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affix meaning "without"?
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a- or an-
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affix meaning extremity?
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acro -
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affix meaning gland?
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adeno -
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affix meaning vessel?
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angio
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affix for unequal
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aniso
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affix for before?
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ante
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affix for coal (or carbon)?
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anthraco
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affix for against?
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anti
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affix for joint?
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arthro or arthr
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affix for self?
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auto
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affix for glans penis?
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balano
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affix for immature?
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blast
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affix for eyelid?
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blepharo; blephar
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affix for lump?
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bolo
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affix for short?
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brachy
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affix for slow?
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brady
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affix for cheek?
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bucco
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affix for cancer?
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carcino
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affix for heart
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cardio; card
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affix for hernia?
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-cele
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affix for puncture?
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-centesis
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affix for lip?
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cheilo; cheil
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affix for bile?
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chole
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affix for color?
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chrom; chromo
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affix for juice?
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chym; chymo
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affix for glue?
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colla
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affix for opposed?
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contra
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affix for bladder?
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cyst; cysto
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affix for cell?
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cyte; cyto
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affix for tears?
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dacryo; dacry
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affix for digit?
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dactylo; dactyl
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affix for skin?
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derm; dermato
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affix for through?
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dia
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affix for thirst?
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dypsia
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affix for difficult?
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dys
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affix for dilate?
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ectasis
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affix for outside?
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ecto
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affix for excision?
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ectomy
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affix for in or on?
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em, en, in
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affix for vomit?
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emesis
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affix for blood?
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-emia; hemo-; hemato-; hem-; hemat-
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affix for within?
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ent; ento; end; endo
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affix for intestine?
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enter; entero
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affix for upon?
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epi
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affix for red?
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erythr; erythro
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affix for out of?
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ex
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affix for outside?
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exo
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affix for fiber?
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fibro
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affix for stomach?
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gastr; gastro
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affix for originate?
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genesis
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affix for jaw?
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gnatho; gnath
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affix for know?
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gno
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affix for liver?
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hepat-; hepato-
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affix for another or different?
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hetero-
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affix for same?
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homo-; homeo-; hom-; homoio-
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affix for glass?
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hyal
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affix for water?
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hydro; hygro
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affix for above?
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hyper
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affix for below?
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hypo
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affix for uterus?
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hystero
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affix for process?
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-iasis
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affix for physician?
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iatr-; iatro-
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affix for peculiar?
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idio
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affix for same (side)?
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ipsi-
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affix for beneath?
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infra
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affix for among?
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inter
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affix for inside?
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intra
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affix for inflammation?
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-itis
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affix for nucleus?
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karyo
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affix for slip?
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-laps; -lapse
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affix for white?
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leuk; leuko
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affix for fat?
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lip; lipo
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affix for stone?
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lith
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affix for study of?
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-logy
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affix for dissolve?
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ly-; lyso-; -lysis
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affix for lymphatics?
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lymph; lympho
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affix for large?
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macro
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affix for soft?
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malacia
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affix for breast?
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mammo; masto-; mast-
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affix for big?
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mega; megal
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affix for black?
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melan; melano
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affix for middle?
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meso
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affix for stone?
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lith
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affix for study of?
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-logy
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affix for dissolve?
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ly-; lyso-; -lysis
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affix for lymphatics?
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lymph; lympho
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affix for large?
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macro
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affix for soft?
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malacia
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affix for breast?
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mammo; masto-; mast-
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affix for big?
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mega; megal
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affix for black?
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melan; melano
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affix for middle?
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meso
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affix for uterus?
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metro-; metra-
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affix for small?
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micro
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prefix for only or single
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mono-
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affix for form?
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morph; morpho
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affix for muscle?
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my; myo
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affix for fungus?
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myc; mycet
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affix for marrow?
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myel; myelo
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affix for mucus?
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myx; myxo
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affix for DEATH!!!
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necro; necr
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affix for kidney?
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nephr; nephro
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affix for nerve?
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neur; neuro
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affix for like (resembling)?
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-oid
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affix for few?
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olig; oligo
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affix for swelling?
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-oma
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affix for umbilicus?
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omphalo
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affix for tumor?
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onc
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affix for disease?
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-opathy
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affix for eye?
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opthalm
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affix for nerve?
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neur; neuro
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affix for flow?
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-orrhea
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affix for like (resembling)?
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-oid
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affix for straight?
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ortho
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affix for few?
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olig; oligo
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affix for swelling?
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-oma
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affix for umbilicus?
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omphalo
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affix for tumor?
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onc
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affix for disease?
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-opathy
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affix for eye?
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opthalm
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affix for flow?
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-orrhea
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affix for straight?
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ortho
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affix for view?
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-oscopy
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affix for a process?
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-osis
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affix for bone?
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ost-; osteo-
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affix for mouth (make a hole)?
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-ostomy (from stoma)
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affix for ear?
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oto; ot
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affix for cut?
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-otomy
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affix for all?
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pan
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affix for beside?
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para
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affix for disease?
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patho
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SUFFIX for to lack?
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-penia
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prefix meaning around
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peri-
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prefix meaning to eat
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phago-
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suffix meaning to eat
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-phage
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suffix for affinity
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-phil
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prefix for vein
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phleb-; phlebo-
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suffix meaning fear
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-phobe
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suffix meaning carrier
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-phore
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prefix for light
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phot-; photo-
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suffix for light
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-phore
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suffix for growth (n)
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-physis
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suffix for form
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-plasia
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prefix for more
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pleo-
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suffix for breathe
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-pnea
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prefex for breath or lung
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pneumo-
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prefix for foot
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podo-
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suffix for foot
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-pod
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prefix for gray
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polio-
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prefix for many
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poly-
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prefix for rectum
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procto-
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prefix for false
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pseudo-
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suffix for falling
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-ptosis
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prefix for pus
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py-; pyo-
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prefix for fire
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pyro-
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prefix for rectum
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recto-
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prefex for backward
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retro-
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suffix for discharge
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-rhage; -rrhagia
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suffix for flow
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-rhea
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suffix for rupture
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-rhexis
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prefix for nose
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rhin-; rhino-
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prefex for flesh
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sarco-
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suffix for cleft
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-schisis
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prefix for hard
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scker-; sclero-
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prefix for decay
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sepsis-
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suffix for condition
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-sis; -asis; -esis; -iasis; -osis
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prefix for putrefactive
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septic-
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suffix for putrefactive
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-septic
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prefix for seed/sperm
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spermato-; spermo-
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prefix for spleen
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spleno-; splen-
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suffix for stop
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-stasis
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prefix for above
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supra-
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Prefix for union
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syn-
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prefix for monster
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terato-
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suffix for laid down
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-thesis (eg. synthesis)
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prefix for clot
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thromb-; thrombo-
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suffix for turn; to change
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-tropic
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suffix for nourish
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-trophic; -trophy
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suffix for affinity for
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-tropin
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prefix for cecum
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typhlo-
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prefix for excess
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ultra-
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prefix for one
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uni-
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prefix for urine
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ur-; uro-
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suffix for urine
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-uria
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prefix for vessel
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vas-; vaso-
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prefix for yellow
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xanth-; xantho-
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prefex for dry
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xero-
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prefix for animal
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zoo-
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