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1
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A- or An-

A

Absence of, without, not

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Ab-

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Away from

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Ad-

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to, toward, near

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Ambi-

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both

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Ante-

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before

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Anti-

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against

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Arthro-

A

joint

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Auto-

A

self

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Bi-

A

two

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Bio-

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life

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Circum-

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around

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Contra-

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against, opposed

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13
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Cost-

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rib

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Counter-

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against

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Cut-

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skin

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Cyst-

A

sac

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Derma-

A

skin

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Di-

A

two

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Dis-

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the opposite of, apart

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Dors-

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back

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21
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En-

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in

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End-

A

within

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23
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Epi-

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on, upon

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Erythro-

A

red

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25
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Ex- or E-

A

from, without

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Exo-

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outside

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Extra-

A

outside, in addition

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Hem-, Hema-

A

blood

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Hemi-

A

half

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Hetero-

A

other

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Homo-

A

same

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Hyper-

A

above, excessive

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Hypo-

A

below, deficiency

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In-

A

within, into, not

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Infra-

A

below, underneath

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Inter-

A

between, among

37
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Leuko-

A

white

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Lip-

A

fat

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Mal-

A

disordered, bad

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Micro-

A

small

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Myelo-

A

narrow, spinal cord

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Myo-

A

muscle

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Neuro-

A

nerve

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Os- Osteo-

A

bone, marrow, spinal cord

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Para-

A

beside, the opposite, abnormal

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Path-

A

disease

47
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Ped-

A

foot, relationship to child

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Peri-

A

around, about

49
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Pneumo-

A

air, lung

50
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Poly-

A

many

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Post-

A

after

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Pre-

A

before, for

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Psuedo-

A

false

54
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Quad-

A

four

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Retro-

A

backward, behind

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Semi-

A

half

57
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Septic-

A

poison

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Sub-

A

under

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Super-

A

above, greater, over

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Supra-

A

above, upon

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Sym. syn-

A

with, together

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Thoraco-

A

chest

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Trans-

A

across, beyond

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Tri-

A

three

65
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Uni-

A

one