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From NHA CI Ch2, including terms, directions, and positions

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Term
Definition
aden   gland  
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pancreat   pancreas  
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thyr   thyroid gland  
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hem, hemat   blood  
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phleb   vein  
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thromb   clot  
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arthr   joint  
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brachi   arm  
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cervic   neck  
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chondr   cartilage  
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cost   rib  
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crani   skull  
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dactyl   finger, toe  
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fibr   connective tissue  
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my   muscle  
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oste   bone  
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pod   foot  
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sacr   sacrum  
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spondyl   vertebrae  
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ten, tendin   tendon  
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vertebr   vertebra  
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abdomin   abdomen  
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an   anus  
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appendic   appendix  
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bil, chol   bile, gall  
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col   colon  
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dent   teeth  
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enter   intestines  
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esophag   esophagus  
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gastr   stomach  
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gingiv, lingu   gums  
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gloss   tongue  
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hepat   liver  
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icter   jaundice  
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ile   ileum  
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lapar   abdominal wall  
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pancreat   pancreas  
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peps   digestion  
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phag   eating, swalling  
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proct   rectum  
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splen   spleen  
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stomat   mouth  
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andr   men  
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colp   vagina  
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cyst, vesic   bladder  
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gravid   pregnant  
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gynec   woman  
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hyster   uterus (womb)  
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mamm, mast   breast  
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metr   uterus  
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nephr   kidney  
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ov   ovum (egg)  
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oophor   ovary  
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orchid   testicles  
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prostat   prostate gland  
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pyel   pelvis of the kidney  
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ren   renal  
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salping   fallopian tube  
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ureter   ureters  
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ur   urinary  
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bronch   bronchial  
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laryng   larynx  
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nas   nose  
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pleur   pleura  
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pneum, pneumon   lungs, air  
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pulmon   lung  
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rhin   nose  
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steth   chest  
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thorac   thorax (chest)  
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trache   trachea  
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derm, dermat   skin  
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hidr   sweat  
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trich   hair  
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onych   nail  
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xer   dry  
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angi   blood vessel  
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arteri, arter   artery  
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cardi   heart  
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vas   vessel  
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ven   vein  
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blephar   eyelid  
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cephal   head  
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cerebr   cerebrum  
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encephal   brain  
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esthesi   sensation  
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irid, ir   iris  
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mening, meningi   membranes, meninges  
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myel   spinal cord, bone marrow  
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myring   eardrum, tympanic membrane  
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neur   nerve  
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ocul, opthalm   eye  
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ot   ear  
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adip   fat  
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bi   life  
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carcin   cancer  
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cry   cold  
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dors   dorsal  
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gluc, glyc   sugar  
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herni   hernia  
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hist   tissue  
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hydr   water  
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lact   milk  
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later   side  
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lip   fat  
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lith   stone  
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med, medi   midde  
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narc   numbness, stupor, sleep  
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necr   death  
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onc   tumor  
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path   desease  
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ped   child, foot  
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psych   mind  
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py   pus  
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pyr   fever, heat  
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septic   infection  
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therm   heat  
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a-, an-   without  
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ab-   away from  
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ad-   toward  
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ambi-   both  
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ante-   before  
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anti-   against  
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auto-   self  
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bi-   two, twice, double  
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brady-   slow  
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circum-   around  
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contra-   against  
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de-   down, away from  
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dys-   painful, abnormal, difficult, bad  
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endo-   within, inside  
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epi-   above, on, over  
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eu-   normal, good  
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ex-, extra-, exo-   outside of  
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hemi-   half  
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hyper-   above, excessive, increased  
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hypo-   below, decreased, insufficient  
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infra-   beneath, below, under  
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inter-   between, among  
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intra-   within, during, inside  
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levo-   to the left  
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macro-   large  
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mal-   bad  
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mega-   exceptionally large  
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meso-   middle  
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meta-   over, beyond, after  
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micro-   small  
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mono-   one  
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multi-   many  
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neo-   new  
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nulli-   none  
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peri-   around, surrounding  
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poly-   many  
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post-   after, behind  
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pre-, pro-   before, in front of  
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presby-   older age  
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primi-   first  
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pseudo-   false  
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quadri-   four  
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retro-   behind, in back of  
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sten-   narrowed  
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sub-   under, near  
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super-, supra-   above, excess  
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sym-, syn-   together, with  
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tachy-   fast  
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trans-   across, through  
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tri-   three  
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ultra-   beyond, excess  
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uni-   one  
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-age   related to  
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-cidal, -cide   pertaining to killing  
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-form   shape  
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-fuge   driving away  
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-iatry, -iatrist   healing by a provider, healer  
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-ical   pertaining to  
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-ion   process  
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-logy, -logist   study of, one who studies  
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-ole   little, small  
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-opia   vision  
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-phylaxis   protection, prevention  
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-pnea   breathing  
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-therapy   treatment  
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-uria   urine  
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-centesis   surgical puncture  
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-cise   cut, remove  
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-clasis   break down  
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-desis   stabilization, binding  
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-ectomy   removal, excision  
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-gram   record  
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-graph   instrument for recording  
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-graphy   progress of recording  
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-ion   process  
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-lepsy   seizure, convulsion  
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-lysis   destruction, separation  
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-meter   device for measuring  
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-metry   process of measuring  
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-pexy   fixation, to put in place  
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-plasty   surgical repair, reformation  
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-scopy   visual examination  
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-spasm   involuntary twitch, contraction  
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-stasis   stopping or controlling  
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-stomy   a new opening  
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-tomy   incision  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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-algia   pain  
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-asthenia   weakness  
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-cele   swelling, herniation  
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-dynia   pain  
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-ectasis   dilation expanision  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-gen   producing  
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-ia, -ism   condition  
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-iasis   presence of, formation of  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-malacia   weakening of, softening of  
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-mania   obsessive preoccupation  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-oid   seeming like  
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-ole   small  
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-oma   tumor  
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-osis   condition, usually abnormal  
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-pathy   disorder, disease  
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-penia   deficiency, decrease  
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-phagia   eating swallowing  
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-phasia   speech  
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-phobia   fear  
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-plasia   formation of  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-ptosis   drooping, falling  
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-rrhage   busting forth  
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-rrhea   bursting forth  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-sclerosis   hardening condition  
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-trophy   development  
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ecto-, exo-   outside  
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ipsi-   same, equal  
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para-   near, beside  
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anterior   front  
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bilateral   pertaining to both sides  
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caudal   tail (coccygeal area)  
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cephalic   head  
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dextro   right  
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distal   farther away from  
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dorsal recumbent   lying on back with knees up and feet flat on the table  
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eversion   turning outward or inside out  
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extension   bringing a limb to a straight position  
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external   outside  
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flexion   bending a limb or body part at the joint  
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Fowler's   raising head of bed up to 90 degrees  
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inferior   below or directed downward  
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internal   inside  
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knee-chest, knee-elbow   drawing knees up to chest  
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lateral   side, away from middle  
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lithotomy   on back, flexing legs on abducted thighs  
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medal   midline  
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oblique   slanting, on an incline  
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peripheral   outside central area  
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posterior   back  
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prone   lying on the abdomen  
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proximal   toward center or point of attachment  
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quadrant   dividing area horizontally and vertically into four parts  
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recumbant   lying down  
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rotation   turning around an axis  
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Sims'   lateral with one knee and thigh up  
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sinistro   left  
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superior   above or directed upward  
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supine   lying on back  
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Trendelenburg   lying with head lower than legs  
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