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Terminology mix

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an-   not, without, absence of  
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a-   not, without, absence of  
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anti-   against  
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brady-   slow  
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dys-   bad, painful, difficult  
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endo-   in, within  
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epi-   above,  
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eu-   good, normal, well, easily  
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extra-   outside,out  
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hyper-   above, excessive  
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hypo-   below, deficient  
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intra-   in, within  
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mono-   one  
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per-   through  
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peri-   around  
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pneu-   lungs, air  
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pro-   before  
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tachy-   fast, rapid  
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trans-   across, through  
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-al   pertaining to  
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-algia   pain  
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-capnia   carbon dioxide (co2)  
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-cele   hernia, swelling, protusion  
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-centesis   surgical puncture  
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-crasia   mixture, blending  
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-cyte   cell  
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-ectasis   dilation, expansion  
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-ectomy   excision, surgical removal  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-fusion   pouring  
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-gram   record, writing, x-ray, film  
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-graph   instrument to record  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-ia   condition of  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-lysis   separation, destruction, loosening  
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-malacia   softening  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-meter   instrument to measure  
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-ology   the study of  
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-oma   tumor  
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-ostomy   forming a new opening  
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-pathy   disease  
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-penia   deficiency, decrease  
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-pexy   fixation, suspension  
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-phage   eating, swallowing, digesting  
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-phonia   voice, sound  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-pnea   breathing  
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-ptosis   proloapse, downward, displacement  
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-ptysis   spitting  
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-rraphy   suture  
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-rrhea   discharge, flow  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-scope   instrument to examine/view  
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-scopy   visual exam, process of viewing/examining  
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-spasm   twitching, spasm  
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-sphyxia   pulse  
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-stasis   standing still, stopping, control  
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-stenosis   narrowing,  
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-thorax   chest, thorax  
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adenoid/o   adenoids  
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alveol/o   alveolus;air sac  
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anthrac/o   coal, coal dust, black  
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bronch/o   bronchus  
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bronchiol/o   bronchiole  
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chrom/o   color  
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coni/o   dust  
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cyan/o   blue  
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epiglott/o   epiglottis  
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hem/o   blood  
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laryng/o   larynx  
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lip/o   fat  
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lob/o   lobe  
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myc/o   fungus  
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nas/o   nose  
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olfact/o   smell, sense of smell  
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or/o   mouth  
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orth/o   straight  
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ox/i   oxygen  
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ox/o   oxygen  
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ox/y   oxygen  
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pector/o   chest  
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pharyng/o   pharynx  
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phon/o   sound, voice  
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phren/or   diaphragm; mind  
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pleur/o   pleura; side of body  
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pneum/o   air; lungs  
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pneumon/o   air; lungs  
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pseud/o   false; fake  
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pulm/o   lungs  
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pulmon/o   lung  
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py/o   pus  
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rhin/o   nose  
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sept/o   septum, partition  
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sinus/o   sinus cavity  
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sphygm/o   pulse  
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spir/o   breath, breathing  
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steth/o   chest  
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thorac/o   chest, thorax  
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tonsill/o   tonsil  
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trache/o   trachea (windpipe)  
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albunim/o   albumin  
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aneurysm/o   widened blood vessel, widening  
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angi/o   vessel  
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aort/o   aorta  
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arteri/o   artery  
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arteriol/o   arteriole, small artery  
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ather/o   fatty plaque  
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atri/o   atrium  
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bilirubin/o   bilirubin  
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cardi/o   heart  
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coron/o   crown, encircling, structure  
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cyt/o   cell  
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ech/o   repeated sound  
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electr/o   electricity  
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embol/o   embolus (plug)  
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erythr/o   red  
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fibrill/o   muscular twitching  
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fibrin/0   fibrin (threads of a clot)  
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hemangi/o   blood vessel  
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hemat/o   blood  
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isch/o   to hold back; block  
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leuk/o   white  
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lipid/o   fat, lipids  
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macr/o   large  
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my/o   muscle  
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necr/o   death; necrosis  
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phag/o   swallowing, eating, digesting  
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phleb/o   vein  
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reticul/o   net, mesh  
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scler/o   hardening  
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septi/o   seven  
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septic/   poison  
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ser/o   serum  
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sten/o   narrowing  
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thromb/o   blood clot; thrombin  
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valv/o   valve  
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valvul/o   small valve  
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vas/o   vessel  
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vascul/o   vessel  
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ven/o   vein  
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ventricul/o   ventricle (of heart or brain)  
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aden/o   gland  
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ambul/o   walk  
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ametr/o   out of proportion  
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anis/o   unequal  
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aque/o   water  
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blephar/o   eyelid  
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caust/o   burning  
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cardi/o   heart  
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conjunctiv/o   conjunctiva  
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contus/o   bruise  
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convolut/o   coiled and twisted  
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core/o   pupil  
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corne/o   cornea  
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cortic/o   cortex; outer region  
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cyt/o   cell  
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dendr/o   branching  
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dipl/o   two/ double  
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dur/o   hard; dura mater  
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encephal/o   brain  
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eustachian/o   eustachian tube  
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gli/o   glueg  
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gyr/o   turning or folding  
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irit/o   iris  
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kinesi/o   movement  
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kinet/o   movement  
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lacrim/o   ter, lacrimal duct  
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lact/o   milk  
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macul/o   spot  
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medull/o   inner region; medulla  
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myc/o   fungus  
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myel/o   bone marrow; spinal cord  
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narc/o   stupor;  
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noct/o   night  
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ocul/o   eye  
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ophhthalm/o   eye  
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ot/o   ear  
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phac/o   lens  
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plex/o   plexus/network  
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poli/o   gray matter  
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presby/o   old age  
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pseud/o   false; fake  
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radicul/o   root;nerve root  
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scot/o   darkness  
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somn/o   sleep  
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staped/o   stapes  
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sulc/o   groove  
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synaps/o   point of contact  
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tympan/o   tympanic membrane;eardrum  
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vitre/o   vitreous humor; glassy  
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-asthenia   weakness; debility  
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-cusis   hearing loss  
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-lepsy   seizure  
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-oid   resembling  
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-opia   vision  
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para-   beside, beyond, near  
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contra-   against  
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bi-   two;double  
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eso-   inward  
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ex0-   outward; outside  
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hemi-   half  
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hydro-   water  
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-ion   the act of  
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-ism   condition of  
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-tome   instrument to cut  
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-tomy   incision  
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-tropia   turning  
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uni-   one  
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ambul/o   walk  
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ambulat/o   walk  
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athet/o   uncontrolled  
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ax/o   axis or mainstream  
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caus/o   burning  
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caust/o   burning  
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cerebell/o   head  
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concuss/o   shaken together  
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cyst/o   bladder  
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cerebell/o   cerebellum  
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cerebr/o   cerebrum  
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convolut/o   coiled and twisted  
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cortic/o   cortex  
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crani/o   cranium  
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dendr/o   branching  
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dur/o   hard; dura mater  
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gangli/o   ganglion  
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ganglion/o   ganglion  
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glauc/o   gray  
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hemat/o   blood  
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iris/o   iris  
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mening/o   meninges  
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neur/i   nerve;nervous system  
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phot/o   light  
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sympath/o   sympathetic nerve  
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thalam/o   thalamus, chamber  
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ton/o   tension; pressure  
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ventricul/o   ventricle  
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sub-   below; under  
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-phasia   speech  
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-dynia   pain  
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acous/o   hearing  
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acoust/o   hearing  
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ambly/o   dull/dim  
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ametr/o   out of proportion  
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audi/o   hearing  
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audit/o   hearing  
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aur/o   ear  
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canth/o   corner of the eye  
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chlor/o   green  
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choroid/o   choroid  
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chromat/o   color  
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cochle/o   cochlea  
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cycl/o   ciliary body of eye  
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dacry/o   tear duct; tear  
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dermat/o   skin  
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fove/o   pit  
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labyrinth/o   labyrinth; maze  
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lacrim/o   tear duct; tear  
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lute/o   yellow  
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lact/o   milk  
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macul/o   spot  
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mastoid/o   mastoid  
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mon/o   one  
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myring/o   eardrum; tympanic membrane  
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nyct/o   night  
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pinn/o   external ear  
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retin/o   retina  
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salping/o   tube (fallopian or eustachian)  
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staped/o   stapes  
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strab/o   squint eyed  
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tars/o   edge of eyelid  
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xanth/o   yellow  
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-opsia   inequality of vision  
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opia   vision (condition)  
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acr/o   extremeties  
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andr/o   male  
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calc/o   calcium  
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gluc/o   sweetness; sugar  
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glyc/o   sweetness; sugar  
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gonad/o   gonads  
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kal/o   potassium  
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ket/o   ketones; ketone bodies  
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parathyroid/o   parathyroid glands  
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pineal/o   pineal gland  
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somat/o   body  
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thyroid/0   thyroid gland  
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thyr/o   thyroid gland  
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adren/o   adrenal glands  
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ADRENAL/n/oO   adrenal glands  
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crin/o   secrete  
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gynec/o   woman; female  
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home/o   same ; alike  
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hypophys/o   pituitary gland  
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lute/o   yellow  
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melan/o   black  
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pancreat/o   pancreas  
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pituit/o   pituitary gland  
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ren/o   kidne  
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thym/o   thymus gland  
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toxic/o   poison  
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ad-   toward; in direction of  
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inter-   between  
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mal-   bad; poor  
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meta-   change; beyond  
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micro-   small  
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pan-   all ; every; entire  
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poly-   many; much  
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post-   after  
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pre-   before; in front of  
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tri-   three  
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semi-   half  
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