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| bi/o | life
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| carcin/o | cancer
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| cardi/o | heart
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| chem/o | chemical
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| cis/o | to cut
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| dermat/o | skin
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| enter/o | small intestine
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| gynec/o | female
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| hemat/o | blood
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| immun/o | protection
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| laryng/o l | larynx
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| nephr/o | kidney
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| neur/o | nerve
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| ophthalm/o | eye
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| ot/o | ear
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| path/o | disease
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| pulmon/o | lung
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| rhin/o | nose
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| a- | without
ex. aphasia (without speech)
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| an- | without
ex. anoxia (without oxygen)
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| anti- | against
ex. antibiotic (against life)
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| auto- | self
ex. autograft (a graft from one’s own
body)
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| brady- | slow
ex. bradycardia (slow heartbeat)
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| de- | without
ex. depigmentation (without pigment)
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| dys- | painful; difficult; abnormal
ex. dysuria (painful urination); dyspnea (difficulty breathing); dystrophy (abnormal
development)
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| endo- | within; inner
ex. endoscope (instrument to view within);
endocardium (inner lining of heart)
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| epi- | above
ex. epigastric (above the stomach)
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| eu- | normal
ex. eupnea (normal breathing)
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| ex- | outward
ex. exostosis (condition of outward, or projecting, bone)
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| extra- | outside of
ex. extracorporeal (outside of the body)
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| hetero- | different
ex. heterograft (graft [like a skin graft] from
another species)
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| homo- | same
ex. homograft (graft [like a skin graft] from
the same species)
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| hyper- | excessive
ex. hypertrophy (excessive development)
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| hypo- | below; insufficient
ex. hypodermic (below the skin);
hypoglycemia (insufficient blood sugar)
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| in- | not; inward
ex. infertility (not fertile); inhalation
(to breathe in)
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| inter- | between
ex. intervertebral (between the vertebrae)
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| intra- | within
ex. intravenous (within a vein)
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| macro- | large
ex. macrotia (having large ears)
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| micro- | small
ex. microtia (having small ears)
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| neo- | new
ex. neonatology (study of the newborn)
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| para- | beside; abnormal; two like
parts of a pair
ex. paranasal (beside the nose);
paresthesia (abnormal sensation);
paraplegia (paralysis of two like parts
of a pair [the legs])
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| per- | through
ex. percutaneous (through the skin)
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| peri- | around
ex. pericardial (around the heart)
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| post- | after
ex. postpartum (after birth)
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| pre- | before
ex. preoperative (before a surgical
operation)
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| pro- | before
ex. prolactin (before milk)
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| pseudo- | false
ex. pseudocyesis (false pregnancy)
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| re- | again
ex. reinfection (to infect again)
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| retro- | backward; behind
ex. retrograde (to move backward);
retroperitoneal (behind the peritoneum)
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| sub- | under
ex. subcutaneous (under the skin)
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| tachy- | fast
ex. tachycardia (fast heartbeat)
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| trans- | across
ex. transurethral (across the urethra)
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| ultra- | beyond
ex. ultrasound (beyond sound
[high-frequency sound waves])
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| un- | not
ex. unconscious (not conscious)
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| bi- | two
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| hemi- | half
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| mono- | one
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| multi- | many
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| nulli- | none
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| pan- | all
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| poly- | many
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| quadri- | four
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| semi- | partial
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| tetra- | four
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| tri- | three
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| -algia | pain
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| -cele | protrusion
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| -cyte | cell
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| -dynia | pain
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| -ectasis | dilation
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| -gen | that which produces
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| -genic | producing
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| -ia | condition
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| -iasis | abnormal condition
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| -ism | state of
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -logist | one who studies
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| -lody | study of
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| -lytic | destruction
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| -malacia | abnormal softening
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| -megaly | enlarged
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| -oma | tumor, mass
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| -opsy | view of
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| -osis | abnormal condition
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| -pathy | disease
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| -plasm | formation
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| -plegia | paralysis
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| -ptosis | drooping
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| -rrhage | abnormal flow
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| -rrhagia | abnormal flow condition
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| -rrhea | discharge
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| -sclerosis | hardening
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| -stenosis | narrowing
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| -therapy | treatment
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| -trophy | development
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| -ac | pertaining to
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| -al | pertaining to
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| -an | pertaining to
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| -ar | pertaining to
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| -ary | pertaining to
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| -atic | pertaining to
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| -eal | pertaining to
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| -iac | pertaining to
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| -ic | pertaining to
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| -ical | pertaining to
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| -ile | pertaining to
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| -ine | pertaining to
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| -ior | pertaining to
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| -nic | pertaining to
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| -ory | pertaining to
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| -ose | pertaining to
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| -ous | pertaining to
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| -tic | pertaining to
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| -centesis | puncture to withdraw
fluid
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| -ectomy | surgical removal
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| -ostomy | surgically create an
opening
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| -otomy | cutting into
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| -pexy | surgical fixation
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| -rrhaphy | to suture
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| -tome | instrument to cut
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| -gram | record
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| -graphy | process of recording
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| -meter | instrument for measuring
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| -metry | process of measuring
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| -scope | instrument for viewing
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| -scopic | pertaining to visually
examining
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| -scopy | process of visually
examining
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