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Definition
acr/o   extremities  
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amb/i   both sides/double  
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anter/o   front  
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aut/o   self  
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axill/o   armpit, axilla  
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blephar/o   eyelid or eyelash  
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brachi/o   arm  
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bucc/o   cheek  
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canth/o   angle formed where eyelids meet  
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capit/o   head  
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carp/o   wrist  
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caud/o   tail/downward  
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cephal/o   head  
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cervic/o   neck or cervix (neck of uterus)  
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cheil/o, chil/o   lip  
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chier/o, chir/o   hand  
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cili/o   eyelid or eyelash, or small hairlike processes  
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cor/e, cor/o   pupil of eye  
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crani/o   skull  
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cubit/o   elbow  
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dactyl/o   fingers or toes  
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derm/a, derm/o, dermat/o   skin  
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dors/i, dors/o   back or posterior  
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faci/o   face  
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gingiv/o   gums  
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gloss/o   tongue  
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gnath/o   jaws  
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inguin/o   groin  
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irid/o   iris of eye  
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labi/o   lips  
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lapar/o   abdomen, loin, or flank  
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later/o   side  
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lingu/o   tongue  
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mamm/a, mamm/o   breast  
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mast/o   breast  
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nas/o   nose  
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occipit/o   back of head  
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ocul/o   eye  
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odon/t   teeth  
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omphal/o   umbilicus  
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onych/o   nails  
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optic/o, opt/o   seeing, sight  
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or/o   mouth  
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ot/o   ear  
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papill/o   nipple  
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pelv/o, pelv/i   pelvis  
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phall/o   penis  
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pil/o   hair  
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pod/o   foot  
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rhin/o   nose  
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somat/o   body  
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steth/o   chest  
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stomat/o   mouth  
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tal/o   ankle  
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tars/o   foot  
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thorac/o   chest/thorax  
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trachel/o   neck or necklike  
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trich/o   hair or hairlike  
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ventr/i, ventr/o   front of body  
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abdomin/o   abdomen  
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acanth/o   spiny or thorny  
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acetabul/o   acetabulum  
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acromi/o   acromium  
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aden/o   gland  
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adip/o   fat  
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adren/o   adrenal gland  
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alveoli/o   air sac  
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angi/o   vessel  
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an/o   anus  
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aort/o   aorta  
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arteri/o, arter/o   artery  
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arteriol/o   arteriole  
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aspir/o   to breathe in  
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ather/o   plaque, fat  
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athr/o, articul/o   joint  
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atri/o   atrium  
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audi/o, aur/i   hearing  
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balan/o   glans penis  
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bio-   life  
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bronch/i, bronch/o   bronchus  
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bronchiol/o, bronchiol/i   bronchiole  
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carcin/o   cancer  
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cardi/o   heart  
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cellul/o   cell  
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cerebell/o   cerebellum  
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cerebr/i, crebr/o   cerebrum  
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cholangi/o   bile duct  
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chol/e   bile  
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cholecyst/o   gallbladder  
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choledoch/o   common bile dile  
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chondr/i, chondr/o   cartilage  
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chrom/o, chromat/o   color  
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col/o, colon/o   colon  
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colp/o   vagina  
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cost/o   rib  
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cry/o   cold  
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crypt/o   hidden  
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cutane/o   skin  
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cyan/o   blue  
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cysti, cyst/o   bladder or cyst  
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cyt/o   cell  
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dipl/o   double, twice  
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duoden/o   duodenum  
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encephal/o   brain  
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enter/o   intestine  
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episi/o   vulva  
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erythr/o   red  
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esophag/o   esophagus  
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fibr/o   fibers  
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galact/o   milk  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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glyc/o   sugar  
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gynec/o   female  
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hemat/o, hem/o   blood  
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hepat/o, hepatic/o   liver  
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heter/o   other, different  
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hidr/o   sweat  
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hist/o, histi/o   tissue  
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hom/o, home/o   same, alike  
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hydr/o   water, wet  
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hyster/o   uterus  
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iatr/o   treatment  
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ile/o   ileum (intestine)  
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ili/o   ilium (pelvic bone)  
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intestin/o   intestine  
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jejun/o   jejunum  
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kerat/o   cornea of eye, horny tissue  
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lacrima   tears  
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laryng/o   larynx  
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leuk/o   white  
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lipid/o   fat  
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lith/o   stone (in gallbladder or kidney)  
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lymph/o   lymph vessels  
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melan/o   black  
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men/o   menses, menstration  
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mening/o   meninges  
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metr/a, metr/o   uterus  
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my/o   muscle  
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myel/o   bone marrow or spinal cord  
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myring/o   eardrum  
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nat/o   birth  
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necr/o   death  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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neur/o   nerve  
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oophor/o   ovary  
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orchid/o, orchi/o   testis  
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oss/eo, oss/i, ost/e, ost/eo   bone  
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palat/o   roof of mouth  
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path/o   disease  
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peritne/o   peritoneum  
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pharmac/o   drug  
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pharyng/o   pharynx  
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phleb/o   vein  
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phren/o   diaphragm  
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pleur/o   pleura, rib (side)  
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pneuma/a, pneum/o   lungs  
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pneum/ato, pneum/ono   lungs  
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poli/o   gray matter of nervous system  
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proct/o   rectum, anus  
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pulmon/o   lungs  
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py/o   pus  
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pyel/o   pelvis of kidney  
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rect/o   rectum  
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ren/i, ren/o   kidney  
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sacr/o   sacrum  
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salping/o   fallopian tube  
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sarc/o   flesh  
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scapul/o   scapula  
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sept/o   infection  
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splen/o   spleen  
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spondyl/o   vertebra  
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stern/o   sternum  
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tend/o, ten/o, tendin/o   tendon  
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testicul/o   testis  
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therm/o   heat  
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thorac/o   chest  
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thym/o   thymus  
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thyr/o   thyroid gland  
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thyroid/o   thyroid gland  
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tonsil/o   tonsils  
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trache/o   trachea  
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tympan/o   eardrum  
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ur/e, ur/ea, ur/eo, urin/o, ur/o   urine  
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ureter/o   ureter  
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urethr/o   urethra  
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uter/o   uterus  
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vas/o   vas deferens  
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ven/o, ven/i   vein  
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vesic/o   bladder  
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viscer/o   viscera (internal organs)  
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xanth/o   red, redness  
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xer/o   dry  
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a-, an-   lack of, without, not  
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ante-   before, in front of, forward  
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anti-   opposing, against  
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bi-   double, two, twice, both  
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co-, con-, com-   together, with  
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de-   down, from  
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di-   twice, two  
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extra-, extro-   beyond, outside of, outward  
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hemi-, semi-   half, half of  
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hyper-   above, excessive, beyond  
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hyp-, hypo-   below, beneath, deficient  
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infra-   below, beneath  
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inter-   between  
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intra-   within, inside  
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intro-   into, within  
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macro-   large  
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micro-, micr-   tiny, small  
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post-   after, following, behind  
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pre-, pro-   in front of, before, preceding  
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retro-   behind, backward  
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semi-   half  
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trans-   through, across  
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tri-   three  
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ultra-   excessive, beyond  
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-ac   related to, pertaining to  
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-ic   related to, pertaining to  
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-al   related to, pertaining to  
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-ous   related to, pertaining to  
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-tic   related to, pertaining to  
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-ate   subject to, use  
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-ize   subject to, use  
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-ent   person, agent  
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-er   person, agent  
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-ist   subject to, use  
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-genic   produced by  
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-gram   a written record  
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-graph   instrument used to record  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-ism   condition or theory  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-ologist   one who studies, scientist  
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-ology   study of, process of study  
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-oma   tumor  
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-pathy   disease, disease process  
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-phobia   morbid fear or intolerance  
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-scope   instrument used to visually examine  
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-scopy   process of visual examination  
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ab-   moving away from  
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ad-   drawing toward  
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anterior-   front  
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posterior-   back  
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bio-   life  
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necro-   death  
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brady-   slow  
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tachy-   fast  
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endo-   within, inside  
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exo-   outside  
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eu-   normal, well  
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dys-   difficult, unwell  
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proximal-   near  
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distal-   away from  
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superior-   above  
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inferior-   below  
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cholic   an acid, related to bile  
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colic   severe abdominal pain  
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ileum   a portion of the colon  
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ilium   a part of the pelvic bone  
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lyse   to break  
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pneumonic   pertaining to the lungs  
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mucus   secretion of the mucous membranes  
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mucous   adjective from of mucus (resembling mucus)  
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pleural   pertaining to the lung  
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sycosis   inflammation of hair follicles  
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radicle   a vessel's smallest branch  
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venous   pertaining to a vein  
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ablation   surgical removal  
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afferent   toward the center  
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efferent   away from the center  
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antidote   a remedy to treat poisoning  
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-megaly   enlargement of  
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-centesis   a surgical puncture to withdraw or aspirate fluid  
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-ectomy   surgical removal of  
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-otomy   surgical incision or cutting into  
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-ostomy   surgical creation of an artificial-plasty opening  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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ana-   up, apart  
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ap- apo-   separated or derived from  
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brachy-   short  
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cata-   lower, down, against  
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circum-   around  
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contra-   against, opposed to  
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dia-   through, apart, across, between  
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dis-   apart from or free from  
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e-, ec-, ex-   from, away from, out of  
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ect-, exo-, ecto-   outside, outer, on  
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em-, en-   in  
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epi-, ep-   upon, over, on  
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mal-   bad  
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mes-, meso-   middle  
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meta-   beyond, changing  
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mono-   one  
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uni-   one  
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mult-, multi-   multiple, many  
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neo-   new, recent  
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oligo-   scanty  
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pan-   all  
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para-   beyond, beside, after  
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per-   through  
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peri-   around  
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poly-   many, excessive  
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presby-   old age  
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pseudo-   false  
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quadri-   four  
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re-   backward, again  
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sub-   under, beneath  
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super-, supra-   above, excessive, superior  
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sym-, syn-   with, together  
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-algia   pain, discomfort  
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-dynia   pain, discomfort  
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-arche   beginning  
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-cele   protrusion (hernia)  
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-cidal, -cide   kill, destroy  
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-cle   small  
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-cule   small  
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-ule   small  
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-ulus   small  
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-cyte   cell  
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-desis   surgical fusion or binding  
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-ectasis, ectasia   stretching, dilatation  
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-ectomy   cutting out, surgical removal  
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-emesis   vomit  
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-emia   pertaining to blood, a blood condition  
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-esis   state of or condition of  
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-ia   state of or condition of  
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-iasis   state of or condition of  
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-ity   state of or condition of  
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-osis   state of or condition of  
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-sis   state of or condition of  
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-tion   state of or condition of  
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-y   state of or condition of  
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-form   looking like, resembling, shaped like  
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-oid   looking like, resembling, shaped like  
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-genesis   a beginning process, origin of  
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-genic   produced by  
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-lysis   destruction, breakdown, separation  
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-malacia   softening  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-meter   instrument used to measure  
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-metry   process of measuring  
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-opsy   to view  
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-penia   lack of or deficiency  
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-pexy, -pexis   surgical fixation  
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-phagia, -phagy   eating  
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-plasia   formation, development  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-pnea   breathing  
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-poiesis, poietic   production or manufacture of  
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-ptosis   downward displacement, drooping  
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-rrhage, -rrhagia   excessive flow or discharge  
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-rrhaphy   suturing in place, fixation  
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-rrhea   flow or discharge  
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-rrhexis   rupture or breaking away  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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-stasis   to stop, stopping  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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-trophic, -trophy   growth or development  
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-gen   agent that causes  
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-plasm   growth or formation  
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-sarcoma   malignant tumor  
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auricular region   around the ears  
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infraorbital   below the eyes  
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infrascapular   on each side of the chest, down to the last rib  
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interscapular   on the back, between the scapluae  
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kyph/o   humpback (posterior curvature of thoracic spine)  
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lamin/o   lamina (part of the vertebral arch)  
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lord/o   curve or swayback (lordosis: anterior curvature in lumbar spine)  
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lumb/o   lower back, lumbar region  
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myel/o   bone marrow  
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oste/o   bone  
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orth/o   straight  
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scoli/o   crooked, bent  
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spondyl/o   vertebra (referring to conditions of the structure)  
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vertebr/o   vertebra (referring to or describing the structure)  
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