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acr(o)-
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extremity, topmost
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Acromegaly
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-acusis
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hearing
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Paracusis
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-ad
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toward, in the direction of
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Dorsad
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ad-
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increase, adherence, motion toward, very
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Adduction
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aden(o)-, aden(i)-
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Of or relating to a gland
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Adenology
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adip(o)-
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Of or relating to fat or fatty tissue
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Adipocyte
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adren(o)-
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Of or relating to adrenal glands
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adrenal artery
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-aemia
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blood condition
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Anaemia
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aer(o)-
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air. gas
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Aerosinusitis
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aesthesio-
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sensation
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Aesthesiometry
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-al
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pertaining to
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Abdominal
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alb-
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Denoting a white or pale color
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Albino
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alge(si)-
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pain
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Analgesic
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-algia
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pain
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Myalgia
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alg(i)o-
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pain
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Myalgia
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allo-
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Denoting something as different, or as an addition
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Alloantigen, Allopathy
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ambi-
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Denoting something as positioned on both sides; Describing both of two
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Ambidextrous
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amnio-
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Pertaining to the membraneous fetal sac (amnion)
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Amniocentesis
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an-
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not, without
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Analgesia
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an(o)
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anus
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Anus
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andr(o)-
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pertaining to a man
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Andrology, Android
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angi(o)-
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blood vessel
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Angiogram
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aniso-
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Describing something as unequal
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Anisotropic
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ankyl(o)-, ancyl(o)-
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Denoting something as crooked or bent
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Ankylosis
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ante-
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Describing something as positioned in front of another thing
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antepartum
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anti-
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Describing something as 'against' or 'opposed to' another
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Antibody, antipsychotic
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apo-
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separated from, derived from
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Apoptosis
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arteri(o)-
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Of or pertaining to an artery
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Artery, Arteriology
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arthr(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the joints, limbs
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Arthritis
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articul(o)-
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joint
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Articulation
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-ary
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pertaining to
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bilary tract
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-ase
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enzvme
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Lactase
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-asthenia
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weakness
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Myasthenia gravis
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-ation
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process
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Decalcification
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aur(i)-
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Of or pertaining to the ear
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Aural
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aut(o)-
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self
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Autoimmune
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axill-
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Of or pertaining to the armpit [uncommon as a prefix]
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Axilla
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bucc(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the cheek
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Buccolabial
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burs(o)-
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bursa
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Bursitis
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balano-
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Of the glans penis or glans clitoridis
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Balanitis
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bi-
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twice, double
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Biauricular
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bio-
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life
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Biology
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blast(o)-
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germ or bud
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Blastomere
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blephar(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the eyelid
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Blepharoplast
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brachi(o)-
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Of or relating to the arm
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Brachium
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brachy-
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Indicating 'short' or less commonly 'little'
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Brachycephalic
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brady-
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Indicating 'slow'
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Bradycardia
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bronch(i)-
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bronchus
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Bronchiolitis Obliterans
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cephal(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the head (as a whole)
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Cephalalgy
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cerat(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the cornu; a horn
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Ceratoid
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cerebell(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the cerebellum
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Cerebellum
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cerebr(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the brain
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Cerebrology
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cervic-
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Of or pertaining to the neck, the cervix
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Cervicodorsal
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chem(o)-
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chemistry, drug
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Chemotherapy
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chir(o)-, cheir(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the hand
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Chiropractor
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chlor(o)-
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Denoting a green color
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Chlorophyll
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chol(e)-
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Of or pertaining to bile
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Cholaemia
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cholecyst(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the gallbladder
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Cholecystectomy
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chondr(i)o-
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cartilage, gristle, granule, granular
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Chondrocalcinosis
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chrom(ato)-
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color
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Hemachromatosis
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-cidal, -cide
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killing, destroying
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Fungicidal
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cili-
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Of or pertaining to the cilia, the eyelashes; evelids
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Ciliary
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circum-
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Denoting something as 'around' another
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Circumcision
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cis-
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on this side
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Cisterna
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clast
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break
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Clastogenesis
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co-
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with, together, in association
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Coadministration
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col-, colo-, colono-
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colon
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Colonoscopy
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colp(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the vagina
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Colposcopy
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com-
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with, together
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Combination
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contra
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against
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Contraindicate
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cor-
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with, together
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Coracoclavicular
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cor-, core-, coro-
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Of or pertaining to eye's pupil
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Corectomy
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cordi-
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Of or pertaining to the heart [Uncommon as a prefix]
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Commotio cordis
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1 cornu-
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Applied to processes and parts of the body describing them likened or similar to horns
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Cornu
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cost(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the ribs
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Costochondral
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cox-
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Of or relating to the hip. haunch, or hip-joint
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Coxopodite
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crani(o)-
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Belonging or relating to the cranium
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Craniology
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-crine
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to secrete
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Endocrine
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cry(o)-
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cold
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Cryoablation
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cutane-
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skin
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Subcutaneous
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cyan(o)-
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Denotes a blue color
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Cyanopsia
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[cycl-
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circle, cycle
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Cyclandelate
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cyph(o)-
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Denotes something as bent [uncommon as a prefix]
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Cyphosis
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cyst(o)-, cyst(i)-
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Of or pertaining to the urinary* bladder
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Cystotomy
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cyt(o)-
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cell
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Cytokine
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-cyte
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cell
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Leukocyte
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dacr-
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tear
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Dacryocystostomy
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dactyl(o)-
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Of or pertaining to a finger, toe
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Dactylology
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de-
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away from, cessation
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Deacidify
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dent-
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Of or pertaining to teeth
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Dentist
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