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12/14/2004
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Term
ana-
 Definition
up, back again
Term
ante-
 Definition
before
Term
cata-, kata-
 Definition
down, through
Term
gen-
 Definition
beginning, origin
Term
meta-
 Definition
beyond, over, between, change, next to
Term
noct(i)-
 Definition
night
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nyct(o)-
 Definition
night
Term
post-
 Definition
after
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pre-
 Definition
before
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prim-
 Definition
first
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prot(o)-
 Definition
first
Term
sym-, syn-
 Definition
together, union
Term
telo-
 Definition
end
Term
ter(t)-
 Definition
third
Term
acro-
 Definition
extremity; tip
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
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apo-
 Definition
separation or deprivation from
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circum-
 Definition
around
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contra-
 Definition
opposite, against
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dorso-, dorsi-
 Definition
back
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ecto-
 Definition
outside, misplaced
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endo-
 Definition
within
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epi-
 Definition
on, over, upon
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eso-
 Definition
within
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extra-
 Definition
outside of, in addition to, beyond
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fore-
 Definition
before, in front
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hyper-
 Definition
above, excessive, beyond
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hypo-
 Definition
below, under
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infra-
 Definition
below
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inter-
 Definition
between parts
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intra-
 Definition
within a part
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juxta-
 Definition
near
Term
medi-
 Definition
middle
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meso-
 Definition
middle
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ob-
 Definition
against, in the way, oppose
Term
para-
 Definition
beside, beyond
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
pro-
 Definition
for, in front of, before
Term
schizo-, schisto-
 Definition
split, divided
Term
sub-
 Definition
beneath
Term
super-
 Definition
excessive, above
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supra-
 Definition
above, over
Term
tele-
 Definition
distant, far
Term
trans-
 Definition
across, through, over, beyond
Term
ultra-
 Definition
excessive, extreme
Term
a-, an-
 Definition
without, absent, none
Term
allo-
 Definition
another, different form
Term
ambly-
 Definition
dull
Term
andro-
 Definition
male
Term
angi(o)-
 Definition
vessel, duct, usually a blood vessel
Term
atel-
 Definition
imperfect
Term
auto-
 Definition
self
Term
bacter-
 Definition
bacteria
Term
bi(o)-
 Definition
life
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
cac(o)-
 Definition
bad, ill
Term
co-, com-, con-
 Definition
with, together
Term
cry(o)-
 Definition
cold
Term
crypt(o)-
 Definition
hidden
Term
dys-
 Definition
difficult
Term
eu-
 Definition
good, normal
Term
glyco-, gluco-
 Definition
sugar, sweet
Term
gyn-, gyneco-
 Definition
female
Term
haplo-
 Definition
single, simple
Term
hetero-
 Definition
other, different
Term
homeo-
 Definition
unchanged
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homo-
 Definition
same
Term
hydra-, hydro
 Definition
water
Term
idio-
 Definition
peculiar to the individual, distinct
Term
iso-
 Definition
equal, same
Term
mal-
 Definition
bad
Term
neo-
 Definition
new, strange
Term
non-
 Definition
not
Term
norm(o)-
 Definition
normal
Term
ortho-
 Definition
straight
Term
oxy-
 Definition
sharp, acute, rapid
Term
paleo-
 Definition
old
Term
path(o)-
 Definition
disease, suffering
Term
phage(o)-
 Definition
eat, consume
Term
poikilo-
 Definition
varied
Term
pseudo-
 Definition
false
Term
sclero-
 Definition
hard
Term
stereo-
 Definition
solid, firmly established, three-dimensional
Term
tachy-
 Definition
fast
Term
terato-
 Definition
malformed, monster
Term
therap-
 Definition
treatment
Term
thermo-
 Definition
heat, warmth
Term
toxic-
 Definition
poison
Term
trachy-
 Definition
rough
Term
xero-
 Definition
dry
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
ad-
 Definition
to, toward
Term
clin(o)-
 Definition
slope
Term
de-
 Definition
to do the opposite, off of, to remove entirely, away, not, down
Term
dextro-
 Definition
right
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dia-
 Definition
apart, separate
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e-
 Definition
out
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ex-
 Definition
away from, out, completely
Term
in-, im-
 Definition
in, inside, within, not
Term
ir-
 Definition
against, into, toward
Term
levo-
 Definition
left
Term
opisth-
 Definition
backward
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pro-
 Definition
forward, anterior
Term
proso-
 Definition
first, in front of
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re-
 Definition
back, again
Term
retro-
 Definition
behind, backward
Term
sinistr(o)-
 Definition
left
Term
ambi-, amphi-
 Definition
both
Term
bi-
 Definition
two
Term
centi-
 Definition
100
Term
deca-
 Definition
10
Term
deci-
 Definition
1/10
Term
demi-
 Definition
one half
Term
di-, dis-
 Definition
two, twice, doubly
Term
diplo-
 Definition
double
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hemi-
 Definition
one half
Term
holo-
 Definition
whole, all
Term
milli-
 Definition
1,000
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mono-
 Definition
one
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multi-
 Definition
many
Term
null(i)-
 Definition
no, none
Term
pan-
 Definition
all
Term
pleo-
 Definition
many, more
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plur(i)-
 Definition
many, more
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poly-
 Definition
many
Term
quadr(i)-
 Definition
four
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semi-
 Definition
one half
Term
tetra-
 Definition
four
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tri-
 Definition
three
Term
uni-
 Definition
one
Term
anis(o)-
 Definition
unequal
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brachy-
 Definition
short
Term
brevi-
 Definition
short, slow
Term
lepto-
 Definition
small, slender, soft
Term
macro-, mega-
 Definition
large
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
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mio-
 Definition
less, smaller
Term
olig(o)-
 Definition
little, small, scanty, deficient
Term
per-
 Definition
excessive; through, by means of
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alba-
 Definition
white
Term
chloro-
 Definition
green
Term
chromo-
 Definition
color
Term
cirrh-
 Definition
yellow
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cyano-
 Definition
blue
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erythro-
 Definition
red
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leuko-
 Definition
white
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lute-
 Definition
yellow
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melano-
 Definition
black
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nigro-
 Definition
black
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rube-
 Definition
red
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xantho-
 Definition
yellow
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ankylo-
 Definition
crooked or bent
Term
apex
 Definition
point
Term
calyx, calix
 Definition
cup shape
Term
conus
 Definition
cone shape
Term
eury-
 Definition
broad or flat
Term
ortho-
 Definition
straight
Term
pachy-
 Definition
thick
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platy-
 Definition
flat
Term
plico-
 Definition
fold
Term
steno-
 Definition
narrow, contracted
Term
quint-
 Definition
five
Term
sex-, ses-, hexa-
 Definition
six
Term
septa-, hepta-
 Definition
seven
Term
octa-, octi-, octo-
 Definition
eight
Term
nona-, noni-, nonu-
 Definition
nine
Term
-agogue
 Definition
leading, inducing
Term
-ance
 Definition
quality or act of
Term
-cide
 Definition
killer
Term
-ectasia, -ectasis
 Definition
dilation or expansion of
Term
-form
 Definition
structure, shape
Term
-gen
 Definition
production of
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-ician, -ist
 Definition
one charged with or skilled in
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-ion
 Definition
act of, state of, result of
Term
-meter
 Definition
measure
Term
-ology
 Definition
science of, study of
Term
-or
 Definition
that which; one who
Term
-phylaxis
 Definition
protection
Term
-poiesis
 Definition
production, formation of
Term
-sthenia
 Definition
strength
Term
-ure
 Definition
act, or the result of action
Term
-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-acy
 Definition
that which is, pertaining to
Term
-ad
 Definition
toward, in the direction of
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-an
 Definition
pertaining to, related to, belonging to
Term
-ar
 Definition
of or related to, pertaining to
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-ary
 Definition
related to, pertaining to
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-ate
 Definition
that which is acted on
Term
-facient
 Definition
making or causing to become
Term
-fugal
 Definition
driving, moving, or traveling away from
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ile
 Definition
having the qualities of or capability for
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-ious
 Definition
capable of, causing
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-ive
 Definition
that which performs or tends toward
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-iod
 Definition
like
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-ory
 Definition
process of, pertaining to, function of
Term
-ose
 Definition
full of, having the qualities of
Term
-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-some
 Definition
tendency, like
Term
-trophic
 Definition
related to nutrition, growth, development
Term
-tropic
 Definition
turning toward or changing
Term
-y
 Definition
having the nature or quality of
Term
-agra
 Definition
severe pain, seizure
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-atresia
 Definition
abnormal closure
Term
-cele
 Definition
swelling, bulging, tumor
Term
-chezia, -chesia
 Definition
discharge of foreign substance
Term
-cyst
 Definition
bladderlike sac
Term
-dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
-ema
 Definition
swelling, distention
Term
-ia
 Definition
a diseased condition
Term
-iasis
 Definition
a diseased condition
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
-pathy
 Definition
suffering, disease
Term
-penia
 Definition
deficiency, lack
Term
-phobia
 Definition
fear of
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
dropping or downward displacement
Term
-rrhage, -rrhagia
 Definition
bursting forth
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
flow, discharge
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
-staxis
 Definition
hemorrhage
Term
-centesis
 Definition
puncture of a cavity
Term
-cis
 Definition
cut
Term
-clastic
 Definition
breaking
Term
-cleisis
 Definition
closure
Term
-desis
 Definition
binding, fusion
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision, cutting out
Term
-gram, -graphy
 Definition
act or method of recording
Term
-lysis
 Definition
setting free, dissolution
Term
-ostomy
 Definition
creation of a mouth or opening
Term
-otomy
 Definition
cutting into
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-pexy
 Definition
fixation
Term
-plasty
 Definition
molding or shaping
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
closure of by suturing, repair
Term
-scope, -scopy
 Definition
looking at, examining
Term
-sect
 Definition
cut
Term
-tome
 Definition
instrument for cutting
Term
-tripsy
 Definition
rubbing, crushing
Term
-ful
 Definition
full of
Term
-id
 Definition
condition
Term
-ism
 Definition
condition, act, process
Term
-ity
 Definition
quality, state of
Term
-less
 Definition
without, not capable
Term
-ness
 Definition
state of being
Term
-osis
 Definition
action, state, process, condition
Term
-philia
 Definition
love of
Term
-stasis
 Definition
at a standstill, lack of flow
Term
-tion
 Definition
process, act of, result of
Term
-tonia
 Definition
stretching, putting under tension
Term
-vert
 Definition
turn
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