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Prefix/Suffix

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a, an   without  
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ab   away from [abduction]  
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ad   toward [adduction]  
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albus   white  
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algia   pain  
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ante   before [antepartum - before birth; anteprandial - before meals]  
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anti   against  
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bi   two; double  
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brady   slow  
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chloro   green  
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chrom   color  
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circum   around  
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cirrhos   yellow  
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co, con   together  
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cyano   blue  
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de   down or away from  
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desis   binding; fixation of [arthrodesis – surgical fixation of a joint]  
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dia   through [diameter]  
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dys   difficult; abnormal [dysfunctional]  
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ecto   outside [ectoplasm]  
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ectomy   surgical removal of  
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endo   within [endoscopy]  
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epi   outer, on top of, over [epidermis - the outermost layer of skin]  
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erythr   red  
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exo   away from; outside of  
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extra   outside, beyond  
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ferro   iron  
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fore   before  
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form   shape of  
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graphy   record  
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hemi   half  
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hydra, hydro   water  
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hyper   above  
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hypo   below  
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iasis   condition of [psoriasis]  
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iatric   pertaining to medicine [pediatric; geriatric]  
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ic   pertaining to  
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inter   between [intercostal]  
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intra   within [intraocular]  
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isis, asis   condition of  
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itis   inflammation of [colitis]  
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juxta   near  
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kinesis   movement  
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kypho   humped  
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leuko   white  
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logia, logy   science of  
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lysis   disintegration [hemolysis; cytolysis]  
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macro   large, long  
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malacia   softening  
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med, medi, medio   middle  
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mega, megaly   enlargement  
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melano   black  
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micro   small  
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mono   single, one  
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multi   many  
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neo   new [neonate]  
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ob   against [obstruct]  
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oid   like, shape; resemble  
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oligo   few [oligospermia - too few sperm]  
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ology   study of  
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oma   tumor  
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osis   abnormal condition  
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otomy   incision [episiotomy]  
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pachy   thick  
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para   near; departure from the norm [parathyroid]  
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path   disease  
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penia   deficiency [leukopenia - deficiency of white blood cells]  
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peri   around  
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pexy   fixation, suspension [retinopexy – surgical repair of a detached retina]  
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phobia   fear of  
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phoresis   transmission [diaphoresis – excessive sweating]  
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plasty   plastic surgical correction  
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plegia   paralysis; stroke  
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polio   gray  
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poly   many  
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post   after  
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pre   before  
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pro   in front of; on behalf of  
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pseudo   false  
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ptosis   drooping, falling [breast ptosis]  
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purpura   purple; porphyria  
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re   back, again  
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retro   backward  
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rhexis   rupture  
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rhodo   rose  
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rrhaphy   suture  
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rubeo   red  
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scopy   examining; observation; viewing  
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semi   half  
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sphygmo   pulse  
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sub   below  
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super, supra   above  
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sym, syn   together [symbiotic]  
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tachy   swift, fast  
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tele   distance  
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toxo   toxic, poison  
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trans   across  
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tri   three  
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ultra   above  
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uni   one  
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xantho   yellow  
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xeno   foreign  
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xero   dry [xeroderm - dry skin]  
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rrhea   discharge; flow  
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