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| a- | without
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| ab- | away from
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| abdomin/o | abdomen
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| acr/o | extremity or topmost
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| ad- | to, toward, near
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| aden/o | gland
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| adip/o | fat
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| adren/o | adrenal gland
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| adrenal/o | adrenal gland
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| -al | pertaining to
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| -algia | pain
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| allo- | other
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| alveol/o | alveolus (air sac)
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| an- | without
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| an/o | anus
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| ana- | up, apart
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| angi/o | vessel
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| ante- | before
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| anti- | againist or opposed to
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| anxi/o | anxiety
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| aort/o | aorta
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| append/o | appendix
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| appendic/o | appendix
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| -ar | pertaining to
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| arteri/o | artery
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| arthr/o | joint
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| -ary | pertaining to
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| ather/o | fatty, or lipid, paste
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| atri/o | atrium
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| audi/o | hearing
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| aur/i | ear
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| auto- | self
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| bi- | two or both
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| bi/o | life
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| bil/i | bile
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| blephar/o | eyelid
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| brady- | slow
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| bronch/o | bronchus (airway)
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| carcin/o | cancer
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| cardi/o | heart
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| -cele | pouching or hernia
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| -centesis | puncture for aspiration
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| cephal/o | head
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| cerebr/o | largest part of the brain
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| cervic/o | neck
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| chol/e | bile
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| chondr/o | cartilage
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| cis/o | to cut
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| coagul/o | clotting
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| col/o | colon (large intestine)
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| colon/o | colon (large intestine)
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| colp/o | vagina (sheath)
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| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva
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| contra- | againist or opposed to
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| corne/o | cornea
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| coron/o | circle or crown
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| cost/o | rib
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| crani/o | skull
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| crin/o | to secrete
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| cry/o | cold
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| cutane/o | skin
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| cyst/o | bladder or sac
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| cyt/o | cell
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| dacry/o | tear
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| de- | from, down, or not
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| dent/i | teeth
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| derm/o | skin
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| dermat/o | skin
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| -desis | binding
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| dia- | across or through
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| dips/o | thirst
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| duoden/o | duodenum
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| dys- | painful, difficult, or faulty
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| -e | noun marker
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| e- | out or away
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| -eal | pertaining to
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| ec- | out or away
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| -ectomy | excision or removal
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| electr/o | electricity
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| -emesis | vomiting
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| -emetic | pertaining to vomiting
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| -emia | blood condition
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| encephal/o | entire brain
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| endo- | within
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| enter/o | small intestine
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| epi- | upon
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| episi/o | vulva
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| erythr/o | red
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| esophag/o | esophagus
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| esthesi/o | sensation
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| eu- | normal
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| ex- | out or away
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| extra- | outside
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| fibr/o | fiber
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| -genesis | origin or production
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| -genic | pertaining to origin
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| gloss/o | tongue
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| glyc/o | sugar (glucose)
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| -graft | transfer
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| -gram | record
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| -graph | instrument for recording
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| -graphy | process of recording
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| gynec/o | female
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| hem/o | blood
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| hemi- | half
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| hepat/o | liver
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| herni/o | hernia
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| hetero- | different
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| hist/o | tissue
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| homo- | same
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| hormon/o | hormone
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| hydr/o | water
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| hyper- | above or excessive
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| hypn/o | sleep
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| hypo- | below or deficient
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| hyster/o | uterus
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| -ia | condition of
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| -iasis | formation or presence of
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| iatr/o | treatment
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| -ic | pertaining to
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| -icle | small
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| ile/o | ileum (third portion of small intestines)
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| immun/o | sage
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| inter- | between
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| intra- | within
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| ir/o | iris (colored circle)
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| irdi/o | iris (colored circle)
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| isch/o | to hold back
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| -ism | condition of
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| -ist | one who specializes in
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -ium | structure or tissue
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| kerat/o | cornea
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| kyph/o | humpbacked
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| lacrim/o | tear
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| lapar/o | abdomen
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| laryng/o | larynx (voice box)
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| -lepsy | seizure
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| leuk/o | white
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| lingu/o | tongue
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| lip/o | fat
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| lith/o | stone
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| -logist | one who specializes in the study or treatment of
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| -logy | study of
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| lord/o | bent
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| lumb/o | loin (lower back)
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| lymph/o | clear fluid
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| -lysis | breakdown or dissolution
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| -lytic | pertaining to breakdown or dissolution
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| macro- | large
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| -malacia | softening
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| mamm/o | breast
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| megal/o | large
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| -mania | condition of abnormal impulse toward or frenzy
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| melan/o | black
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| men/o | month (menstruation)
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| mening/o | membrane (meninges)
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| meta- | after, beyond, or change
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| -meter | intrument for measuring
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| metr/o | uterus
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| metri/o | uterus
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| -metry | process of measuring
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| micro- | small
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| mono- | one
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| muscul/o | muscle
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| my/o | muscle
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| myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord
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| myring/o | eardrum or tympanic membrane
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| narc/o | stupor or sleep
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| nas/o | nose
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| necr/o | death
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| neo- | new
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| nephr/o | kidney
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| neur/o | nerve
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| ocul/o | eye
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| odont/o | teeth
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| -odynia | pain
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| -ole | small
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| -oma | tumor
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| onc/o | tumor
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| oophor/o | ovary
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| ophthalm/o | eye
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| -opsy | process of viewing
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| opt/o | eye
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| or/o | mouth
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| orch/o | testis or testicle
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| orchi/o | testis or testicle
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| orchid/o | testis or testicle
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| ortho- | straight, normal, or correct
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| -osis | condition or increase
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| oste/o | bone
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| ot/o | ear
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| -ous | pertaining to
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| ov/i | egg
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| ov/o | egg
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| ovari/o | ovary
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| ox/o | oxygen
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| pan- | all
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| pancreat/o | pancreas
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| para- | alongside of or abnormal
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| path/o | disease
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| pector/o | chest
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| -penia | abnormal reduction
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| per- | by
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| peri- | around
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| -pexy | suspension or fixation
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| phas/o | speech
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| -phil | attraction for
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| phleb/o | vein
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| -phobia | condition of abnormal fear or sensitivity
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| phot/o | light
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| phren/o | diaphram, mind
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| plas/o | formation
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| -plasty | surgical repair or reconstruction
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| -plegia | paralysis
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| -pnea | breathing
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| pneum/o | air or lung
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| pneumon/o | air or lung
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| -poiesis | formation
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| poly- | many
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| post- | after
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| pre- | before
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| pro- | before
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| proct/o | rectum and anus
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| prostat/o | prostate gland
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| psych/o | mind
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| -ptosis | falling or downward displacement
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| pulmon/o | lung
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| pyret/o | fever
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| quadri- | four
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| radi/o | ray or radiation
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| rect/o | rectum
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| ren/o | kidney
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| retin/o | retina
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| rhin/o | nose
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| -rrhage | to burst forth (usually blood)
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| -rrhagia | to burst forth (usually blood)
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| -rrhaphy | suture
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| -rrhea | discharge
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| salping/o | uterine or fallopian tube
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| sarc/o | flesh
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| schiz/o | split
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| scler/o | hard or sclera
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| scoli/o | twisted
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| -scope | instrument for examination
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| -scopy | process of examination
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| semi- | half
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| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon
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| somn/o | sleep
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| son/o | sound
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| -spasm | involuntary action
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| sperm/o | sperm
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| spermat/o | sperm
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| spin/o | thorn
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| spir/o | breathing
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| splen/o | spleen
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| spondyl/o | vertebra
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| squam/o | scale
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| -stasis | stop or stand
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| sten/o | narrow
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| steth/o | chest
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| stomat/o | mouth
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| -stomy | creation of an opening
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| sub- | below or under
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| super- | above or excessive
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| syn- | together or with
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| tachy- | fast
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| test/o | testis or testicle
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| therm/o | heat
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| thorac/o | chest
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| thromb/o | clot
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| thym/o | thymus gland or mind
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| thyr/o | thyroid gland (shield)
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| thyroid/o | thyroid gland (shield)
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| -tic | pertaining to
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| tom/o | to cut
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| -tomy | incision
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| ton/o | tone or tension
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| tympan/o | eardrum
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| -ule | small
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| ultra- | beyond or excessive
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| uni- | one
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| ur/o | urine
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| ureter/o | ureter
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| urethr/o | urethra
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| urin/o | urine
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| uter/o | uterus
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| vagin/o | vagina
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| varic/o | swollen, twisted vein
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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 (belly or pouch)
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| vertebr/o | vertebra
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| vesic/o | bladder or sac
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| vulv/o | vulva
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| xeno- | strange or foreign
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| -y | condiion or process of
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