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Prefixes/Suffixes/Roots/Terms Part 2!

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Supra   above; upper  
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Sub   Under; below  
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Ab   Away from  
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Ad   Toward  
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Inter   Between  
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Intra   Within; into  
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Arteri/o   Artery  
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Arthr/o   Joint  
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Ather/o   Plaque (fatty substance)  
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Ectomy   Removal  
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Pathy   Disease  
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Ic   Pertaining to  
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Dynia   Pain  
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Rrhage   Bursting forth (of blood)  
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Rrhaphy   Suture  
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Rrhea   Flow; Discharge  
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Rrhexis   Rupture  
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Scopy   Visual examination  
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Stenosis   Tightening; Stricture  
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Sclerosis   Hardening  
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Centesis   Surgical puncture to remove fluid.  
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Gram   Record  
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Graphy   Process of recording  
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Cephal/o   Head  
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Caud/o   Lower part of body  
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Coron/o   Toward the head  
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Dist/o   Far; distant  
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Anter/o   Front  
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Medi/o   Middle  
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Dors/o   Back  
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Poster/o   Back (of body); behind  
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Proxim/o   Near  
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Trans   Across; through  
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Later/o   Side  
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Ventr/o   Belly side of body  
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Midsagitt/o   At the middle, from top to bottom  
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Infer/o   Below, beneath  
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Necrosis   Death of tissue  
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Osis   Disease, abnormal condition  
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Ostomy   Surgically creating a new opening or mouth  
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Otomy   A cutting operation  
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