sufixs and prefixes
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a- | without, absence off
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homo- | same
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allo- | other, differing from the normal
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hyper- | above, excessive
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an- | without absense
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iso- | same equal
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ana- | against; up; back
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macro- | large
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aniso- | unequal,dissimilar
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micro- | small
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auto- | self
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mono- | one
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dia- | through,across
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peri- | around
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epi- | above upon
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hetro- | different
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poly- | many; much
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sub- | under; below
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-al | pertaining to
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-oid | resembling
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-algia | pain
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-oma | tumor
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-ation | process (off)
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-osis | abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
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-blast | embryonic cell
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-ous | p2 (pertaining to)
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-cele | hernia,swelling
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-pathy | disease
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-cyte | cell
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-penia | decrease
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-phil | attraction for
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-dynia | pain
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-phobia | fear
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-esctasis | dilation; expansion
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-phoresis | carring, transmission
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-ectomy | excision, removal of
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-phylaxis | protection
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-emia | state of
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-plasty | surgical repair
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-globin | protien
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-poiesis | formation production
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-graft | transplantation
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-rrhagia | bursting forth of
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-gram | record, writing
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-rrhea | discharge,flow
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-ic | pertaining to
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-rrhexis | rupture
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-itis | inflammation
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-sarcoma | malignant tumor of connective tissue
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-logist | specialist in the study of
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-scope | instrument of viewing
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-logy | study of
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-stasis | standing still
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-lysis | seperation
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-therapy | treatment
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-malacia | softening
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-tic | p2 (pertaining to)
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-megaly | enlarging
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-tomy | incision
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a-, an- | without, not
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-megaly | enlargement
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-al | p2
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-metry | act of measure
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-algia | pain
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multi- | many, much
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-ar | pertaing 2 p2
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-ologist | specialist in the study of
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-arche | beginning
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-oma | tumour
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-ary | pertaining 2
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-osis | abnormal condition, increase
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-cele | herna, swelling, protrusion
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-para | to bear
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-centesis | surgical puncture
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-pathy | disease
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-clasis | to break surgical fracture
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peri- | around
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-cyesis | pregancy
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-pexy | fixation (of an organ)
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dys- | bad painful , difficult
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-phobia | fear
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-ectasis | dilation expansion
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-plasty | surgical repair
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-ectomy | excision, surgical removal
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poly- | many,much
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endo- | in, within
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primi- | first
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epi- | above, upon, on, over
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-ptosis | prolapse, downward displacement, sagging, drooping
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-genesis | forming , producing, origin
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-rrhagia | bursting forth, hemorrage
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-gram | record ,writing, x-ray, film
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-rrhaphy | suture
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-graphy | process of recording
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-rrhea | discharge , flow
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-gravida | pregnant women
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-rrhexis | rupture
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hyper- | excessive, above normal
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-salpinx | tube, usually fallopian, oviduct
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hypo- | under, below, deficient
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-schisis | splitting
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-iasis | abnormal condition
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-sclerosis | abnormal condition of hardening
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inter- | between
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-scopy | visual examanation, process of examining
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-ism | condition of
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-tocia | child birth , labour
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-itis | inflammation
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-tomy | incision
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juxta- | beside, next to
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-tripsy | crushing
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lacti- | milk
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-triptor | instrument to crush
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-lysis | seperation, destruction, breakage, loosening
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-uria | urine
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-malacia | softening
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-version | turning
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acusis | hearing
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-oma | tumor
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-al | P2
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-opia | vision
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-algesia | pain
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-opsia | vision
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-algia | pain
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-osis | abnormal condition of
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-ary | pertaining to
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-ous | pertaining to
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-asthenia | weakness, debility
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-paresis | partial paralysis
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-cele | hernia, swelling
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-pathy | disease
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-cusis | hearing
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-pexy | fixation ( of a organ)
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-dynia | pain
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-phasia | speech
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-ectomy | excision, removal
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-phobia | fear
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-esthesia | feeling
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-plegia | paralysis
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-graphy | process of recording
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-ptosis | prolapse, downward displacement
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-ia | condition
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-rrhagia | bursting forth
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-ic | pertaining to
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-rrhaphy | suture
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-ion | the act of
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-rrhea | discharge,flow
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-ism | condition of
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-rrhexis | rupture
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-itis | inflammation
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-scope | instrument for examining
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-kinesia | movement
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-scopy | visual examination
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-lepsy | seizure
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-spasm | involuntary contraction, twitching
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-logist | specialist in the study of
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-stomy | forming and opening (mouth)
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-logy | study of
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-taxia | order, coordination
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-lysis | separation destruction loosening
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-tic | pertaining to
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-malacia | softening
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-tome | instrument to cut
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-meter | instrument for measuring
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-tomy | incision
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-metry | act of measuring
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-tropia | turning
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-oid | resembling
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a-, an- | without, not
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hyper- | excessive, above normal
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bi- | two
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hypo- | under below deficient
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brady- | slow
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intra- | in within
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contra- | against, opposite
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necr-, necro- | death, necrosis
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di- | double
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pachy- | thick
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dipl-, diplo- | double
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para- | near, beside, beyond
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dys- | bad painful, difficult
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presby- | old age
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eso- | inward
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quadri- | four
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exo- | outside,outward
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syn- | union, together,joined
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hemi- | one half
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uni- | one
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heter-, | different
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hetero- | different
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diplo- | double
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