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an-

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Without

Anoxia (without oxygen)

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a-

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Without, away from

Aphasia (without speech)

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ante-

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Before, in front of

Antepartum (before birth)

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anti-

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Against

Antibiotic (against life)

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auto-

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Self

Autograft (a graft from ones own body)

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brady-

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Slow

Bradycardia (slow heartbeat)

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contra-

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Against

Contraception (against conception)

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de-

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Without

Depigmentation (without pigment)

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dys-

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Painful, difficult, abnormal

Dyspnea (difficult breathing)

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endo-

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Within, inner

Endoscope (instrument to view within)

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epi-

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Upon, over

Epigastric (upon or over the stomach)

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eso-

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Inward

Esotropia (inward turning)

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eu-

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Normal, good

Eupnea (normal breathing)

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ex-

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External, outward

Exostosis (condition of external bone)

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exo-

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Outward

Exotropia (outward turning)

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extra-

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Outside of

Extracorporeal (outside the body)

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hetero-

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Different

Heterograft (graft [like a skin graft] from another species)

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homo-

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Same

Homograft (graft [like a skin graft] from the same species)

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hydro-

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Water

Hydrotherapy (water therapy)

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hyper-

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Over, above

Hypertrophy (overdevelopment)

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hypo-

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Under, below

Hypertrophy (underdevelopment)

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in-

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Not; inward

Infertility (not fertile); inhalation (to breath in)

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inter-

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Among, between

Intervertebral (between the vertebrae)

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intra-

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Within, inside

Intravenous (inside, within the vein)

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macro-
Large Macrotia (having large ears)
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micro-
Small Microtia (having small ears)
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myo-
To shut Myopia (to shut eyes/squint)
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neo-
New Neonatology (study of newborn)
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pan-
All Pansinusitis (inflammation of all the sinuses)
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para-
Beside, near; abnormal; two like parts of a pair Paranasal (beside the nose); paresthesia (abnormal sensation); paraplegia (paralysis of two like parts of a pair/the legs)
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per-
Through Percutaneous (through the skin)
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peri-
Around Pericardial (around the heart)
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post-
After Postpartum (after birth)
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pre-
Before, in front of Preoperative (before surgical operation)
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pro-
Before Prolactin (before milk)
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pseudo-
False Pseudocyesis (false pregnancy)
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retro-
Backward, behind Retroperitoneal (behind the peritoneum)
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sub-
Below, under Subcutaneous (under, below the skin)
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supra-
Above Suprapubic (above the pubic bone)
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tachy-
Rapid, fast Tachycardia (fast heartbeat)
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trans-
Through, across Transurethral (across the urethra)
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ultra-
Beyond, excess Ultrasound (high-frequency sound waves)
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un-
Not Unconscious (not conscious)