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| a- | without
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| ab- | away from
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| abdomin | abdomen
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| –ac,-al,-an, -ar, ary | pertaining to
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| acu | needle; sharp
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| ad- | toward
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| aden | gland
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| adip | fat
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| aer | air
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| albin | white
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| –algesia | pain; sensitivity
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| –algia | pain
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| ambi | both
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| amni | amnion
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| an- | without
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| andr | male
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| angi | vessel
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| ante- | before; in front of
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| antero- | before; in front of
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| anti- | against
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| arter | artery
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| arthr | joint
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| auto- | self
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| axill | armpit
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| bi- | two
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| bio | life
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| –blast | immature; embryonic
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| blephar | eyelid
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| brachi | arm
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| brady- | slow
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| bronch | bronchus
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| bucc | cheek
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| carcin | cancer
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| cardi | heart
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| carp | wrist
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| caud | tail
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| –cele | protrusion
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| –centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid
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| cephal | head
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| cerebr | cerebrum
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| cervic | neck
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| chem | chemical; drug
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| chlor | green
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| cholecyst | gall bladder
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| chondr | cartilage
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| chrom | color
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| chron | time
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| –cide | kill
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| circum- | around
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| celi | abdomen
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| –cise | cut
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| –cle | small
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| –coccus | round
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| col | colon
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| con- | with, together
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| contra- | against
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| coron | heart
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| cost | rib
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| crani | skull
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| cryo- | cold
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| cutane | skin
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| cyan | blue
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| cyst | bladder
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| cyt | cell
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| –cyte | cell
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| dactyl | fingers; toes
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| de- | down
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| derm | skin
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| dermat | skin
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| dextro | to the right
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| di- | two
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| dia- | through, across
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| dipl | two; double
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| dips | thirst
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| dorso- | back
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| duct | duct
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| –dynia | pain
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| dys- | difficult; painful
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| ec- | out
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| –ectasis | dilation
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| –ectomy | surgical removal
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| –ectopia | displacement
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| –emia | blood condition
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| encephal | brain
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| endo- | within; inner
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| enter | small intestine
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| eosin | rosy
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| epi- | upon; over
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| –er | one who
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| erythr | red
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| –esthesia | feeling; sensation
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| esophag | esophagus
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| eu- | normal
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| ex- | exit; out from
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| flex | to bend
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| gastr | stomach
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| –gen | that which produces
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| –genesis | creates
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| –genic | producing
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| gloss | tongue
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| glyc | sugar
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| –gram | record or picture
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| –graph | instrument for recording
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| –graphy | process of recording
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| –gravida | pregnangcy
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| gynec | female
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| hem | blood
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| hemat | blood
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| hemi- | half
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| hepat | liver
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| hetero- | different
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| hist | tissue
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| home | same
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| homo- | same
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| hidr | sweat
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| hydro- | water
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| hyper- | over; above
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| hypo- | under; below
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| hyster | uterus
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| –ia | state
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| –iasis | abnormal
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| –iatric | medicine
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| –ic, -ical, -ior | pertaining to
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| ichthy | scaly
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| ile | ileum
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| im- | not
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| immune | immune
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| in- | not; into
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| infra- | under; beneath; below
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| infer- | below
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| inguin | groin
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| inter- | among; between
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| intra- | within, inside
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| –ion | process
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| –ism | state of
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| –ist | one who specializes in
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| –itis | inflammation; infection
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| –ize | use or take away
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| –kinesia | movement
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| kyph | hump
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| lapar | abdomen
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| –lapse | slide or sag
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| laryng | voice box
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| latero- | side
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| leuk | white
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| lip | fat
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| lingu | tongue
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| –lith | stone
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| –logist | one who studies
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| –logy | study of
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| lord | curve
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| lumb | low back
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| lymph | lymph
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| –lysis | destroy
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| macro- | large
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| mal- | bad; ill
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| –malacia | softening
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| mamm | breast
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| mast | breast
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| medi- | middle
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| –megaly | enlargement
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| melan | black
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| meso- | middle
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| meta- | change, beyond
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| –meter | instrument to measure
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| –metry | process of measuring
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| micro- | small
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| mid- | middle
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| mono- | one
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| morph | shape
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| muc | mucus
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| multi- | many
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| my | muscle
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| myc | fungus
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| myel | spinal cord
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| nas | nose
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| nat | birth
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| natr | sodium
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| necr | death
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| neo- | new
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| nephr | kidney
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| neur | nerve
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| norm | rule; order
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| nulli- | none
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| –oid | like; resembling
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| –ole | small
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| olig | scanty
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| –oma | tumor; mass
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| omphal | navel
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| onc | tumor
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| onych | nail
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| ophthalm | eye
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| -opia | vision
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| opt | eye
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| or | mouth
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| orch | testes
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| orth | straight
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| –ory, -ose, -ous | pertaining to
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| –osis | abnormal condition
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| oste | bone
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| –ostomy | surgically create an opening
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| ot | ear
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| o, ov | egg; ovary
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| ox | oxygen
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| pachy- | thick
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| pan- | all
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| para- | beside; near
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| –paresis | weakness
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| –parous | give birth
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| –partum | birth; labor
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| path | disease
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| –pathy | disease
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| ped | child
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| ped/pod | foot
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| –penia | few
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| per- | through
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| peri- | around
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| peritone | peritoneum
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| –pexy | surgical fixation
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| phag | eat
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| pharyng | throat
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| –phasia | speech
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| –phobia | abnormal fear
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| –phoria | mental state
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| phot | light
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| –physis | to grow
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| pil | hair
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| –plasia | growth
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| –plasm | formation
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| –plasty | surgical repair
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| –plegia | paralysis
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| pleur | pleura
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| –pnea | breathing
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| pneumon | lung
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| poly- | many
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| post- | after
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| postero- | behind
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| pre- | before; in front of
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| pro- | before; in front of
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| pseudo- | false
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| –ptosis | drooping
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| pulmon | lung
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| purpur | purple
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| py | pus
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| pyret | fever
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| quad- | four
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| re- | again, back
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| rect | rectum
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| ren | kidney
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| retro- | backward; behind
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| rhin | nose
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| –rrhage | excessive flow
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| –rrhapy | suture
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| –rrhea | discharge
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| –rrhexis | rupture
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| salping | fallopian tubes
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| sarc | flesh
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| –sclerosis | hardening
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| –scope | instrument for viewing
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| –scopy | process of viewing
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| semi- | partial
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| seps | infection
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| sinsistro- | left
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| –sis | condition
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| somat | body
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| sonmo | sleep
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| –spasm | involuntary muscle contraction
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| spleen | spleen
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| –stalsis | constriction
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| staphyl | clusters
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| –stasis | stopping
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| –stenosis | narrowing
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| sub- | below; under
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| super- | above; excess
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| supra- | above
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| sym- | together
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| syn- | together
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| tachy- | rapid; fast
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| thel | nipple
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| –therapy | treatment
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| thorac | chest
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| thromb | clot
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| tonsill | tonsils
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| tox | toxin
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| trache | wind-pipe
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| trans- | through, across
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| tri- | three
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| trich | hair
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| –trophy | nourishment; development
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| –ule | small
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| ultra- | beyond, excess
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| ung | nail
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| uni- | one
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| ur | urine
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| –uria | urine condition
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| ven | vein
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| vertebr | vertebra
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| viscer | internal organ
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| xanth | yellow
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| xer | dry
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