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Roots, Combining Forms, Prefixes, and Suffixes

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a-   show
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show away from ex. - abstinence (to hold back from)  
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show hearing ex. - acoustics (science of sound)  
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show pertaining to ex. cardiac (the heart), myocardial (heart muscle)  
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show to, toward, near to ex. - adduction (move toward midline)  
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show gland ex. - adenoma (tumor of a gland)  
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af-   show
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show white ex. albinuria (passing of pale or white urine)  
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-algia   show
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an-   show
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andro-   show
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show vessel ex. - angiopathy (disease of blood vessel)  
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ante-   show
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show against ex. - anticoagulant (prevents blood clotting)  
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show separated from, off ex. - apodia (congenital absence of feet)  
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arthr-, arthro-   show
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-ary   show
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show condition or state of ex. - homeostasis (state of metabolic balance)  
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show hearing ex. - auditory (belonging to the hearing sense)  
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auri-   show
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auto-   show
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show weight, pressure ex. - baroreceptor (receptor for pressure change)  
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bi-   show
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show germ, bud ex. - chondroblast (cartilage-producing cell)  
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brachi-   show
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brady-   show
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bucc-   show
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show thick ex. - callosity ( thickening of keratinized layer of epidermis)  
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show cancer ex. - carcinogenic (causing cancer)  
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cardio-   show
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caud-   show
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cepahl-   show
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show brain ex. - cerebrospinal (of the brain and spinal cord)  
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show cartilage, gristle ex. - chondrocyte (cartilage cell)  
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-cide   show
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show around ex. - circumduction (movement forming a circle)  
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-clast   show
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show with, together ex. - cooperate, gray commissure (connects right/left horns)  
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show against, opposite ex. - contralateral (opposite side)  
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cost-   show
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show skull ex. - cranial cavity (where the brain is)  
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cune-   show
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show skin ex. - subcutaneous (under the skin)  
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cyan-   show
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cysti-, cysto-   show
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-cyte, cyto-   show
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demi-   show
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derm-   show
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show two ex. - diploid (two sets of chromosomes)  
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show lead, draw ex. - ovarian duct, adduct (to lead away from)  
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show hard ex. - dura mater (tough menix of CNS)  
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e-, ec-, ef-, ex-   show
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ecto-   show
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show to cut out ex. - appendectomy (removal of appendix)  
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show swelling ex. - myoedema (muscle swelling)  
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-el, -elle   show
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endo-   show
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show intestine ex. - enteritis (inflammation of intestines)  
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show upon, on ex. - epicardium (membrane covering heart)  
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ex-, exo-   show
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show outside ex. - extracellular (outside the cell)  
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-ferent   show
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-form   show
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gastr-, gastro-   show
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show tongue ex. - hypoglossal (under the tongue)  
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show produce, origin ex. - gluconeogenesis (glucose from another molecule), carcinogenic (causes cancer)  
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show sugar, sweet ex. - glycolysis (breakdown of glucose)  
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gyn-   show
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hapto-   show
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hem-, hemato-   show
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show liver ex. - hepatitis (inflammation of liver)  
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hetero-   show
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hist-, histo-   show
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holo-   show
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homo-, homeo-   show
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hydro-   show
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hyper-   show
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show below, under ex. - hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)  
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idio-   show
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infra-   show
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show between ex. - interosseous (between two bones)  
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show within ex. - intracellular (within the cell)  
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show greatest ex. - latissimus (widest)  
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iso-   show
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-itis   show
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show near ex. - juxtaglomerular (near the glomerulus)  
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labi-   show
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lacto-   show
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leuko-   show
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show fat ex. - lipid (an operational term denoting solubility characteristics; "fat soluble")  
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show study ex. - urology (study of urinary system)  
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-lysis   show
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show large ex. - macrophage (certain large leukocytes)  
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mamm-, mast-   show
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show middle ex. - medial (toward the midline)  
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melano-   show
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show parts ex. - polymers (larger molecules made of monomers)  
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meta-   show
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micro-   show
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mono   show
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morph-   show
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show muscle ex. - myometrium (muscular wall of uterus)  
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necro-   show
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show new ex. - neonatal (newborn)  
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nephro-   show
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show nerve ex. - neurilemma (nerve cell membrane)  
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oculo-, ophthalm   show
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show tooth ex. - odontoid (shaped like a tooth)  
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show little ex. - arteriole (small artery-like vessel)  
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oligo-   show
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-oma   show
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show egg ex. - oocyte (egg cell)  
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-osis   show
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show bone ex. - osteoblast (bone-forming cell)  
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show ear ex. - otogenic (originating within the ear)  
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show near, beside ex. - paranasal (by the nose)  
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show disease ex. - neuropathy (nerve disease)  
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pelv-   show
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show deficiency ex. - leucopenia (deficiency of leukocytes)  
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peri-   show
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show eat ex. - phagocytosis (cellular eating)  
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show have an affinity for ex. - lipophilic (associates with fat)  
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-plegia   show
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pneumo-   show
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show make, formation of ex. - erythropoietin (hormone that stimulates erythrocyte production)  
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