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| Prefix/Suffix
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Meaning
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| a-, an- |
not, without, less
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| ab |
away from
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| –ac |
pertaining to
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| acous/acouso- |
hearing
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| acr/acro- |
extremity, topmost
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| –acusis |
hearing condition
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| –ad |
toward, in the direction of
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| ad- |
increase, adherence, motion toward, very
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| aden/adeno- |
gland
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| adip/adipo- |
fat
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| adren/adreno- |
gland
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| –aemia |
blood condition (BrE)
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| aer/aero- |
air, gas
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| aesthesio- |
sensation (BrE)
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| –al |
pertaining to
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| alge/algesi- |
pain
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| –algia |
pain
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| algio/algo- |
pain
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| ambi- |
around, on all sides, both
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| an- |
not, without
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| an/o |
anus
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| angi- |
blood vessel
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| ankyl/ankylo- |
crooked, stiff
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| ante- |
before
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| anti- |
against, opposed to
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| apo- |
separated from, derived from
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| arteri/arterio- |
artery
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| arthr/arthro- |
joint, articulation
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| articul/articulo- |
joint
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| –ary |
pertaining to
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| –ase |
enzyme
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| –asthenia |
weakness
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| –ation |
process
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| auri- |
ears (aural)
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| aut/auto- |
self, same
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| bacteri/bacterio- |
bacteria
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| bi- |
twice, double
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| bio- |
life
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| blast/blasto- |
germ or bud
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| bleph/blepharo- |
eyelid
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| brachi/brachio- |
arm
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| brady- |
slow
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| bronch/bronchi- |
bronchus
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| bucc/bucco- |
cheek
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| burs/burso- |
bursa
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| carcin/carcino- |
cancer
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| cardi/cardio- |
heart, esophageal opening of stomach
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| cata- |
down
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| –cele |
pouching, hernia
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| –centesis |
surgical puncture for aspiration
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| cephal/cephalo- |
head
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| chem/chemo- |
chemistry, drug
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| chlor/chloro- |
green
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| chol- |
bile
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| chondrio/chondro- |
cartilage, gristle
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| chrom/chromato- |
color
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| –cidal/cide |
killing, destroying
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| circum- |
around
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| cis- |
on this side
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| co- |
with, together, in association
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| col/colo/colono- |
colon
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| com- |
with, together
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| contra |
against
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| cor- |
with, together
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| costo |
ribs
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| crani/cranio- |
cranium, skull
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| cry/cryo- |
cold
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| cycl- |
circle, cycle
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| cyst/cysti/cysto- |
bladder or sac
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| cyt/cyto- |
cell
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| –cyte |
cell
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| dacrio- |
tear
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| dactyl/dactylo- |
digit (finger or toe)
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| de- |
away from, cessation
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| derm/dermis/dermato- |
skin
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| –desis |
binding
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| dextr/dextro- |
right, on the right side
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| di- |
separation, two
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| dif- |
separation
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| dis- |
separation, taking apart
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| duodeno- |
duodenum
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| dynamo- |
force, energy
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| –dynia |
pain
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| dys- |
bad, difficult
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| –eal |
pertaining to
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| ec- |
out, away
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| ect- |
outer, outside
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| –ectasis |
expansion, dilation
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| ecto- |
outer, outside
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| –ectomy |
excision, removal
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| –emia |
blood condition (AmE)
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| –encephal/encephalo- |
brain
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| endo- |
internal
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| enter/entero- |
small intestine
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| epi- |
upon
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| erythr/erythro- |
red
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| –esophageal/esophago- |
gullet (AmE)
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| esthesio- |
sensation (AmE)
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| eu- |
good, well
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| ex- |
out of, away from
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| exo- |
exterior, outward
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| extra- |
outside
edopotra- ||stiff
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| fibr/fibro- |
fiber
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| –form |
in the form or shape of
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| –-galact/galacto- |
milk
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| –gen |
origin or production
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| gloss/glosso- |
tongue
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| glott/glotto- |
opening
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| gluco- |
glucose
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| glyco- |
sugar
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| gnath/gnatho- |
jaw
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| –gram |
recording
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| –graph |
recording instrument
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| –graphy |
process of recording
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gyn/gyno-
gynae/gynaeco-
gyne/gyneco- |
woman, also:
(BrE}
(AmE}
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| haem/haema/haemat/haemato/haemo– |
blood (BrE)
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| hem/hema/hemat/hemato- |
blood (AmE)
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| hemi- |
one-half
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| hemo- |
blood (AmE)
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| hepat/hepatico/hepato- |
liver
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| hidr/hidro- |
sweat
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| hist/histio/histo- |
tissue
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| hydr/hydro- |
water
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| hyper- |
above normal, excessive
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| hypo- |
below normal, deficient
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| hyster/hystero- |
uterus
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| –ia/iasis |
condition
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| –iatrics |
treatment
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| –iatry |
treatment
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| –ic |
pertaining to
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| –icle |
small
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| –ics |
organized knowledge, treatment
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| idio- |
self, one's own
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| ileo- |
ileum
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| infra- |
below
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| inter- |
between, among
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| intra- |
within
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| irid/irido- |
iris
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| ischi/ischio- |
ischium
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| –ism |
condition, disease
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| –ismus |
spasm, contraction
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| iso- |
equal, like
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| –ist |
one who specializes in
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| –ite |
the nature of, resembling
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| –itis |
inflammation
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| –ium |
structure, tissue
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| karyo- |
nucleus
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| kerat/kerato- |
cornea (eye or skin)
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| kin/kine/kinesi/kinesio- |
movement
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| kino- |
movement
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| kyph/kypho- |
humped
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| lacrim/lacrimo- |
tear
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| lact/lacti/lacto- |
milk
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| laryng/laryngo- |
larynx
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| latero- |
lateral
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| lei/leio- |
smooth
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| –lepsis/lepsy |
seizure
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| lepto- |
light, slender
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| leuk/leuko- |
white
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| linguo- |
tongue
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| lip/lipo- |
fat
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| lith/litho- |
stone, calculus
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| log- |
speech
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| –logist |
one who specializes in study or treatment of
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| logo- |
speech
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| –logy |
study of
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| lymph/lympho- |
lymph
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| lys-/lyso-/ -lytic |
dissolution
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| macr/macro- |
large, long
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| –malacia |
softening
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| mast/masto- |
breast
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| meg/mega- |
large
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| megal/megalo- |
large
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| –megaly |
large
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| melan/melano- |
black
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| mening/meningo- |
meninges
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| mes/meso- |
middle
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| meta- |
after, behind
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| –meter |
instrument for measuring
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| –metry |
process of measuring
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| micr/micro- |
smallness, one-millionth
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| mon/mono- |
single
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| morph/morpho- |
form, shape
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| muscul/musculo- |
muscle
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| my/myo- |
muscle
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| myc/myco- |
fungus
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| myel/myelo- |
bone marrow, spinal cord
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| myring/myringo- |
eardrum
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| myx/myxo- |
mucus
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| necr/necro- |
death
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| neo- |
new
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| nephr/nephro- |
kidney
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| neur/neuri/neuro- |
nerve
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| normo- |
normal
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| oculo- |
eye
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| odont/odonto- |
tooth
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| odyn/odyno- |
pain
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| –oesophageal/oesophago- |
gullet (BrE)
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| –oid |
resemblance to
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| olig/oligo- |
few, little
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| –oma |
tumor
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| –omata |
plural of -oma
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| onco- |
tumor, bulk, volume
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| onych/onycho- |
fingernail, toenail
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| oo- |
egg, ovary
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| oophor/oophoro- |
ovary
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| ophthalm/ophthalmo- |
eye
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| orchi/orchido/orchio- |
testis
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| orth/ortho- |
straight, normal, correct
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| –osis |
a condition,disease or increase
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| osseo- |
bony
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| ossi- |
bone
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| ost/oste/osteo- |
bone
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| ot/oto- |
ear
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| –ous |
pertaining to
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| ovari/ovario/ovi/ovo- |
ovary
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| oxo- |
addition of oxygen
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| oxy- |
sharp, acid, acute, oxygen
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| pachy- |
thick
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| pan/pant/panto- |
all, entire
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| para- |
alongside of, abnormal
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| –paresis |
slight paralysis
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| path/patho- |
disease
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| –pathy |
disease
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| pelv/pelvi/pelvo- |
hip bone
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| –penia |
deficiency
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| per- |
through
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| peri- |
around, about
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| –pexy |
fixation
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| phaco- |
lens-shaped
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| –phage/phagia |
eating, devouring
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| phago- |
eating, devouring
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| –phagy |
eating, devouring
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| pharmaco- |
drug, medicine
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| pharyng/pharyngo- |
pharynx
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| –phil/philia |
attraction for
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| phleb/phlebo- |
vein
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| phob/phobo- |
exaggerated fear, sensitivity
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| phon/phono- |
sound
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| phos- |
light
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| phot/photo- |
light
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| phren/phreni- |
diaphragm
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| phrenico/phreno- |
diaphragm
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| –plasia |
formation, development
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| plasty |
surgical repair, reconstruction
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| –plegia |
paralysis
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| pleur/pleura/pleuro- |
rib, pleura
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| pneum/pneuma- |
air, lung
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| pneumat/pneumato- |
air, lung
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| pod/podo- |
foot
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| –poiesis |
production
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| poly- |
multiplicity
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| por/poro- |
pore, pourous
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| post- |
after, behind, posterior
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| pre- |
anterior, before
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| presby/presbyo- |
old age
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| pro- |
before, forward
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| proct/procto- |
anus, rectum
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| psych/psyche/psycho- |
mind
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| –ptosis |
falling, downward placement
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| pyel/pyelo- |
pelvis
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| pyo- |
pus
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| pyro- |
fever
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| rachi/rachio |
spine
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| radio- |
radiation, radius
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| re- |
again, backward
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| rect/recto- |
rectum
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| ren/reno- |
kidney
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| reticul/reticulo- |
net
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| retro- |
backward, behind
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| rhabd/rhabdo- |
rod shaped, striated
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| rhin/rhino- |
nose
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| –rrhage |
burst forth
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| –rrhagia |
discharge
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| –rrhaphy |
surgical suturing
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| –rrhea |
flowing, discharge
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| –rrhexis |
rupture
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| salping/salpingo- |
tube
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| sarco- |
muscular, fleshlike
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| schisto- |
split, cleft
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| schiz/schizo- |
split, cleft, division
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| scler/sclero- |
hardness
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| scoli/scolio- |
twisted
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| –scope |
instrument for viewing
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| –scopy |
use of instrument for viewing
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| semi- |
one-half, partly
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| sial/sialo- |
saliva, salivary gland
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| sigmoid/sigmoido- |
sigmoid, sigmoid colon
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| sinistr/sinistro- |
left, left side
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| –sis |
condition of
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| sito- |
food, grain
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| somat- somatico- somato- |
body, bodily
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| spasmo- |
spasm
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| sperma- spermato- spermo- |
semen, spermatozoa
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| splanchn- splanchni- splanchno- |
viscera
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| splen/spleno- |
spleen
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| spondyl/spondylo- |
vertebra
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| –stasis |
stop, stand
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| –staxis |
dripping, trickling
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| steno- |
narrowness, constriction
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| stheno- |
strength, force, power
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| stom/stoma- |
mouth
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| stomat/stomato- |
mouth
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| –stomy |
creation of opening
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| sub- |
beneath
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| super- |
in excess, above, superior
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| supra- |
above, excessive
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| sy/syl- |
together
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| sym- |
together
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| syn- |
together
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| sys- |
together
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| tachy- |
fast
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| –tension/–tensive |
pressure (of blood)
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| thel/thelo- |
nipples
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| therm/thermo- |
heat
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| thorac/thoracico/thoraco- |
chest, thorax
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| thromb/thrombo- |
blood clot
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| thyr/thyro- |
thyroid gland
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| –tic |
pertaining to
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| toco- |
childbirth
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| –tome |
cutting instrument
|
| –tomy |
cutting operation
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| tono- |
tone, tension, pressure
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| –tony |
tension
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| top/topo- |
place, topical
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| tox/toxi/toxico/toxo- |
toxin, poison
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| trache/tracheo- |
trachea
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| trans- |
across, through, beyond
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| trich/trichi/trichia/tricho- |
hair, hairlike structure
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| –tripsy |
crushing
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| –trophy |
tissue
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| tympan/tympano- |
eardrum
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| –ula/ule |
small
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| ultra- |
beyond, excessive
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| uni- |
one
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| uri/uric/urico- |
uric acid
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| ur/uro- |
urine
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| varic/varico- |
swollen or twisted vein
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| vas-/vaso- |
duct, blood vessel
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| vasculo- |
blood vessel
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| vesic/vesico- |
vesicle
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| xanth/xantho- |
yellow, yellowish
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| –y |
condition or process of
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