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1
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Mono-

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One or Single:Monocle

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Uni-

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One:Unicycle

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Bi-/Di-/Diplo-

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Two-Double:BiCycle,Biceps

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Tri-

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Three,Triple:Tricycle,Triceps

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Qua(dr/r/t)-

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Four:Quadrilateral,Quadriceps

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Semi-

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Half

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Hemi-

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Half/one side:semicolon

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Equi-/Iso-

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Equal

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Eu-

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Normal:Euglycimic-normal level of sugar

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Normal-

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Normal-Normaltensive

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Hyper-

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Above normal:Hyper child

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Hypo-

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Below normal:Hypoglycemia:low blood sugar level

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A-/An-

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Absent or Lacking: Anoxia:Absence of oxigen

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Pan-

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All-Pancytopenia: Deficiency of all three components of blood

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Omni-

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All-Omnivore

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Multi-

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Many-Multiple

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Poly-

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Many-Polygon- multiple sides

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Micro-

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Small-Microscope

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Macro-

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Large-

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Megalo-

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Large,Big

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Oligo-

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Few or very little-Oliguria-Producing small amount of urine

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Chromo-/Chromato-

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Color-Chromosome:Colored body

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Alb-

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Pale-Ex:Albino=Pale Skin

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Chloro-

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Green-Clorophyll

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Cyano-

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Blue: Cyanosis=Bluish Skin for low oxigen or poor circulation

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Erythro-

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Red- Erithrocytes red blood cells

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Glauco-

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Opaque or grey

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Leuko-

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White. Ex:Leukocites white cells

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Melano-

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Black-Melanoma cancer of melanocytes

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Polio-

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Gray

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Porphyr-

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Purple

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Rhodo-

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Rose color red

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Xantho-

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Yellow-Xanthochromia Yellow color

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Pre-

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Before: Preoperative before Surgery

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Post-

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After: Postoperative after Surgery

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Pro-

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Before:

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Ante-

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Before: Antepartum before child birth

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Re-

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Again Repeat

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Retro-

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Back/Backward: Something retro is from the past

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Neo-

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New: Neonatal- new born child

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Chrono-

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Time: Chronological order

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Tachi-

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Fast:Tachycardia rapid or fast heart rate,Tachipnea rapid resp

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Brady-

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Slow: Bradycardia slow heart rate

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Epi-

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Above

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Hyper-

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Above

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Supra-

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Above

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Super-

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Above

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Sub-

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Below

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Hypo-

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Below

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Infra-

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Below

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Dextro-

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Right Side

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Levo-

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Left side

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Sinistro-

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Left side

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Ante-

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Anterior

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Antero-

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Anterior

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Ventri-/Ventro-

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Anterior-Ventriloquist stomach talking (front)

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Postero-

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Posterior-Back,Behind

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Dorsi-/Dorso-

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Posterior-Back,Behind: Dorsal fin

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Peri-

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Around-Perimeter

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Circum-

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Around-Circumference

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Endo-

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Inside,internal.within,interior,inner:Endoscope

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Intra-

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Inside,internal.within,interior,inner

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Intro-

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Inside,internal.within,interior,inner

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Exo-

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Outside,external,exterior,outer

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Extra-

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Outside,external,exterior,outer

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Extro-

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Outside,external,exterior,outer

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Ecto-

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Outside,external,exterior,outer: Ectoderm outer most layer of cells or tissues in a embryo

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Ab-

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Away-Moving away from-Abduction Extremities movements

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Ad-

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Toward-Moving toward-Aduction-Extremities movements

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Trans-

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Trough or Across- Transportation/Translucent/Transparent

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Meso-

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Middle-Mesoderm:Middle layer of an embryo

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Medi(o/a)-

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Middle

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Latero-

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Lateral

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Para-

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Nearby-Parachute alongside or nearby you

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Juxta-

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Next to-Ex.right next to the box

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Inter-

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Between

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Ambi-/Anphi-

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Both or Both sides:Ambidextrous-ability to use both hands/amphibious

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Ipsi

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The same:Ipsilateral means the same side as what is being referenced

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Contra

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Against:Contralateral means the opposite side of what is being refernced

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