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Basic Prefixes and Suffixes

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a, an   without  
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ab   away from  
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ad   bring to  
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anti   against  
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bi   two  
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de   breakdown  
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dis   to undo  
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dys   difficult or painful  
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endo   within, innermost  
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ex   out  
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hyper   excessive, above  
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hypo   deficient, below  
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peri   surrounding, outer  
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pre   before  
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post   after, behind  
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sub   under  
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super/ supra   greater than, upper  
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infer/ infra   less than, below  
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inter   between  
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intra   inside  
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ic, ac, um, al, us, ar   pertaining to, belonging to  
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itis   inflammation  
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emia   blood (blood condition)  
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osis   abnormal condition  
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otomy   incision, cut into, tapping  
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ostomy   creation of an artificial opening  
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ectomy   surgical removal, excision  
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oid   resembling  
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ology   study of  
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oma   tumor, lesion, collection  
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gram   record (x-ray)  
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graphy   recording  
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haphy   suture, repair  
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rrhea   flow  
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rhagia   excessive flow, gushing  
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philia   to love, be attracted to  
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phobia   fear, repulsion  
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plasty   surgical repair  
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scopy   viewing  
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scope   instrument used to view  
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megaly   enlargement  
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pathy   disease  
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logist   specialist in the study of  
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lysis   breakdown, separation  
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algia   pain  
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cyte   cell  
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hemi   partial  
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