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medical terminology--prefixes and suffixes

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aden   gland  
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ad   toward, near, increase  
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ab   from, away  
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a   an, without, not  
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ante   before  
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anti   against  
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aer   air  
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artrh   joint  
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auto   self  
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bi   two, both  
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brady   slow  
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contra   against, opposite  
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cardi   heart  
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cephal   head  
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chole   bile-gall  
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colp   vagina  
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cost   ribs  
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cysto   bladder  
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cyt   cell  
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cerebo   brain  
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cerv   neck  
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circum   around  
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cyan   blue  
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dys   pain, difficult, bad  
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derm   skin  
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ecto   outside  
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em, en   in  
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endo   within  
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epi   above or upon  
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erythro   red  
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ex   out, away from, over  
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extra   outside  
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gastr   stomach  
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glyco   sugar, sweet  
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gynec   woman  
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hem   blood  
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hemat   blood  
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hemi   half  
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hepat   liver  
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hydr   water  
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hyper   above, excess of  
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hypo   under, decficiency of  
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hyster   uterus  
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infra   below  
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inter   between  
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intra   within  
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in   in, into  
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latero   side  
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leuk   white  
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lact   milk  
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lith   stone  
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lip   fat  
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macro   large  
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meta   beyond, over, transposition  
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multi   many  
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mono   single, one  
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mega, or megal   great, large, extreme  
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myelo   marrow  
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my or myo   muscle  
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micro   small  
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nephro   kidney  
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noct   night  
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neuro   nerve  
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ophthalm   eye  
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osteo or oss   bone  
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oophor   ovary  
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ortho   straight  
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ot   ear  
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pneum   lung, air  
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proct   rectum, anus  
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pyel   pelvis  
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py or pyo   pus  
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para   beside, around, abnormal, near  
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path or pathy   disease  
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peri   around, about  
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phleb   vein  
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phob   fear  
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poly   many  
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post   after  
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pre   before  
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pan   all, entire  
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quadra   four  
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retro   backward, behind  
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semi   half  
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sub   under, beneath, below  
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psych   mind, soul  
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super or supra   above, beyond, superior  
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salpingo   tube  
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septic   poison  
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sten   narrow  
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tetra   four  
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trans   across, over  
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tri   three  
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therm   heat  
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tachy   fast  
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viscer   organ  
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ad   toward  
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algia   pain  
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asis or osis   affected with, condition of  
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al   pertaining to  
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cele   hernia, tumor, protrusion  
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centesis   puncture  
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clysis   injection  
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cyte   cell  
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ectasis   expansion, dilation  
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ectomy   excision(removal)  
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emia   blood  
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esthesia   relating to sensation  
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lasis   condition, formation of, presence of  
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itis   inflammation  
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ic   pertaining to  
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logy   science of, study of  
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malacia   softening  
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megaly   enlargement, great extreme  
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oma   tumor  
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ostomy   creation of an opening, to furnish with a mouth  
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otomy   cuting into  
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orchid   testicle  
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ptosis   falling  
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penia   lack  
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pexy   suspension, fixation  
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pnea   air or breathing  
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plegia   stroke  
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phagia   eating  
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plasty   surgical correction, plastic repair of  
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rrhapy   suture of  
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rrhea   discharge  
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rrhagia   flowing or bursting forth  
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scopy   inspection, examination  
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sclerosis   dryness, hardness  
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tripsy   intentional crushing  
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