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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-

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Large

Macrotia (having large ears)

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micro-

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Small

Microtia (having small ears)

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myo-

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To shut

Myopia (to shut eyes/squint)

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neo-

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New

Neonatology (study of newborn)

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pan-

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All

Pansinusitis (inflammation of all the sinuses)

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para-

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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-

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Through

Percutaneous (through the skin)

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peri-

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Around

Pericardial (around the heart)

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post-

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After

Postpartum (after birth)

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pre-

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Before, in front of

Preoperative (before surgical operation)

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pro-

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Before

Prolactin (before milk)

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pseudo-

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False

Pseudocyesis (false pregnancy)

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retro-

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Backward, behind

Retroperitoneal (behind the peritoneum)

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sub-

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Below, under

Subcutaneous (under, below the skin)

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supra-

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Above

Suprapubic (above the pubic bone)

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tachy-

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Rapid, fast

Tachycardia (fast heartbeat)

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trans-

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Through, across

Transurethral (across the urethra)

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ultra-

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Beyond, excess

Ultrasound (high-frequency sound waves)

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un-

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Not

Unconscious (not conscious)