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A, ab , abd

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From; away; departing from normal
Apathy - lack of feeling
Abaxial - being or situated away from the axis
apnea - no breathing

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Ad

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Addition to; toward; nearness

Adjoin- to be close to or in contact with

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Amb; ambi

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Both

Ambidextrous- having the ability to work effectively with either hand

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Amphi

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On both sides

Amphicrania - headache on both sides

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Ampho

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Both

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Ana

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Upper; away from

Anaplasia - “form backward” reversion of cells to an immature or less differentiated form, as occurs in most malignant tumors

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An

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Negative, with or without

Analgesia- without pain
anesthesia - without feeling

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Andro

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Signifying man

Relating to men’s health (urology, male reproductive)

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Angi

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Vessel

Angiogram - medical imaging to visualize inside of blood vessel

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Aniso

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Unequal

Anisotropic- having unlike properties in different directions

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Ant, anti

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Against, opposing

Antisocial- denoting behavior that violates the social or legal norms

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Auto

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Self

Autoimmune- failure of an organism in recognizing its own constituent parts as self

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Ante, antero

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Front , before

Antepartum- (medically) before birth

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Bili

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Pertaining to bile

Bilirubin

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Bi

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Two, twice double

bilateral - two sides

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Brady

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Slow

Bradycardia - slow heart rate

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Brom, bromo-

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A stench

bromine- a red brown liquid that has an offensive and suffocating odor

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broncho

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relating to the bronchi
bronchitis - inflammation of the bronchi
bronchodilation- used to open airway

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cac

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bad; ill

cacaemia- degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood

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cardi; cardio

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relating to the heart

cardiomylopathy - disease of the heart muscle

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cata

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down or downward;
catapult - ancient machine used for hurling stones, falling in a downward motion
catabolic - breaking down of something

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centi

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hundred

centiliter - hundrenth of a liter

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cervico

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relating to the neck;

cervical spine

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circa

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about; reference or approx of time

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circum
around; | circumference- outer boundary
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co
with or together; physically with | copilot
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con
together with in agreement | condone - to give approval to
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contra
opposite; against contradict contrary - opposite in nature or character contraindicated - refering to medications, to give indication against the advisability of (a particular or usual remedy or treatment).
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de
down from; away from; to do the opposite or remove | dehumidify- to remove moisture from room
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deci
one tenth | decimeter- one tenth of a meter
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demi
half demitasse - a small cup used to drink a strong cup of coffee from demilune - half-moon, cresent
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di
twice; two | diatomic - having two atoms in a molecule
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dia
through; across or between | diameter - straight line passing through center to measure circle
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dialy
to separate | dialysis - separating of uric acid and urea from circulating blood in patients with kidney disease
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dis
reversal, separation dissect - to examine minutely, part by part, analyze disaffirm - to annul or reverse a decision
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dys
bad, difficult, disordered dysphasia - speech issue after trauma dysfunction - malfunctioning of an organ or structure of a body. dyspnea - difficult breathing
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en
in; to cause a person or thing to be in the place, state of mind, of condition. entrust- to put trust in someone
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end, endo, ento
inward; within; denotes something inside | endocardial - to be situated in the heart
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ep; epi
on; inaddition to; upon epineural - situated on a neural arch epibiotic - parasite living on the surface of a plant or animal
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eu
normal; good, well eupepsia - good digestion eupnea - normal breathing
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ex
out, away from, former | Excaudate- having no tail, tail less
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exo
without, outer, exterior | exoskeleton - external covering or integument, especially when hard, as the shell of crustaceans
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extra
beyond; in addition to | extrasensory - outside someones normal sense perception
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fibro
relating to fibers, fibrous tissues
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gaster; gastro
pertaining to the stomach | gastrotomy- operation of cutting into the stomach
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hecto
hundred | hectogram - unit of mass or weight equal to 100 grams
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hemi
half
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hemo
relating to blood | hemocyte - blood cell
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hepat, hepato, hepatico
pertaining to the liver | hepatotoxin - a toxin that is destructive to the liver
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heter, hetero
other; relationship to another
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homeo
denoting likeness or resemblance | homeomorphism - similarity in crystalline form but not necessarily in chemical composition.
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homo
denoting sameness homology - a fundamental similarity based on common descent. b. a structural similarity of two segments of one animal based on a common developmental origin.
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hyal, hyalo
transparant | hyaloplasm - the clear nongranular constituent of cytoplasm
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hyper
beyond, excessive | hyperthyroid - producing to much thyroid hormone
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hypo
below, less than hypodermic - under the skin hypothyroid - not producing enough thyroid hormone
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ideo
pertaining to mental images | ideology - theorizing of a visionary or impractical nature.
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idio
relationship to ones self, own, personal, private, separate, distinct idiomorphic - having its own characteristic form.
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in
not; in; within - having a negative or privative force, freely used as an English formative, especially of adjectives and their derivatives and of nouns inattention - lack of attention, act of neglect
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infra
below | infrasonic- pertaining to a soundwave with a frequency below the audio frequency range
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inter
in the midst; between intermediate - being situated between two points intramural - Anatomy . being within the substance of a wall, as of an organ.
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intro
in or into; introspection - the act of looking within ones self
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iso
equal or alike | isochromatic - having the same color or tint
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juxta
of close proximity juxtaposition - an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast. 2. the state of being close together or side by side
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karyo
relating to a cells nucleus | karyogamy - the fusion of the nuclei of cells, as in fertilization.
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kilo
one thousand
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laryngo
pertaining to the larnyx
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mal
illness, disease; bad | malformation - faulty or anomalous formation or structure, especially in a living body:
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medi
middle | mediocre - in the middle
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micro
small | microcosm - a little world; a world in miniature (opposed to macrocosm ).
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milli
one thousandth
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myelo
pertaining to the spinal cord or bone marrow | myelocyte- a cell of the bone marrow, especially one developing into a granulocyte.
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nano
dwarf, small size | nanoplankton - microscopic organisms in plankton
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oari, oaric
pertaining to the ovary
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omni
all | omnipresent - present everywhere at the same time
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pan
all | panacea - a remedy for all disease or ills, cure all
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para
pair
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per
through; by means of | "per DJC"
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peri
around; about | perimeter - border or outer boundary of a two dimensional figure.
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post
behind; after | posterior - situated behind or at the rear
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postero
relating to the posterior
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pre
before | preclude- to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible
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pro
before; in front of | prophase - first stage of mitosis in eukarytic cell division
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pseudo
false | pseudointellectual - fraudulent intelligence
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quadri
four | quadrilateral - having 4 sides
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re
back; again | regenerate - to restore to a favorable state or physical condition
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retro
backward | retrogress - to go backward into an earlier and usually worse condition
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semi
partially, incompletely HALF | semidetached
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steato
fatty | steatopygia - extreme accumlation of fat on the buttocks, especially of woman
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sub
under; near | substratum- something that is spread or laid under something else
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syn
jointed together | synthesis - the forming or building of a more complex substance or compound from elements or simpler compounds.
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trans
across; over | transilient - jumping across, passing over
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tri
three | triacid - noting acid salts containing 3 replaceable hydrogen atoms
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un
not; reversal | unfair - not fair
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uni
one | unicycle - a vehicle with one wheel

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