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509 ALL MED TERMS

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meaning
prefix/suffix
movement   kinesi/o  
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ligament   ligament/o  
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muscle   muscul/o, my/o  
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tendon   tend/o  
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eyelid   blephar/o, palpebra  
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membrane covering the surface of the eyelid   conjunctiva  
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pupil of the eye   core/o  
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outer wall of the eye   cornea  
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tears   dacry/o  
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lacrimal sac   dacryocyst/o  
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iris   irid/o  
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eye   ocul/o, ophthalm/o  
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light   opt/o  
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lens   phak/o, phac/o  
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retina   retin/o  
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sclera   scler/o  
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middle layer of the eye   ove/o  
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condition/defect of the vision of the eye   -opia  
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synonym for dermis   corium  
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skin   cutis, derm/o, dermat/o  
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upon/above/on   epi-  
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follicle   follicul/o  
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horn-like   kerat/o  
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black   melan/o  
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nail   onych/o  
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plant   -phyte  
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sweat   sudor/i  
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dry   xer/o  
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joint   arhtr/o  
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arm   brachi/o  
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wrist   carp/o  
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cartilage   chondr/o  
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rib   cost/o  
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cranium or skull   crani/o  
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finger or toe   dactyl/o  
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bone   oste/o  
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correct   orth/o  
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vertebrae   spondyl/o or vertebr/o  
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cervix   cervic/o  
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vagina   vagin/o , colp/o  
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uterus   hyster/o, uter/o  
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menses   mens/o  
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egg   oo  
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ovary   ovari/o, oophor/o  
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testes   orchid/o  
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(fallopian) tube   salping/o  
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sperm   spermat/o  
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bile   chol/e  
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gallbladder   cholecyst/o  
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colon   colon/o  
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duodenum   duoden/o  
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intestine   enter/o  
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esophagus   esophag/o  
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stomach   gastr/o  
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tongue   gloss/o  
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liver   hepat/o  
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jejunum   jejun/o  
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pancreas   pancreat/o  
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saliva or salivary glands   sial/o  
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vessel   angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o  
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artery   arteri/o  
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gruel-like   arther/o  
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expansion or dilation   -ectasis  
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blood   -emia, hem/o, hemat/o  
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vein   phleb/o, ven/o  
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clot   thromb/o  
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dilated   varic/o  
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bronchus   bronchi/o  
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blue   cyan/o  
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larynx   laryng/o  
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nose   rhin/o, nas/o  
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pharynx   pharyng/o  
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diaphragm   phren/o  
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breathing   -pnea  
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lung   pneum/o, pneumon/o, pneumat/o, pulmon/o  
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sinus cavity   sinus/o  
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trachea   trache/o  
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bladder   cyst/o  
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stone   lith/o  
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kidney   nephr/o, ren/o  
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renal pelvis   pyel/o  
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ureter   ureter  
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urine   urin/o  
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head   cephal/o  
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cerebellum   cerebell/o  
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cerebrum   cerebr/o  
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outer layer/covering   cortic/o  
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brain   encephal/o  
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ganglia / ganglion   gangli/o  
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membrane (wrt the nervous system)   meningi/o  
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nerve cell/ nervous system   neur/o  
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mind   psych/o  
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spinal cord   spin/o  
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abnormal attraction to / impulse towards an object or thought   -mania  
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fear/ fearing   -phobia  
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gland   aden/o  
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adrenal glands   adren/o  
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endocrine   endocrin/o  
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pituitary gland   hypophys/o  
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parathyroid gland   parathyr/o  
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thyroid   thyroid/o, thyr/o  
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aorta   aort/o  
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atrium   atri/o  
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heart   cardi/o  
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electrical   electrico/o  
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valve   valv/o  
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ventricule   ventricul/o  
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abdomen   abdomin/o  
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chest   thorac/o  
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white   leuk/o  
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lymph or lymphatic system   lymph/o  
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lymph vessels   lymphangi/o  
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immune system   immun/o  
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lymph nodes   lymphaden/o  
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spleen   splen/o  
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palatine tonsill   tonsill/o  
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thymus   thym/o  
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cancer   carcin/o  
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thirst   dips/o  
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red   erythr/o  
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aged   ger/o  
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tissue   hist/o  
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water   hydr/o  
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large   megal/o  
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disease/disease state   path/o  
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eating/swallowing   phag/o  
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pus   py/o  
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heat/fever   pyr/o  
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flesh/muscle   sarc/o  
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two   bi-  
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half   semi-  
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same/equal   homeo-  
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big   macro-  
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small   micro-  
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one   uni-  
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few   oligo-  
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all/everywhere   pan-  
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many/much   poly-  
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four   quadri-  
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three   tri-  
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surgical puncture   -centesis  
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fuse/bind/immobilize   -desis  
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surgical removal   -ectomy  
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origin/producing   -genesis  
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written/pictorial record   -gram  
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device for graphic/pictorial recording   -graph  
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act of graphic/pictorial recording   -graphy  
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device for measuring   -meter  
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act of measuring   -metry  
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surgical fixation   -pexy  
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surgical repair   -plasty  
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suture   -rrhaphy  
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device for viewing   -scope  
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act of viewing   -scopy  
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incision   -tomy  
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crushing   -tripsy  
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cell   -cyte  
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excessive fluid in intracellular tissues   -edema  
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vomiting   -emesis  
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protein   -globin  
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practice/doctrine   -ism  
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stone   -lith  
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disintegration   -lysis  
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visual examination   -opsy  
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loving   -phillic  
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producing/formation   -poiesis  
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hard   -sclerosis  
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condition   -ism, -sis, -sia  
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level/unchanging   -stasis  
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permanent opening   -stomy  
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instrument for cutting   -tome  
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nourishment/stimulation   -tropin  
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pain   -algia, -dynia  
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inflammation   -itis  
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study of   -logy  
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development/nourishment   -trophy  
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weakness   -asthen  
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protrusion/hernia   -cele  
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expansion/dilation   -ectasis  
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condition/state   -iasis  
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softening   -malacia  
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enlargement   -megaly  
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shape of/like   -oid  
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tumor   -oma  
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reduction of size or quantity   -penia  
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growth/formation/development   -plasia  
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substance/matter   -plasm  
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paralysis   -plegia  
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downward displacement   -ptosis  
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flowing forth   -rrhage  
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without/not   a-  
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against/resisting   -anti  
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before   pre-, ante-  
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abnormally slow rate of speed   brady-  
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bad/painful/difficult/abnormal   -dys  
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normal/good   eu-  
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bad   mal-  
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new   neo-  
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after   post-  
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rapid   tachy-  
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away from   ab-, ef-  
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toward/near to   ad-  
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with/together   con- , sym-, syn-  
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outside   ec-, ecto-, ex-, exo-  
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inside   en-  
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inner/within   endo-  
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beyond   extra-, meta-  
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above (beyond normal)   hyper-  
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below (below normal)   hypo-  
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below or inside   infra-  
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between   inter-  
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inside   intra-  
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middle   meso-  
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alongside/like   para-  
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around/surronding   peri-  
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backward/behind   retro-  
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below   sub-  
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