Macro-

A

Large, great

137
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Mal-

A

Bad, abnormal

138
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Medi-, Meso-

A

Middle

139
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Mega-, Megalo-

A

Great, Large

140
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Melan-

A

Black

141
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Meta-

A

After, beyond

142
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Micro-

A

Small

143
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Mono-

A

One

144
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Neo-

A

New

145
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Oligo-

A

Small, few

146
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Ortho-

A

Straight, normal

147
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Para-

A

Near, beside, beyond

148
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Peri-

A

Around

149
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Poly-

A

Much, Many, too much

150
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Post-

A

After, beyond

151
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Pre-, Pro-

A

Before, in front of

152
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Pseudo-

A

False

153
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Retro-

A

Backwards, Behind

154
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Semi-

A

Half

155
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Sub-

A

Under, beneath, below

156
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Super-

A

Above, Beyond

157
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Supra-

A

Above, Over

158
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Sym-, Syn-

A

With, Together

159
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Tachy-

A

Rapid

160
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Trans-

A

Across, through, beyond

161
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Tri-

A

Three

162
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-Able

A

capable of, having ability to

163
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-Ac, -Al

A

Pertaining to

164
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-Ant

A

Having the characteristic of

165
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-Ary

A

Connected with

166
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-Asis, -Asia, -Esis, -Osis

A

Condition or state of

167
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-Asthenia

A

Weakness

168
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-Ation

A

Process, action, condition

169
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-Centesis

A

puncture, usually for drainage

170
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-cid, -cide, -cis

A

Cut, kill, destroy

171
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-Ectomize, -Ectomy

A

excision of, removal of

172
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-Emia

A

Condition of blood

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-Esthesia

A

Sensation, Feeling

174
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-Fer

A

Carry

175
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-Gen

A

Agent that produces or originates

176
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-Genic

A

Producing

177
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-Gram

A

Record

178
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-Graph

A

Instrument for recording

179
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-Ia

A

State, condition

180
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-Ician

A

Person associated with

181
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-Ics

A

Art of, Science of

182
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-ism

A

State, Condition

183
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-Itis

A

Inflammation

184
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-logy

A

Study of, Science of

185
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-Lysis

A

dissolution, loosening, destruction

186
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-Malacia

A

Softening

187
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-Megaly

A

Enlarged

188
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-Mers, -Meres

A

Parts

189
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-Oma

A

Tumor

190
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-Osis

A

Condition, disease

191
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-Ostomy

A

Create an opening

192
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-Otomy

A

Surgical Incision

193
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-Pathy

A

Disease

194
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-Penia

A

Deficiency

195
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-Philic

A

to like, have an affinity of

196
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-Phobe, -Phobia

A

fear of, aversion of

197
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-Plasia, -Plasty

A

Forming, Molding

198
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-Pnea

A

Breath

199
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-Poiesis

A

Making

200
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-Ptosis

A

Falling, Sagging

201
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-Rrhage

A

Bursting forth, Abnormal discharge

202
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-Rrhea

A

Flow, Discharge

203
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-Scope

A

Instrument for viewing

204
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-Stomy

A

Creation of a mouth or artificial opening

205
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-Tomy

A

Cutting into, incision into

206
Q

-Tripsy

A

Crushing

207
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-Trophy

A

relating to nutrition and growth

208
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-Uria

A

Urine

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