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intra-

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within, inside

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per-

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excessive, through

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inter-

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between, among

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super-, supra-

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above, excessive

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sub-

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under, less, below

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peri-

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surrounding, around

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anter/o, ante

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before, in front of, forward

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anti-

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against

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a-, an-

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without, away from, negative, not

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pre-

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before, in front of, forward

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post-

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after, behind

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poly-

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many

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neo-

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new, strange

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hypo-

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deficient, decreased

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hyper-

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excessive, increased

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dys-

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bad, difficult, painful

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brady-

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slow

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end-, endo-

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within, in, inside

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tachy

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fast, rapid

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hemi-

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half

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exo-

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out of, outside, away from

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poster/o

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behind, toward the back

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cost/o

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rib

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kyph/o

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bent, hump

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lord/o

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curve, swayback, bent

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scoli/o

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curved, bent

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synovi/o, snov/o

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synovial membrane, synovial fluid

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ab-

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away from, negative, absent

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ad-

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toward, to, in the direction of

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destroy/o

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right side

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sinistr/o

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left side

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ex-

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out of, outside, away from

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mega, megal/o

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great, large

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prep

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before

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in-

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in, into not, without

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macro-

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large, abnormal size, or long

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micr/o, micro-

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small

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olig/o

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scanty, few

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post-

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after, behind