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medical terms- prefix, sufix, and root word Flashcards

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abdomin(O)-

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abdomen

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acou-

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hearing

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acr(o)-

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extremity, peak

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aden(o)-

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gland

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adipo-

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fat

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andr(o)-

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male

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angi(o)-

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blood vessel

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ankyl-

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crooked, fusion

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arteri(o)-

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arteries

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arthr(o)-

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joint

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bili-

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bile

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bi(o)-

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life

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blast-

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blast embryonic state

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blephar(o)-

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eyelid

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branchi(o)-

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arm

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brady-

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slow

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calc(i)-

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heel

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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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caud-

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tail

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cephal(o)-

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head

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cerebr(o)-

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cerebrum

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chem(o)-

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chemical

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chol(e)-

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bile

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Chondr(o)-

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cartilage

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col(i)(o)-

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colon

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cost(o)-

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rib

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cut-

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skin

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cyan(o)-

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blue

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cyst(i)(o)-

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bladder

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cyt(o)-

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cell

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derm-

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skin

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dors(i)(o)-

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back

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encephal(o)-

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brain

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enter(o)-

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intestine

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erythr(o)-

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red

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fasci-

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bundle

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febri-

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fever

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fil-

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threadlike

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galact(o)-

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milk

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gastro-

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stomach

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ger(o) or geront(o)-

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aging

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gloss(o)(a)-

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tongue

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haeme(a)(o) or haemato-

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blood

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hepat(o)-

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liver

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hist(i)(o)-

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tissue

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hydro-

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water

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hyster(o)-

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uterus

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ile(o)-

A

ileum

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ischi(o)-

A

hip

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jejun(o)-

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jejunum

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kerat(o)-

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horny tissue, cornea

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kine(t)(o)-

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movement

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labio-

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lips, labia

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lact(o)-

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milk

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laryng(o)-

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larynx

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leuk(o)-

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white

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lip(o)-

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fat

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lith(o)-

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stone

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mamm(o)-

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breast

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mast(o)-

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breast

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melan(o)-

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black

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meno-

A

menses

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my(o)-

A

muscle

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myc(o)-

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fungus

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myel(o)-

A

bone marrow, spinal cord

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myx-

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mucus

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nas(o)-

A

nose

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nephr(o)-

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kidney

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neur(o)-

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nerve or nervous system

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ocul(o)-

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eye

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onc(o)-

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tumor

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ophthalm(o)-

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eye

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orchi(o)-

A

testes

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oro-

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mouth

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oste(o)-

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bone

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ot(o)-

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ear

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paed or ped(o)-

A

child

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path(o)-

A

disease

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pharmaco-

A

drugs

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pharyng(o)-

A

pharynx

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phleb(o)-

A

vein

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phot(o)-

A

light

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plasm(o)-

A

liquid part of blood

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pleur(o)-

A

pleura, rib, side

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pneum(o)-

A

lung

85
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pod(o)-

A

foot

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proct(o)-

A

anus or rectum

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psych(o)-

A

mind

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pyel(o)-

A

kidney

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pyr(o)-

A

burning or fever

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ren(o)-

A

kidney

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rhin(o)-

A

nose

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sarc(o)-

A

flesh

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scler(o)-

A

hard

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soma or somat(o)-

A

body

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sten(o)-

A

narrow

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tachy-

A

rapid, fast

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therm(o)-

A

heat

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throac(o)-

A

chest

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thromb(o)-

A

clot

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trache(o)-

A

trachea

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ur(o)-

A

urinary, urine

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vas(o)-

A

vessel, vas deferens

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ven(i)(o)-

A

vein

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vesic(o)-

A

bladder

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-algia

A

pain

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-cyte

A

cell

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-ectasis

A

dilation

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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-oedema (also a stand-alone word)

A

excessive fluid

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-emesis

A

vomiting

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-ism

A

state of

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-logist

A

one who studies

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-lys(i)(o)

A

breakdown

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-oma

A

tumour

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-osis

A

condition

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-pathy

A

disease

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-plasia

A

growth

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-pnoea

A

breathing

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-poiesis

A

production

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-praxia

A

movement

124
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-rrhoea

A

fluid discharge

125
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-scope

A

observe

126
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-stomy

A

opening

127
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-taxis

A

movement

128
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-tomy

A

incision

129
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-tripsy

A

crushing

130
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-trophy

A

growth

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a-, an-, ab-

A

without, lack of away from

132
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ad-

A

toward, near

133
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ambi-

A

both sides

134
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ante-

A

before, forward

135
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anti-

A

against

136
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apo-

A

off, away from

137
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auto-

A

self

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bi-

A

two, both

139
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cata-

A

downwards

140
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con-

A

with, together

141
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de-

A

without

142
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diplo-

A

double

143
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dys-

A

painful, difficult, abnormal

144
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ec-, ecto

A

out, outside

145
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endo-

A

within, inside

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epi-

A

above

147
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eu-

A

normal

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ex-

A

outwards

149
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extra-

A

outside of

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hemi-

A

half

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hetero-

A

different

152
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homo-

A

same

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hyper-

A

excessive, too much, above

154
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hypo-

A

deficient, below

155
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in-

A

inward, not

156
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infra-

A

beneath

157
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inter-

A

between

158
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intra-

A

within

159
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juxta-m

A

near

160
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macro-

A

large

161
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mal-

A

bad, abnormal

162
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mega-

A

great, large

163
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meta-

A

change, beyond

164
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micro-

A

small

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mono-

A

one

166
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morph(o)

A

shape

167
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multi-

A

many

168
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neo-

A

new

169
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nulli-

A

none

170
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olig(o)

A

scanty, little

171
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pan-

A

all

172
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par(a)

A

beside, abnormal

173
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per-

A

through

174
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peri-

A

surrounding

175
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pico-

A

one- trillionth

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poly-

A

many, much

177
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post-

A

after

178
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pre-

A

before

179
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pseudo-

A

false

180
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quadri-

A

four

181
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re-

A

again

182
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retr(o)-

A

backward, behind

183
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semi-

A

partial, half

184
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sub-

A

under, less than

185
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super-

A

above

186
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supra-

A

above, upon

187
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syn-

A

with, together

188
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tetra-

A

four

189
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trans-

A

through, across

190
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un-

A

not

191
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uni-

A

one

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