Foundations
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| ab- | away from
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| ad- | to; toward
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| ante- | before
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| astr- | star
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| auto- | self
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| brady- | slow
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| ect- | outside, outer
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| en- | in, within
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| endo- | within, inner
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| epi- | above, upon
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| ex- | out, outer
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| hemi- | half
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| infra- | below, inferior
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| inter- | between, among
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| intra- | within
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| iso- | same, equal
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| macro- | large
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| meta- | change, after, beyond
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| micro- | small
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| multi- | many
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| neo- | new
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| pan- | all
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| para- | near, beside
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| peri- | around, surrounding
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| poly- | many
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| post- | after
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| pre- | before
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| retro- | behind, backward
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| semi- | half
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| sub- | below, under
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| super- | above, over, excess
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| supra- | above, on top of
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| sym- | with, association
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| syn- | together, with, union
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| tachy- | fast
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| a-, an-, ana- | no, not, without
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| anti- | against
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| contra- | against, opposite
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| non- | not
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| bi- | two, double, both
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| centi- | hundred, hundredth
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| dec- | ten
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| milli- | one thousandth
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| quadr- | four
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| tri- | three
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| uni- | one
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| carcin- | cancerous
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| dys- | difficult, painful
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| hyper- | above, excessive
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| hypo- | deficient, below
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| mal- | bad, poor, abnormal
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| -ac, -al, -ar,-ary | pertaining to
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| -crine | to secrete
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| -crit | to separate
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| -cyte | cell
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| -gen, -genesis, -genic | producing, forming
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| goblin, globulin | protein
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| -gram | record, picture
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| -graph | instrument for recording
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| -graphy | process of recording
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| -iac, -ic | pertaining to
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| -oid | like, resembling
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| -(o)logist | specialist
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| -(o)logy | study of
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| -ous | pertaining to
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| -pepsia | digestion
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| -phagia | eating, swallowing
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| -phonia | voice, sound
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| -phoresis | carrying, transmission
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| -phoria | feeling, mental state
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| -pnea | breathing
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| -poiesis | formation
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| -scope | instrument of viewing
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| -scopy | process of viewing
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| -somnia | sleep
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| -stasis | control, stop
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| -therapy | treatment
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| -thorax | chest, pleural cavity
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| -tocia, | labor, birth
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| -tresia | opening
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| -trophy | growth, development
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| -tropin | nourish, develop, stimulate
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| -version | to turn
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| -algia | pain
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| -cele | hernia, herniation
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| -cytosis | condition of cells
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| -dynia | pain
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| -emesis | vomiting
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| -emia | blood condition
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| -ia, -iasis | abnormal condition
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -lysis, -lytic | breakdown, destruction
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| -malacia | softening
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| -oma | tumor
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| -osis | abnormal condition
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| -paresis | slight paralysis
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| -pathy | disease
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| -penia | decreased number
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| -phobia | abnormal fear
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| -plegia | paralysis
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| -ptosis | drooping, sagging, prolapse
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| -ptysis | spitting up
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| -(r)rhage, -(r)rhagia | bursting forth of blood
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| -(r)rhea | flow, discharge
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| -(r)rhexis | rupture
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| -sclerosis | hardening
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| -spasm | contraction, twitching
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| -stenosis | narrowing, tightening
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| -centesis | surgical puncture
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| -desis | binding together
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| -ectasia, -ectasis | stretching, dilation
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| -ectomy | surgical removal, excision
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| -(o)stomy | create a new opening
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| -(o)tomy | incision into
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| -pexy | surgical fixation
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| -(r)rhaphy | suture
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| -tripsy | crushing, friction
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| abdomin/o, lapar/o, ceil/o | abdomen
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| adip/o, lip/o | fat, fatty
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| anter/o | front
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| chonr/o | cartilage
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| crani/o | skull
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| cyt/o | cell
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| dors/o | back
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| hist/o | tissue
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| inguin/o | groin
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| later/o | side, away from the midline
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| lumb/o | loin
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| medi/o | middle
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| nucle/o | nucleus
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| pelv/i | pelvis
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| poster/o | back
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| proxim/o | near
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| spin/o | spine
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| thorac/o | chest
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| umbilic/o | navel
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| ventr/o | front side, belly
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| viscer/o | internal organs
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| anterior | toward the front, pertaining to the front
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| Anteroposterior (AP) | from the front to the back
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| caudal | downward, toward the tail
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| cranial | toward the head, pertaining to the head
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| cephalad | toward the head, pertaining to the head
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| deep | away from the surface
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| distal | away from the trunk, farthest from the point of origin of a body part
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| dorsal | toward the back, pertaining to the back
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| inferior | below, downward toward the feet
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| lateral | to the side, away from the midline of the body
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| medial | toward the midline of the body, pertaining to the middle
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| posterior | toward the back, pertaining to the back of the body
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| Posteroanterior (PA) | from the back to the front, pertaining to the back and the front
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| prone | face down, lying on the abdomen
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| proximal | toward the trunk of the body, nearest to the point of origin of a body part
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| superficial | near the surface, pertaining to the surface
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| supine | face up, lying on the back
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| ventral | toward the front, pertaining to the front side
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