Medical Terminology

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A-, an-

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No, not, without, lack of, apart

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Ad-

Back 2

Toward, near, to

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Bi-

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Two, double

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De-

Back 4

Down, away from

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Di-

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Two, double

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Dia-

Back 6

Through, between

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Dif-, dis-

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Apart, free from, separate

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Dys-

Back 8

Bad, difficult, painful

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Ec-, ecto

Back 9

Out, outside, outer

Front 10

End-, endo-

Back 10

Within, inner

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Ep-, epi-

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Upon, over, above

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Eu-

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Good, normal

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Ex-, exo-

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Out, away from

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Extra-

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Outside, beyond

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Hyper-

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Above, beyond, excessive

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Hypo-

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Below, under, deficient

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In-

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In, into, not

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Mega-

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Large, great

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Meta-

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Beyond over, between, change

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Para-

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Beside, alongside, abnormal

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Poly-

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Many, much, excessive

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Post-

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After, behind

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Pre-

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Before, in front of

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Pro-

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Before, in front of

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Super-

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Above, beyond

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Supra-

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Above, beyond

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Aden/o

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Gland

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An/o

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Anus

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Andr/o

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Men

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Angi/o

Back 31

Vessel

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Appendage

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Attached to or outgrowth

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Appendic/o

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Appendix

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Arteri/o

Back 34

Artery

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Arthr/o

Back 35

Joint

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Cephal/o

Back 37

Head

Front 38

Cerebr/o

Back 38

Cerebrum

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Cyst/o

Back 39

Bladder

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Cyt/o

Back 40

Cell

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Encephal/o

Back 41

Brain

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Enter/o

Back 42

Intestines

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Esophag/o

Back 43

Esophagus

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Gastro/o

Back 44

Stomach

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Gloss/o

Back 45

Tongue

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Gyne

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Woman

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Hem/o

Back 47

Blood

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Hepat/o

Back 48

Liver

Front 49

Hyster/o

Back 49

Uterus

Front 50

Ile/o

Back 50

Ileum

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Irid/o

Back 51

Iris

Front 52

Kerat/o

Back 52

Cornea of eye; horny substance

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Lamina, lamin/o

Back 53

Thin, flat part of vertebra

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Lapar/o

Back 54

Abdominal wall

Front 55

Lingua

Back 55

Tongue

Front 56

Lob/o

Back 56

Lobe, as of lung of brain

Front 57

Mamm/o

Back 57

Breast

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Mast/o

Back 58

Breast

Front 59

My/o

Back 59

Muscle

Front 60

Myel/o

Back 60

Bone marrow; spinal cord

Front 61

Myring/o

Back 61

Eardrum

Front 62

Nephr/o

Back 62

Kidney

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Neur/o

Back 63

Nerve

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Oophor/o

Back 64

Ovary

Front 65

Ophthalm/o

Back 65

Eye

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Orchi/o

Back 66

Testicle

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Orchid/o

Back 67

Testicle

Front 68

Oste/o

Back 68

Bone

Front 69

Ot/o

Back 69

Ear

Front 70

Pancreat/o

Back 70

Pancreas

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Pharyng/o

Back 71

Pharynx

Front 72

Phleb/o

Back 72

Vein

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Pnuem/o

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Lungs (air or gas)

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Proct/o

Back 74

Rectum

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Prostat/o

Back 75

Prostate gland

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Pyel/o

Back 76

Pelvis of kidney

Front 77

Rect/o

Back 77

Rectum and/or anus

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Ren/i

Back 78

Renal (kidney)

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Rhin/o

Back 79

Nose

Front 80

Sacr/o

Back 80

Sacrum

Front 81

Salping/o

Back 81

Fallopian tube

Front 82

Splen/o

Back 82

Spleen

Front 83

Spondyl/o

Back 83

Vertebra

Front 84

Steth/o

Back 84

Chest

Front 85

Stomat/o

Back 85

Mouth

Front 86

Ten/o

Back 86

Tendon

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Thorac/a

Back 87

Thorax

Front 88

Thyr/o

Back 88

Thyroid gland

Front 89

Trache/o

Back 89

Trachea

Front 90

Tympan/o

Back 90

Eardrum

Front 91

Ureter/o

Back 91

Ureter

Front 92

Vas/o

Back 92

Vessel

Front 93

Ven/i

Back 93

Vein

Front 94

-age

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Related to

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-centesis

Back 95

Surgical puncture

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-cid

Back 96

Kill

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-cis

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Cut, kill, excise

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-clasis

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To break down, refracture

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-desis

Back 99

Binding, stabilization

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-ectomy

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Excision, removal

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-iatry

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Healing (by a physician)

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-ion

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Process

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-lysis

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Loosen, free from adhesions, destruction

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-osis

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Condition of

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Os/tomy

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Mouth, forming an opening

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-pexy

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Fixation, suspension

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-plasty

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Formation, plastic repair

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-stasis

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Stop/control

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-therapy

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Treatment

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-tomy

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Incision, to cut into

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-tripsy

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To crush

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-algia

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Pain

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-cele

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Hernia, swelling

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-dynia

Back 114

Pain

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-ectasis

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Dilation, expansion

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-emia

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Blood

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-gen

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Producing, beginning

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-gram

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Record, picture

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-graph

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Instrument for recording

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-iasis

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Abnormal condition, formation of, presence of

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logy

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Study of

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-malacia

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Softening

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-meter

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Instrument for measuring

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-metry

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Process of measuring

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-oid

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Resemble

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-oma

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Tumor

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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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-pathy

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Disease

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-penia

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Decrease, deficiency

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-phagia

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Eating, swallowing

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-phasia

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Speech

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-phobia

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Fear

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-ptosis

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Prolapse, falling, dropping

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-rrhage

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Burst forth

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-rrhea

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Discharge, flow

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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-sclerosis

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Hardening

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-scopy

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Examination, view

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-spasm

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Involuntary contraction, twitching of a muscle

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Chost/o

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Rib

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture

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-clysis

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To break down, refracture

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-ecstasy

Back 150

To expand, dilate

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-malacia

Back 151

Softening

Front 152

-ptosis

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Prolapsed, falling, drooping

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-sclerosis

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Hardening

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-cele

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Hernia, swelling

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-iasis

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Abnormal condition: presence of, formation of

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Aniso-

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Unequal

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Iso-

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Equal, same

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Lip-

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Fat

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Meno-

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Menses (menstruation)

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Nyct-

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Night

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Peri-

Back 161

Around

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Pan-

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All, every

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Poly-

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Many, much

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Post-

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Following, after

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Pyo-

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Pus

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Pro-

Back 166

Preceding, coming before

Front 167

Re-

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Put back

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Super-

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Above, beyond

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Supra-

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Above, beyond

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Syn-

Back 170

Going together, united

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Tachy-

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Fast

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Uni- (mono-)

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One

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Bi- (diplo-)

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Two (double), twice

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Gemin-

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Double, pair

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Tri-

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Three

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Quadri-

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Four

Front 177

Tetra-

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Four

Front 178

Quint-

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Five

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Sext-, sexti-

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Six

Front 180

Sept-, septi-

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Seven

Front 181

Octa- (octo-)

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Eight

Front 182

Nona-

Back 182

Nine

Front 183

Deca-

Back 183

Ten

Front 184

Multi-

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Many (more than one)

Front 185

Primi-

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First

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Semi-

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Half (partially)

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Hemi-

Back 187

Half, also one-sided

Front 188

Ambi-

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Both or both sides

Front 189

Null-

Back 189

None

Front 190

Pan-

Back 190

All

Front 191

Ab-

Back 191

Away from

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Ad-

Back 192

Toward

Front 193

Ante-

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Before, in front

Front 194

Circum-

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Around

Front 195

Contra-

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Opposition, against

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De-

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Down, away from

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Dia-

Back 197

Through

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Ecto-, exo-

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Outside

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Endo-

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Within

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Epi-

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Upon, over

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Extra-

Back 201

Outside

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Infra- (sub)

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Below, under

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Intra-

Back 203

Inside

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Ipsi- (iso)

Back 204

Same (equal)

Front 205

Ir-

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Into, toward

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Meso-

Back 206

Middle, pertaining to mesentery

Front 207

Meta- (supra)

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After, beyond, over, change or transformation, following in a series

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Para-

Back 208

Near, beside

Front 209

Peri-

Back 209

Around, surrounding

Front 210

Retro-

Back 210

Behind, backward

Front 211

Sub-

Back 211

Under, near

Front 212

Trans-

Back 212

Across, through

Front 213

Carp/o

Back 213

Wrist

Front 214

Celi/o

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Abdomen

Front 215

Cervic/o

Back 215

Neck

Front 216

Chondr/o

Back 216

Cartilage

Front 217

Colp/o

Back 217

Vagina

Front 218

Dent/o-, odont

Back 218

Teeth

Front 219

Esophag/o

Back 219

Esophagus

Front 220

Lapar/o

Back 220

Abdominal wall

Front 221

Laryng/o

Back 221

Larynx

Front 222

Myring/o

Back 222

Myringo (eardrum)

Front 223

Onych/o

Back 223

Nail

Front 224

Oophor/o

Back 224

Ovary

Front 225

Ophthalm/o

Back 225

Eye

Front 226

Pancreat/o

Back 226

Pancreas

Front 227

Pelv/i

Back 227

Pelvis

Front 228

Phleb/o

Back 228

Vein

Front 229

Pleur/o

Back 229

Pleura

Front 230

Pod/o

Back 230

Foot

Front 231

Psych/o

Back 231

Mind

Front 232

Pub/o

Back 232

Pubes (pubic bones)

Front 233

Rhin/o

Back 233

Nose

Front 234

Salping/o

Back 234

Fallopian tube or eustachian tube

Front 235

Soma

Back 235

Body

Front 236

Splen/o

Back 236

Spleen

Front 237

Spondyl/o

Back 237

Vertebra

Front 238

Stomat/o

Back 238

Mouth

Front 239

Tars/o

Back 239

Ankle

Front 240

Thorac/o

Back 240

Thorax(chest)

Front 241

Tympan/o

Back 241

Tympanum (eardrum or middle ear)

Front 242

Ureter/o

Back 242

Ureter

Front 243

Urethr/o

Back 243

Urethra

Front 244

Vas/o

Back 244

Vessel

Front 245

Ven/o

Back 245

Vein

Front 246

Ankyl/o

Back 246

Stiffening or fusion

Front 247

Carcin/o

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Cancer (malignancy)

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Cry/o

Back 248

Cold

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Crypt/o

Back 249

Hidden (small hidden sac)

Front 250

Esthesia

Back 250

Feeling

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Gravid/o

Back 251

Pregnant

Front 252

Lip/o

Back 252

Fat

Front 253

Lith/o

Back 253

Stone

Front 254

Necr/o

Back 254

Dead

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Par-

Back 255

To bear (children)

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Path/o

Back 256

Disease state

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Phag/o, phagia

Back 257

Eating, swallowing

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-phasia

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Speech

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Phon/o

Back 259

Voice

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Schiz/o

Back 260

Split

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Scler/o

Back 261

Hardening

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Sta

Back 262

Slowed, halted, controlled

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Therap

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Treatment

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Therm/o

Back 264

Heat

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Thromb/o

Back 265

Clot, lump

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Traumat/o

Back 266

Injury, wound, damage from an external source