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Terminology: Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards

1
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a-, ab-

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away from

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abdomin-

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of or relating to the abdomen

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acous-

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of or relating to hearing

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a-, an-

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without, not

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ad-

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to, toward

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aden-

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gland

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adip-

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fat or fatty tissue

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aesthesio-

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sensation

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ambi-

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positioned on both sides

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angio-

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blood vessel

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ano-

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anus

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ante-

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before

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anti-

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against

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arthr-

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joint

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aur-

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pertaining to the ear

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axill-

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pertaining to the armpit

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bi-

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two

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bili-

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bile

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bio-

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life

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blast-, -blast

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germ or bud

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brachi-

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arm

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brady-

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slow

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bucc-

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pertaining to the cheek

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burs-

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bursa

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cardi-

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heart

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carp(o)-

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wrist

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cephal-

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head

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cerebr-

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brain

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chole-

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gall bladder, bile

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chondr-

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cartilage

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chrom-

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color

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cili-

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pertaining to cilia, the eyelashes; eyelids

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circum-

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around

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clast-

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break

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col-, colo-, colono-

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pertaining to the colon

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contra-

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against

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corp-

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body

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cost-

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rib

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cox-

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pertaining to the hip

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crani(o)-

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pertaining to the cranium

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cyst-

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pertaining to the bladder

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cyt-

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cell

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de-

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remove, disease

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dent-

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teeth

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derm-

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skin

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di-

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two

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dia-

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through

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dis-

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separation, taking apart

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dors(o)-, dors(I)-

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pertaining to the back

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dys-

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bad, difficult

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ect-

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outside, away from

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encephalitis(o)-

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pertaining to the brain

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end-

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in within

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enter-

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intestine

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ep-, epi-

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upon, above

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episi-

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pertaining the pubic region

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erythr-

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red

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eu-

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good, normal

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ex-

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out, away from

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extra-

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outside

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fili-, filli-

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fine, hair like

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galact-

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milk

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gastr-

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stomach

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gloss-

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tongue

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glue-, glyc-

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sweet, glucose

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gynec-

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woman

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hema-

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blood

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hemi-

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half

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hepat-

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liver

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hetero-

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varied, mixed

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hist-

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tissue

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homeo-

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similar, like

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hydr-

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water, hydrogen

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hyper-

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above, more than

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hypo-

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below, less than

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hyster-

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uterus

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in-

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into, not

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infra-

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between

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inter-

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within

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intra-

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same

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iso-

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equal

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juxta-

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next to

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labi(o)-

A

lip

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lacrimal(o)-

A

tear

85
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lact(I)-, lact(o)-

A

milk

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lapar(o)-

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pertaining to the abdomen-wall or flank

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laryng(o)-

A

pertaining to the larynx (voice box)

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later(o)-

A

lateral

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leuk-

A

white

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lip(o)-

A

gat

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macro-

A

large

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mal-

A

bad

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mega-

A

large, giant

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melan(o)-

A

black color

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mening(o)-

A

membrane

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mero-

A

part

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meso-

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middle

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micro-

A

small, tiny

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mono-

A

one

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morph-

A

shape, form

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muscle(o)-

A

muscle

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myel-

A

muscle

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myo-

A

muscle

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necr-

A

dead

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neo-

A

new

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nephr-

A

kidney

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neur-

A

nerve

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normo-

A

normal

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ocul(o)-

A

pertaining to the eye

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odont(o)-

A

pertaining to the teeth

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onych(o)-

A

pertaining to the nail of a finger or a toe

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oophor(o)-

A

woman’s ovary

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opthalm

A

eye

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or(o)-

A

mouth

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orth(o)-

A

denoting something as straight or correct

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osseo-

A

bony

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ossi-

A

bone

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ost-

A

bone

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ot-

A

ear

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ov-

A

egg

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para-

A

beside

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path-

A

disease

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ped-, -ped-, -pes

A

foot

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peri-

A

around

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phag-

A

eat

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pharyng(o)

A

pharynx

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phleb-

A

vein

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phren(I)-, phren-

A

diaphragm

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pleur(o)-, pleur(a)-

A

pertaining to the ribs

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pneumo-

A

air

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polio-

A

gray

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poly-

A

many

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post-

A

behind, after

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pre-

A

before, in front of

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presby(o)-

A

old age

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pro-

A

early, before, giving rise to

137
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psych

A

mind

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pulm-

A

lung

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pyo-

A

pus

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pyro-

A

fever

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ren-

A

kidney

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retro-

A

behind

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rhin(o)

A

pertaining to the nose

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salping(o)-

A

pertaining to the fallopian tubes

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sarc-

A

flesh, muscle

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schiz(o)-

A

denoting something split or double sided

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scler-

A

tough, hard

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semi-

A

partial, half

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sinistro-

A

left, left side

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somat(o)-, somatico-

A

body, bodily

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sperma-, spermo-, spermato-

A

semen, spermatozoa

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spleen(o)-

A

spleen

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stom(a)-

A

mouth

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sub-

A

beneath, below

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super-, supra-

A

above, greater

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syn-, sym-

A

connection, with

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tachy-

A

rapid, accelerated

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thromb-

A

clot

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tono-

A

tone, pressure

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toxi-, toxo, taxico

A

toxin, poison

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trache(o)-

A

trachea

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trans-

A

across

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tympan(o)-

A

eardrum

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ultra-

A

greater, beyond

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uni-

A

one

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ur-

A

urine

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vagin-

A

pertaining to the vagina

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vas-

A

tubule, vessel

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ventro-

A

pertaining to the belly, stomach

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viscero-

A

pertaining to the internal organs

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-algia

A

pain

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-ase

A

enzyme

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-crine

A

to secrete

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-ectomy

A

cut out, surgically remove

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-emia

A

blood

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-gen

A

producing

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-graph

A

writing

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-ic

A

pertaining to

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-ist

A

one who specializes in

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-logy

A

denotes the academic study or practice of a certain field

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-lysis

A

splitting

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-meter

A

measure

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-oid

A

like, similar to

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-ole

A

small

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-opia

A

vision

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-osis

A

state of having or being

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-ostomy

A

opening

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-penia

A

absence or deficiency

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-plasm

A

fluid

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-plegia, -plexy

A

paralysis, stroke

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-phea, -pnoea

A

respiration

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-rrage

A

to burst forward, excessive discharge

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-rrhea, -rrhoea

A

flow

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-sect

A

cut

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-some

A

body

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-stomy

A

make an opening

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-tomy

A

cutting

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-trope

A

to turn

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-trophe

A

nourishment

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-ule, -ulus

A

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