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A- AB

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A lack, away from

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A- AN

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without

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Ad

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toward

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Aden/o

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Pertaining to a gland

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Aniso

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unequal

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Ante

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befroe

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Anti

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against

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Bi

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two

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Bleph

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pertaining to the eyelids

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Carcin

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cancerous

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Cephal

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pertaining to the head or brain

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Chrom

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with color

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Cil/o

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pertaining to the eyelashes

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Circum

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around

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Contra

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opposed to / against

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Core

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pertaining to the pupil

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Crani

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skull

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Cut

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skin

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Cyclo

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pertaining to the ciliary body

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Cyst

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bladder or sac

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Cyto

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cell

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Dacry

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pertaining to the lacrimal system

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Derm

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skin

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Di

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two

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Dys
bad, painful
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Ecto
out
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En - Em
inward, inside
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Endo
inside
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Epi
outer
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Exo
out
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Extra
outside
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Hemi
half
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Hem/o
blood
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Heter/o
different
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Hist/o
tissue
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Hydr/a/o
water
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Hyper
above, an excess of, upward
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Hypo
under, a deficiency of, downward
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Im/In
in, or not
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Phaco
pertaining to the lenses
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Philo
a love of
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Photo
light
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Poly
many
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Post
after
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Pre
before
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Pseudo
false
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Retro
behind
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Sclero
pertaining to the sclera
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Semi
one half, or partially
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Sub
below or under
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Super
in the upper part
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Supra
above
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Sym
with/together
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Syn
with/together
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Trans
through
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Tri
three
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Trich
hair
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Uni
one
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-algia
pain
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-cide
kill
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-coria
pertaining to the pupil
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-ectomy
removal of
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-edema
swelling
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-emia
blood
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-iasis
condition or defect
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-ism
condition (astigmatism)
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-itis
inflammation
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-malacia
soft condition
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-meter
to measure something
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-oma
tumor
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-ology
the study of
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-opia
vision
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-opsia
vision (hemianopsia)
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-otomy
cutting into
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-opathy
disease
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-opsy
condition or defect
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-pathy
disease
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-philia
love of, craving for (hydrophilia)
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-philic
love of, craving for (hydrophilia)
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-phobia
a fear of
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-phoria
a tendency to turn
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-plasty
surgery
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-plegia
stroke or paralysis
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-trophy
development or growth
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-scope
viewing instrument
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-sis
abnormal condition
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-spasm
wrinkling or quacking
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-tropia
a physical turn

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