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Suffixes and Prefixes

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a, an   without, not  
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dia   through, across  
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per   through  
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ultra   excess, beyond  
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dys   bad, painful  
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endo   within  
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peri   around  
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epi   above, upon  
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ante   in front of  
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hypo   below  
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leuko   white  
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inter   between  
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quadra   four  
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quadri   four  
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sub   under, below  
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syn   joined, union, together  
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schsis   splitting, cleft, fissure  
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graphy   process of recording  
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tomy   incision  
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osis   abnormal condition  
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ectasis   dilation, expansion  
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centesis   surgical puncture  
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ology   study of  
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al, ar, ic   pertaining to  
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plegia   paralysis  
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ptosis   sagging, prolapse, downward  
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meter   instrument used to measure  
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um   structure, thing  
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duction   act of leading, bringing, conducting  
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scopy   visual examination  
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plasty   surgical repair  
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porosis   porous  
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emesis   vomiting  
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iasis   abnormal condition of  
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megaly   enlargement  
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orexia   appetite  
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pepsia   digestion  
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phagia   swallowing, digestion  
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prandial   meal  
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rrhea   discharge, flow  
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ectomy   excision  
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itis   inflammation  
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scope   instrument to view  
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oma   tumour  
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blast   embryonic cell  
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clasis   surgical fracture, break  
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desis   binding, fixation  
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malacia   softening  
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physis   growth  
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stomy   artificial opening  
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ia, ian, ism   condition of  
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algia   pain  
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pexy   fixation  
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rrhexis   rupture  
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pathy   disease  
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rrhaphy   suture  
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cele   hernia, swelling  
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emia   blood condition  
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iatry   treatment  
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brady   slow  
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eu   good, normal, well, easily  
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pneu   lungs and air  
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tachy   rapid, fast  
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extra   outside  
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pro   before, in front of  
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trans   through, across  
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anti   against  
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mono   one  
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intra   in, within  
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hyper   excessive  
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hypo   below, deficient  
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dys   painful, bad  
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pnea   breathing  
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scope   instrument to view  
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stenosis   narrowing, stricture  
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cyte   cell  
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gram   record  
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phage   cell that destroys, eats  
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stasis   stopping, controlling  
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crasia   mixture, blending  
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fusion   pour  
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graph   instrument to record  
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penia   deficiency of  
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spasm   involuntary movement  
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stenosis   narrowing, stricture  
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capnia   carbon dioxide  
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phonia   voice  
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osmia   smell  
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ptysis   spitting  
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thorax   pleural cavity, chest  
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sphyxia   pulse  
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lysis   destruction  
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crasia   mixture, blending  
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clysis   irragation or washing  
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derma   skin  
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genesis   orgin, formation  
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globin   protein  
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poly   many, much  
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phil   attraction to  
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poiesis   formation  
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rrhagia   rapid flow, bursting forth  
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therapy   treatment  
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