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Prefixes and Suffixes A-H

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hydra, hydro   water prefix  
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hyper   above prefix  
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hypo   below prefix or suffix  
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a, an   without, prefix  
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ab   away from prefix or suffix  
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ad   toward, rotate prefix  
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algia   pain prefix suffix  
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ante   before, wall part prefix or suffix  
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anti   against prefix  
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bi   two, double prefix  
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brady   slow prefix or suffix  
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circum   around prefix  
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co, con   together prefix or suffix  
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de   down or away prefix or suffix  
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desis   binding, fixation of prefix or suffix  
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dia   through prefix or suffix  
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dys   difficult, abnormal prefix  
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ecto   outside prefix  
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ectomy   excision prefix or suffix  
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endo   within prefix  
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epi   outer, on top of over prefix  
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exo   away from prefix  
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extra   outside, beyond prefix or suffix  
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ferro   iron prefix  
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form   shape of prefix or suffix  
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fore   before prefix or suffix  
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graphy   writing, record prefix or suffix  
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hemi   half prefix  
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