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Term
Definition
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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