Medical Terminology Ao Pct

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nonconstructed term

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must be committed to memory

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constructed terms

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made up of word parts

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medical terminology

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the universal language of medicine

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eponym

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term derived from a person's name

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prefix

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a word part that is affixed to the beginning of a word

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word root

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a word part that provides the primary meaning of the term

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-ectomy

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a suffix

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o

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the most common combining vowel

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cardi/o

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a combining form

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constructed term

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a term built from word parts

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combining vowel

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used to connect a word root with another word root or a suffix

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-al

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a suffix

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prefix

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adding this word part to a word root requires no combining vowel

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consonant

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if a suffix begins with this type of letter, use a combining vowel

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-meter

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measure, measuring instrument

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-al

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pertaining to

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-scopy

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process of viewing

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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study or science of

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-pathy

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disease

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-scope

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instrument used for viewing

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-oma

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tumor

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-physis

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growth

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-malacia

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softening

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-philia

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loving or affinity for

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-phasia

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speaking

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-oxia

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condition of oxygen

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-phagia

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eating or swallowing

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-spasm

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sudden involuntary muscle contraction

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-algia

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condition of pain

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-ism

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condition or disease

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-oma

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tumor

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-sclerosis

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condition of hard

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-pathy

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disease

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-dynia

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condition of pain

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-plasia

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formation, growth

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-rrhagia

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abnormal discount

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-phobia

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fear

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-ad

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toward

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-emia

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condition of blood

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-a

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singular

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-ae

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plural

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-ac

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-ary

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-iatry

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treatment, specialty

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-logist

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one who studies

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-logy

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study or science of

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-practic

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practice

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-graphy

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recording process

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-clast

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break apart

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-tomy

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incision

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-metry

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measurement, process of measuring

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-desis

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fusion

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-stomy

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surgical creation of an opening

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-pexy

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surgical fixation, suspension

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-scopy

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process of viewing

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-rrhaphy

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suturing

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-ectomy

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excision or surgical removal

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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meta-

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after or change

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a-

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without, absence of

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contra-

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counter or against

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con-

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with, together, or jointly

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anti-

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against or opposite of

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intra-

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within

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di-

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double

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ambi-

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both

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quad-

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four

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hemi-

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half

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bi-

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two

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primi-

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first

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tri-

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three

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pan-

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all

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semi-

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half or partial

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uni-

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one

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multi-

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many, more than one, or numerous

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poly-

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excessive, over or many

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mono-

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one

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nulli-

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null or none

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ab-

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away from

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dia-

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through

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ad-

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toward

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endo-

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within

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ante-

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to come before, before

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extra-

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outside

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ep-, epi-

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upon, over, above, or on top

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ana-

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up or toward

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infer-

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below

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ec-, ecto-

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outside or out

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para-

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alongside or abnormal

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dis-

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apart or away

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peri-

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away from

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ex-, exo-

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outside or away from

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inter-

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between

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eso-

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inward

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sub-

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under, beneath, below

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post-

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to follow after

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pre-

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to come before, before

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super-, supra-

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above

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sym-, syn-

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together or joined

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a-, an-

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without or absence of

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hypo-

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deficient, abnormally low, below

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neo-

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new

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tachy-

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rapid, fast

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trans-

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through, across, or beyond

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dys-

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bad, abnormal, painful, or difficult

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macro-

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large

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hyper-

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excessive, abnormally high, above

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circum-

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around

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brady-

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slow

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micro-

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small

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eu-

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normal or good

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mal-

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bad

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pseudo-

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false

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heter-, hetero-

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different

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mega-, megalo-

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large or great