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Common suffixes and prefixes
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09/11/2005
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Term
a
 Definition
without, not-asexual, atypical
Term
ab
 Definition
away from
Term
acro
 Definition
tip
Term
ad
 Definition
toward
Term
algia
 Definition
pain
Term
amphi
 Definition
both
Term
anti
 Definition
against
Term
aqua
 Definition
water
Term
arch
 Definition
old, first
Term
arthro
 Definition
joint
Term
auto
 Definition
self
Term
bi
 Definition
twice
Term
bio
 Definition
life
Term
blast
 Definition
primitive
Term
calci
 Definition
lime
Term
cardi
 Definition
heart
Term
cephalo
 Definition
head
Term
chroma
 Definition
color
Term
coele
 Definition
hollow
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corp
 Definition
body
Term
de
 Definition
away
Term
dia
 Definition
through
Term
derma
 Definition
skin
Term
diplo
 Definition
two
Term
ecto
 Definition
outer
Term
emia
 Definition
infection
Term
endo
 Definition
inner
Term
entero
 Definition
intestine
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epi
 Definition
above
Term
erythro
 Definition
red
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exo
 Definition
outer
Term
fero
 Definition
to carry
Term
fibra
 Definition
thread
Term
fili
 Definition
thread
Term
fissur
 Definition
split
Term
fore
 Definition
in front of
Term
gam
 Definition
marriage
Term
gastro
 Definition
stomach
Term
gen
 Definition
origin
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gest
 Definition
to produce
Term
gly
 Definition
sugar
Term
hemo
 Definition
blood
Term
hepa
 Definition
liver
Term
hetero
 Definition
different
Term
histo
 Definition
tissue
Term
holo
 Definition
whole
Term
homo
 Definition
same
Term
hydro
 Definition
water
Term
hyper
 Definition
above
Term
hypo
 Definition
below
Term
iasis
 Definition
infestation
Term
in
 Definition
not
Term
inter
 Definition
between
Term
intra
 Definition
within
Term
iso
 Definition
similar
Term
itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
juga
 Definition
join
Term
lat
 Definition
side
Term
leuco
 Definition
white
Term
lip
 Definition
fat
Term
logos
 Definition
study discourse
Term
lysis
 Definition
dissolving
Term
macro
 Definition
large
Term
mamm
 Definition
breast
Term
meso
 Definition
middle
Term
mega
 Definition
big
Term
meta
 Definition
after
Term
micro
 Definition
small
Term
mito
 Definition
thread
Term
monos
 Definition
one
Term
morpho
 Definition
form
Term
muta
 Definition
change
Term
myo
 Definition
muscle
Term
nema
 Definition
thread
Term
nephros
 Definition
kidney
Term
neuro
 Definition
nerve
Term
not
 Definition
back
Term
oid
 Definition
similar to
Term
ortho
 Definition
straight
Term
ous
 Definition
having
Term
para
 Definition
beside
Term
peri
 Definition
around
Term
phore
 Definition
to bear
Term
plasm
 Definition
formed
Term
pneumo
 Definition
lung
Term
poly
 Definition
many
Term
pod
 Definition
foot
Term
pro
 Definition
before
Term
pseudo
 Definition
false
Term
ptera
 Definition
wing
Term
re
 Definition
again
Term
ren
 Definition
kidney
Term
sem
 Definition
seed
Term
soma
 Definition
body
Term
sub
 Definition
under
Term
supra
 Definition
over
Term
syn
 Definition
together
Term
tarso
 Definition
ankle
Term
ta
 Definition
to have
Term
tele
 Definition
last
Term
tri, triplo
 Definition
triple
Term
vas
 Definition
vessel
Term
vita
 Definition
life
Term
zoos
 Definition
animal
Term
arterio
 Definition
having to do with arteries
Term
calor
 Definition
heat
Term
centi
 Definition
one-hundreth
Term
centro
 Definition
center
Term
deca
 Definition
ten
Term
deci
 Definition
one-tenth
Term
dent
 Definition
having to do with teeth
Term
dont
 Definition
having to do with teeth
Term
dissect
 Definition
cut
Term
electro
 Definition
reffering to electricity
Term
fuge
 Definition
something that drives away or out
Term
graph
 Definition
write or draw
Term
hemi
 Definition
half
Term
hexa
 Definition
six
Term
kilo
 Definition
one thousand
Term
magni
 Definition
great
Term
maniple
 Definition
handful
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