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Hypo-

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under; below, deficient (e.g. hypodermic- pertaining to under the skin)

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Infra-

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under below (e.g. infracostal- below the ribs)

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Sub-

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under, below (e.g. subnasal- under the nose)

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Inter-

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between (e.g. intercostal- between the ribs)

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Post-

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after; behind (e.g. postnatal- after birth)

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Pre-

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before, in front of (e.g. prenatal- before birth)

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Pro-

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before, in front of (e.g. prognosis- knowing before)

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Retro-

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backward, behind (e.g. retroversion-turning backwards)

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Bi-

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two (bilateral-pertaining to two sides)

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Dipl-

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double (diplopia- double vision)

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Diplo-

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double (diplobacteria- bacteria linked together in pairs)

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Hemi-

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one half (hemiplegia- one sided paralysis)

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Hyper-

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excessive; above normal (hypercalcemia- above normal amounts of calcium in the blood)

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Macro-

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large (macrocyte- large cell)

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Micro-

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small (microscope- device for examining small things)

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Mono-

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one (monotherapy- one therapy)

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Uni-

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one (uninulcear- pertaining to one nucleus)

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Multi-

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many, much (multigravida- woman who has been pregnant more than once)

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Poly-

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many, much (polyphobia- fear of many things)

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Nulli-

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none (nulligravida- woman who has not been pregnant)

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Primi-

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first (primigravida- a woman during her first pregnancy)

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Quardi-

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four (quadriplegia- paralysis of four limbs)

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Tri-

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three (triceps- three heads)

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Ab-

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away from (abduction- movement of a limb away from an axis of the body)

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Ad-

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toward (adduction- movement of a limb toward the axis of the body)

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Circum-

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around (circumrenal- pertaining to around the kidney)

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Peri-

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around (periodontal- pertaining to around a tooth)

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Dia-

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through, across (diarrhea- flow through)

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Trans-

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through, across (transvaginal- pertaining to across or through the vagina)

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Ecto-

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outside, outward (ectogenous- forming outside the body or structure)

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Exo-

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outside, outward (exotropia- turning outward)

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Extra-

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outside, outward (extracranial- pertaining to outside the skull)

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Endo-

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in, within (endocrine- secrete within)

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Intra-

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in, within (intramuscular- within the muscle)

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Para-

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near; beside; beyond (paranasal beside the nose)

*May also be used as s suffix meaning to bear (offspring)

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Super-

A

above, upper (superior)

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Supra-

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above; excessive; superior (suprarenal- pertaining to above the kidney)

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Ultra-

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excess, beyond (ultrasonic- pertaining to the sound beyond)

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A-/An-

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without, not (amastia- without breast, anesthesia- without feeling)
*A- usually precedes a consonant, An- usually precedes a vowel

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Anti-

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against (antibacterial- against bacteria)

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Contra-

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against (contraception- against conception or impregnation)

42
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Brady-

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slow (bradycardia- slow heart rate)

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Dys-

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bad; painful; difficult (dystocia- difficult childbirth)

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Eu-

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good; normal (eupnea- normal breathing)

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Hetero-

A

different (heterograft- different transplant AKA heteroplasty or xenograft)

46
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Homo-

A

same (homograft- same transplant AKA allograft)

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Homeo-

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same (homeoplasia- formation of new tissue similar to that already existing)

48
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Mal-

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bad (malnutrition)

49
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Pan-

A

all (panarthritis- inflammation of all or many joints)

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Pseudo-

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false (pseudocyesis- false pregnancy)

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Syn-

A

union, together, joined (syndactylism- condition of joined fingers or toes)

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Tachy-

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rapid (tachypnea- rapid breathing)

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Epi-

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above, upon (e.g. epigastric- pertaining to above the stomach)

54
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infracostal

A

below the ribs

55
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prognosis

A

knowing before

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retroversion

A

turning backwards (-version- turning)

57
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diplopia

A

double visions

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diplobacteria

A

bacteria linked together in pairs

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multigravida

A

woman who has been pregnant more than once

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polyphobia

A

fear of many things

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ectogenous

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fomring outside the body or structure (gen- forming, producing origin) (-ous- pertaining to)

62
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amastia

A

without a breast

63
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anesthesia

A

without feeling

64
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dystocia

A

difficult childbirth

65
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eupnea

A

normal breathing

66
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heterograft

A

different transplant (donor and recipient are different species)

67
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xenograft

A

different transplant (donor and recipient are different species)

68
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homograft

A

same transplant (donor and recipient are same species)

69
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allograft

A

same transplant (donor and recipient are same species)

70
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homeoplasia

A

formation of new tissue similar to that already existing in a part (homeo- same)

71
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panarthritis

A

inflammation of all or many joints

72
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pseudocyesis

A

false pregnancy (cyesis- pregnancy)

73
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syndactylism

A

condition of joint fingers or toes (syn- union, together, joined) (-ism- condition)

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