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SELECTED PREFIXES MED TERMINOLOGY Flashcards

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a-

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without, lack of

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ab-

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away from

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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acr/o

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to, toward

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aden/o

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pertaining to gland

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an-

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without, lack of

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ana-

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up, back, again

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angio-

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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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arterio/o

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artery

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arthro-

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pertaining to a joint

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auto-

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self

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bi-

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two

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bio-

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pertaining to life

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blast/o

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germ or cell

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blephar/o

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pertaining to an eyelid

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brady-

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slow

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calc-

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stone, also heel

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cardi/o

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pertaining to the heart

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cephal/o

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pertaining to the head

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cerebr/o

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pertaining to the cerebrum, part of the brain

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cervic/o

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pertaining to the neck or uterine cervix

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chole-

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pertaining to bile

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chondr/o

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pertaining to cartilage

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circum-

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around, about

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contra-

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against, opposite

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cost/o

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pertaining to a rib

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cyan/o

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blue

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cyst/o

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pertaining to the bladder or a fluid-containing sac

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cyt/o

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pertaining to a cell

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de-

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down from

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dermat/o

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pertaining to the skin

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di-

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twice, double

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dia-

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through, across

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dys-

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difficult, painful, abnormal

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ect/o

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out, out from

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electro-

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pertaining to electricity

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end/o

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within

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enter/o

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pertaining to the intestines or gut

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epi-

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upon, on, above

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erythr/o

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pertaining to anything red or to erythrocytes (RBC)

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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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glyc/o

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sugar

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gynec/o

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pertaining to females or the female reproductive organ

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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/o

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other, different

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hom/o

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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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latero-

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side

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leuk/o

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pertaining to anything white or to leukocytes (WBC)

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lith/o

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pertaining to a stone

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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-

A

middle

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mega-

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large

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melan-

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black

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mening/o

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pertaining to a membrane, particularly the 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, bone marrow, or myelin

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my/o

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pertaining to the muscles

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nas/o

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pertaining to the nose

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neo-

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new

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nephr/o

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pertaining to the kidneys

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neur/o

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pertaining to nerves or the nervous system

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noct-

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night

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olyg/o

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little, deficient

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oophor/o

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pertaining to the ovaries

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opthalm/o

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pertaining to the eyes

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orchid/o

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pertaining to the testicles

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orchi/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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osti/o

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pertaining to bone

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ot-

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pertaining to the ear

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para-

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by the side of

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path/o

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pertaining to disease

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per-

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through

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peri-

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around

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phag/o

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pertaining to eating, ingesting, or engulfing

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pharyng/o

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pertaining to the throat or pharynx

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phleb/o

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pertaining to a vein

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Pneum/o

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pertaining to respiration, the 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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pulm/o

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pertaining to the lungs

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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/i

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four

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quart-

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fourth, four

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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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salphing/o

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pertaining to a tube

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scler/o

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hard; also means pertaining to the sclera of the eye

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semi-

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half or partial

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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

119
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supra-

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above

120
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tachy-

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fast

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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-

A

three

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uni-

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one

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vas/o

A

vessel

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