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Prefixes 1-1 Flashcards

1
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a-, an-

A

absence or lack

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ab-

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departing from; away from

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-able

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able to, capable of

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-ac

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referring to

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acou-

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hearing

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acr-, acro-

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extreme or extremity (limbs); peak

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ad-

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to or toward

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Aden-, adeno-

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Gland

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-al

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Expressing relationship

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-algia

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pain in a certain part

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amphi-

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On both sides; of both kinds

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an-

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Without, lack of

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ana-

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Up, back, again

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angi-, angio-

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Vessel

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Ant-, anti-

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Opposed to; preventing or inhibiting, against

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ante-

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Preceding, before; associating with, related to

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Arthr-, arthro-

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Joint

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-ary

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Associated with

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-atresia

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Imperforate; The absence or abnormal narrowing of an opening or passage in the body. For example the anus, intestine, or external ear canal.

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-asis

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Condition, state of

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Aut-, auto-

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Self

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bi-

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two

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bio-

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life

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-blast

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bud or germ; creation.
Ex.: osteoblast = cells that form bone tissue

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Brady-

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Slow

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Broncho-

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Bronchus

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Bucco-

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Cheek

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-c

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Expressing relationship

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Caput-

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Head

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30
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Carcin-

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Cancer

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Cardi-, cardio-

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Heart

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Cata-

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Down, according to

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-cele

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Follow

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Cephal-

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Head

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Cerebro-

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Brain, especially the cerebrum

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Chol-

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Bile

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Cholecyst-

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Gallbladder

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Chondr-

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Cartilage

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39
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-cide

A

Destroy or kill

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Circum-

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Around

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41
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-clast

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Smash or break
Ex.: osteoclast = break down of bone tissue

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Co-, com-, con-

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Together

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Contra-

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Against

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44
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Cost-

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Rib

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45
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Crani-

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Skull

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46
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Crypt-

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Hidden

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Cysto-

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Bladder, cyst, or sac

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-cyte

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Cell

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Cyt-, cyto-

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Cell

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De-

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Undoing; reversal, loss, removal

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51
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Derm-

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Skin

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Di-

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Twice, double

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Dia-

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Through, between, apart, across

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Dis-

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Reversal, apart from

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55
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Dys-

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Difficult, faulty, painful

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Ec-, ex-, ecto-

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Out, outside, away from

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57
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-ectomy

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Cutting out, surgical removal

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Edem-

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Swell

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Em-

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In

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-emia

A

Condition of the blood

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En-, em-

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In, inside

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Endo-

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Within

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Entero-

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Intestine

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Epi-

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Over, above

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Erythro-

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Red

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Eu-

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Good, well, normal

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Exo-, extra-

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Outside, beyond

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68
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-ferent

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Carry

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69
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-form

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Expressing resemblance

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-fuge

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Driving out

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71
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Gastr-

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Stomach

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72
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-gen

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An agent that initiates; producer/ an agent that produces

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-genesis

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Produce, origin

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Glosso-

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Glycol-

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Sugar, sweet

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-gram

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-graph

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Instrument for recording data or writing

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Hema-, hemato-, hemo-

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Hemi-

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Half, partial, one side

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Hepat-

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Hetero-

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Different or other

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Hist-

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Hom-, homo-, homeo-

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Hydro-, hydra-, hydr-

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Hyper-

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Hypno-

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Hypo-

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Below, deficient

88
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Hyster-, hystero-

A

Uterus, womb

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-ia

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Iatr-

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Treat, cure

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-iatrics

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Medical specialty

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-id

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im-

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in-

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Infra-

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Inter-

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Intra-

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Within, inside

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Iso-

A

Equal, same

99
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-itis

A

Inflammation

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Leuko-

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Lip-, lipo-

A

Fat, lipid

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-ology

A

The study of

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-lysis

A

Loosening or breaking down

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Macro-

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Mal-

A

Bad, abnormal

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-malacia

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Mamm-

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-mania

A

Obsession, compulsion

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Mast-

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Meningo-

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Meso-

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Meta-

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Beyond, between, transition

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Metro-

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Micro-

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Mito-

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Thread, filament

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Mono-

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Morpho-

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Multi-

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Myelo-

A

Spinal cord, marrow

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Myo-

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Narco-

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Nephro-, nephr-

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Nuero-

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Ob-

A

Before, against

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Oculo-

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Odonto-

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-odyn

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-oid

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Like, resembling

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-oma

130
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Opthalm/o-

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-opia

A

Defect of the eye

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Ortho-

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Straight, direct

133
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-ory

A

Referring to, of

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Osteo-

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Oto-

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Oxy-

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Pan-

A

All, universal

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Para-

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Beside, near

139
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-pathy

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Peri-

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Phago-

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Phleb-

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-phobia

144
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-plasty

A

Reconstruction of a part, plastic surgery

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-plegia

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Pod-

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Poly-

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Post-

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Pre-, pro-

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Before; before, ahead, in front of

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Procto-

A

Rectum or anus

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Psuedo-

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Psycho-

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Mind, psyche

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Pyo-

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Re-

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Backward or again

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Retro-

A

Backward, behind

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-rrhagia

A

Abnormal or excessive discharge

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-rrhea

A

flow or discharge

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Sarco-

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Flesh or fleshy

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Sclero-

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-scope

A

Instrument used for examination

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Semi-

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Somato-

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-stasis

A

Arrest, fixation

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Steno-

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-stomy

A

Establishment of an artificial opening

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Sub-

A

Beneath, under

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Super-, Supra-

A

Above, beyond, upon

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Sym-, syn-

A

Together, with

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Tachy-

A

Fast, rapid

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Therm-

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-tomy

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Tox-

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Trans-

A

Across, through, over, beyond

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Tri-

A

Triple, three

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Troph-

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-tropic

A

Changing, influencing

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-ty

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Condition of; state

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-uria

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Vas-

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Vene-

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Viscero-

A

Organ or viscera

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Zyg-

A

Yoked, paired (zygote)

183
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-crine

A

To secrete

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