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Definition
aden/o   Gland  
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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   Cut  
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dermat/o   Skin  
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enter/o   Intestines  
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gastr/o   Stomach  
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gynec/o   Female reproductive  
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hemat/o   Blood  
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hydr/o   Water  
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immun/o   Immune  
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laryng/o   Throat  
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morph/o   Form/structure  
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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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ur/o   Male Reproductive/Urinary  
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a-   Without/Not/Absence  
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an-   Without/Less  
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ante-   Before  
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anti-   Against  
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auto-   Self  
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brady-   Slow  
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dys-   Difficult/Pain/Trouble  
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endo-   Within/Inner  
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epi-   Upon/Over/Above  
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eu-   Good/Normal  
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hetero-   Different  
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homo-   Same  
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hyper-   High/Excessive  
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hypo-   Low/Beneath/Under  
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infra-   Below  
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inter-   Between  
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intra-   Within  
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macro-   Large  
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micro-   Small  
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neo-   New  
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pan-   All/Entire  
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para-   Beside/Near  
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per-   Through  
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peri-   Around/About  
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post-   After/Behind  
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pre-   Before  
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pseudo-   False/Pretend  
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retro-   Behind/Backward  
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sub-   Under/Below  
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super-   Above  
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supra-   Over/Above  
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tachy-   Fast/Rapid  
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trans-   Across  
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ultra-   Excess/Beyond  
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bi-   Two  
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hemi-   Half  
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mono-   Alone/Single  
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multi-   Many/Multiple  
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nulli-   None  
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poly-   Much/Many  
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quad-   Four  
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semi-   Half  
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tri-   Three  
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uni-   Single/One  
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-algia   Painful  
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-cele   Hernia  
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-cise   Cut out  
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-cyte   Cell  
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-dynia   Pain  
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-ectasis   Dilation  
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-gen   From (came from)  
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-genesis   Beginning/Creation  
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-genic   Originating from  
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-ia   Pertaining to  
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-iasis   Condition/Formation/Presence of  
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-ism   Condition/Disease  
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-itis   Inflammation  
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-logist   Specialist  
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-logy   Study of  
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-lysis   Destruction/Separation/Rupture  
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-malacia   Softening  
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-megaly   Enlargement  
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-oma   Tumour/Mass  
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-osis   Disease/Condition  
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-pathy   Disease/Disorder  
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-plasia   Formation/Development  
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-plasm   Structural substance  
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-ptosis   Falling/Drooping  
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-rrhage   Flow (blood/fluid)  
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-rrhea   Flowing/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   Nourishment/Development  
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-centesis   Surgical puncture to remove fluid (aspiration)  
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-ectomy   Surgical removal of a body part (excision)  
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-ostomy   Surgically create an opening  
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-otomy   Act of cutting/Incision  
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-pexy   Fixation  
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-plasty   Surgical repair  
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-rrhaphy   Surgical suturing  
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-gram   Record/Picture  
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-graph   Instrument used to record data  
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-graphy   Process of recording  
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-meter   Instrument used to measure or count  
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-metry   Process of measuring  
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-scope   Instrument for viewing  
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-scopy   Process of viewing  
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abdomin/o   abdomen  
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adip/o   fat  
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anter/o   front  
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brachi/o   upper arm/arm  
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caud/o   tail/towards lower body  
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cephal/o   head/towards upper body  
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cervic/o   neck  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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crani/o   cranium/brain  
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crur/o   leg/thigh  
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cyt/o   cell  
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dist/o   far/away (from a point of the body)  
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dors/o   back-side of the body  
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epitheli/o   skin  
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glute/o   buttocks  
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hist/o   tissue  
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infer/o   lower/below  
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later/o   to one side  
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medi/o   middle/median  
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muscul/o   muscular  
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neur/o   nerve  
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organ/o   organic  
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oste/o   bone  
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pelv/o   pelvis  
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peritone/o   peritoneum  
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pleur/o   around the lung  
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poster/o   at the back  
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proxim/o   near (to a point of the body)  
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pub/o   pubic  
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somat/o   body  
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spin/o   spine  
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super/o   above/excessive  
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system/o   system  
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thorac/o   chest/thorax  
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ventr/o   front-side of the body  
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vertebr/o   vertebral/spinal  
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viscer/o   organs  
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