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a-/an-
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no/without
ex: amenorrhea/anechoic |
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ab-
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away from
ex: abduct |
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ad-
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toward
ex: adduct |
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ante-/pre-/pro
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before
ex: antenatal/preoperative |
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anti-/contra-
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against
ex: antibiotic/contralateral |
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bi-/di-
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two
ex:bifid/dissect |
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brady-
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slow
ex: bradycardia |
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de-
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down from, removing
ex: decompensation |
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dia-
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through, between, across
ex: dialysis |
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dys-
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difficult/abdnormal
ex: dysphagia |
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ecto-/ex-/exo-
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outside/without/away from
ex: exophytic/ectoplasm |
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en-/endo-/em-/eso-
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inside
ex: encapsulated |
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epi-
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above/on
ex: epicondyle |
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eu-
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good/normal
ex: euthyroid |
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hemi-/semi
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half/partly
ex: hemilaminectomy |
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hyper-
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excessive, greater than normal
ex: hypercholesterolemia |
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hypo-/sub-
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beneath/below normal, under
ex: hyponatremia |
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in-
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not
ex: inability |
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infra-
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beneath
ex: infraorbital |
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inter-
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between
ex: intercondylar |
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intra-
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within/inside of
ex: intrauterine |
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macro-
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large
ex: macrosomia |
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mal-
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bad
ex: malalignment |
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meso-
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middle or moderate
ex: mesothelial |
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micro-
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small
ex: microhematuria |
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multi-/poly-
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many/excessive
ex: multinodular/polyhydramnios |
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mono-/uni-
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one
ex: monochorionic/unilateral |
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nulli-
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none
ex: nulliparous |
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para-
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near, beside, resembling, abnormal
ex: parahepatic |
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per-
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through, by, or completely
ex: percutaneous |
