Medical Terminology Prefixes And Suffixes

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ex-

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from or out from

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-ism

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condition, state, or theory

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-ist

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specialist

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-er

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one who

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-ity

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quality

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-ous

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possessing, having, full of

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-ible, -able

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ability

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-itis

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inflammation

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-tome

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instrument that cuts slices

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-ectomy

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to cut out, excise

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-tomy

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to cut into, incise

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-ostomy

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to form a surgical artificial opening

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-megaly

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enlarged

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-graph

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refers to an instrument that records data

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-gram

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indicates a picture or record

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-logy

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study of

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-logist

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one who studies

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-algia

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pain

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-dynia

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pain

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-pathy

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disease

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-osis

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disease, condition, status, or process

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-cyte

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cell

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-blast

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embryonic or immature cell

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-emia

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blood condition

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-meter

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instrument used to measure or count something

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-metry

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the process of measuring or counting something

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-penia

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decrease in or not enough of

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-ia

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noun suffix meaning condition

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-em

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comes from the greek word hema, meaning blood

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-ic, -ac

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pertaining to

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hyper-

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above or more than normal

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hypo-

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below or less than normal

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-trophy

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nourishment (development)

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-oma

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tumor

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meta-

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beyond

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-stasis

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in one place

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-omata

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tumors (plural form)

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-oid

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like or resembling

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neo-

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new

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anti-

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against

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-plast/ic

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adjective suffix for abnormal growth

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-genesis

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development

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-cele

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abnormal protrusion or swelling (herniation)

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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dys-

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difficult or poor

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-plasia

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growth and development

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-scope

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an instrument used to look at something

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inter-

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between

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peri-

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near or around

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supra-

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on, higher in position, over, or above

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ab-

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from or away from

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-scopy

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procedure used to look into an organ or body cavity

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-cyst

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fluid-filled saclike structure

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hydro-

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water or fluid or watery fluid

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-phobia

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fear

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-genic

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producing or forming

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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a-, an-

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not, lack of

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brady-

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abnormally slow

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tachy-

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abnormally fast

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-iasis

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indicates a pathologic condition

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-pnea

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breathing

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micro-

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small

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dia-

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through

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macro-

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large

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syn-

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with or together

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poly-

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too much or too many

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-uria

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condition of urine

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-ptosis

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prolapsed or downward displacement

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-rrhaphy

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suturing or stitching

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-rrhagia

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hemorrhage

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-cide

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to kill or destroy

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-pexy

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fixation

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-ectasia

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stretching or dialation

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-clysis

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washing or irrigation

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-tripsy

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crushing

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-lepsy

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seizure

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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para-

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beside, beyond, near, abnormal

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super-

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above

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sub- or infra-

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below

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ad-

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toward

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eu-

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well or easy

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-cyesis

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pregnancy

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pseudo-

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false

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ecto-

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outer-outside

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endo-

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inner-inside

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meso-

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middle

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retro-

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backward-behind

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para-

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near

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proto-

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first

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ante-

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forward

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hidro-

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sweat

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hemi-, semi-

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half

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mono-, uni-

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one

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prot-, prim-

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first

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di(plo)-, bi-

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two

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tri-

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three

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tetra-, quadr-

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four

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penta-, quint-

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five

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hexa-, sexta-

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six

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hepta-, septa-

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seven

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octa-, oct-

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eight

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enne(a)-, non(i)-

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nine

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deca-

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ten

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dec(i)-

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tenth

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hecto-

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hundred

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cent(i)-

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hundredth

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kilo-

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thousand

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mill(i)-

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thousandth

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multi-

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many

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nulli-

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none

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de-

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from, down from, from-resulting in less than

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iso-

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equal

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dia-

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through, complete

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per-

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through

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peri-

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around

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circum-

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around

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-esis

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action or process

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-philia

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abnormal or unusual attraction to

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homo-

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same

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hetero-

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different

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super-, supra-

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above or beyond

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epi-

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over, upon

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extra-

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outside of, beyond, in addition to

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infra-

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below, under

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sub-

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under, below

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meta-

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beyond, after, occurring later in a series

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ultra-

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beyond or in excess

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anti-

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against

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contra-

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against

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trans-

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across or over

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in-

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in, into, or not

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mal-

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bad

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furco-

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branching or dividing

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con-

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with

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dis-

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to free of, to separate, or to undo

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intra-

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within

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-iatrist, -iatric

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indicates medical professionals or physicians

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-dermia

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skin

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-phagia

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eat

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-stasis

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stopping or controlling

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schizo-, schisto-, -schisis

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split, cleft, or fissure

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-opia

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vision

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ambi-

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both or both sides

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-opter

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visible

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exo-

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outward

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eso-

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toward