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Taber's Prefixes and Suffixes

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a-, an-   show
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show from; away from; absent.  
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abdomin-, abdomino-,   show
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show To miscarry.  
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acous-, acoust-, acousto-   show
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show Extremity; top; extreme point.  
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ad-   show
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aden-, adeno-   show
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adip-, adipo-   show
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adren-, adreno-   show
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-aemia   show
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show Air or gas.  
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show Sensation  
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af-   show
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-al.   show
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albumin-, albumino-   show
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-algesia, -algia   show
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algi-   show
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show other  
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show Both; on both sides; around; about.  
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show Up; against; back.  
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andro-   show
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show Blood or lymph vessels.  
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aniso-   show
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ankyl-, ankylo-   show
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ante-   show
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antero-   show
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ant-, anti-   show
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apo-   show
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show Artery.  
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arthr-, arthro-.   show
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show Enzyme.  
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-asis, -esis, -iasis, -isis, -sis.   show
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astro-.   show
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atelo-.   show
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ather-, athero-.   show
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show Steam; vapor.  
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show Absence of an opening.  
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aut-, auto-.   show
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axio-.   show
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axo-.   show
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show Nitrogenous compounds.  
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show Bad; ill.  
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calc-, calco-.   show
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calcan-, calcaneo-.   show
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show Cancer.  
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show Heart.  
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show Carpus.  
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show Down; downward; destructive; against;  
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show 1. Tumor; hernia. 2. Cavity.  
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show Tumor; swelling; hernia.  
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cent-.   show
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cephal-, cephalo-.   show
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cerebell-, cerebello-.   show
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show Neck; the neck of an organ.  
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cheil-, cheilo-. chem-, chemo-.   show
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chil-, chilo-.   show
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chir-, chiro-.   show
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show Green.  
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show Bile; gall.  
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show Bile vessel.  
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show Gallbladder.  
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choledoch-, choledocho-.   show
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chondr-, chondro-.   show
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chrom-, chromo-.   show
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show Causing death.  
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cine-.   show
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show Around.  
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clavicul-, claviculo-.   show
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-cle, -cule.   show
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cleid-, cleido-.   show
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co-, com-, con-.   show
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show Against; opposite.  
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crani-, cranio-.   show
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show Cold.  
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show Hearing.  
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cyan-, cyano-.   show
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cycl-, cyclo-.   show
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show Cyst; urinary bladder.  
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cyt-, cyto-, -cyte.   show
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dacry-.   show
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show Finger; toe.  
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de-.   show
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dec-, deca-.   show
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show One tenth.  
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demi-.   show
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show Teeth.  
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show Skin.  
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deuter-, deutero-, deuto-.   show
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dextro-.   show
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show Double; twice; two; apart from.  
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dia-.   show
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dipla-, diplo-.   show
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dips-, dipso-.   show
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show Negative; double; twice; apart; absence of.  
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dors-, dorsi-, dorso-.   show
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show Duodenum.  
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-dynia.   show
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show Difficult; bad; painful.  
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-eal.   show
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show Out; on the outside.  
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-ectomy.   show
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show Congenital absence of a part.  
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show Out.  
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electr-, electro-.   show
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embol-, embolo-.   show
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show Vomiting.  
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show Blood.  
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en-.   show
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show Opposite.  
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show Within.  
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ent-, ento-.   show
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show Intestine.  
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show Upon; over; at; in addition to; after.  
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episi-, episio-.   show
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erythr-, erythro-.   show
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eschar-, escharo-.   show
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-esis. esophag-, esophago-.   show
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-esthesia.   show
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etio-.   show
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show Well; good; healthy; normal.  
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show Broad.  
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show Out; away from; completely.  
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exo-.   show
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extra-.   show
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-facient.   show
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femor-, femoro-.   show
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-ferous.   show
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ferri-,   show
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show Fibers; fibrous tissues.  
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show Flow.  
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fluor-, fluoro-.   show
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fore-.   show
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show Form.  
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show To expel; to drive away; fleeing.  
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galact-, galacto-.   show
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show Marriage; sexual union.  
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gaster-, gastero-, gastr-, gastro-.   show
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show Producing; forming.  
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-gen, -gene, -genesis, -genetic, -genic.   show
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show Gray.  
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show Organs of reproduction.  
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show Old age.  
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show Billion.  
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show Gums (of the mouth).  
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show Protein.  
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gloss-, glosso-.   show
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gluc-, gluco-, glyc-, glyco-.   show
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show Jaw; cheek.  
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show To make flow.  
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show Semen; seed; genitals; offspring.  
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-gram.   show
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-graph.   show
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show Writing; record.  
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show Pregnant.  
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gyn-, gyne-, gyneco-, gyno-.   show
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gyro-.   show
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hem-, hema-, hemato-, hemo-.   show
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hemi-.   show
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show Liver.  
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heredo-.   show
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heter-, hetero-.   show
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hex-, hexa-.   show
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show Tissue.  
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hol-, holo-.   show
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show Likeness; resemblance; constant unchanging state.  
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show Same; likeness.  
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show Water.  
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hyo-.   show
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show Less than; below or under; beneath; deficient.  
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show Above; excessive; beyond.  
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show Sleep; hypnosis.  
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show Uterus.  
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show Condition, esp. an abnormal state.  
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-iasis. -iatric.   show
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-ic.   show
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show Fish.  
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-id.   show
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ideo-.   show
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idio-.   show
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ileo-.   show
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show Ilium; flank.  
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im-. immun-, immuno-. Immune;   show
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in-.   show
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infra-.   show
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show Between; in the midst.  
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show Within; in; into.  
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ipsi-.   show
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irid-, irido-.   show
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show Ischium.  
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-isis. -ism.   show
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iso-.   show
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show 1. Of the nature of. 2. In chemistry, a salt of an acid with the termination -ous.  
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show Inflammation of.  
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show To treat by special method.  
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jejuno-.   show
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juxta-.   show
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show Nucleus; nut.  
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kat-, kata-. kera-, kerato-.   show
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ket-, keto-.   show
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show Thousand.  
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show Movement.  
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show To steal.  
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kolp-, kolpo-, colp-, colpo-.   show
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kypho-.   show
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kysth-, kystho-.   show
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show Lip.  
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lact-.   show
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laparo-.   show
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laryng-,   show
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show Side.  
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leio-.   show
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show Flakes; scales.  
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-lepsy.   show
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show Thin; fine; slight; delicate.  
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show White; white blood cell.  
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linguo-.   show
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lip-, lipo-.   show
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show Stone; calculus.  
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show Science of; study of.  
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show Curve; swayback.  
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lumbo-.   show
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lyo-.   show
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-lysis.   show
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show Large; long.  
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mal-.   show
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show Breast.  
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-mania.   show
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show Breast.  
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meat-, meato-.   show
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med-, medi-, medio-.   show
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medull-, medullo-.   show
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mega-, megal-, megalo-.   show
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show Enlargement of a body part.  
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meio-, mio-.   show
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melan-, melano-.   show
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mening-, meningo-.   show
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menta-, mento-.   show
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show 1. Middle. 2. In anatomy, the mesentery. 3.In medicine, secondary; partial.  
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show Toward the middle.  
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show 1. Change; transformation; next ina series. 2. In chemistry, the 1,3 positionof benzene derivatives.  
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metacarp-, metacarpo-.   show
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show Measure.  
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metr-, metra-, metro-.   show
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micr-, micro-.   show
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mio-. mon-, mono-.   show
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muc-, muci-, muco-, myxa-, myxo-.   show
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show Many; much.  
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musculo-, my-, myo-.   show
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my-, myo-. myc-, myco-.   show
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show Spinal cord; bone marrow.  
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myring-, myringo-.   show
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show 1. One billionth. 2. Dwarfism (nanism).  
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narco-.   show
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show Nose.  
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necr-, necro-.   show
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show New; recent.  
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nephr-, nephra-, nephro-.   show
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show Nerve; nervous system.  
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show Nitrogen.  
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non-.   show
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show Normal; usual.  
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noso-.   show
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noto-.   show
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show Nucleus.  
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show Night; darkness.  
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ob-.   show
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show Occiput.  
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show Eight.  
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oculo-.   show
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-ode, -oid.   show
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show Tooth; teeth.  
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-odynia, odyno-.   show
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-oid. oleo-.   show
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show Few; small.  
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-ology.   show
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show Tumor.  
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show Shoulder.  
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show Navel.  
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show Tumor; swelling; mass.  
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onych-, onycho-.   show
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show Egg; ovum.  
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oophor-, oophoro-, oophoron-.   show
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show Eye.  
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-opia.   show
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show Backward.  
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-opsy.   show
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show Eye; vision.  
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orchi-, orchid-, orchido-.   show
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-orexia.   show
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oro-.   show
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show Straight; correct; normal; in proper order.  
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os-.   show
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oscheo-.   show
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-ose.   show
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show Condition; status, process; abnormal increase.  
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osmo-.   show
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show Bone.  
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-ostomosis, -ostomy, -stomosis, -stomy.   show
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show Ear.  
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-otomy.   show
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show 1. Possessing; full of. 2. Pertaining to.  
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ovi-, ovo-. ox-.   show
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oxy-.   show
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pach-, pachy-.   show
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show Twins joined at a specific site (e.g, craniopagus).  
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show Recurrence; repetition.  
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pan-.   show
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show All or the whole of something.  
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papulo-.   show
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para-, -para.   show
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patell-, patello-.   show
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path-, patho-, -path, -pathic, -pathy.   show
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show Foot.  
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show Child.  
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pedicul-, pediculo-.   show
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-penia.   show
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show Five.  
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-pepsia.   show
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show Throughout; through; utterly; intense.  
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show Around; about.  
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perineo-.   show
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peritoneo-.   show
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pero-.   show
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petro-.   show
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-pexy.   show
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phaco-.   show
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phag-, phago-.   show
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phalang-, phalango-.   show
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show Penis.  
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show Drug; medicine.  
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pharyng-, pharyngo-.   show
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show Speech.  
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-phil, -philia, -philic.   show
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phlebo-.   show
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-phobia.   show
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phono-.   show
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show Transmission.  
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-phoria.   show
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photo-.   show
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show Mind; diaphragm.  
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-phylaxis.   show
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show Physical; natural.  
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show Rel. to nature.  
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physo-.   show
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phyt-, phyto-.   show
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pico-.   show
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picr-, picro-.   show
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-piesis.   show
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show Fat.  
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show Slanting; oblique.  
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show Plaque.  
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-plasia.   show
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show 1. Prefix: Living substance or tissue. 2. Suffix: To mold.  
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-plastic.   show
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platy-.   show
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show Paralysis; stroke.  
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pleur-, pleuro-.   show
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show Chromosome pairs of a specific number.  
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show Several; more.  
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pneo-.   show
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show Air; gas; respiration.  
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pneumo-, pneumono-.   show
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pod-, podo-.   show
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show Varied, irregular.  
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-poiesis, -poietic.   show
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polio-.   show
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poly-.   show
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show After.  
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show Posterior; behind; toward the back.  
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show 1. Act; activity. 2. Practice; use.  
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pre-.   show
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presby-.   show
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pro-.   show
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proct-, procto-.   show
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show Forward, anterior.  
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show Prostate gland.  
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show 1. First. 2. In chemistry, the lowest of a series of compounds with the sameelements.  
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pseud-, pseudo-.   show
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show Mind; mental processes.  
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show Cold.  
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show Prolapse, downward displacement.  
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pubio-, pubo-.   show
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pulmo-.   show
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py-, pyo-.   show
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pycn-, pycno-, pykn-, pykno-.   show
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show Pelvis.  
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show Buttocks.  
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show Orifice, esp. of the portal vein.  
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pyloro-.   show
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pyreto-.   show
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show Heat; fire.  
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show Four.  
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quinqu-.   show
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show Spine.  
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show 1. Radiant energy; a radioactive substance. 2. In chemistry, a radioactive isotope.  
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re-.   show
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show Straight; rectum.  
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show Kidney.  
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show Reticulum.  
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show Backward; back; behind.  
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show Rod.  
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rheo-, -(r)rhea.   show
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rhino-.   show
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rhizo-.   show
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show Red.  
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roseo-.   show
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-(r)rhage, -(r)rhagia.   show
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-(r)rhaphy.   show
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-(r)rhexis.   show
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show Sugar.  
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sacro-.   show
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salping-, salpingo-.   show
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show Putrid; rotten.  
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sarco-.   show
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show Boat-shaped; scaphoid.  
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show Shoulder.  
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scato-.   show
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schisto-.   show
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show Division.  
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scirrho-.   show
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show Hard; relating to the sclera.  
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-sclerosis.   show
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show Instrument for viewing or examining (includes other methods of examination).  
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show Examination.  
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show Darkness.  
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show Fatty substance.  
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show Half.  
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septi-.   show
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sero-.   show
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sesqui-.   show
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sial-, sialo-.   show
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show Iron; steel.  
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-sis. sitio-, sito-.   show
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skeleto-.   show
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show Shadow.  
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show Sodium.  
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show Body.  
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spectro-.   show
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sperma-, spermat-, spermato-.   show
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show Wedge; sphenoid bone.  
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show Pulse.  
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show Breathe.  
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show Spleen.  
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spondyl-, spondylo-.   show
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spongio-.   show
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show Uvula; bunch of grapes; Staphylococcus.  
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show Fat.  
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steno-.   show
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sterco-.   show
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stere-, stereo-.   show
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sterno-.   show
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stetho-.   show
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stomato-.   show
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-stomosis, -stomy. strepto-.   show
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sub-.   show
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super-.   show
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show Above; beyond; on top.  
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show With; together with; along; beside.  
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show Joined; together.  
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show Swift; rapid.  
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taen-, taeni-, ten-, teni-.   show
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show Flat of the foot; edge of the eyelid.  
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tauto-.   show
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techno-.   show
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show 1. End. 2.Distant.  
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teleo-.   show
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temporo-.   show
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show Tendon.  
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show Three.  
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tera-.   show
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terato-.   show
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show Four.  
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show Chamber; part of the brain where a nerve originates; thalamus.  
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thanato-.   show
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theco-.   show
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thermo-.   show
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thio-.   show
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show Chest; chest wall.  
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thrombo-.   show
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thymo-.   show
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thy-, thyro-.   show
🗑
show Thyroid gland.  
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show Childbirth.  
🗑
show Cutting instrument.  
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tomo-.   show
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-tomy.   show
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ton-, tono-.   show
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top-, topo-.   show
🗑
show Toxin; poison; toxic.  
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show Neck.  
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tracheo-.   show
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trans-.   show
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traumato-.   show
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show Three.  
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show Hair.  
🗑
show Nourishment.  
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show Stimulation of a target organ by a substance, esp. a hormone.  
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show Tube.  
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show Eardrum; tympanum.  
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show 1. Cecum. 2. Blindness.  
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typho-.   show
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ulo-.   show
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ultra-.   show
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show One.  
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uretero-.   show
🗑
urethro-.   show
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-uria.   show
🗑
show Urine.  
🗑
show Uterus.  
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vagin-, vagino-.   show
🗑
show Dilated vein.  
🗑
show Vessel (e.g, blood vessel).  
🗑
show Vein.  
🗑
ventro-,   show
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show Vertebra; vertebrae.  
🗑
show Bladder; vesicle.  
🗑
show Viscera.  
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vitr-, vitro-, vitre-, vitreo-.   show
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show Covering; vulva.  
🗑
show Yellow.  
🗑
show Strange; foreign.  
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xero-.   show
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show xiphi-, xipho-. Xiphoid cartilage.  
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zoo-.   show
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