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Common Prefixes

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a-   show
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show away from  
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show abdomen  
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acr(o)-   show
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ad-   show
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show pertaining to a gland  
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an-   show
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ana-   show
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angio-   show
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ante-   show
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anti-   show
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show artery  
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show pertaining to a joint  
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auto-   show
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bi-   show
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show pertaining to life  
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show germ or cell  
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blephar(o)-   show
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show slow  
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calc-   show
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cardi(o)-   show
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show pertaining to the head  
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cerebr(o)-   show
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show pertaining to the neck or the uterine opening (cervix)  
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chole-   show
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show pertaining to cartilage  
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show around, about  
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contra-   show
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show pertaining to a rib  
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cyan(o)-   show
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cyst(o)-   show
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show pertaining to a cell  
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dermat(o)-   show
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show twice, double  
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show through, completely  
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show difficult, painful, abnormal  
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show out from  
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show pertaining to electricity  
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show within  
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show pertaining to the intestines  
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epi-   show
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erythr(o)-   show
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show easy, good, normal  
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show outside  
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show outside, in addition  
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show pertaining to the stomach  
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glyc(o)-   show
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gynec(o)-   show
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hemat(o)-   show
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hemi-   show
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hem(o)-   show
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show pertaining to the liver  
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show water  
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hyper-   show
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hypo-   show
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hyster(o)-   show
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show below  
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show between  
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intra-   show
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iso-   show
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latero-   show
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leuk(o)-   show
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show pertaining to a stone  
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show large  
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show bad or abnormal  
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show pertaining to a membrane, particularly the meninges  
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micro-   show
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mono-   show
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myel(o)-   show
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my(o)-   show
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show pertaining to the nose  
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show new  
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show pertaining to the kidney  
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show pertaining to a nerve or the nervous system  
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noct-   show
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olig(o)-   show
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show pertaining to the ovary  
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ophthalm(o)-   show
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orchid(o)-   show
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show pertaining to the testicles  
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ortho-   show
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oste(o)-   show
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show pertaining to the ear  
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para-   show
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path(o)-   show
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per-   show
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peri-   show
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show pertaining to eating, ingesting, or engulfing  
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show pertaining to the throat or pharynx  
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phleb(o)-   show
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pneum(o)-   show
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poly-   show
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show after, behind  
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pre-   show
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show before, in front of  
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show pertaining to the rectum  
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show false  
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show pertaining to the mind  
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show pertaining to the lung  
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show pertaining to kidney pelvis  
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py(o)-   show
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quadr(i)-   show
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show backward or behind  
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rhin(o)-   show
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show pertaining to a tube  
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show hard; also means pertaining to the sclera  
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show half or partial  
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show under, moderately  
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super-   show
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supra-   show
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show fast  
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show pertaining to the chest  
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show across  
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show three  
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uni-   show
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show vessel  
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