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Term
a-, an-
 Definition
without
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ab-
 Definition
from, off, away
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ad-
 Definition
toward, to, at
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an-
 Definition
without
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adeno-
 Definition
gland
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ambi-
 Definition
both
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ana-
 Definition
up, toward
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angio-
 Definition
relating to a vessel
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ante-
 Definition
in front of, before
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anti-
 Definition
against
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arthro-
 Definition
pertaining to the joints
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auto-
 Definition
self, same
Term
bact
 Definition
relating to bacteria
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bi-
 Definition
two
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bio-
 Definition
relation to life
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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broncho-
 Definition
relating to the trachea or windpipe
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carcino-
 Definition
pertaining to cancer
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cardi or cardio-
 Definition
pertaining to the heart
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cata-
 Definition
downward, against
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celio-
 Definition
pertaining to the abdomen
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cephalo-
 Definition
head
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cervico-
 Definition
neck OR cervix
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chiro-
 Definition
pertaining to the hand
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chole-
 Definition
pertaining to bile
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circum-
 Definition
around
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com-, con-
 Definition
with, together
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contra-
 Definition
against, opposite
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counter-
 Definition
against, opposite
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cranio-
 Definition
pertaining to the head
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cysto-
 Definition
pertaining to the bladder
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cyto-
 Definition
relation to a cell
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de-
 Definition
down, away from
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dent- or denti-
 Definition
teeth
Term
derm-, derma- or dermi-
 Definition
pertaining to the skin
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dextro-
 Definition
toward or on the right side
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di-
 Definition
double, twice
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dia-
 Definition
through, apart
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dys-
 Definition
painful, difficult
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ecto-
 Definition
out, away from
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em-, en-
 Definition
in front of, before
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encephalo-
 Definition
condition of the brain or head
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endo-
 Definition
within, inner
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entero-
 Definition
relating to the intestines
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epi-
 Definition
above, upon, over
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eu-
 Definition
good
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fibro-
 Definition
pertaining to fiber
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gastro-
 Definition
stomach
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gero-
 Definition
old age
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glyco-
 Definition
relationship to sweetness (sugar)
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gyneco-, gyno-
 Definition
pertaining to a female
Term
hemato-, hema- or hemo-
 Definition
pertaining to the blood
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hemi-
 Definition
half
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hepato-
 Definition
liver
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histo-
 Definition
relationship to tissue
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hydro-
 Definition
pertaining to water
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive
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hypno(a)-
 Definition
relating to sleep
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hypo-
 Definition
deficiency, lack of
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hystero-
 Definition
relating to the uterus
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ileo-
 Definition
relating to the ileum (remote end of the small intestine)
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infra-
 Definition
below, beneath
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inter-
 Definition
between
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intro-
 Definition
in, into
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kerato-
 Definition
relating to the cornea, or horny tissue
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labio-
 Definition
relating to the lip
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macro-
 Definition
large, long
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mast-
 Definition
relating to the breast
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mega-
 Definition
large, oversize
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meta-
 Definition
after, beyond, transformation
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micro-
 Definition
small
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mono-
 Definition
one or single
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multi-
 Definition
many
Term
myel-
 Definition
pertaining to the spinal cord
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myo-
 Definition
relating to muscle
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naso-
 Definition
pertaining to the nose and nasal passages
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necro-
 Definition
relating to death
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neuro-
 Definition
relating to the nerves
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nephro-
 Definition
pertaining to the kidney
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odont-
 Definition
relating to the teeth
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omo-
 Definition
pertaining to the shoulder
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opthalmo-
 Definition
relating to the eye
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opto-
 Definition
relating to vision
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ortho-
 Definition
straight
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osteo-
 Definition
pertaining to the bones
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oto-
 Definition
pertaining to the ear
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oxy-
 Definition
sharp, acute
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pachy-
 Definition
thick
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pan-
 Definition
all
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para-
 Definition
two like parts
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patho-
 Definition
disease
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per-
 Definition
through
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peri-
 Definition
around
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phlebo-
 Definition
relating to a vein
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pneumo-
 Definition
lung
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poly-
 Definition
many, much
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procto-
 Definition
relating to the anus
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pseudo-
 Definition
false
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psycho-
 Definition
pertaining to the mind
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pulmo-
 Definition
lung
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pyo-
 Definition
signifying pus
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quadra-
 Definition
involving four
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rachi-
 Definition
spine
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rhino-
 Definition
nose
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semi-
 Definition
partial, not full
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sub-
 Definition
under
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syn-
 Definition
loss
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tachy-
 Definition
rapid
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thermo-
 Definition
heat
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thoracic-
 Definition
pertaings to the chest or thorax
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tri-
 Definition
three
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uni-
 Definition
one
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uro-
 Definition
relating to the urine
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vaso-
 Definition
vessel
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-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-cele
 Definition
hernia
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
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-clasis
 Definition
breaking
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-clysis
 Definition
washing, irrigation
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-ectasia
 Definition
dilation, stretching
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-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
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-ectomy
 Definition
excision (cutting out)
Term
-emia
 Definition
denoting a condition of the blood
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-emis
 Definition
vomiting
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-genesis
 Definition
condition of producing
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-ism
 Definition
abnormal condition from excess of something
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-lith
 Definition
stone
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-lysis
 Definition
breakdown
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-malasia
 Definition
softening
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-mania
 Definition
madness or passion for
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-odynia
 Definition
painful condition
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-ology
 Definition
study of
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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-opsy
 Definition
vision
Term
-orexia
 Definition
appetitie, desire
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-orrhaphy
 Definition
suture
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-orrhea
 Definition
flow, discharge
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal or diseased condition
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-ostomy
 Definition
to make a new opening
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-otomy
 Definition
incision, to cut into
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-paresis
 Definition
partial or incomplete paralysis
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-path
 Definition
morbid or diseased
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-penia
 Definition
deficiency
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-pepsia
 Definition
digestion
Term
-pexy
 Definition
fixation, to put into place
Term
-philia
 Definition
a liking or affinity for
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-phobia
 Definition
fear
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
-pnea
 Definition
breath
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-rhythmia
 Definition
rhythmical
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-rrhage
 Definition
abnormal or excessive discharge or flow
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-rrhea
 Definition
discharge
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-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
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-spasm
 Definition
sudden violent contraction of muscles
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-stasis
 Definition
arrest, control
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-taxis
 Definition
order, arrangement
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-tripsy
 Definition
crushing
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-trophy
 Definition
development, nourishment
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-uria
 Definition
urine
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