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Ch.2

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a-,an-   without  
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anti-,contra-   against or opposed to  
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de-   from, down, or not  
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ab-   away from  
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ad-   to, toward, near  
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circum-,peri-   around  
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dia-, trans-   across or through  
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e-, ec-, ex-   out or away  
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ecto-, exo-, extra-,   outside  
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en-, endo-, intra-   within  
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epi-   upon  
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inter-   between  
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meso-   middle  
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meta-   beyond, after, or change  
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para-   alongside of or abnormal  
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retro-   backward or behind  
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sub-, infra-   below or under  
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bi-   two or both  
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hemi-, semi-   half  
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hyper-   above or excessive  
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hypo-   below or deficient  
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macro-   large or long  
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micro-   small  
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mono-,uni-   one  
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oligo-   few or deficient  
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pan-   all  
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poly-, multi-   many  
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quadr-   four  
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super-, supra-   above excessive  
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tri-   three  
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ultra-   beyond or excessive  
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ante-, pre-, pro-   before  
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brady-   slow  
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tachy-   fast  
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post-   after or behind  
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re-   again or back  
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con-, syn-, sym-   together or with  
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dys-   painful, difficult, or faulty  
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eu-   good or normal  
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neo-   new  
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abdomin/o, lapar/o   abdomen  
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acr/o   extremity or topmost  
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aden/o   gland  
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aer/o   air or gas  
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angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o   vessel  
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carcin/o   cancer  
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cardi/o   heart  
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cephal/o   head  
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cyan/o   blue  
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cyt/o   cell  
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derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o   skin  
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dextr/o   right or on the right side  
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erythr/o   red  
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fibr/o   fiber  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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gen/o   origin or production  
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-algia, -dynia   pain  
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-genesis   origin or production  
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-lysis   breaking down or dissolution  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-oid   resembling  
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-penia   abnormal reduction  
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-rrhea   discharge  
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-spasm   involuntary contraction  
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-cele   pouching or hernia  
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-ectasis   expansion or dilation  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-iasis   formation or presence of  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-malacia   softening  
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-oma   tumor  
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-osis   condition or increase  
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-phil, -philia   attraction  
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-ptosis   falling or downward displacement  
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-rrhage, -rrhagia   to burst forth( usually blood)  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-centesis   puncture for aspiration  
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-desis   binding  
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-ectomy   excison or removal  
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-pexy   suspension or fixation  
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-plasty   surgical repair or reconstruction  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-tomy   incision  
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-stomy   creation of an opening  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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-e   noun marker  
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-ia, -ism   condition of  
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-ium   structure or tissue  
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-ation, -y   condition or process of  
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-ac   cardiac  
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-al   pedal  
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-ar   glandular  
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-ary   pulmonary  
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-eal   esophageal  
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-ic   toxic  
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-ous   fibrous  
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-tic   cyanotic  
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-icle   ventricle  
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-ole   bronchiole  
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-ula   macula  
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-ule   postule  
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-gram   record  
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-graph   instrument for recording  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-iatrics, -iatry   treatment  
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-logy   study  
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-logist   one who specializes in the study or treatment of  
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-ist   one who specializes in  
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-meter   instrument for measuring  
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-metry   process of measuring  
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-poiesis   formation  
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-scope   instrument for examination  
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-scopy   examination  
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-stasis   stop or stand  
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