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| lip/o | fat
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| -emia | blood condition
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| hyper- | excessive
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| protein | protein
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| angi/o | vessel
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| vas/o | vessel
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| vascul/o | vessel
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| cardi/o | heart
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| enter/o | small intestine
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| esophag/o | esophagus
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| hem/o | blood
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| hemat/o | blood
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| hepat/o | liver
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| pste/o | bone
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| ur/o | urine
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| urin/o | urine
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| -al | pertaining to
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| -eal | pertaining to
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| -ectasis | expansion or dilation
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| -ectomy | excision (surgical removal)
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| -ia | condition of
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -logy | study of
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| -stomy | creating an opening
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| -tomy | incision
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| oligo- | few or deficient
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| para- | alongside of, abnormal
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| peri- | around
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| -ac | pertaining to
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| -ar | pertaining to
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| -dynia | pain
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| -ium | structure or tissue
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| -rrhaphy | suture
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| endo- | within
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| epi- | upon
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| sub- | below or under
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| -emia | blood condition
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| hyper- | excessive
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| protein | protein
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| angi/o | vessel
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| vas/o | vessel
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| vascul/o | vessel
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| cardi/o | heart
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| enter/o | small intestine
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| esophag/o | esophagus
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| hem/o | blood
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| hemat/o | blood
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| hepat/o | liver
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| pste/o | bone
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| ur/o | urine
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| urin/o | urine
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| -al | pertaining to
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| -eal | pertaining to
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| -ectasis | expansion or dilation
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| -ectomy | excision (surgical removal)
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| -ia | condition of
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -logy | study of
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| -stomy | creating an opening
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| -tomy | incision
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| oligo- | few or deficient
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| para- | alongside of, abnormal
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| peri- | around
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| -ac | pertaining to
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| -ar | pertaining to
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| -dynia | pain
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| -ium | structure or tissue
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| -rrhaphy | suture
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| endo- | within
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| epi- | upon
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| sub- | below or under
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| -a | -ae
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| -is | -es
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| -ma | -mata
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| -on | -a
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| -um | -a
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| -us | -i
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| -ax | -aces
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| -ex | -ices
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| -ix | -ices
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| -y | -ies
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| a- | without
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| an- | without
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| anti- | against or opposed to
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| contra- | against or opposed to
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| de- | from, down, or not
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| ab- | away from
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| ad- | to, toward or near
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| circum- | around
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| peri- | around
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| dia- | across or through
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| trans- | across or through
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| e- | out or away
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| ec- | out or away
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| ex- | out or away
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| ecto- | outside
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| exo- | outside
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| extra- | outside
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| en- | within
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| endo- | within
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| intra- | within
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| epi- | upon (above)
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| inter- | between
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| meso- | middle
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| meta- | beyond, after or change
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| para- | alongside of or abnormal
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| retro- | backward or behind
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| sub- | below or under
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| infra- | below or under
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| bi- | two or both
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| hemi- | half
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| semi- | half
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| hyper- | above or excessive
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| hypo- | below or deficient
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| macro- | large or long
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| micro- | small
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| mono- | one
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| uni- | one
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| oligo- | few or deficient
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| pan- | all
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| poly- | many
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| multi- | many
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| quadri- | four
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| super- | above or excessive
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| supra- | above or excessive
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| tri- | three
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| ultra- | beyond or excessive
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| ante- | before
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| pre- | before
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| pro- | before
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| brady- | slow
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| tachy- | fast
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| post- | after or behind
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| re- | again or back
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| con- | together or with
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| syn- | together or with
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| sym- | together or with
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| dys- | painful, difficult or faulty
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| eu- | good or normal
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| neo- | new
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| -algia | pain
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| -dynia | pain
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| -genesis | origin or production
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| -lysis | breaking down or dissolution
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| -oid | resembling
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| -penia | abnormal reduction
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| -rrhea | discharge
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| -spasm | involuntary contraction
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| -cele | pouching or hernia
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| -ectasis | expansion or dilation
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| -emia | blood condition
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| -iasis | formation or presence of
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -malacia | softening
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| -oma | tumor
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| -osis | condition or increase
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| -phil | attraction for
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| -philia | attraction for
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| -ptosis | falling or downward displacement
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| -rrhage | to burst forth (blood)
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| -rrhagia | to burst forth (blood)
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| -centesis | puncture for aspiration
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| -desis | binding
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| -ectomy | excision (removal)
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| -pexy | suspension or fixation
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| -plasty | surgical repair or reconstruction
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| -rrhaphy | suture
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| -tomy | incision
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| -stomy | creating an opening
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| -ation | process
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| -e | indicator of a noun
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| -ia | condition of
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| -ism | condition of
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| -y | condition or process of
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| -ary | pertaining to
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| -ic | pertaining to
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| -ous | pertaining to
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| -tic | pertaining to
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| -icle | small
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| -ole | small
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| -ula | small
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| -ule | small
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| -gram | record
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| -graph | instrument for recording
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| -graphy | process of recording
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| -iatrics | treatment
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| -iatry | treatment
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| -logist | specialist
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| -ist | one who specailizes
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| -meter | instrument for measuring
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| -poiesis | formation
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| -scope | instrument for examination
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| -scopy | process of examination
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| -stasis | stop or stand
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| cyan/o | blue
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| erythr/o | red
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| leuk/o | white
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| melan/o | black
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| aer/o | air, gas
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| hydr/o | water
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| py/o | pus
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| abdomin/o | abdomen
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| lapar/o | abdomen
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| acr/o | extremity or topmost
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| aden/o | gland
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| arthr/o | joint
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| cephal/o | head
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| col/o | colon
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| cyt/o | cell
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| derm/o | skin
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| dermat/o | skin
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| cutane/o | skin
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| hist/o | tissue
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| my/o | muscle
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| muscul/o | muscle
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| nas/o | nose
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| rhin/o | nose
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| nephr/o | kidney
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| neur/o | nerve
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| or/o | mouth
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| oste/o | bone
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| pneum/o | air or lung
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| pneumon/o | air or lung
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| carcin/o | cancer
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| crin/o | to secrete
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| esthesi/o | sensation
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| fibr/o | fiber
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| gen/o | origin or production
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| gynec/o | woman
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| lith/o | stone
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| morph/o | form
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| necr/o | death
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| onc/o | tumor or mass
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| orth/o | straight, normal or correct
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| path/o | disease
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| ped/o | child or foot
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| phag/o | eat or swallow
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| phas/o | speech
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| phob/o | exaggerated fear or sensitivity
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| plas/o | formation
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| psych/o | mind
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| scler/o | hard
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| son/o | sound
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| sten/o | narrow
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| therm/o | heat
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| tox/o | poison
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| toxic/o | poison
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| troph/o | nourishment or developement
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