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Prefixs and Suffixs Flashcards

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A- An-

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Absent or Without

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Ab-

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Away from

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Abdomen(o)-

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Abdomen

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Ad-

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To, toward

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Aden(o)- Aden(i)-

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Gland

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Adren(o)-

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Adrenal gland

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Alge(si)-

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Pain

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Alg(i)o-

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Pain

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Adip(o)-

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Fat

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Amino-

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Amnion

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Angi(o)-

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Blood Vessel

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Ante-

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Before; forward

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Anti-

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Against; opposed to

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Arteri(o)-

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Artery

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Arthr(o)-

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Joint

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Articul(o)-

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Joint

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Atri(o)-

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Atrium

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Aut(o)-

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Self

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Axill-

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Armpit

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Bi-

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Two

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Bio-

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Life

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Blast(o)-

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Germ or bud

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Brachi(o)-

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Arm

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Brady-

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Slow

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Bronch(i)-

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Bronchus

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Carcin(o)-

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Cancer

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Carp(o)-

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Wrist

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Cephal(o)-

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Head

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Cerebell(o)-

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Cerebellum

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Cerebr(o)-

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Brain

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Cervic-

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Neck or cervix

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Chem(o)-

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Drug; chemistry

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Chol(e)-

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Bile

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Clast-

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To break

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Col-, colo-, colono-

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Colon

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Contra-

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Against

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Crani(o)-

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The cranium

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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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Cyano-

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Blue color

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Cyst(o)-, Cyst(i)-

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Bladder, cyst

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Cyt(o)-

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Cell

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Dacryo-

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Of or pertaining to tears

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Dermat(o)-, derm(o)-

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Skin

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Dors(o)-, dors(i)-

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The back

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Dys-

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Bad; abnormal

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Ect(o)-

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Outer; outside

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Encephala(o)-

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The brain

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Endo-

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Inside or within

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Enter(o)-

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The intestines

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Epi-

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On; upon

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Erythr(o)-

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Red

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Fibr(o)-

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Fiber

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Gastr(o)-

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The stomach

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Glauc(o)-

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grey color

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Gloss(o)-, glott(o)-

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The tongue

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Gluco-

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Sweet

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Glycolgyn(o)-, gyn(ec)o-

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Sugar; glucose

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Hemat-, hemato-

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Blood

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Hema or hemo-

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Blood

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Hemi-

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Half

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62
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Hepat-

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The liver

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Heter(o)-

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The other of two or different

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Hist(o)-, histio-

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Tissue

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65
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Home(o)-

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Similar

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Hom(o)-

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The same as another or common

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Humer(o)-

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The shoulder

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Hydro-

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Water

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Hyper-

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Extreme or beyond normal

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Hyp(o)-

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Below normal

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Inter-

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Between; among

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Intra-

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Within

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Iso-

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Being equal

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Lacrim(o)-

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Tear

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Lact(i)-, lact(o)-

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Milk

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Laryng(o)-

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The larynx (Lower throat cavity)

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Lateral-

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Lateral

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78
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Luc(o)-, leuk(o)-

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White

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Lip(o)-

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Lymph(o)-

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Macr(o)-

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Large; long

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Mamm(o)-

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The breast

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Mammill(o)-

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The nipple

84
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Mast(o)-

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The breast

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Meg(a)-, Megal(o)-

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Enlargement; million

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Melan(o)-

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Mening(o)-

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Micro-

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Mono-

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Morph(o)-

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Form; shape

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Muscul(o)-

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My(o)-

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Of or relating to muscle

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Nas(o)-

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Necr(o)-

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Neo-

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Nephr(o)-

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The kidney

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Nerv-

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Nerve and the nervous system

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Neur(i)-, neur(o)-

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Ocul(o)-

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Onco-

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Tumor; bulk; volume

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Oo-

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of the egg; the ovum

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Opthalm(o)-

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Or(o)-

104
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Orth(o)-

A

Straight or correct

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Ossi-

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Ot(o)-

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Ovari(o)-

A

The ovaries

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Oxy-

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Oxygen; swift; sharp; acid

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Papill-

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The nipple

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Path(o)-

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Pelv(o)-

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Phago-

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Eat; swallow

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Pharmaco-

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Drug; medication

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Pharyng(o)-

A

The pharynx (upper throat cavity)

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Phleb(o)-

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Blood; veins

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Phot(o)-

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Pleur(o)-, Pleur(a)-

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Pneum(o)-

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Poly-

A

Many; much

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Pre-

A

Before another

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Proct(o)-

A

Anus; rectum

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Psych(e)-, Psych(o)-

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Pulmon-, pulmo-

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Pyro-

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Quadr(i)-

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Rect(o)-

127
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Ren(o)-

A

The kidney

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Retro-

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Backwards; behind

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Rhin(o)-

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Sangui-, sanguine-

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Schiz(o)-

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Split; double-sided

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Scler(o)-

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Semi-

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One-half; partly

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Spasmo-

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Splen(o)-

136
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Spondyl(o)-

A

The spine; the vertebra

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Sub-

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Beneath; under

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Super-

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Above; in excess; superior

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Supra-

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Above; excessive

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Tachy-

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Fast; irregularly fast

141
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Therap(o)-

142
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Therm(o)-

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Thry(o)-

144
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Tox(i)-, Tox(o)-, Tocic(o)-

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Toxin; posion

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Trache(o)-

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Tympan(o)-

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Umbilic-

A

The naval; the umbilicus

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Un(i)-

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Urin-

A

The urinary system; Urine

150
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Uter(o)-

A

The uterus or womb

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Vagin-

A

The vagina

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Varic(o)-

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Swollen or twisted vein

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Vas(o)-

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Duct; blood vessel

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Vasculo-

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Blood vessel

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Ven-

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Ventricul(o)-

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The ventricles; any hollow region inside an organ

157
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Vesic(o)-

A

The bladder

158
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Viscer(o)-

A

The internal organs

159
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-aemia

A

Blood condition

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-al

A

Pertaining to

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-algia

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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-cidal, -cide

A

Killing; destroying

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-crine

A

To separate or secrete

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-dynia

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-ectomy

A

Surgical operation or removal of a body part

167
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-emesis

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-emia

A

Blood condition

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-ics

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-ism

A

Condition; disease

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-ist

A

One who specializes in

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-ite

A

The nature of resembling

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-ium

A

Structure; tissue

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-lepsis; -lepsy

A

attack; seizure

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-lysis

A

Destruction; separation

178
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-oma (singular), -omata (plural)

A

Tumor; mass; collection

179
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-osis

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Disease, morbid state; abnormal increase

180
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-paresis

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Slight paralysis

181
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-pathy

A

A disease or disorder

182
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-pepsia

A

Relating to digestion or the digestive tract

183
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-phage, -phagia

A

conditions relating to eating or ingestion

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-phobia

A

Exaggerated fear, sensitivity

185
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-ptysis

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Spitting; hemoptysis (coughing up blood)

186
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-rrhage

A

Burst forth

187
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-rrhagia

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Rapid flow of blood

188
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-rrhea, -rrhoea

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Flowing; discharge

189
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-stasis

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Stopping; standing

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-staxis

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Dripping; trickling

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-stenosis

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Abnormal narrowing in a blood vessel or other tubular organ or structure

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-stomy

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Creation of an opening

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-tension, -tensive

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-tomy

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Act of cutting; incising; incision

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-tony

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-trophy

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Nourishment; development

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