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Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots

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Definition
ante-   Before; Forward  
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anti-   Against  
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brady-   Slow  
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ect-   Outside; out  
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Endo-   Within  
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Hyper-   Above; excessive  
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Hypo-   Below; deficient  
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micro-   Small  
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multi-   Many  
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peri-   Around; surrounding  
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post-   after  
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pre-   before, in front  
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retro-   behind, backward, upward  
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semi-   half  
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sub-   below; under  
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super-   above; over; excess  
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supra-   above; on top of  
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tachy-   fast  
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-algia   pain  
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-cyte   cell  
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-cytosis   condition of cells  
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-ectomy   surgical removal; excision  
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-emesis   vomit  
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-emia   blood  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-oma   tumor  
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-ostomy   creation of an opening  
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-pathy   disease  
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-phagia   eating; swallowing  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-pnea   breathing  
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angi(o)   vessel  
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arthr(o)   joint  
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audi(o)   ear  
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bronchiol(o)   bronchiole  
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carcin(o)   cancer  
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cardi(o)   heart  
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cephal(o)   head  
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cerebr(o)   brain  
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coagul(o)   clotting  
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conjuctiv(o)   conjuntiva  
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cry(o)   cold  
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cyst(o)   bladder; sac  
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gastr(o)   stomach  
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hepat(o)   liver  
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lith(o)   stone  
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mening(o), meningi(o)   meninges (membrane)  
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muc(o)   mucus  
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my(o)   muscle  
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myel(o)   bone marrow  
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nas(o)   nose  
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neur(o)   nerve  
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oste(o)   bone  
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phleb(o)   vein  
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pil(o)   hair  
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pneum(o)   lungs; air  
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Neuralgia   nerve pain  
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Bradycardia   Slow heart rate  
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Myocardium   Heart muscle  
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Tachycardia   Fast heart rate  
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Dyspnea   Difficulty breathing  
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Rhinorrhea   Runny nose  
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Arthralgia   joint pain  
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Arthritis   joint inflammation  
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Hyperglycemia   High blood sugar  
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Hypokalemia   Low blood potassium  
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Metastasis   Spread of cancer cells from its point of origin  
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Anemia   Low red blood cells, hemoglobin, or volume of packed red blood cells  
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Sublingual   Under the tongue  
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Conjunctivitis   Pink eye  
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Otitis   Ear inflammation  
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Subcutaneous   Below the skin  
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