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1
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The foundation of the word

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word root

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At the beginning of the word

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prefix

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At the end of the word

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suffix

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A vowel (usually o) that links the word root to another word root or a suffix

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combining vowel

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aden/o

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gland

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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chem/o

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chemical

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cis/o

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cut

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dermat/o

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skin

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enter/o

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small intestine

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gynec/o

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female

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hemat/o

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blood

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hydr/o

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water

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immun/o

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immune

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laryng/o

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voice box

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morph/o

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shape

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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ot/o

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ear

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path/o

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disease

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pulmon/o

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lung

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rhin/o

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nose

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ur/o

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urine, urinary tract

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27
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a-

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without, away

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an-

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without

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ante-

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before, in front of

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anti-

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against

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auto-

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self

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brady-

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slow

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dys-

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painful, difficult

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34
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endo-

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within, inner

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35
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epi-

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upon, over

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hetero-

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different

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homo-

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same

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hyper-

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over, above

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hypo-

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under, below

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inter-

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among, between

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intra-

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within, inside

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42
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macro-

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large

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micro-

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small

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44
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neo-

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new

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para-

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beside, beyond, near

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retro-

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backward, behind

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sub-

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below, under

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tachy-

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rapid, fast

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ultra-

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beyond, excess

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bi-

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hemi-

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mono-

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multi-

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nulli-

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poly-

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quad-

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semi-

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partial, half

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tri-

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uni-

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-algia

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-cise

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-cyte

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-gen

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that which produces

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-genesis

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produces, generates

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-ia

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state, condition

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-ism

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logist

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one who studies

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-ology

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-megaly

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enlargement, lage

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-oma

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tumor, mass

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-pathy

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-plasia

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development, growth

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-rrhage

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excessive, abnormal flow

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-rrhea

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discharge, flow

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-sclerosis

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-stenosis

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-therapy

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-trophu

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nourishment, development

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-an

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pertaining to

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-iac

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pertaining to

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ical

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pertaining to

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-ile

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pertaining to

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-ior

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pertaining to

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-ory

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pertaining to

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-ose

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pertaining to

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-centesis

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puncture to withdraw fluid

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-ostomy

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surgically create an opening

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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-gram

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record or picture

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-meter

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instrument for measuring

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-scope

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instrument for viewing

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-scopy

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process of visually examining

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arthr/o

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peri-

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