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04/16/2011

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Term
a-; an-
Definition
no, without
Term
ab-
Definition
away form the midline
Term
anti-
Definition
against
Term
brady-
Definition
slow
Term
carcino-
Definition
cancer
Term
cardio-
Definition
heart
Term
cephalo-
Definition
head or toward the head
Term
chole-
Definition
gall
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circum-
Definition
around or about
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col-
Definition
colon
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contra-
Definition
against
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costo-
Definition
rib
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cyano-
Definition
blue or bluish
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cysto-
Definition
bladder
Term
cyto-
Definition
cell
Term
derm-
Definition
skin
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dys-
Definition
difficult or painful
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endo-
Definition
within
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epi-
Definition
upon or beside or near to or over
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erythro-
Definition
red
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eu-
Definition
well or easy or good or normal
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ex-; exo-
Definition
out or outside
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gastro-
Definition
stomach
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hema-
Definition
blood
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hyper-
Definition
above or more than normal or increased
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hypo-
Definition
low or less than normal or decreased
Term
hystero-
Definition
uterus
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infra-
Definition
below or beneath
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inter-
Definition
among or between
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intra-
Definition
within or into
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laparo-
Definition
abdominal wall
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leuko-
Definition
white
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lipo-
Definition
fat
Term
litho-
Definition
stone
Term
macro-
Definition
large
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mal-
Definition
abnormal or inadequate
Term
melano-
Definition
black
Term
micro-
Definition
small
Term
mono-
Definition
single or having only one
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myo-
Definition
muscle
Term
necro-
Definition
dead
Term
neuro-
Definition
nerve
Term
oophor-
Definition
ovary
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osteo-
Definition
bone
Term
oto-
Definition
ear
Term
patho-
Definition
disease or abnormal condition of
Term
per-
Definition
by way of or through
Term
peri-
Definition
around
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phlebo-
Definition
vein
Term
pleuro-
Definition
membrane covering the lungs
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pneumo-
Definition
air or lung
Term
poly-
Definition
much or many
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post-
Definition
after or behind
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pyo-
Definition
involving pus
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pyro-
Definition
heat or fire
Term
recto-
Definition
rectum or terminal end
Term
reno-
Definition
kidney
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retro-
Definition
behind or posterior
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rhino-
Definition
nose
Term
semi-
Definition
half
Term
stomato-
Definition
mouth
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sub-
Definition
beneath or partially
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super-
Definition
above or over
Term
supra-
Definition
above or upper or on top of
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syn-
Definition
with or along with
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tachy-
Definition
fast or increased
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thermo-
Definition
heat
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thoraco-
Definition
chest
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trans-
Definition
across
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uni-
Definition
one
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viscero-
Definition
internal organs
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