Prefixes and Suffixe
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| "-aemia" | "blood condition (i.e anemia)"
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| "-ase" | "enzyme (i.e. Lipase)"
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| "aur-" | "relating to ear (i.e. auricle)"
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| "bronch-" | "bronchus (i.e. bronchitis)"
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| "cholecyst-" | "relating to gallbladder (i.e. cholecystectomy)"
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| "cyst-" | "relating to urinary bladder (i.e. cystitis)"
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| "dys-" | "difficult (i.e. dysuria)"
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| "-ectomy" | "removal of body part (i.e. cholecystectomy)"
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| "ceph-" | "relating to head (i.e. cephalgia)"
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| "epi-" | "on, upon (i.e. epigastric)"
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| "ex-/exo-/extra-" | "out of, outside (i.e. exophthalmus)"
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| "heme-" | "relating to blood (i.e. hematemesis)"
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| "hepato-" | "relating to liver (i.e. hepatomegaly)"
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| "hyper-" | "elevated (i.e. hypertension)"
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| "hyst-" | "relating to uterus (i.e. hysterectomy)"
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| "lingua-" | "relating to tongue (i.e. lingual)"
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| "mast-" | "relating to breast (i.e. mastectomy)"
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| "musculo-/myo-" | "muscle (i.e. myalgia)"
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| "neuro-" | "relating to nervous system (i.e. neurological symptoms)"
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| "ophth-,optic-" | "relating to eyes (i.e. ophthalmus)"
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| "-paresis" | "slight paralysis (i.e. hemiparesis)"
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| "ped-" | "relating to foot (i.e pedal edema)"
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| "-pepsia" | "digestion (i.e. dyspepsia)"
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| "-phage" | "eating (i.e. dysphagia)"
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| "-plegia" | "paralysis (i.e. hemiplegia)"
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| "post-" | "behind, after (i.e. postictal)"
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| "pulmo-" | "relating to lungs (i.e. pulmonary)"
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| "rhino-" | "relating to nose (i.e. rhinorrhea)"
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| "-rrhagia" | "rapid blood flow (i.e. hemorrhagia)"
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| "supra-" | "above (i.e. supraclavicular)"
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| "thorac-" | "relating to chest (i.e. thoracic)"
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| "abd-" | "relating to abdomen (i.e. abdominal)"
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| "-algia" | "pain (i.e. cephalgia)"
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| "angio-/vasculo-" | "blood vessel (i.e. angioplasty)"
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| "arthro-" | "relating to joints (i.e. arthrocentesis)"
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| "bi-" | "both (i.e. bilateral)"
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| "brady-" | "slow (i.e. bradycardia)"
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| "cardio-" | "relating to heart (i.e. cardioversion)"
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| "cyano-" | "blue color (i.e. cyanosis)"
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| "endo-" | "inside, within (i.e. endoscopy)"
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| "hemi-" | "one-half (i.e. hemiplegia)"
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| "hydro-" | "water (i.e. hydronephrosis)"
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| "hypo-" | "below normal (i.e. hypotension)"
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| "intra-" | "within (i.e. intracranial)"
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| "itis-" | "inflammation (i.e. cholecystitis)"
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| "-megaly" | "enlargement (i.e. organomegaly)"
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| "nephro/reno-" | "relating to kidney (i.e. nephrolithiasis)"
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| "oophor-" | "relating to ovary (i.e oophorectomy)"
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| "osteo-" | "bone (i.e. osteoporisos)"
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| "peri-" | "around, surrounding (i.e. periumbilical)"
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| "pneumo-" | "lungs (i.e. pneumothorax)"
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| "-rrhea" | "discharge (i.e. rhinorrhea)"
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| "spleno-" | "spleen (i.e. splenomegaly)"
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| "tachy-" | "fast (i.e. tachycardia)"
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| "poly-" | "multiple (i.e. polyuria)"
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| "gastro-" | "relating to the stomach (i.e. epigastric)"
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| "-lith" | "stone (i.e. nephrolithiasis)"
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