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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ADENO- | GLANDS |
| ANA- | TAKE APART |
| ARTHRO- | JOINTS |
| BRADY- | SLOWLY |
| CARCINO- | CANCER |
| CARDIO- | HEART |
| CEPHALO- | HEAD |
| CEREBRO- | FRONTAL LOBE OF YOUR BRAIN |
| CONTRA- | OPPOSITE |
| CYSTO- | URINARY BLADDER |
| DERMO- | SKIN |
| DYS- | BAD OR ABNORMAL |
| ENDO- | WITHIN |
| ENTERO- | THINGS IN THE INTESTINES |
| ERYTHRO- | BLOOD CELLS |
| EX- | TO TAKE SOMETHING OUT, OR AWAY FROM |
| GASTRO- | STOMACH |
| GYNECO- | FEMALE PARTS |
| HEMATO- | BLOOD |
| HEMI- | HALF |
| HEPATO- | LIVER |
| HYPER- | WORKING TOO MUCH, EXCESSIVE |
| HYPO- | TOO LITTLE, UNDER OR DEFICIENT |
| INTER- | BETWEEN |
| INTRA- | TO PLACE SOMETHING INTO OR WITHIN |
| LARYNGO- | LARYNX IS LOCATED IN THE THROAT |
| LEUKO- | WHITE |
| MACRO- | LARGE |
| NEPHRO- | KIDNEYS |
| ONCO- | TUMOR |
| OPHTHALMO- | EYES |
| OSTEO- | BONE |
| PAN- | ALL |
| PEDO- | CHILDREN |
| PER- | AN INSTRUMENT IS GOING TO GO THROUGH SOMETHING |
| PERI- | TO SURROUND SOMETHING |
| POST- | AFTER SOMETHING |
| PRE- | BEFORE |
| PSEUDO- | IT IS LIKE SOMETHING BUT IT IS FALSE |
| PSYCHO- | TO DO WITH THE MIND |
| RENO- (RENAL) | KIDNEY |
| RETRO- | LOCATED BEHIND SOMETHING |
| RHINO- | NOSE |
| SUB- | UNDER |
| SUPRA- | LOCATED ABOVE |
| TACHY- | TO BE FAST |
| TRANS- | ACROSS |
| ULTRA- | BEYOND |
| UNI- | ONE |
| URO- | URINARY TRACT |