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Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards

1
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crypto-

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hidden

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co-, con-, com-

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with, together

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gloss-

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tongue

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-gensis

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produce, origin

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gastro-

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stomach

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-form

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expressing relationship

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-graph

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instrument that records

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hem-

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blood

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hemi-

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half

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hepato-

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liver

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hist-

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tissue

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homo-, homeo-

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same

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-cide

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kill

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hydro-

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wet, water

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hyper-

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over, above, excessive

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hypo-

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under, below, deficient

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-ia, -id

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expressing condition

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cholecyst-

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gallbladder

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de-

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away from

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-cyte, cyto-

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cell

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chondr-

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cartilage

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contra-

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against, opposite

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meta-

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beyond, after, change

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mirco-

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small

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mito-

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thread, filament

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mono-

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single, one

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-morph

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form

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mutli-

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many, much

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myleo-

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marrow, spinal cord

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myo-

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muscle

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narco-

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numbness

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derm-

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skin

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neo-

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new

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nephro-

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kidney

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neuro-

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nerve

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oculo-

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eye

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odonto-

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tooth or teeth

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-oid

A

expressing resemblance

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oligo-

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few, scanty, little

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-oma

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tumor

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41
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-op

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see, sight

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42
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ophthalm-

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eye

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ortho-

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straight, normal

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44
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-ory

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referring to

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45
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-ose

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full of

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46
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-osis

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a condition of

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47
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osteo-

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bone

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oto-

A

ear

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-ous

A

expressing material

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para-

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beside, beyond, near to

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51
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-pathy

A

diesease

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52
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-penia

A

deficiency

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53
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per-

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through

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54
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peri-

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around

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55
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-phag

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eat

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-phas-

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speak, utter

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-phil-

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like, love

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58
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phleb-

A

vein

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phobia-

A

fear

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-plas-

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form, grow

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61
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-plegia

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paralyze

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-pne-

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breathe

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pneumo-

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air, gas, or lungs

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pod-

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foot

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65
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-poie-

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making, production

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66
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poly-

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many, much

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67
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post-

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after, behind

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pre-, pro-

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before, in front of

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procto-

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anus, rectum

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psuedo-

A

false

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psycho-

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mind, soul

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pyo-

A

pus

73
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re-

A

back, again, contrary, reflect (bend back)

74
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retro-

A

backward, located behind

75
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-rrhagia

A

burst, forth, pour

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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

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sarco-

A

flesh, fleshy

78
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-sclero-

A

hard

79
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-scope

A

examine

80
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anti-

A

against, reversal

81
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semi-

A

half

82
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cardio-

A

heart

83
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cysto-

A

bladder sac

84
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-clast

A

smash break

85
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dia-

A

through, apart, across

86
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acr-

A

extremity

87
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adeno-

A

gland

88
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arthr-

A

joint

89
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ante-

A

before, forward

90
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algia-

A

pain

91
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cele-

A

hollow

92
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cephal-

A

head

93
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ab-

A

away from

94
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cata-

A

down, according to

95
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dys-

A

difficult, bad

96
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-dynia

A

pain

97
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-duct-

A

leading, drawing

98
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-stomy

A

to make an artificial opening

99
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sub-

A

under

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super-

A

above, upper, excessive

101
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supra-

A

above, upon

102
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sym-, syn-

A

together, with

103
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tachy-

A

fats, swift

104
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therm-

A

heat

105
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-tomy

A

cut, incise

106
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tox-

A

poison

107
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trans-

A

across, through, beyond

108
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tri-

A

three

109
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-troph-

A

nourish

110
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vas-

A

vessel

111
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zyg-

A

yoked, paired

112
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-trophic

A

changing, influencing

113
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-uria

A

urine

114
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viscer-

A

internal organ

115
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vene-

A

vein

116
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iso-

A

equal, the same

117
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-itis

A

inflammation

118
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-ity

A

expressing condition

119
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kerato-

A

cornea or horny tissue

120
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-kin

A

move

121
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leuko-

A

white

122
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-liga

A

bind

123
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lip-

A

fat

124
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-logy

A

study

125
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-lysis

A

breaking up, dissolving

126
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macro-

A

large

127
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mal-

A

bad

128
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malaco-

A

soft

129
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mast-

A

breast

130
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mega-

A

great

131
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black

A

melano-

132
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meso-

A

middle, mild

133
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somato-

A

body

134
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-stasis

A

stop, stand, still

135
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steno-

A

narrow

136
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circum-

A

around, about

137
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di-

A

two

138
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-iatr-

A

treat, cure

139
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acou-

A

hearing

140
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-asis

A

condition, state of

141
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-gram

A

a drawing

142
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eu-

A

well, good

143
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erytho-

A

red

144
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epi-

A

upon, on

145
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ex-

A

out, away from

146
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exo-

A

outside, on outerside

147
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extra-

A

outside

148
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-ferent

A

carry

149
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-able

A

capable

150
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-ectomy

A

cut out

151
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-edem-

A

swell

152
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carcin-

A

cancer

153
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-c

A

expressing relationship

154
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brady-

A

slow

155
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em-, en-

A

in

156
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-al

A

expressing relationship

157
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endo-

A

within

158
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-emia

A

blood

159
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entero-

A

intestine

160
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im-

A

not

161
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in-

A

in, into

162
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infra-

A

below, beneath

163
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inter-

A

between

164
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intra-

A

within

165
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-ism

A

condition, state of

166
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dis-

A

reversal, apart from

167
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ecto-

A

on outer side

168
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cerebro-

A

brain

169
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ec-

A

out from

170
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chol-

A

bile

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e-

A

out, away from

172
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bio-

A

life

173
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-ary

A

associated with

174
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ad-

A

to, forward, near to

175
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-blast

A

bud, germ

176
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a-, an-

A

without, lack of

177
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angio-

A

vessel

178
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auto-

A

self

179
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bi-

A

twice, double

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