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Prefixes and Sufixes Flashcards

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a-, an-

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without, lack of

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ab-

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from, away

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-able

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capable of

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-ac, -ic

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pertaining to

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acr- (o)

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extremities (arms & legs)

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ad-

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to, toward, near

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aden- (o)

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gland, glandular

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adren- (o)

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adrenal gland

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aer- (o)

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air

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-al

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like, similar, pertaining to

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alba-

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white

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alges- (i,a)

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pain

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algia-

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pain

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ambi-

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both sides

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an- (o, us)

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anus (opening to rectum)

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angi- (o)

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vessel

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ankyl-

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crooked, looped, immovable, fixed

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ante- (ro)

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Before, in front of, ahead

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anti-

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against

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append- (i, o)

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appendix

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arter- (io)

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artery

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arthr- (o)

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joint

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audi- (o)

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sound, hearing

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aur-

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ear

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auto

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self

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bi- (s)

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twice, double, both

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bio-

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life

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-blast

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germ/embryonic cell

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blephar- (o)

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eyelid

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brachi-

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arm

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Brachy-

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short

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brady-

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slow

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bronch- (i, o)

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air tubes in lungs

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bucc- (a)

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cheek

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calc- (u, ulus)

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stone

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carcin- (o)

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Cancer, malignancy

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cardi- (a, o)

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Pertaining to the heart

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carp- (o)

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wrist

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-cele

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Swelling, tumor, cavity, hernia

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cent- (i)

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hundred

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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cephal- (o)

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head, pertaining to head

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cerebro-

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brain

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cerv- (ic)

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neck, neck of uterus

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cheil- (o)

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lip

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chem- (o)

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drug, chemical

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chir- (o)

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hand

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chlor- (o)

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green

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chol- (e, o)

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gallbladder, bile

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chond- (i, r, ri)

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cartilage

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chrom-

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color

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-cide

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causing death

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circum-

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around, about

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-cise

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cut

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-clysis

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washing, irrigation

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co- (n)

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with, together

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-coccus

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round

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-coele

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chamber, enlarged space

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col- (in, o)

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colon, bowel, large intestine

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colp- (i, o)

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vagina

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contra-

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against, counter

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cost- (a, i, o)

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rib

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crani- (o)

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pertaining to the skull

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-crine

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secrete

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cryo-

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cold

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crypt-

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hidden

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cut-

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skin

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cyan- (o)

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blue

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cyst- (i, o)

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bladder, bag, sac

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cyt- (e, o)

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cell

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dacry-

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tear, tear duct

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dactyl- (o)

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finger, toe

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dec- (a, i)

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ten

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demi-

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half

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dent- (i, o)

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tooth

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derm- (a, at, o)

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pertaining to the skin

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-desis

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surgical union or fixation

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dextr- (li, o)

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to the right

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di- (plo)

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double, twice

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dia-

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through between, part

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dis- (ti, to)

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separation, away from

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dys-

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difficult, painful, abnormal

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ect- (o)

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out from

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-ectomy

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surgical removal of

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electro-

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pertaining to electricity

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-emia

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pertaining to the presence of a substance in the blood

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end- (o)

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within

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enter- (o)

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Pertaining to intestines

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epi

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upon, on

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erythr- (o)

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pertaining to anything red, erythrocytes (red blood cells)

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eu-

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easy, good, normal

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ex- (o)

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outside

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extra-

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outside, in addition

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gastr- (o)

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pertaining to the stomach

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-genic

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causing

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glyc- (o)

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sugar

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-gram

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record

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graph

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a record or instrument used to create the record

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gynec- (o)

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pertaining to females or the female reproductive organs

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hemat- (o)

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pertaining to blood

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hemi-

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half

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hem- (o)

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pertaining to blood

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hepat- (o)

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pertaining to the liver

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heter-

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other, different

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hom-

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same or like

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hydr- (o)

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water

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hyper-

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over, excessive

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hypo-

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under, deficient

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hyster- (o)

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pertaining to the uterus

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infra-

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below

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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iso-

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equal

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-itis

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inflammation

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latero-

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side

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leuk- (o)

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pertaining to anything white or leukocytes (white blood cells

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leuk- (o)

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pertaining to anything white or leukocytes (white blood cells

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lith- (o)

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pertaining to a stone

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-lysis

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decline, disintegration, destruction

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macro-

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large

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mal-

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bad or abnormal

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medi-

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middle

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mega-
-megaly

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large, enlargement of

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melan-

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black

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mening- (o)

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pertaining to the membrane, esp. meninges

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micro-

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small

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mono-

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one

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myel- (o)

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pertaining to the spinal cord, the bone marrow or myelin

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my- (o)

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pertaining to the muscle

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nas- (o)

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pertaining to the nose

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ne- (o)

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new

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nephr- (o)

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pertaining to the kidney

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neur- (o)

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Pertaining to the nervous system or nerve

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noct

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night

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olig- (o)

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little, deficient

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-oma

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tumor

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oophor –(o)

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pertaining to the ovary

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opthalm- (o)

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pertaining to the eye

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orchi- (d, o)

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pertaining to the testicles

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oro-

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pertaining to the mouth

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ortho-

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straight or normal

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-osis

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pertaining to disease process

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oste- (o)

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pertaining to the bone

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-ostomy

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surgical creation of opening or hole

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-otomy

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surgical incision

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ot- (o)

A

pertaining to the ear

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para

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by the side of

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path- (o)
-pathy

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pertaining to the disease or system for treating disease

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per-

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through

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phag- (o)
-phagia

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eating, ingesting, or engulfing

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pharyng- (o)

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pertaining to throat or pharynx

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phleb- (o)

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pertaining to vein

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-plasty

A

plastic surgery

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-pnea

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pertaining to breathing

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pneum- (o)

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pert. to respiration, lungs or air

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poly-

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many

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post-

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after, behind

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pre-

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before

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pro-

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before, in front of

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proct- (o)

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pertaining to the rectum

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pseud- (o)

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false

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psych- (o)

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pertaining to the mind

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-ptosis

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drooping

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pulm- (o)

A

pertaining to the lung

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pur-

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pertaining to pus

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pyel- (o)

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pertaining to the kidney or pelvis

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py- (o)

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pertaining to pus

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quadr- (r)

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four

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quar-/ quat

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four

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retr- (o)

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backward or behind

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rhin- (o)

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pertaining to the nose

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-rrhage

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discharge

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-rrhagia

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abnormal excessive flow or discharge

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-rrhaphy

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suture of; repair of

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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salpin- (o)

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pertaining to a tube

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scler- (o)

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hard; or sclera

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-scope

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instrument for examination

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-scopy

A

examination with an instrument

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semi-

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half or partial

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-sis

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a process, action or condition

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sub-

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under, moderately

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super-

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above, excessive, or more than normal

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supra-

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above

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tachy-

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fast

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-taxis

A

order, arrangement of

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therm-

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pertaining to temperature

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thorac- (o)

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pertaining to the chest

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trans-

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across

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tri-

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three

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-trophic

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pertaining to nutrition

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uni

A

one

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-uria

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pertaining to a substance in the urine or the condition so indicated

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vas- (o)

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vessel

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