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AB- , ABS-

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away from

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A- , AN-

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without, away from, negative, not

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ACR/O

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topmost, tip, end, extremity

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AD-

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increase, adherence, motion toward

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ALGE-, ALGESI-, ALGIO-, ALGO-

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pain

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ALLO-

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another, other

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AMBI-

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around, on all sides, both

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AMBLY/O-

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dull, blunt, can imply “lazy”

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AMYL/O

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starch, polysaccharide

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AN-

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not, without, -less

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ANA-

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up, toward, apart

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ANDRO-

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male

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ANTE-

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before, toward

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ANTHRACO-

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coal, carbon

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ANTI-

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against, counter

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APO-

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separated from, derived from

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AQUE/O-

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water, liquid

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AUT/O-

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self, same

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BRACHI/O-

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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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CATA-

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down

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CAUD/O-

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tail, lower part of body

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CIS-

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on this side, on the near side

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DI-, DIF-, DIR-, DIS-

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separation, taking apart, reversal, not, un-

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DIA-

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through, across, apart

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DYS-

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bad, difficult, painful

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ECT/O-

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outer, on the outside

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EN-

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into or onto

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END-, ENDO-

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within, in, inside

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ENT/O-

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inner, within

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EPI-

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upon, besides, attached to (e.g. epididymis), over, outer, after (e.g. epigenesis)

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ESO-

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inward

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EU-

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good, well

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EX-

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out of, away from

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EXO-

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exterior, external, outward

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EXTRA-

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outside of, without

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GYN-, GYNE-, GYNEO-, GYNO-

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woman

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HEMI-

prefix

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half

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HYDR/O-

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water, liquid

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HYPER-

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excessive, increase

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HYPO-

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deficient, decreased

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INFRA-

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below

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INTER-

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between, among

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INTRA-

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within, inside

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ISO-

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equal, like, sameness

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LEIO-

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smooth

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NEO-

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new, strange

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OLIG/O-

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few, little

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PAR-, PARA-

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beside, closely related, two opposite positions, accessory capacity

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PARI-

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equal

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PER-

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  1. excessive

2. through

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PERI-

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surrounding, around

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POLY-

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many

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POST-

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after

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PRE-

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before

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PRESBY-

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old

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PRO-

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in front of, before, for, forward

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PYKN/O-

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dense, compact

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RETRO-

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behind, backward

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SUB-

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below, under

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SUPER-, SUPRA-

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above, excessive

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SYN-, SYM-, SYS-, SYL-, SY-

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together with, at same time

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TACHY-

prefix

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fast, rapid

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-AC, -AL, -AR, -ARY

suffix

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pertaining to, relating to

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ACANTH/O-

suffix

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thorn, spine

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-AD

suffix

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toward, in the direction of

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-AGOGUE

suffix

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promoter, stimulator

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-ALGIA

suffix

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pain, suffering

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-ARCH/E/I

suffix

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beginning, first, original

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-ARY

suffix

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pertaining to

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-ASE

suffix

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an enzyme

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-CAPNIA

suffix

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carbon dioxide

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-CARCINOMA

suffix

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malignant epithelial tumor

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-CELE

suffix

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hernia, tumor, swelling

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-CENTESIS

suffix

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-CIDAL

suffix

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killing, destroying

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-CLAST

suffix

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breaker

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-CLYSIS

suffix

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washing

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-CRINE

suffix

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secretion

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-CYTE

suffix

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cell

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-DESIS

suffix

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surgical fixation of bone or joint, to bind, tie together

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-DYNIA

suffix

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pain

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-ECTASIS, -ECTASIA

suffix

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stretching, enlargement, dilatation

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-ECTOMY

suffix

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surgical removal

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-EMIA

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blood, blood condition

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-EMPHRAXIS

suffix

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obstruction

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-ESTHESIA

suffix

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sensation, feeling, perception

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-GEN

suffix

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  1. producing

2. precursor

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-GRAM, -GRAPH

suffix

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a picture or record

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-GRAPHY

suffix

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the process of recording picture of record

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-IA

suffix

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state or condition

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-IASIS

suffix

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disease having characteristics of or produced by (something specified)

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-IC

suffix

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pertaining to

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-ISMUS

suffix

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spasm, contraction

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-ITIDES

suffix

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plural of -itis

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-ITIS

suffix

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inflammation

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-LYSIS

suffix

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breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening

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-MALACIA

suffix

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abnormal softening

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-MEGALY

suffix

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enlargement

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  • NECROSIS

suffix

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tissue death

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-ODYNIA

suffix

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pain in ( a specified organ or part)

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-OID

suffix

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something resembling a (specified) object or having a (specified) quality

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-OLOGIST

suffix

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specialist

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-OLOGY

suffix

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the science of study of

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-OMA

suffix

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benign tumor

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-OMATA

suffix

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plural of -oma

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-OSES

suffix

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plural of -osis

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-OSIS

suffix

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abnormal condition

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-OSTOMY

suffix

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surgical creation of an opening

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-OTOMY

suffix

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surgical incision

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-PATHY

suffix

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disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

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-PAUSE

suffix

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stopping

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-PEXY

suffix

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surgical fixation, to put in place

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-PHOBIA

suffix

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fear

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-PLASIA, -PLASY

suffix

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development, formation

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-PLASTY

suffix

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surgical repair

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-PLEGIA

suffix

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paralysis

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-PNEA

suffix

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breathing

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-POIESIS

suffix

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production

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-PTOSIS

suffix

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prolapse, drooping, forward, sagging

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-RRHAGIA, - RRHAGE

suffix

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bleeding, abnormally excessive fluid discharge

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-RRHAPHY

suffix

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surgical suturing

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-RRHEA

suffix

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flow or discharge

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-RRHEXIS

suffix

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rupture

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125
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-SARCOMA

suffix

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malignant mesenchymal tumor

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-SCLEROSIS

suffix

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abnormal hardening

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-SCOPE

suffix

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instrument for visual examination

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-SCOPY

suffix

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to see, visual examination

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-STASIS

suffix

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stoppage or slowing, stable state

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-STATIC

suffix

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relating to a position or state; inhibiting the growth of

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-STENOSIS

suffix

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abnormal narrowing

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-TRIPSY

suffix

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to crush

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-TROPHY

suffix

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nutrition, nurture, growth

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-URIA

suffix

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urination, urine

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ANGI/O

cardio

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pertaining to blood or lymph vessels

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AORT/O

cardio

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aorta

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ARTER/O, ARTERI/O

cardio

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artery

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ATHER/O

cardio

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plaque, pasty or fatty substance

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CARD/O, CARDI/O

cardio

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heart

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HEM/O, HEMAT/O

cardio

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blood, pertaining to the blood

141
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PHLEB/O

cardio

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vein

142
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SPHYGMO

cardio

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pulse

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THROMB/O

cardio

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blood clot

144
Q

VEN/O

cardio

A

vein

145
Q

ECH/O

diagnostic procedure

A

sound

146
Q

RADI/O

diagnostic procedure

A

radiation, x-rays

147
Q

AN/O

digestive

A

anus

148
Q

CARDI/O

digestive

A

esophageal opening of stomach

149
Q

CELIO

digestive

A

abdomen

150
Q

CHEIL/O

digestive

A

lips

151
Q

CHOL/E, CHOL/O

digestive

A

bile, gall

152
Q

CHOLECYST/O

digestive

A

gallbladder

153
Q

COL/O, COLON/O

digestive

A

colon, large intestine

154
Q

DUODEN/I, DUODENO/O

digestive

A

duodenum (intestine)

155
Q

EME/IN

digestive

A

to vomit

156
Q

ENTER/O

digestive

A

intestine

157
Q

ESOPHAG/O

digestive

A

esophagus

158
Q

GASTR/O

digestive

A

stomach

159
Q

GINGIV/O

digestive

A

gums

160
Q

GLOSS/O

digestive

A

tongue

161
Q

HEPAT/O, HEPATICO

digestive

A

liver

162
Q

ILE/O

digestive

A

part of small intestine

163
Q

SIGMOID/O

digestive

A

sigmoid colon (large intestine)

164
Q

STOM/A, STAMAT/O

digestive

A

mouth

165
Q

ZYM/O

digestive

A

enzymes, fermentation

166
Q

DENT/I

digestive

A

tooth

167
Q

LABI/O

digestive & reproduction

A

lips (either of mouth or vulva)

168
Q

OR, ORO, ORI

digestive

A

mouth

169
Q

PROCT/O

digestive

A

anus, rectum (terminal intestine)

170
Q

ADREN/O, ADRENAL/O

endocrine

A

adrenal glands

171
Q

GONAD/O

endocrine

A

sex gland

172
Q

PANCREAT/O

endocrine

A

pancreas gland

173
Q

THYR/O. THYROID/O

endocrine

A

thyroid gland

174
Q

ADIP/O

A

fat

175
Q

ALBIN/O, ALB/O

A

white

176
Q

ATEL/O

A

imperfect, incomplete

177
Q

AZO/TO

A

nitrogenous compound

178
Q

BLAST/O

A

budding by cells of tissue

179
Q

CALC/E

A

calcium

180
Q

CEPHAL/O

A

head

181
Q

CERVIC/O

A
  1. neck

2. cervix (neck of uterus)

182
Q

CHEIR/O, CHIR/O

A

hand

183
Q

CHEM/O

A

chemistry, drug

184
Q

CHLOR/O

A

green

185
Q

CHROM/O

A

color(ed), pigment

186
Q

CHRON/O

A

time

187
Q

CONIO-

A

dust

188
Q

CORON/O

A

coronary, crown

189
Q

CRY/O

A

cold

190
Q

CRYPT/O

A

hidden

191
Q

CYAN/O

A

blue

192
Q

CYT/O

A

cell

193
Q

DACTYL/O

A

finger, toe

194
Q

DE-

A

away from, cessation

195
Q

DEXTR/O-

A

right, toward or on the right side

196
Q

ERGO

A

work

197
Q

ERYTHR/O

A

red

198
Q

FIBR/O

A

fiber

199
Q

GALACT/O

A

milk

200
Q

GENU

A

knee

201
Q

GNATH/O

A

jaw

202
Q

GONIO

A

angle

203
Q

HIST/O

A

tissue

204
Q

HOMEO, HOMOE/O, HOMOIO

A

similar

205
Q

INGUINO

A

groin

206
Q

KAL/I

A

potassium

207
Q

KARYO

A

nucleus, Gr. “nut”

208
Q

KIN/E/O

A

movement

209
Q

LACT/I/O

A

milk

210
Q

LAPAR/O

A

abdomen, abdominal wall

211
Q

LATERI-, LATERO-

A

to one side, side

212
Q

-LEPSIS, -LEPSY

A

seizure, attack

213
Q

LEPTO-

A

light, slender, thin, frail

214
Q

LEUK/O

A

white

215
Q

LEVO-

A

left, toward or on the left side

216
Q

LIP/O

A

fat, lipid, fatty tissue

217
Q

LYS/O

A

dissolution

218
Q

MACR/O

A

long, large

219
Q

MAL

A

bad, abnormal, inadequate

220
Q

MEG/A

A

great, large

221
Q

MELAN/O

A

black, dark

222
Q

MENT/O

A

chin

223
Q

MES/O

A
  1. middle

2. attaching membrane

224
Q

META-

A
  1. change

2. after

225
Q

MICR/O

A

small, short

226
Q

MORPH/O

A

form, shape, structure

227
Q

MYC/O

A

fungus

228
Q

MYX/O

A

mucus

229
Q

NAS/O

A

nose

230
Q

NATR/I

A

sodium

231
Q

NECR/O

A

dead

232
Q

NIGR-

A

black

233
Q

ODONT/O

A

tooth

234
Q

OM/O

A

shoulder

235
Q

PACHY

A

thick

236
Q

PAN, PANT/O

A

all, entire

237
Q

PATH/O

A

disease, suffering, feeling , emotion

238
Q

PED/I/O

A
  1. child

2. foot

239
Q

PENI/A

A

deficiency

240
Q

PHAG/O

A

to eat

241
Q

PHILI/A

A

“Love”, tendency toward, liking for

242
Q

PHYLAX

A

guard

243
Q

POLIO-

A

gray

244
Q

PORPHYR/O, PURPUR/EO

A

purple

245
Q

PSEUD/O

A

false, temporary, resembling

246
Q

PY/O

A

pus, suppuration

247
Q

PYEL/O

A

pelvis; needs “nephr/o to infer renal pelvis

248
Q

PYR/O

A

fever, fire

249
Q

RHIN/O

A

nose

250
Q

RUB-, RUBR-

A

red

251
Q

SARC/O

A

flesh (connective tissue)

252
Q

SCHISTO, SCHIZO

A

split, divided, cleft

253
Q

SIAL/O

A

saliva, salivary gland

254
Q

SIDER/O

A

iron

255
Q

SOMNO

A

sleep

256
Q

STAPHYL

A

grapelike clusters

257
Q

STEATO

A

fat

258
Q

STETHO

A

chest

259
Q

TRICH/O, TRICHI/A

A

hair

260
Q

XANTHO

A

yellow

261
Q

XENO

A

foreign, strange

262
Q

ZO, ZOO

A
  1. animal

2. life

263
Q

CUTANE/O

integumentary

A

skin

264
Q

DERM/O/A, DERMAT/O

integumentary

A

skin

265
Q

HIDR/O

integumentary

A

sweat

266
Q

ILI/O

integumentary

A

flank, bone of pelvis

267
Q

ONYCH/O

integumentary

A

nail

268
Q

SEB/O

integumentary

A

sebum, oil

269
Q

UNGU/O

integumentary

A

nail

270
Q

XER/O

integumentary

A

dry

271
Q

ADEN/O

lymphatic

A

gland

272
Q

SPLEN/O

lymphatic

A

spleen

273
Q

FASCI/O

muscular

A

fascia, fibrous band

274
Q

MY/O

muscular

A

muscle

275
Q

TEN/O, TEND/O, TENDIN/O

muscular

A

tendon, stretch out, extend, strain

276
Q

TONIA

muscular

A

muscle tone

277
Q

ENCEPHAL/O

nervous

A

brain

278
Q

MENING/O

nervous

A

meninges, membranes

279
Q

NEUR/I, NEUR/O

nervous

A

nerve, nerve tissue

280
Q

AIDOIO-

reproductive

A

genitals

281
Q

BALAN/O

reproductive

A

glans penis

282
Q

COLP/O

reproductive

A

vagina

283
Q

EPISI/O

reproductive

A

vulva (covering)

284
Q

GON/O

reproductive

A

genitals; seed, semen

285
Q

HYSTER/O

reproductive

A

uterus

286
Q

MAMM/A/O

reproductive

A

breast

287
Q

MAST/O

reproductive

A

breast

288
Q

MEN/O

reproductive

A

month

289
Q

METR/O, METRI/O

reproductive

A

uterus

290
Q

OO/O, OV/I, OV/O

reproductive

A

egg

291
Q

OOPHOR/O, OVARI/O

reproductive

A

ovary

292
Q

ORCH/O, ORCHI/O, ORCHID/O

reproductive

A

testicles, testis, testes

293
Q

TOCO, TOKO

reproductive

A

childbirth

294
Q

UTER/O

reproductive

A

uterus

295
Q

VAGIN/O

reproductive

A

vagina

296
Q

VULV/O

reproductive

A

vulva (covering)

297
Q

SALPING/O

reproductive & special senses

A

uterine (fallopian) tube, auditory (eustachian) tibe

298
Q

BRONCH/O, BRONCHI/O

respiratory

A

bronchial tube, bronchus

299
Q

LARYNG/O

respiratory

A

(lower) throat, larynx, voice box

300
Q

PHARYNG/O

respiratory

A

(upper) throat, pharynx

301
Q

PLEUR/O

respiratory

A

rib, pleura, side of the body

302
Q

PNEUM/O, PNEUMON/O

respiratory

A

lung, air

303
Q

PTY/EIN

respiratory

A

to spit, (coughed up)

304
Q

PULM/O, PULMON/O

respiratory

A

lung, air

305
Q

TRACHE/O

respiratory

A

trachea, windpipe

306
Q

ANKYL/O

skeletal

A

crooked, bent, stiff

307
Q

ARTHR/O

skeletal

A

joint

308
Q

CARPO

skeletal

A

wrist

309
Q

CHONDR/O

skeletal

A

cartilage

310
Q

COST/O

skeletal

A

rib

311
Q

CRANI/O

skeletal

A

skull

312
Q

OSS/E, OSS/I, OST/O, OSTE/O

skeletal

A

bone

313
Q

RACHI/O

skeletal

A

spinal column

314
Q

SPONDYL/O

skeletal

A

vertebrae, spinal column, back bone

315
Q

MYEL/O

skeletal & nervous

A
  1. spinal cord

2. bone marrow

316
Q

THORAC/O

skeletal & respiratory

A

rib cage, thorax

317
Q

ACU-, ACOU-

special senses

A

hearing

318
Q

AUDI/O

special senses

A

hearing

319
Q

AUR, AURI, AURO

special senses

A

ear

320
Q

BLEPHAR/O

special senses

A

eyelid

321
Q

CANTH/O

special senses

A

angle at either end of slit between eyelids

322
Q

COREO, CORE/O

special senses

A

pupil

323
Q

-CUSIA, -CUSIS

special senses

A

hearing

324
Q

CYCL-

special senses

A

circle or ciliary body

325
Q

DACRY/O

special senses

A

tear

326
Q

IRID/O

special senses

A

iris

327
Q

LACRIM/O

special senses

A

tear

328
Q

MYRING/O

special senses

A

tympanic membrane, eardrum

329
Q

OCULO

special senses

A

eye

330
Q

-OPIA, -OPSIA

special senses

A

vision

331
Q

OPTIC/O, OPT/O, OPHTHALM/O

special senses

A

eye, vision

332
Q

OT/O

special senses

A

ear, hearing

333
Q

PHACO, PHAKO

special senses

A

lens

334
Q

RETIN/O

special senses

A

retina

335
Q

TYMPAN/O

special senses

A

tympanic membrane, eardrum

336
Q

KERAT/O

special senses & integumentary

A

horny, hard, cornea

337
Q

SCLER/O

special senses & integumentary

A
  1. white of eye

2. hardness

338
Q

CYST/O

urinary

A

urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid

339
Q

NEPHR/O

urinary

A

kidney

340
Q

PYEL/O

urinary

A

pelvis; needs “nephr/o” to infer renal pelvis

341
Q

REN/O

urinary

A

kidney

342
Q

URETER/O

urinary

A

ureter

343
Q

URETHR/O

urinary

A

urethra

344
Q

LITH/O

urinary & digestive

A

stone, calculus

345
Q

CARCIN/O

A

cancerous

346
Q

ONC/O, ONCHO

A

tumor

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