Combining forms, Prefixes and Suffixes
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| albin/o | white
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| albumin/o | Albumin (protein)
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| all/o | divergence, difference from, opposition to the normal
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| amni/o | amnion (amniotic sac)
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| andr/o | male
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| bacteri/o | bacteria (pl bacterium)
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| balan/o | glans penis
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| cali/o | calyx
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| calic/o | calyx
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| cervic/o | neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
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| colp/o | vagina
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| crypt/o | hidden
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| cyst/o | bladder
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| cyt/o | cell
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| epididym/o | epididymis
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| episi/o | vulva
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| galact/o | milk
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| glomerul/o | glomerulus
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| gynec/o | woman, female
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| hemat/o | blood
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| hyster/o | uterus (womb)
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| idi/o | unknown, peculiar
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| labi/o | lip
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| lact/o | milk
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| lapar/o | abdomen
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| leuk/o | white
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| lith/o | stone
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| mamm/o | breast
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| mast/o | breast
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| men/o | menses; menstruation
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| metr/o | uterus (womb);
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| myc/o | fungus (pl. fungi)
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| nat/o | birth
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| nephr/o | kidney
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| noct/o | night
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| olig/o | scanty
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| oophor/o | ovary
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| orchi/o | testis (pl. testes)
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| orch/i | testis (pl. testes)
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| orchid/o | testis (pl. testes)
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| ov/i | egg
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| ov/o | egg
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| ovari/o | ovary
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| perine/o | perineum (area between scrotum (or vulva in female) and anus
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| prostat/o | prostate gland
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| py/o | pus
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| pyel/o | renal pelvis
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| ren/o | kidney
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| salping/o | tube (usually fallopian or eustachian (auditory) tube)
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| spermat/o | spermatozoa; sperm cells
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| ur/o | urine, urinary tract
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| ureter/o | ureter
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| urethr/o | urethra
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| urin/o | urine
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| uter/o | uterus (womb)
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| vagin/o | vagina
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| vas/o | vessel; vas deferens; duct
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| vesic/o | bladder
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| vesicul/o | seminal vesicle
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| vulv/o | vulva
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| PREFIXES/SUFFIXES | ****************
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| a-, an- | without, not
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| -al | P2
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| -algia | pain
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| -ar | P2
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| -arche | Beginning
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| -ary | P2
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| -cele | hernia, swelling
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| -centesis | surgical puncture
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| -clasis | To break, surgical fracture
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| -cyesis | pregnancy
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| dys- | painful, difficult, bad
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| -ectasis | dilation, expansion
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| -ectomy | excision, removal
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| endo- | within, in
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| epi- | above, upon, on
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| -genesis | forming, producing, origin
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| -gram | record, writing
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| -graphy | process of recording
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| -gravida | pregant woman
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| hyper- | excessive, above normal
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| hypo- | under, below, deficient
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| -iasis | abnormal condition (produced by something specified)
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| inter- | between
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| -ism | condition
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| -itis | inflammation
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| juxta- | beside, next to
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| lacti- | milk
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| -lysis | destruction, separation, loosening
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| -malacia | softening
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| -metry | act of measuring
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| multi- | many, much
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| -ologist | specialist in the study of
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| -oma | tumour
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| -osis | abnormal condition
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| -para | to bear; offspring
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| -pathy | disease
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| peri- | around
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| -pexy | fixation (of an organ)
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| -phobia | fear
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| poly- | many, much
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| primi- | first
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| -ptosis | prolapse, downward displacement
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| -rrhagia | bursting forth (of)
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| -rrhaphy | suture
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| -rrhea | discharge, flow
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| -salpinx | tube (usually fallopian or eustachian (auditory) tube)
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| -schisis | a splitting
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| -scopy | visual examination
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| -tocia | childbirth; labour
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| -tomy | incision
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| -tripsy | crushing
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| -triptor | instrument for crushing
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| -uria | urine
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| -version | turning
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