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a-
an- (before vowel or h) |
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not,
without,
lacking,
deficient |
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anti-
ant- (often before a vowel or h; hyphenated before i) |
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against,
opposed to,
preventing,
relieving |
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difficult,
painful,
defective,
abnormal |
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ecto-
(ect- often before a vowel) |
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endo-, ento-
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epi-
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from the outside,
toward the outside |
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half,
partial;
(often) one side of the body |
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over,
above,
excessive,
beyond normal |
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hypo-
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under,
deficient,
below normal |
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mono-
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syn-
sym- (before b, p, and m; the n assimilates or is dropped before s) |
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state,
condition
forms abstract nouns |
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state,
condition
forms abstract nouns |
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person afflicted with
(rare) forms nouns |
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disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence of:
often used with the name of a parasitic organism to indicate infestation of the body by that organism |
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pertaining to,
located,
forms adjectives: often used as both adjective and nouns
in nouns often as a drug or agent |
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pertaining to, located in
(rare) forms adjectives |
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a person interested in
forms nouns |
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pertaining to
pertaining to inflammation
often used as adjectives and nouns
as nouns a drug or agent |
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inflammation
forms nouns indicating an inflamed condition |
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| is the plural form for words ending in -itis |
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membrane,
connective tissue
forms nouns |
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abnormal or diseased condition
forms nouns |
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| abnormal or diseased condition |
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pertaining to
forms adjectives from nouns ending in -osis |
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state, condition
forms abstract nouns |
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state, condition
forms abstract adjectives |
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pertaining to
forms adjectives from nouns ending in -sis
used as both an adjective and noun indicating a drug or agent |
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