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sufixs and prefixes

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a-   without, absence off  
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homo-   same  
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allo-   other, differing from the normal  
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hyper-   above, excessive  
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an-   without absense  
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iso-   same equal  
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ana-   against; up; back  
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macro-   large  
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aniso-   unequal,dissimilar  
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micro-   small  
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auto-   self  
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mono-   one  
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dia-   through,across  
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peri-   around  
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epi-   above upon  
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hetro-   different  
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poly-   many; much  
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sub-   under; below  
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-al   pertaining to  
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-oid   resembling  
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-algia   pain  
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-oma   tumor  
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-ation   process (off)  
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-osis   abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)  
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-blast   embryonic cell  
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-ous   p2 (pertaining to)  
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-cele   hernia,swelling  
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-pathy   disease  
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-cyte   cell  
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-penia   decrease  
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  skin  
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-phil   attraction for  
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-dynia   pain  
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-phobia   fear  
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-esctasis   dilation; expansion  
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-phoresis   carring, transmission  
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-ectomy   excision, removal of  
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-phylaxis   protection  
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-emia   state of  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-globin   protien  
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-poiesis   formation production  
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-graft   transplantation  
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-rrhagia   bursting forth of  
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-gram   record, writing  
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-rrhea   discharge,flow  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-sarcoma   malignant tumor of connective tissue  
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-logist   specialist in the study of  
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-scope   instrument of viewing  
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-logy   study of  
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-stasis   standing still  
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-lysis   seperation  
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-therapy   treatment  
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-malacia   softening  
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-tic   p2 (pertaining to)  
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-megaly   enlarging  
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-tomy   incision  
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a-, an-   without, not  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-al   p2  
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-metry   act of measure  
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-algia   pain  
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multi-   many, much  
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-ar   pertaing 2 p2  
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-ologist   specialist in the study of  
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-arche   beginning  
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-oma   tumour  
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-ary   pertaining 2  
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-osis   abnormal condition, increase  
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-cele   herna, swelling, protrusion  
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-para   to bear  
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-centesis   surgical puncture  
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-pathy   disease  
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-clasis   to break surgical fracture  
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peri-   around  
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-cyesis   pregancy  
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-pexy   fixation (of an organ)  
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dys-   bad painful , difficult  
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-phobia   fear  
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-ectasis   dilation expansion  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-ectomy   excision, surgical removal  
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poly-   many,much  
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endo-   in, within  
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primi-   first  
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epi-   above, upon, on, over  
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-ptosis   prolapse, downward displacement, sagging, drooping  
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-genesis   forming , producing, origin  
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-rrhagia   bursting forth, hemorrage  
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-gram   record ,writing, x-ray, film  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-rrhea   discharge , flow  
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-gravida   pregnant women  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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hyper-   excessive, above normal  
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-salpinx   tube, usually fallopian, oviduct  
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hypo-   under, below, deficient  
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-schisis   splitting  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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-sclerosis   abnormal condition of hardening  
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inter-   between  
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-scopy   visual examanation, process of examining  
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-ism   condition of  
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-tocia   child birth , labour  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-tomy   incision  
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juxta-   beside, next to  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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lacti-   milk  
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-triptor   instrument to crush  
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-lysis   seperation, destruction, breakage, loosening  
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-uria   urine  
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-malacia   softening  
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-version   turning  
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acusis   hearing  
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-oma   tumor  
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-al   P2  
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-opia   vision  
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-algesia   pain  
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-opsia   vision  
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-algia   pain  
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-osis   abnormal condition of  
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-ary   pertaining to  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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-asthenia   weakness, debility  
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-paresis   partial paralysis  
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-cele   hernia, swelling  
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-pathy   disease  
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-cusis   hearing  
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-pexy   fixation ( of a organ)  
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-dynia   pain  
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-phasia   speech  
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-ectomy   excision, removal  
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-phobia   fear  
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-esthesia   feeling  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-ptosis   prolapse, downward displacement  
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-ia   condition  
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-rrhagia   bursting forth  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-ion   the act of  
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-rrhea   discharge,flow  
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-ism   condition of  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-scope   instrument for examining  
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-kinesia   movement  
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-scopy   visual examination  
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-lepsy   seizure  
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-spasm   involuntary contraction, twitching  
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-logist   specialist in the study of  
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-stomy   forming and opening (mouth)  
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-logy   study of  
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-taxia   order, coordination  
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-lysis   separation destruction loosening  
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-tic   pertaining to  
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-malacia   softening  
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-tome   instrument to cut  
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-meter   instrument for measuring  
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-tomy   incision  
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-metry   act of measuring  
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-tropia   turning  
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-oid   resembling  
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a-, an-   without, not  
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hyper-   excessive, above normal  
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bi-   two  
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hypo-   under below deficient  
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brady-   slow  
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intra-   in within  
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contra-   against, opposite  
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necr-, necro-   death, necrosis  
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di-   double  
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pachy-   thick  
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dipl-, diplo-   double  
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para-   near, beside, beyond  
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dys-   bad painful, difficult  
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presby-   old age  
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eso-   inward  
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quadri-   four  
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exo-   outside,outward  
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syn-   union, together,joined  
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hemi-   one half  
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uni-   one  
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heter-,   different  
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hetero-   different  
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diplo-   double  
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