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08/12/2026
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a- / an-
 Definition
without, not
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
tachy-
 Definition
fast
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above normal
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hypo-
 Definition
below normal, deficient
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peri-
 Definition
around
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endo-
 Definition
within
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epi-
 Definition
upon, above
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intra-
 Definition
within
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inter-
 Definition
between
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sub-
 Definition
under, below
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supra-
 Definition
above
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trans-
 Definition
across, through
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contra-
 Definition
against, opposite
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ipsi-
 Definition
same
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mono-
 Definition
one
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hemi-
 Definition
half
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para-
 Definition
beside, abnormal
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poly-
 Definition
many, much
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neo-
 Definition
new
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pseudo-
 Definition
false
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-rrhage
 Definition
bursting forth, excessive bleeding
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-rrhagia
 Definition
excessive bleeding
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-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
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-tomy
 Definition
incision, cutting into
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-penia
 Definition
deficiency
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-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing
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-spasm
 Definition
involuntary contraction
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-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
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-plegia
 Definition
weakness; partial paralysis
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-phasia
 Definition
speech
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-lexia
 Definition
reading
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-esthesia
 Definition
sensation
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-esthesia
 Definition
sensation, feeling
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-kinesia
 Definition
movement
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-tonia
 Definition
tone, tension
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-graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-gram
 Definition
record or picture
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-meter
 Definition
measuring instrument
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-metry
 Definition
process of measuring
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
surgical suture
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-lysis
 Definition
breakdown
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-oma
 Definition
tumor, mass
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
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-trophy
 Definition
nourishment/ development
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