Ch. 2+3 Med Term

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-algia

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Pain

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-asthenia

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Weakness

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-cele

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Protrusion

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-dynia

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Pain

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-cytosis

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Abnormal cell condition (too many)

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-ectasis

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Dilated

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What do suffixes indicate

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Diseases or abnormal conditions

Surgical procedures,

Diagnostic procedures,

General suffixes,

Medical specialties or personnel,

Convert word roots into adjectives

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-edema

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swelling

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-emia

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blood condition

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-ia

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state, condition

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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-ism

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state of

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-itis

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inflammation

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-lith

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stone

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-lysis

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to destroy

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-lytic

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destruction

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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-megaly

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enlarged

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-oma

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tumor, mass

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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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too few

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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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drooping

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-rrhage

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excessive, abnormal flow

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-rrhagia

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abnormal flow condition

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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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-spasm

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involuntary muscle contraction

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-stasis

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stopping

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-stenosis

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narrowing

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-toxic

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poison

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-uria

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urine condition

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-clasia

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surgical breaking

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-desis

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surgical fixation

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-ostomy

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surgically create an opening

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-otomy

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cutting into

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-tome

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instrument to cut

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-tripsy

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surgical crushing

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-centesis

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puncture to withdraw fluid

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-gram

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record or 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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-manometer

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instrument for measuring pressure

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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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-scope

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instrument for viewing

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-scopy

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process of visually examining

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-cle

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small

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-cyesis

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pregnancy

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-cyte

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cell

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-derma

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skin condition

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-dipsia

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thirst

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-esthesia

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feeling, sensation

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-gen

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that which produces

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-genesis

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produces, generates

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-genic

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producing

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-globin

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protein

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-globulin

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protein

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-gravida

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pregnancy

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-kinesia

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movement

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-oid

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resembling

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-ole

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small

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-opia

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vision

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-opsy

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view of

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-osmia

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sense of smell

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-oxia

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oxygen

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-para

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to bear (offspring)

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-partum

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childbirth

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-pepsia

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digestion

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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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-phil

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attracted to

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-phonia

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voice

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-plasia

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formation of cells

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-plasm

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formation

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-pnea

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breathing

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-poiesis

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formation

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-porosis

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porous

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-ptysis

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spitting up, coughing up

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-therapy

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treatment

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-thorax

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chest

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-trophic

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development

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-trophy

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development

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-ule

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small

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-er

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one who

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-iatric

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medical specialty

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-iatrist

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physician

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-iatry

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treatment, medicine

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-ician

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specialist

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-ist

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specialist

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-logist

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one who studies

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-logy

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study of

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-an

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pertaining to

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-atic

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pertaining to

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ine

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pertaining to

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-ior

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pertaining to

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-nic

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pertaining to

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-ory

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pertaining to

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-ose

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pertaining to

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-tic

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pertaining to

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Prefixes indicate

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diseases or abnormal conditions,

directions or body positions,

numbers or quantity measurements,

time,

general perfixes

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a-

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without

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an-

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without

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anti-

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against

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brady-

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slow

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de-

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without

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dys-

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painful, difficult, abnormal

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pachy-

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thick

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tachy-

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fast

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ante-

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before, in front of

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endo-

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within, inner

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epi-

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above

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ex-

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outward

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extra-

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outside of

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hypo-

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below

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infra-

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below

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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para-

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beside, two like parts of a pair

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peri-

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around

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retro-

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behind

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sub-

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beneath, under

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supra-

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above

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trans-

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across

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ante-

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before

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neo-

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new

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post-

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after

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pre-

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before

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bi-

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two

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di-

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two

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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excessive

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hypo-

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insufficient

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micro-

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small

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mono-

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one

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multi-

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many

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nulli-

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none

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pan-

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all

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poly-

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many

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primi-

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first

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quadri-

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four

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tri-

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three

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ultra-

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excess

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uni-

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one

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auto-

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self

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eu-

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normal, good

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hetero-

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different

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homo-

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same

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per-

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through