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a-, an-

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not, without

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ab-

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from; away from

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abdomin(o)-

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of or relating to the abdomen

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acous(lo)-

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of or relating to hearing

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acr(o)-

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extremity, topmost

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ad-

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at, increase, on, toward

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aden(o)-, aden(i)-

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of or relating to a gland

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adip(o)-

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of or relating to fat/fatty tissue

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adren(o)-

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of or relating to adrenal glands

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-aemia

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blood condition

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aer(o)-

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air, gas

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-aesthesi(a)

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sensation

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alb-

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denoting of white or pale color

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-alge(si)-

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pain

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-algia, -alg(i)o-

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pain

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all(o)-

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denoting something different or addition

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ambi-

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denoting something positioned on both sides

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amni-

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pertaining to the membranous foetal sac

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ana-

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back, again, up

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andr(o)-

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pertaining to a man

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angi(o)-

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blood vessel

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ankyl(o)-, ancyl(o)

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denoting something in front of another thing

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ante-

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describing something in front of another thing

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anti-

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describing something ‘against’ or opposed another

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arteri(o)-

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of or pertaining to artery

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arthr(o)-

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of or pertaining to joints/limbs joint

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articul(o)-

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joint

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-ase

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enzyme

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-asthenia

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weakness

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ather(o)-

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fatty deposit, soft gravel-like deposit

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atri(o)

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atrium (heart artrium)

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aur(i)-

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of or pertaining to ear

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aut(o)

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self

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axill-

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of or pertaining to armpit

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bi-

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two, double

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bio-

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life

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blephar(o)-

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of or pertaining to eyelid

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brachi(o)-

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relating to arm

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brady-

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slow

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bronch(i)-

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bronchus (little branches in the lungs)

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bucc(o)-

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of or pertaining to cheek

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burs(o)-

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bursa (fluid sac between the bones)

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carcin(o)-

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cancer

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cardi(o)-

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of or pertaining to the heart

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carp(o)-

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of or pertaining to wrist

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-cele

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pounching, hernia

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-centesis

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surgical puncture for aspiration

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cephal(o)-

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of or pertaining to head as a whole

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cerebell(o)

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of or pertaining to cerebellum

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cerebr(o)-

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of or pertaining to brain

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chem(o)-

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chemistry, drug

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chol(e)

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of or pertaining to bile

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cholecyst(o)-

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of or pertaining to gallbladder

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chondr(i)o-

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cartilage, gristle, gandule, granular

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chrom(ato)-

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colour

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-cidal, -cide

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killing, destorying

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cili-

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of or pertaining to cilia, eyelashes

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circum-

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denoting something as ‘around’ another

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col(o), colono-

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colon

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colp(o)-

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of or pertaining to vagina

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contra-

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against

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coron(o)

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crown

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cost(o)-

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of or pertaining to ribs

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crani(o)-

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belonging or relating to cranium

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-crine, -crin(o)-

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to secrete

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cry(o)

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cold

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cutane-

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skin

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cyan(o)-

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denotes of blue color

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cyst(o), cyst(i)-

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of or pertaining to the urinary bladder

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cyt(o)-

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cell

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-cyte

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cell

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-dacytl(o)-

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of or pertaining to finger, toe

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dent-

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of or pertaining to teeth

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dermat(o), derm(o)-

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of or pertaining to skin

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-desis

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binding

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dextr(o)-

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right, on right side

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di-

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two

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dia-

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through, during, across

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dif-

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apart, separation

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digit-

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of or pertaining to finger (rare as a root)

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-dipsia

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suffix meaning ‘condition of thirst’

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dors(o)-, dors(i)-

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of or pertaining to the back

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duodeno-

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duodenum

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dyanam(o)

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force, energy, power

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-dynia

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pain

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dys-

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bad, difficult, defective, abnormal

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ec-

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out, away

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-ectasia, -ectasis

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expansion, dilation

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ect(o)-

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outer, outside

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-ectomy

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denotes surgical operation/removal of a body part; resection, excision

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-emesis

A

vomiting condition

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encephal(o)-

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od or pertaining to the brain

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endo-

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denotes something ‘inside’ or ‘within’

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enter(o)-

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of or pertaining to the intestine

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eosin(o)-

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red

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epi-

A

on, upon

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erythr(o)-

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denotes of red color

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ex-

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out of, away from

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exo-

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denotes something as outside another

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extra-

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outside

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faci(o)-

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of or pertaining to the face

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fibr(o)

A

fibre

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fore-

A

before/ahead

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fossa

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hollow/depressed area; trench/channel

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front-

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of or pertaining to the forehead

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galact(o)-

A

milk

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gastr(o)-

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of or pertaining to the stomach

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-genic

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formative, pertaining to producing

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gingiv-

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of or pertaining to gums

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glauc(o)-

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denoting a grey or grey bluish color

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gloss(o)-, glott(o)-

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pertaining to the tongue

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gluco-

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sweet

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glyc(o)-

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sugar

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-gnosis

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knowledge

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gon(o)-

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seed, semen; reproductive

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-gram, -gramme

A

record/picture

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-graph

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instrument used to record data/picture

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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gyn(aec)o-

A

woman

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haemangi(o)-

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blood vessels

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haemat(o)-, haem-

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of or pertaining to blood

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halluc-

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to wander in mind

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hemi-

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one-half

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hepat- (hepatic-)

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pertaining to liver

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heter(o)-

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denotes something ‘the other’(of two), an addition, or different

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hist(o)-, histio-

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tissue

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home(o)-

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similar

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hom(o)-

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denotes something same as another/common

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hydr(o)-

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water

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hyper-

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denotes something as extreme/beyond normal

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hyp(o)-

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below normal

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hyster(o)-

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pertaining to the womb/uterus

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iatr(o)-

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pertaining to medicine/physician

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-iatry

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denotes a field in medicine of certain body component

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-ics

A

organized knowledge, treatment

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ileo-

A

ileum(part of the digestive system)

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infra-

A

below

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inter-

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between, among

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intra-

A

within

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ipsi-

A

same

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ischio-

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pertaining to the ischium, hip joint

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-ismus

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spasm, contraction

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iso-

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denoting something as equal

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-ist

A

one who specialises in

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-ium

A

structure, tissue

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juxta- (iuxta-)

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near to, alongside, or next to

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karyo-

A

nucleus

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kerat(o)-

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cornea(eye or skin)

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kin(e)-, kin(o)-, kinesi(o)-

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movement

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kyph(o)-

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humped

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labi(o)-

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pertaing to the lips

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lacrim(o)-

A

tear

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lact(o)-, lact(a)-

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milk

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lapar(o)-

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pertaining to the abdomen wall, flank

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laryng(o)-

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pertaining to the larynx, lower throat cavity where the voice box is

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latero-

A

lateral

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-lepsis, -lepsy

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attack, seizure

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lept(o)-

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light, slender

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leuc(o)-, leuk(o)-

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denoting a white color

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lingu(a)-, lingu(o)-

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pertaining to the tongue

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lip(o)-

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fat

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lith(o)-

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store, calculas

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-logist

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denotes someone who studies a certain field

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log(o)-

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speech

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-logy

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denotes academic study/practice of a certain field

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lymph(o)-

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lymph

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lys(o)-, -lytic

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dissolution

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-lysis

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destruction, separation

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macr(o)-

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large, long

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-malacia

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softening

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mammill(o)-

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pertaining to the nipple

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mamm(o)-

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pertaining to the breast

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manu-

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pertaining to the hand

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mast(o)-

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pertaining to the breast

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meg(a)-, megal(o)-, -megaly

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enlargement, million

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melan(o)-

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black color

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mening(o)-

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membrane

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meta-

A

after, behind

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-meter

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instrument used to measure or count

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metr(o)-

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pertaining to conditions of the uterus

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-metry

A

process of measuring

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micro-

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denotes something small/relating to smallness

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milli-

A

thousandth

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mon(o)-

A

single

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morph(o)-

A

form, shape

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muscul(o)-

A

muscles

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my(o)-

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relating to the muscle

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myc(o)-

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fungus

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myel(o)-

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relating to the bone marrow/spinal cord

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myri-

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ten thousand

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myring(o)-

A

eardrum

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narc(o)-

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numb, sleep

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nas(o)-

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pertaining to the nose

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necr(o)-

A

death

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neo-

A

new

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nephr(o)-

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pertaining to the kidney

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neur(i)-, neur(o)-

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pertaining to the nerves and nervous system

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normo-

A

normal

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ocul(o)-

A

pertaining to the eye

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odont(o)-

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pertaining to the teeth

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odyn(o)-

A

pain

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-oesophageal, oesophag(o)-

A

gullet

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-oid

A

resemble to

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-ole

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small or little

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olig(o)-

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denoting something having little/few

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-oma(single), -omata(plural)

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tumor, mass, collection

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onco-

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tumor, bulk, volume

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onych(o)-

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pertaining to the nail of finger/toes

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oo-

A

pertaining to egg, woman’s egg, ovum

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oophor(o)-

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woman’s ovary

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ophthalm(o)-

A

pertaining to the eye

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optic(o)-

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relating to chemical properties of the eye

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orchi(o)-, orchid(o)-, orch(o)-

A

testis (testicle)

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-osis

A

condition, disease, or increase

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osseo-

A

bony

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ossi-

A

bone

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ost(e)-, oste(o)-, ot(o)-

A

bone

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ovo-, ovi-, ov-

A

pertaining to egg/ovum

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pachy-

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thick

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paed-, paedo-

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pertaining to a child

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palpebr-

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pertaining to the eyelid (uncommon root)

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pan-, pant(o)-

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complete/containing everything

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papill-

A

pertaining to nipple (of breast/chest)

Medical Prefixes and Suffixes (1 decks)

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