Taber's Prefixes and Suffixes
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| a-, an- | Without, away from, not.
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| ab-,abs- | from; away from; absent.
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| abdomin-, abdomino-, | abdomen
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| abort-, aborto- | To miscarry.
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| acous-, acoust-, acousto- | Hearing.
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| acro- | Extremity; top; extreme point.
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| ad- | Adherence; increase; toward.
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| aden-, adeno- | Gland.
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| adip-, adipo- | Fat.
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| adren-, adreno- | Adrenal glands.
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| -aemia | blood
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| aer-, aero- | Air or gas.
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| -aesthesia, aesthesio- | Sensation
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| af- | Toward.
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| -al. | Relating to (e.g, abdominal, intestinal). In chemistry, an aldehyde.
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| albumin-, albumino- | Albumin.
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| -algesia, -algia | Suffering; pain.
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| algi- | pain
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| allo-,all- | other
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| amb-, ambi- | Both; on both sides; around; about.
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| an-. ana-, an- | Up; against; back.
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| andro- | Man; male; masculine
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| angi-, angio- | Blood or lymph vessels.
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| aniso- | Unequal; asymmetrical; dissimilar.
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| ankyl-, ankylo- | Crooked; bent; fusion or growing together of parts.
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| ante- | Before.
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| antero- | Anterior; front; before.
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| ant-, anti- | Against.
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| apo- | From; derived from; separated from; opposed.
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| arteri-, arterio-. | Artery.
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| arthr-, arthro-. | Joint.
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| -ase. | Enzyme.
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| -asis, -esis, -iasis, -isis, -sis. | Condition; pathological state.
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| astro-. | Star; star-shaped.
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| atelo-. | Imperfect; incomplete.
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| ather-, athero-. | Fatty plaque.
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| atmo-. | Steam; vapor.
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| atreto-. | Absence of an opening.
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| aut-, auto-. | Self.
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| axio-. | Axis; the long axis of a tooth.
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| axo-. | Axis; axon.
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| azot-, azoto-. | Nitrogenous compounds.
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| cac-, caci-, caco-. | Bad; ill.
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| calc-, calco-. | Calcium.
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| calcan-, calcaneo-. | Calcaneum (heel bone).
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| carcin-, carcino-. | Cancer.
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| cardi-, cardio-. | Heart.
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| carpo-. | Carpus.
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| cary-, caryo-. cat-, cata-, cath-, kat-, kata-. | Down; downward; destructive; against;
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| cath-. cel-, celo-. | 1. Tumor; hernia. 2. Cavity.
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| -cele. | Tumor; swelling; hernia.
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| cent-. | Hundred.
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| cephal-, cephalo-. | Head.
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| cerebell-, cerebello-. | Cerebellum.
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| cervic-, cervico-. | Neck; the neck of an organ.
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| cheil-, cheilo-. chem-, chemo-. | Chemical; drug.
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| chil-, chilo-. | Lip; lips.
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| chir-, chiro-. | Hand.
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| chlor-, chloro-. | Green.
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| chol-, chole-. | Bile; gall.
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| cholangi-, cholangio-. | Bile vessel.
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| cholecyst-, cholecysto-. | Gallbladder.
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| choledoch-, choledocho-. | Bile duct.
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| chondr-, chondro-. | Cartilage.
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| chrom-, chromo-. | Color.
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| -cide. | Causing death.
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| cine-. | Movement.
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| circum-. | Around.
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| clavicul-, claviculo-. | Clavicle.
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| -cle, -cule. | Little (e.g, molecule, corpuscle).
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| cleid-, cleido-. | Clavicle.
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| co-, com-, con-. | Together.
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| colp-, colpo-. contra-. | Against; opposite.
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| crani-, cranio-. | Skull; cranium.
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| cry-, cryo-. | Cold.
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| -cusia,-cusis. | Hearing.
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| cyan-, cyano-. | Blue.
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| cycl-, cyclo-. | Circular; cyclical; ciliary body of the eye.
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| cyst-, cysto-, -cyst. | Cyst; urinary bladder.
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| cyt-, cyto-, -cyte. | Cell.
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| dacry-. | Tears.
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| dactyl-, dactylo-. | Finger; toe.
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| de-. | From; down; not.
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| dec-, deca-. | Ten.
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| deci-. | One tenth.
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| demi-. | Half.
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| dent-, denti-, dento-. | Teeth.
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| derm-, derma-, dermato-, dermo-. | Skin.
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| deuter-, deutero-, deuto-. | Second; secondary.
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| dextro-. | Right.
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| di-. | Double; twice; two; apart from.
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| dia-. | Through; between; asunder.
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| dipla-, diplo-. | Double; twin.
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| dips-, dipso-. | Thirst.
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| dis-. | Negative; double; twice; apart; absence of.
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| dors-, dorsi-, dorso-. | Back.
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| duoden-, duodeno-. | Duodenum.
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| -dynia. | Pain.
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| dys-. | Difficult; bad; painful.
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| -eal. | Pertaining to.
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| ec-, ecto-. | Out; on the outside.
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| -ectomy. | Excision.
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| ectro-. | Congenital absence of a part.
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| ef-, es-, ex-, exo-. | Out.
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| electr-, electro-. | Electricity.
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| embol-, embolo-. | Plug.
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| -emesis. | Vomiting.
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| -emia. | Blood.
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| en-. | In; into.
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| enantio-. | Opposite.
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| end-, endo-. | Within.
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| ent-, ento-. | Within; inside.
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| enter-, entero-. | Intestine.
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| ep-, epi-. | Upon; over; at; in addition to; after.
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| episi-, episio-. | Vulva.
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| erythr-, erythro-. | Red.
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| eschar-, escharo-. | Scab.
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| -esis. esophag-, esophago-. | Esophagus.
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| -esthesia. | Sensation.
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| etio-. | Causation.
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| eu-. | Well; good; healthy; normal.
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| eury-. | Broad.
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| ex-. | Out; away from; completely.
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| exo-. | Out; outside of; without.
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| extra-. | Outside of; in addition; beyond.
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| -facient. | Causing; making happen.
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| femor-, femoro-. | Thigh.
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| -ferous. | Producing.
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| ferri-, | ferro-. Iron.
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| fibro-. | Fibers; fibrous tissues.
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| fluo-. | Flow.
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| fluor-, fluoro-. | Luminous; fluorescence.
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| fore-. | Before; in front of.
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| -form. | Form.
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| -fuge. | To expel; to drive away; fleeing.
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| galact-, galacto-. | Milk.
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| gam-, gamo-. | Marriage; sexual union.
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| gaster-, gastero-, gastr-, gastro-. | Stomach.
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| gen-. | Producing; forming.
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| -gen, -gene, -genesis, -genetic, -genic. | Producing; forming.
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| glauc-, glauco-. | Gray.
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| genito-. | Organs of reproduction.
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| gero-. | Old age.
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| giga-. | Billion.
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| gingiv-, gingivo-. | Gums (of the mouth).
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| -globin. | Protein.
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| gloss-, glosso-. | Tongue.
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| gluc-, gluco-, glyc-, glyco-. | Sugar; glycerol or similar substance.
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| gnath-, gnatho-. | Jaw; cheek.
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| -gog, -gogue. | To make flow.
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| gon-, gono-. | Semen; seed; genitals; offspring.
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| -gram. | A tracing; a mark.
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| -graph. | Instrument used to make a drawing or record.
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| -graphy. | Writing; record.
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| -gravida. | Pregnant.
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| gyn-, gyne-, gyneco-, gyno-. | Woman; female.
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| gyro-. | Circle; spiral; ring.
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| hem-, hema-, hemato-, hemo-. | Blood.
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| hemi-. | Half.
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| hepat-, hepato-. | Liver.
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| heredo-. | Heredity.
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| heter-, hetero-. | Other; different.
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| hex-, hexa-. | Six.
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| histo-. | Tissue.
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| hol-, holo-. | Complete; entire; homogeneous.
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| homeo-. | Likeness; resemblance; constant unchanging state.
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| homo-. | Same; likeness.
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| hydra-, hydro-, hydr-. | Water.
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| hyo-. | Hyoid bone.
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| hyp-, hyph-, hypo-. | Less than; below or under; beneath; deficient.
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| hyper-. | Above; excessive; beyond.
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| hypno-. | Sleep; hypnosis.
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| hyster-, hystero-. | Uterus.
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| -ia. | Condition, esp. an abnormal state.
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| -iasis. -iatric. | Medicine; medical profession; physicians.
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| -ic. | Pertaining to; relating to.
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| ichthyo-. | Fish.
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| -id. | Secondary skin eruption distant from primary infection site.
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| ideo-. | Mental images.
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| idio-. | Individual; distinct.
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| ileo-. | Ileum.
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| ilio-. | Ilium; flank.
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| im-. immun-, immuno-. Immune; | immunity.
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| in-. | In; inside; within; intensive action; negative.
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| infra-. | Below; under; beneath; inferior to; after.
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| inter-. | Between; in the midst.
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| intra-, intro-. | Within; in; into.
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| ipsi-. | Same; self.
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| irid-, irido-. | Iris.
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| ischio-. | Ischium.
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| -isis. -ism. | Condition; theory.
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| iso-. | Equal.
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| -ite. | 1. Of the nature of. 2. In chemistry, a salt of an acid with the termination -ous.
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| -itis. | Inflammation of.
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| -ize. | To treat by special method.
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| jejuno-. | Jejunum.
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| juxta-. | Close proximity.
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| kary-, karyo-, cary-, caryo-. | Nucleus; nut.
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| kat-, kata-. kera-, kerato-. | Horny substance; cornea.
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| ket-, keto-. | Ketone bodies (acids and acetones).
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| kilo-. | Thousand.
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| kinesi-, kino-, -kinesis. | Movement.
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| klepto-. | To steal.
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| kolp-, kolpo-, colp-, colpo-. | Vagina.
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| kypho-. | Humped.
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| kysth-, kystho-. | Vagina.
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| lab-, labi-. | Lip.
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| lact-. | Milk.
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| laparo-. | Flank; abdominal wall.
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| laryng-, | aryngo-.
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| latero-. | Side.
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| leio-. | Smooth.
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| lepido-. | Flakes; scales.
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| -lepsy. | Seizure.
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| lepto-. | Thin; fine; slight; delicate.
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| leuk-, leuko-, leuc-. | White; white blood cell.
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| linguo-. | Tongue.
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| lip-, lipo-. | Fat.
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| -lite, -lith, lith-, litho-. | Stone; calculus.
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| -logia, -logy. | Science of; study of.
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| lord-, lordo-. | Curve; swayback.
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| lumbo-. | Loins.
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| lyo-. | Loosen; dissolve.
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| -lysis. | 1. Loosen; dissolve. 2. In medicine, reduction of; relief from.
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| macr-, macro-. | Large; long.
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| mal-. | Ill; bad; poor.
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| mamm-, mammo-. | Breast.
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| -mania. | Frenzy; madness.
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| mast-, masto-. | Breast.
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| meat-, meato-. | Opening; meatus.
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| med-, medi-, medio-. | Middle.
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| medull-, medullo-. | Soft inner part; medulla.
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| mega-, megal-, megalo-. | Large; of great size.
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| -megalia, -megaly. | Enlargement of a body part.
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| meio-, mio-. | Less; smaller.
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| melan-, melano-. | Black.
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| mening-, meningo-. | Meninges.
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| menta-, mento-. | Mind.
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| mes-, meso-. | 1. Middle. 2. In anatomy, the mesentery. 3.In medicine, secondary; partial.
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| mesio-. | Toward the middle.
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| meta-. | 1. Change; transformation; next ina series. 2. In chemistry, the 1,3 positionof benzene derivatives.
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| metacarp-, metacarpo-. | Metacarpus (bones of the hand).
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| -meter. | Measure.
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| metr-, metra-, metro-. | Uterus.
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| micr-, micro-. | Small.
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| mio-. mon-, mono-. | Single; one.
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| muc-, muci-, muco-, myxa-, myxo-. | Mucus.
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| multi-. | Many; much.
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| musculo-, my-, myo-. | Muscle.
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| my-, myo-. myc-, myco-. | Fungus.
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| myel-, myelo-. | Spinal cord; bone marrow.
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| myring-, myringo-. | Tympanic membrane, eardrum.
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| myx-, myxo-. nano-. | 1. One billionth. 2. Dwarfism (nanism).
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| narco-. | Numbness; stupor.
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| naso-. | Nose.
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| necr-, necro-. | Death; necrosis.
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| neo-. | New; recent.
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| nephr-, nephra-, nephro-. | Kidney.
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| neur-, neuri-, neuro-. | Nerve; nervous system.
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| nitr-, nitro-. | Nitrogen.
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| non-. | No.
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| normo-. | Normal; usual.
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| noso-. | Disease.
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| noto-. | The back.
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| nucleo-. | Nucleus.
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| nyct-, nycto-. | Night; darkness.
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| ob-. | Against.
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| occipit-, occipito-. | Occiput.
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| octa-, octo-. | Eight.
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| oculo-. | Eye.
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| -ode, -oid. | Form; shape; resemblance.
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| odont-, odonto-. | Tooth; teeth.
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| -odynia, odyno-. | Pain.
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| -oid. oleo-. | Oil.
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| olig-, oligo-. | Few; small.
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| -ology. | Science of; study of.
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| -oma. | Tumor.
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| omo-. | Shoulder.
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| omphal-, omphalo-. | Navel.
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| onco-. | Tumor; swelling; mass.
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| onych-, onycho-. | Fingernails; toenails.
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| oo-, ovi-, ovo-. | Egg; ovum.
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| oophor-, oophoro-, oophoron-. | Ovary.
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| ophthalm-, ophthalmo-. | Eye.
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| -opia. | Vision.
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| opisth-, opistho-. | Backward.
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| -opsy. | View of.
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| optico-, opto-. | Eye; vision.
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| orchi-, orchid-, orchido-. | Testicle.
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| -orexia. | Appetite.
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| oro-. | Mouth.
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| orth-, ortho-. | Straight; correct; normal; in proper order.
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| os-. | Mouth; bone.
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| oscheo-. | Scrotum.
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| -ose. | 1. Carbohydrate. 2. Primary alteration of a protein.
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| -osis. | Condition; status, process; abnormal increase.
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| osmo-. | 1. Odor; smell. 2. Impulse. 3. Osmosis.
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| oste-, osteo-. | Bone.
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| -ostomosis, -ostomy, -stomosis, -stomy. | A created mouth or outlet.
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| ot-, oto-. | Ear.
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| -otomy. | Cutting.
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| -ous. | 1. Possessing; full of. 2. Pertaining to.
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| ovi-, ovo-. ox-. | Oxygen.
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| oxy-. | 1. Sharp; keen; acute; acid; pungent. 2. Oxygen in a compound. 3. Hydroxyl group.
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| pach-, pachy-. | Thick.
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| -pagus. | Twins joined at a specific site (e.g, craniopagus).
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| pali-, palin-. | Recurrence; repetition.
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| pan-. | All; entire.
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| pant-, panto-. | All or the whole of something.
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| papulo-. | Pimple; papule.
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| para-, -para. | 1. Prefix: near; alongside of; departurefrom normal. 2. Suffix: Bearing offspring.
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| patell-, patello-. | Patella; kneecap.
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| path-, patho-, -path, -pathic, -pathy. | Disease; suffering.
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| ped-, pedi-, pedo-. | Foot.
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| pedia-. | Child.
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| pedicul-, pediculo-. | Louse.
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| -penia. | Decrease from normal; deficiency.
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| pent-, penta-. | Five.
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| -pepsia. | Digestion.
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| per-. | Throughout; through; utterly; intense.
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| peri-. | Around; about.
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| perineo-. | Perineum.
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| peritoneo-. | Peritoneum.
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| pero-. | Deformed.
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| petro-. | Stone; the petrous portion of the temporal bone.
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| -pexy. | Fixation, usually surgical.
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| phaco-. | Lens of the eye.
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| phag-, phago-. | Eating; ingestion; devouring.
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| phalang-, phalango-. | Phalanges (bones of fingers and toes).
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| phall-. | Penis.
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| pharmaco-. | Drug; medicine.
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| pharyng-, pharyngo-. | Pharynx.
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| -phasia. | Speech.
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| -phil, -philia, -philic. | Love for; tendency toward; craving for.
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| phlebo-. | Vein.
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| -phobia. | Abnormal fear or aversion.
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| phono-. | Sound; voice.
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| -phoresis. | Transmission.
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| -phoria. | In ophthalmology, a turning with reference to the visual axis.
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| photo-. | Light.
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| phren-, phreno-, -phrenia. | Mind; diaphragm.
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| -phylaxis. | Protection.
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| physico-. | Physical; natural.
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| physio-. | Rel. to nature.
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| physo-. | Air; gas.
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| phyt-, phyto-. | Plant; something that grows.
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| pico-. | One trillionth.
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| picr-, picro-. | Bitter.
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| -piesis. | Pressure.
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| pimel-, pimelo-. | Fat.
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| plagio-. | Slanting; oblique.
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| -plakia. | Plaque.
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| -plasia. | Growth; cellular proliferation.
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| plasm-, -plasm. | 1. Prefix: Living substance or tissue. 2. Suffix: To mold.
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| -plastic. | Molded; indicates restoration of lost or badly formed features.
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| platy-. | Broad.
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| -plegia. | Paralysis; stroke.
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| pleur-, pleuro-. | Pleura; side; rib.
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| -ploid. | Chromosome pairs of a specific number.
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| plur-, pluri-. | Several; more.
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| pneo-. | Breath; breathing.
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| pneum-, pneuma-, pneumato-. | Air; gas; respiration.
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| pneumo-, pneumono-. | Air; lung.
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| pod-, podo-. | Foot.
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| poikil-, poikilo-. | Varied, irregular.
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| -poiesis, -poietic. | Production; formation.
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| polio-. | Gray matter of the nervous system.
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| poly-. | Much; many.
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| post-. | After.
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| postero-. | Posterior; behind; toward the back.
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| -praxis. | 1. Act; activity. 2. Practice; use.
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| pre-. | Before; in front of.
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| presby-. | Old age.
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| pro-. | Before; in behalf of.
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| proct-, procto-. | Anus; rectum.
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| proso-. | Forward, anterior.
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| prostat-, prostato-. | Prostate gland.
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| proto-. | 1. First. 2. In chemistry, the lowest of a series of compounds with the sameelements.
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| pseud-, pseudo-. | False.
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| psych-, psycho-. | Mind; mental processes.
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| psychro-. | Cold.
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| -ptosis. | Prolapse, downward displacement.
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| pubio-, pubo-. | Pubic bone or region.
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| pulmo-. | Lung.
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| py-, pyo-. | Pus.
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| pycn-, pycno-, pykn-, pykno-. | Dense; thick; compact; frequent.
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| pyelo-. | Pelvis.
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| pyg-, pygo-. | Buttocks.
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| pykn-, pykno-. pyle-. | Orifice, esp. of the portal vein.
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| pyloro-. | Gatekeeper; applied to the pylorus.
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| pyreto-. | Fever.
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| pyro-. | Heat; fire.
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| quadr-, quadri-. | Four.
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| quinqu-. | Five.
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| rachi-, rachio-. | Spine.
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| radio-. | 1. Radiant energy; a radioactive substance. 2. In chemistry, a radioactive isotope.
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| re-. | Back; again.
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| recto-. | Straight; rectum.
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| ren-, reno-. | Kidney.
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| reticulo-. | Reticulum.
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| retro-. | Backward; back; behind.
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| rhabdo-. | Rod.
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| rheo-, -(r)rhea. | Current; stream; to flow; to discharge.
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| rhino-. | Nose.
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| rhizo-. | Root.
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| rhodo-. | Red.
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| roseo-. | Rose-colored.
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| -(r)rhage, -(r)rhagia. | Rupture; profuse fluid discharge.
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| -(r)rhaphy. | A suturing or stitching.
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| -(r)rhexis. | Rupture of a specific body part.
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| sacchar-, saccharo-. | Sugar.
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| sacro-. | Sacrum.
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| salping-, salpingo-. | Auditory tube; fallopian tube.
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| sapro-. | Putrid; rotten.
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| sarco-. | Flesh.
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| scapho-. | Boat-shaped; scaphoid.
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| scapulo-. | Shoulder.
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| scato-. | Dung; fecal matter.
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| schisto-. | Split; cleft.
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| schizo-. | Division.
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| scirrho-. | Hard; hard tumor or scirrhus.
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| sclero-. | Hard; relating to the sclera.
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| -sclerosis. | Dryness; hardness.
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| -scope. | Instrument for viewing or examining (includes other methods of examination).
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| -scopy. | Examination.
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| scoto-. | Darkness.
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| sebo-. | Fatty substance.
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| semi-. | Half.
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| septi-. | Seven.
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| sero-. | Serum.
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| sesqui-. | One and one half.
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| sial-, sialo-. | Saliva.
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| sidero-. | Iron; steel.
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| -sis. sitio-, sito-. | Bread; made from grain; food.
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| skeleto-. | Skeleton.
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| skia-. | Shadow.
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| sodio-. | Sodium.
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| somat-, somato-. | Body.
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| spectro-. | Appearance; image; form; spectrum.
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| sperma-, spermat-, spermato-. | Sperm; spermatozoa.
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| spheno-. | Wedge; sphenoid bone.
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| sphygmo-. | Pulse.
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| spir-, spiro-. | Breathe.
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| spleno-. | Spleen.
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| spondyl-, spondylo-. | Vertebra.
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| spongio-. | Spongelike.
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| staphylo-. | Uvula; bunch of grapes; Staphylococcus.
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| steato-. | Fat.
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| steno-. | Narrow; short.
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| sterco-. | Feces.
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| stere-, stereo-. | Three dimensions.
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| sterno-. | Sternum.
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| stetho-. | Chest.
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| stomato-. | Mouth.
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| -stomosis, -stomy. strepto-. | Twisted.
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| sub-. | Under; beneath; in small quantity; less than normal.
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| super-. | Above; beyond; superior.
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| supra-. | Above; beyond; on top.
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| sym-. | With; together with; along; beside.
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| syn-. | Joined; together.
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| tachy-. | Swift; rapid.
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| taen-, taeni-, ten-, teni-. | Tapeworm.
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| tarso-. | Flat of the foot; edge of the eyelid.
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| tauto-. | Same.
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| techno-. | Art; skill.
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| tel-, tele-. | 1. End. 2.Distant.
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| teleo-. | Perfect; complete.
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| temporo-. | Temples of the head.
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| ten-, teni-. tendo-, teno-. | Tendon.
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| ter-. | Three.
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| tera-. | One trillionth.
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| terato-. | Severely malformed fetus.
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| tetra-. | Four.
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| thalamo-. | Chamber; part of the brain where a nerve originates; thalamus.
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| thanato-. | Death.
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| theco-. | Sheath; case; receptacle.
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| thermo-. | Hot; heat.
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| thio-. | Sulfur.
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| thorac-, thoraci-, thoraco-. | Chest; chest wall.
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| thrombo-. | Blood clot; thrombus.
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| thymo-. | 1. Thymus. 2. Soul; emotions.
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| thy-, thyro-. | Thyroid gland; oblong; shield.
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||||
| thyroid-, thyroido-. | Thyroid gland.
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| toco-. | Childbirth.
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||||
| -tome. | Cutting instrument.
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| tomo-. | Section; layer.
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||||
| -tomy. | Cutting operation; excision.
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| ton-, tono-. | Tension.
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||||
| top-, topo-. | Place; locale.
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| tox-, toxi-, toxico-, toxo-, -toxic. | Toxin; poison; toxic.
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||||
| trachelo-. | Neck.
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||||
| tracheo-. | Trachea; windpipe.
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||||
| trans-. | Across; over; beyond; through.
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||||
| traumato-. | Trauma.
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||||
| tri-. | Three.
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||||
| trich-, trichi-, tricho-. | Hair.
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||||
| troph-, tropho-, -trophic. | Nourishment.
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||||
| -tropin. | Stimulation of a target organ by a substance, esp. a hormone.
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| tubo-. | Tube.
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| tympan-, tympano-. | Eardrum; tympanum.
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| typhlo-. | 1. Cecum. 2. Blindness.
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||||
| typho-. | Fever; typhoid.
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||||
| ulo-. | Scar; scarring.
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||||
| ultra-. | Beyond; excess.
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||||
| uni-. | One.
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||||
| uretero-. | Ureter.
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||||
| urethro-. | Urethra.
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||||
| -uria. | Urine.
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||||
| urin-, urino, uro-. | Urine.
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||||
| uter-, utero-. | Uterus.
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||||
| vagin-, vagino-. | Vagina.
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| varic-, varico-. | Dilated vein.
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||||
| vaso-. | Vessel (e.g, blood vessel).
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| veno-. | Vein.
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| ventro-, | ventr-, ventri-. Abdomen; anterior surface of the body.
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| vertebro-. | Vertebra; vertebrae.
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| vesico-. | Bladder; vesicle.
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| viscero-. | Viscera.
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| vitr-, vitro-, vitre-, vitreo-. | Vitreous body (eye); glassy.
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||||
| vulvo-. | Covering; vulva.
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||||
| xanth-. | Yellow.
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||||
| xeno-. | Strange; foreign.
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||||
| xero-. | Dry.
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||||
| xiph-, | xiphi-, xipho-. Xiphoid cartilage.
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| zoo-. | Animal; animal life.
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