prefixes,word roots with combining forms and suffixes
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| a-, an- | no,not,without,lack of,apart
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| ad- | toward,near,to
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| bi- | two,double
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| de- | down,away from
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| di- | two,double
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| dia- | through,between
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| dif- | apart,free from,separate
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| dys- | bad,difficult,painful
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| ec-,ecto- | out,outside,outer
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| end-,endo- | within,inner
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| ep-,epi- | upon,over,above
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| eu- | good,normal
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| ex-,exo- | out,away from
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| extra- | outside,beyond
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| hyper | above,beyond,excessive
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| hypo- | below,under,deficient
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| in- | in,into,not
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| mega- | large,great
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| meta- | beyond,over,between,change
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| para- | beside,alongside,abnormal
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| poly- | many,much,excessive
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| post- | after,behind
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| pre- | before,in front of
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| pro- | before, in front of
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| super- | above, beyond
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| supra- | above,beyond
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| abdomin/o | abdomen
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| aden/o | gland
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| andr/o | men
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| angi/o | vessel
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| vas/o | vessel
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| appendic/o | appendix
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| arteri/o | artery
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| arthr/o | joint
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| cardi/o | heart
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| cephal/o | head
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| cerebr/o | cerebrum (part of the brain)
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| cyst/o | bladder
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| cyt/o | cell
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| encephal/o | brain
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| enter/o | intestines
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| esophag/o | esophagus
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| gastro/o | stomach
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| gloss/o | tongue
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| gyne | woman
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| hem/o | blood
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| hepat/o | liver
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| hyster/o | uterus
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| ile/o | ileum (small intestine)
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| irid/o | iris (eye)
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| kerat/o | cornea of eye;horny substance
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| lamina, lamin/o | thin,flat part of vertebra
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| lapar/o | abdominal wall
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| lingua | tounge
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| lob/o | lobe,as of lung or brain
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| mamm/o | breast
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| mast/o | breast
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| my/o | muscle
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| myel/o | bone marrow;spinal cord
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| myring/o | eardrum
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| nephr/o | kidney
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| neur/o | nerve
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| oophor/o | ovary
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| ophthalm/o | eye
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| orchi/o | testicle
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| orchid/o | testicle
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| oste/o | bone
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| ot/o | ear
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| pancreat/o | pancreas
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| pharyng/o | pharynx
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| phleb/o | vein
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| pneum/o | lungs (air or gas)
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| proct/o | rectum
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| prostat/o | prostate gland
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| pyel/o | pelvis of kidney
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| rect/o | rectum and /or anus
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| ren/i | renal (kidney)
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| rhin/o | nose
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| sacr/o | sacrum
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| salping/o | fallopian tubes
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| splen/o | spleen
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| spondyl/o | vertebra
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| steth/o | chest
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| stomat/o | mouth
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| ten/o | tendon
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| thorac/a | thorax (chest)
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| thyr/o | thyroid gland
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| trache/o | trachea
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| tympan/o | eardrum
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| ureter/o | ureter
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| appendage | attached to or outgrowth
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| ven/i | vein
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| -age | related to
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| -centesis | surgical puncture
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| -cid | kill
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| -cis | cut,kill,excise
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| -clasis | to break down,refracture
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| -desis | binding,stabilization
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| -ectomy | excision,removal
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| -iatry | healing (by a physician)
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| -ion | process
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| -lysis | loosen,free from adhesion, destruction
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| -osis | condition of
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| -os/tomy | mouth,forming an opening
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| -pexy | fixation,suspension
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| -plasty | formation,plastic repair
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| -stasis | stop/control
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| -therapy | treatment
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| -tomy | incision,to cut into
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| -tripsy | to crush
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| -algia | pain
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| -cele | hernia,swelling
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| -dynia | pain
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| -ectasis | dilation,expansion
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| -emia | blood
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| -gen | producing,begining
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| -gram | record,picture
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| -graph | instrument for recording
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| -graphy | process of recording
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| -iasis | abnromal condtion,formation of,presence of
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| -itis | inflamation
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| -ology | study of
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| -malacia | softening
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| -meter | instrument for measuring
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| -metry | process of measuring
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| -oid | resemble
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| -oma | tumor
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| -osis | abnormal condition
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| -pathy | disease
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| -penia | decrease,deficiency
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| -phagia | eating,swallowing
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| -phasia | speech
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| -phobia | fear
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| -plegia | paralysis
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| -ptosis | prolapse,falling,dropping
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| -rrhage | burst forth, hemmorrhage
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| -rrhea | discharge,flow
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| -sclerosis | hardening
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| -scopy | examination,view
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| -spasm | involuntary contraction,twitchin gof a muscle
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