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prefixes and suffixes

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a-   without  
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auto-   self  
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hetero-   different  
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meta-   after  
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im-   in  
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in-   not  
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bi-   two  
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tri-   three  
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quadri-   four  
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allo-   different  
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pre-   before  
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de-   from  
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end-   within  
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re-   backward  
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dis-   apart  
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poly-   many  
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dys-   bad  
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mal-   bad  
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non-   not  
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inter-   between  
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con-   together  
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ad-   toward  
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circum-   around  
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trans-   across  
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ab-   away from  
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sub-   under  
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-scopy   to examine  
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-scope   instrument for viewing  
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-ist   specialist  
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-pathy   disease  
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-blast   embryo  
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-genesis   creation  
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-lysis   detruction  
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-ectomy   surgical excision  
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-penia   deficient  
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-oma   tumor  
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-malacia   abnormal softness  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-ac   pertaining to  
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-eal   pertaining to  
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-graphy   process of  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-osis   condition  
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-plasia   formation  
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-centesis   to puncture  
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-desis   bind together  
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-or   a doer  
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-fication   remove  
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-genic   creation  
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-ment   resulting state  
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-iatry   treatment  
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-iatrist   practitioner  
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MD   DOCTOR OF MEDICINE  
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DO   DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHY  
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BMD   BONE MINERAL DENSITY  
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DEXA   DUAL ENERGY X-RAY ABSPORTIOMETRY  
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FDA   US FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION  
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IU   INTERNATIONAL UNITS  
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Fx   FRACTURE  
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DJD   DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE  
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MCP   METACARPOPHALANGEAL  
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JRA   JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS  
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SI   SACROILIAC  
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ACL   ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT  
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PCL   POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT  
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PT   PHYSIOTHERAPY  
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ROM   RANGE OF MOTION  
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mg   MILIGRAMS  
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MRI   MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGE  
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TMJ   TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT  
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OA   OSTEOARTHRITIS  
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PIP   PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL  
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THR   TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT  
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RA   RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS  
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t.i.d.   THREE TIMES A DAY  
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DMD   DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY  
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NSAID   NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG  
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PCP   PHENCYCLIDINE  
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R.I.C.E   REST, ICE, COMPRESSION, & ELEVATION  
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-ius   pertaining to  
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-imus   most  
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-ity   condition  
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-in   substance  
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-er   agent  
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-alis   pertaining to  
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-is   belonging to  
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-ica   pertaining to  
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-isone   cortisone  
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-ive   quality of  
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-algia   pain  
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-ure   result of  
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-ed   pertaining to  
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