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prefixes, roots, suffixes

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a, an-   no, not, without  
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ab-   away from  
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ad-   toward  
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ante-   before, forward  
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anti-   against  
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auto-   self  
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dia-   complete, through  
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dys-   bad, painful, difficult  
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eu-   good, well, easily  
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endo-   within  
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epi-   above, upon  
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ex/exo-   out, outside, outward  
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hemo-   blood  
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hyper-   above, excessive  
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hypo-   deficient, below  
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inter-   between  
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intra-   within  
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micro-   small  
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mono-   one, single  
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multi-   many  
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neo-   new  
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nulli-   none  
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per-   through  
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pre-   before, infront of  
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peri-   around, surrounding  
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post-   after, behind  
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poly-   many  
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semi-   one half, partly  
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sub-   under, below  
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super-   above  
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trans-   through  
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bi-   two  
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tri-   three  
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abdomin/o   abdomen  
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adreno   adrenal gland  
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angio   vessal (blood)  
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appendico   appendix  
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arterio   artery  
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arthro   joint  
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audio   ear, hearing, sense of hearing  
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bi/o   life  
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broncho   bronchial tube  
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carcino   cancer, cancerous  
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cardio   heart  
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chol/e   bile, gall  
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colo/colono   colon (large intestine)  
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cranio   skull  
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cyto   cell  
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corono   heart  
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dermo/dermato   skin  
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encephalo   brain  
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entero   intestines, usually small  
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gastro   stomach  
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gonado   gonad, sex glands  
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hemo/hemato   blood  
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hepato   liver  
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lipo   fat  
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litho   stone  
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lympho   lymph  
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mammo   breast  
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masto   breast  
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myo   muscle  
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myelo   bone marrow, spinal cord  
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naso   nose  
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nato   birth  
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decro   death  
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nephro   kidney  
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neuro   nerve  
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neo   new  
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onco   tumor  
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oophoro   ovary  
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ophthalmo   eye  
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oro   mouth  
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orch, orchi, orchido   testicle, testis  
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ortho   straight, normal, correct  
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osteo   bone  
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oto   ear  
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ovario   ovary  
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peso   child  
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phelbo   vein  
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pleuro   pleura (membranes surrounding lung)  
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pneumo, pneumono   air, lung  
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pulmono   lung  
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pyo   pus  
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reno   kidney  
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rhino   nose  
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sclero   white of eye (hard)  
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spleno   spleen  
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tracheo   trachea, widpipe  
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teno, tendo, tendino   tendon  
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thrombo   clot  
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om/o   shoulder  
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tonsillo   tonsils  
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veno   vein  
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-ac, al, an, ar, ary   pertaining to  
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-algia   pain  
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-algesia   painful, pain sense  
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-cyte   cell  
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-cele   hernia  
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-centesis   surgical puncture to remove fluid  
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-dynia   pain  
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-ectomy   surgical removal of all or part of  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-gram   record  
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-graph   instrument for recording  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-ic, ical   pertaining to  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-malacia   soft, soft condition  
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-megaly   enlarged  
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-necrosis   tissue death  
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-oma   abnormal tumour  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-otomy   cut into, incision  
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-ostomy   new opening  
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-opsy   to view  
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-ologist   a specialist, in the study of  
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-ology   study of  
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-pathy   disease  
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-pexy   surgical fixation  
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-plasia   formation, development  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-ptosis   drooping, prolapse, fall, sag  
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-ptysis   spitting  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-rrhage   excess flow of blood  
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-rrhea   flow, discharge  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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-scope   instrument to view or visually examine  
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-scopy   process of viewing or visual examination  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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-tome   instrument to cut  
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-tomy   process of cutting  
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