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Term
ad-
 Definition
toward
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ab-
 Definition
away
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endo-
 Definition
within
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epi-
 Definition
above
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hyper-
 Definition
above
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hypo-
 Definition
below
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inter-
 Definition
between
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retro-
 Definition
behind, backward
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supra-
 Definition
above
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bi-
 Definition
two
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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hemi-
 Definition
half
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poly-
 Definition
many
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post-
 Definition
after
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pre-
 Definition
before
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quadri-
 Definition
four
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tachy-
 Definition
fast
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tri-
 Definition
three
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a-
 Definition
not, negation
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anti-
 Definition
against
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auto-
 Definition
self
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dys-
 Definition
difficult, painful, bad
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erythro-
 Definition
red
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hemo-
 Definition
blood
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histo-
 Definition
tissue
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homeo-
 Definition
same, alike
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hydro-
 Definition
water
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litho-
 Definition
stone
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mal-
 Definition
bad
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melano-
 Definition
black
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neo-
 Definition
new
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pseudo-
 Definition
false
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adeno-
 Definition
gland
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arthro-
 Definition
joint
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blepharo-
 Definition
eyelid
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cardio-
 Definition
heart
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cervico-
 Definition
neck
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cranio-
 Definition
skull
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cysto-
 Definition
bladder
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cyto-
 Definition
cell
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dermato-
 Definition
skin
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hepato-
 Definition
liver
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hystero-
 Definition
uterus
Term
myelo-
 Definition
marrow, spinal cord
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
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-dynia
 Definition
pain
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-blast
 Definition
not developed
Term
-genic
 Definition
forming
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-cele
 Definition
swollen sac, protrusion
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor, growth
Term
-lith
 Definition
stone
Term
-centesis
 Definition
removal of fluid by puncturing.
Term
-cide
 Definition
causing death; killing
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
cutting out
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-tomy
 Definition
cutting
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suturing
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-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-gram
 Definition
written record
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation of
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-osis
 Definition
diseased
Term
-pathy
 Definition
diseased
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
-lysis
 Definition
destruction of, breaking apart
Term
-desis
 Definition
fixing together
Term
cia
 Definition
softening of
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-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening of
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-megaly
 Definition
enlarged
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-mimetic
 Definition
imitation
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-opia
 Definition
vision
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-scopy
 Definition
viewing
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-penia
 Definition
deficiency
Term
-phagia
 Definition
swallowing
Term
-pnea
 Definition
breathing
Term
-rhea / -rrhea
 Definition
discharge
Term
-rhagia =rrhagia
 Definition
bursting forth
Term
angio-
 Definition
vessel
Term
cephalo-
 Definition
head
Term
costo-
 Definition
rib
Term
glosso-
 Definition
tongue
Term
kerato-
 Definition
cornea, horny layer
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laparo-
 Definition
abdomen
Term
myo-
 Definition
muscle
Term
neuro-
 Definition
nerve
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oculo-
 Definition
eyes
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osteo-
 Definition
bone
Term
oto-
 Definition
ear
Term
phlebo-
 Definition
vein
Term
pyelo-
 Definition
pelvis
Term
rhino-
 Definition
nose
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stomato-
 Definition
mouth
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veno-
 Definition
vein
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cholecysto-
 Definition
gallbladder
Term
encephalo-
 Definition
brain
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entero-
 Definition
intestines
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gastro-
 Definition
stomach
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nephro-
 Definition
kidney
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pneumo-
 Definition
air in the lungs
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procto-
 Definition
rectum
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pulmo-
 Definition
lungs
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audio-
 Definition
hearing
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chromo-
 Definition
color
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cyano-
 Definition
blue
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diplo-
 Definition
double
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iatro-
 Definition
related to medicine or physician
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leuko-
 Definition
white
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lipo-
 Definition
fat
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macro-
 Definition
large
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micro-
 Definition
small
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morpho-
 Definition
shape
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nocto-
 Definition
night
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oligo-
 Definition
scant
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onco-
 Definition
tumor
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ortho-
 Definition
straight
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patho-
 Definition
disease
Term
thrombo-
 Definition
clot.
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