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ancath(o) |
Thorn or spine |
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acous(io) |
of or relating to hearing |
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acr(o) |
Extremity, topmost |
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-acusis |
Hearing |
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aden(o) |
Of or relating to a gland |
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-aemia |
Blood condition |
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aer(o) |
Air, gas |
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aesthesio |
sensation |
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alb- |
Denoting a white or pale color |
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alge(si) |
pain |
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-algia |
pain |
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all(O) |
Denoting something as different or addition |
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ambi- |
Denoting something as positioned on both sides: describing both of two |
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Amni- |
Pertaining to membranous fetal sac |
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amph(o) |
on both sides |
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ana- |
back, again, up |
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an- |
not without |
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andro |
Pertaining to man |
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an-Anus |
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Angio- |
Blood vessel |
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aniso |
Describing as something as unequal |
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ankyl- ancyl- |
Denoting something as crooked or bent |
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ante- |
Describing something as positioned in front of another thing |
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anti- |
Describing something as against or opposed to another |
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apo- |
Away, seperated from, derived from |
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arch- |
first, primitive |
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arseno- |
Of or pertaining to male, masculane |
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arthro |
joints, limbs |
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articulo |
joint |
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-ary |
pertaining to |
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-ase |
ezyme |
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-aasthenia |
Weakness |
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atelo- |
imperfect or incomplete development |
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athero |
fatty deposit, soft gruel- like deposit |
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-ation |
process |
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atrio- |
Atrium |
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aur(i) |
of or pertaining to the ear |
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auto- |
self |
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auxo- |
increase; growth |
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axill- |
Pertaining to armpit |
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azo(to) |
Nitrogenous compound |
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Balano- |
of the glans penis, or glans slitoridis |
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blepharo- |
Of or pertaining to the eyelid |
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bucco- |
of or pertaining to the cheek |
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burso- |
Bursa( fluid sac between the bones) |
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capill- |
of or pertaining to hair |
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capit- |
pertaining to the head |
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carp(o) |
wrist |
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cata- |
down, under |
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-cele |
pouching, hernia |
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-centesis |
Surgical puncture for aspiration |
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cerato- |
of or pertaining to cornu a horn |
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chiro- cheir- |
pertaining to hand |
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chloro- |
green color |
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chole- |
pertaining to bile |
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cholecysto |
pertaining to gall bladder |
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chondro |
cartilage, gristle, granule, granular |
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chrom(ato) |
color |
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-cidal |
killing, destroying |
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cili- |
pertaining to cilia, eyelashed, eyelids |
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circum- |
Denoting something as 'around' another |
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cis- |
on this side |
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clast |
break |
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clostr- |
spindle |
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co- |
with, together, in association |
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col-, colo-, colono- |
Colon |
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colp(o) |
pertaining to vagina |
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COM- |
with, together |
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contra- |
against |
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cor-, core-, coro- |
pertaining to eye pupil |
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cordi- |
pertaining to heart |
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cornu- |
Applied processes and parts of the body describing them likened or similar to horns |
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coron(o)- |
Pertaining to heart |
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cost(o) |
pertaining to ribs |
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cox- |
pertaining to the hip, haunch, or hip- joint |
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-crine |
to secrete |
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cry(o)- |
cold |
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cyph(o)- |
denotes something as bent |
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cysto- cysti- |
pertaining to urinary bladder |
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cyto- cyte- |
cell |
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dacryo- |
pertaining to tears |
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-dactyl (o) |
pertaining to finger or toe |
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de- |
from, down, or no |
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dent- |
pertaining to teeth |
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-desis |
binding |
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dextr(o)- |
right side |
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di- |
two |
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di- |
seperation, apart |
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dia- |
through, during, across |
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dif- |
apart, seperation |
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digit- |
pertaining to the finger |
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-dipsia |
suffix meaning condition of thirst |
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dorso |
pertaining to back |
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dromo- |
running, conduction, course |
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duodeno- |
duodenum, upper part of the small intestine |
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dynamo- |
force, energy, power |
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-dynia |
pain |
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dys- |
Bad, difficult, defective, abnormal |
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-eal |
pertaining to |
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ec- |
out, away |
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ect(o)- |
outer, outside |
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-ectasia |
expansion, dilation |
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-ectomy |
suffix for surgical operation or removal of body part |
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-emesis |
vomiting condition |
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encephalo- |
pertaining to the brain |
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endo- |
inside or within |
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eosino- |
Red |
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entero0 |
pertaining to intestine |
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epi- |
on, upon |
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episi |
pertaining to pubic region, the loins |
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erythro |
red color |
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-esophageal |
gullet |
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esthesio- |
sensation |
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eu- |
true, good, well, new |
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ex- |
out of, away from |
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exo- |
denoted something as outside another |
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extra- |
outside |
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faci(o) |
pertaining to face |
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fibro- |
fiber |
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filli- |
fine, hair-like |
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-form |
used to form adjectives indication having the form of |
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fore- |
before or ahead |
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fossa |
A hollow or depressed area; trench or channel
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front- |
pertaining to forehead |
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galacto- |
milk |
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- gen |
denotes the sense born in, from or denotes the sense of a certain kind |
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- genic |
Formative, pertaining to producing |
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genu- |
pertaining to knee |
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-geusia |
taste |
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gingiv- |
pertaining to gums |
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glauco- |
denoting a grey or bluish color |
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gloss- glott- |
pertaining to tongue |
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gluco |
sweet |
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glyco |
sugar |
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gnatho- |
pertaining to the jaw |
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-gnosis |
knowledge |
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gono- |
seed, semen, also reproductive |
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-gram gramme |
record or picture |
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-graph |
instrument used to record data or picture |
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halluc- |
to wander in mind |
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hemat |
pertaining to blood |
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hema- |
blood |
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hemi- |
One- half |
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Hepat- |
pertaining to liver |
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hetero- |
denotes something as the other as an addition or different
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hidro |
sweat |
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histo- |
tissue |
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homeo |
similar |
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homo |
the same |
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humero |
pertaining to the shoulder |
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hydro |
water |
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hystero |
pertaining to womb, the uterus |
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-i-asis |
condition, formation, or the prescence of |
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iatro- |
pertaining to medicine or a physician |
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-iatry |
Denotes a field in medicine of a certain body component |
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-ic |
pertaining to |
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-icle |
small |
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-ics |
organized knowledge, treatment |
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idio- |
self, one's own |
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ileo- |
ileum |
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infra- |
below |
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inter- |
between, among |
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intra- |
within |
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ipsi- |
Same |
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irido- |
iris |
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isch- |
restriction |
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ischio- |
pertaining to the ischium. the hip joint |
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-ism |
condition, disease |
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-ismus |
spasm, contraction |
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iso- |
denoting something as equal |
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-ist |
one who specializes in |
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-ite |
the nature of, resembling |
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-ium |
structure, tissue |
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juxta- |
near to, alongside or next to |
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kal- |
Potassium |
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karyo- |
nucleus |
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kerato- |
cornea |
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jine, kino, kinesi- |
movement |
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koilo- |
Hollow |
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kypho- |
Humped |
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labio- |
pertaining to lip |
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lacrimo- |
Tear |
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lacto-
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milk |
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laparo- |
pertaining to abdomen- wall. flank |
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laryngo- |
pertaining to larynx |
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leio- |
smooth |
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-lespsis |
attack seizure |
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lepto- |
light, slender |
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leuco-, lueko- |
Denoting a white coloer |
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lingua- |
pertaining to tongue |
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lipo- |
Fat |
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litho- |
stone, calculus |
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logo- |
speech |
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-logist |
Denotes someone who studies a certain field |
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lyso |
dissolution |
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-lysis |
destruction, seperation |
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macro- |
large, long |
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-malacia |
softening |
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mammo- |
breast |
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mammillo- |
pertaining to nipple |
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manu- |
pertaining to hand |
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masto- |
pertaining to breast |
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mega- |
enlargement |
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malano- |
black color |
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melos- |
Extremity |
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meningo- |
membrane |
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mero- |
part |
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meso- |
middle |
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meta- |
after, beyond or change |
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-meter |
instrument used to measure or count |
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-metry |
process of measuring |
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metro- |
pertaining to conditions or instruments of the uterus |
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milli- |
thousandth |
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mono- |
single |
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morpho- |
Shape |
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myelo- |
pertaining to spinal cord or bone marrow |
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mylo- |
relating to molar teeth or lower jaw |
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myri- |
ten thousand |
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myringo- |
eardrum |
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myxo- |
mucus |
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narco- |
Numb, sleep |
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naso- |
pertaining to nose |
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necro- |
death |
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neo- |
new |
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nephro- |
kidney |
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nerv- |
nerves |
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ocul- |
eye |
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odont- |
pertaining to teeth |
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odyno- |
pain |
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oesophageal- |
gullt |
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-oid |
resemblance to |
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ole- |
small or little |
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oligo- |
denoting something as having too little or too few |
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momo- |
shoulder |
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-oma |
tumor |
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omphal- |
pertaining to naval or umbilicus |
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onco- |
tumor, bulk, volume |
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onycho- |
pertaining to the nail |
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oo- |
pertaining to an egg |
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oophor- |
woman's ovary |
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optico- |
of or relating to the chemical properties of the eye |
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oro- |
pertaining to mouth |
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orchio-, orchido-, orcho- |
testis |
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ortho- |
something as straight or correct |
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-osis |
a condition or a disease |
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osseo- |
bony |
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ossi- |
bone |
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osteo |
bone |
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oto- |
pertaining to the ear |
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-ous |
pertaining to |
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ovario- |
Pertaining the ovaries |
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ovo-
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Pertaining to the eggs, the ovum |
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pachy-
E |
thick |
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palprbr- |
pertaining to eyelid |
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pan-, panto- |
denoting something as complete or containing everything |
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papill- |
pertaining to nipple |
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papulo- |
indicates papulosity, small elevation or swelling in the skin, a pimple, swelling |
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para- |
alongside of, abnormal |
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-paresis |
slight paralysis |
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parvo- |
Small |
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Patho |
disease |
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-pathy |
Denotes a disease or disorder |
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Pauci- |
few |
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pector- |
Breast or chest |
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-ped |
pertaining to the foot |
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ped- |
pertaining to child |
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p-penia |
deficiency |
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peo- |
pertaining to penis |
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-pepsia |
denotes something relating to digestion or digestive tract |
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per- |
throughout |
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peri- |
surrounding or around |
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- pexy
|
fixation |
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phaco- |
Lens- Shaped |
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-phage, phagia |
relating to eating or digestion |
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paho- |
Eating , devouring |
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Phagist- |
feeds on the first element of part of a word |
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-phagy |
forms nouns that denotes feeding on the first element or part of the word |
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phallo- |
Phallus |
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--philia |
attraction for |
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phlebo- |
pertaining to the veins |
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phono- |
Sound |
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phos- |
pertaining to light or its chemical properties, now historic and used rarely |
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photo- |
Pertaining to light |
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phreno- |
the mind |
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phyt- |
to grow |
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piri- |
pear |
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-plasia |
Formation or development |
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= plegia |
paralysis |
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pleio- |
more, excessive, multiple |
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pleuro |
pertaining to ribs |
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-plexy |
stroke or seizure |
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pneumo- |
pertaining to the lungs
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pneumato- |
Air, lung |
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pod-, -pod, -pus |
pertaining to foot |
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-poiesis |
Production |
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polio- |
Denoting a grey color |
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poro- |
pore, porous |
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porphryo- |
purple color |
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presbyo- |
old age |
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prim- |
first or most important |
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pro- |
before another |
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procto- |
anus, rectum |
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prosop- |
face |
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proto- |
first or most important |
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pseudo- |
false or fake |
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psych |
pertaining to mind |
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pterygo- |
pertaining to wing |
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psor- |
itching |
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-ptosis |
falling, drooping, downward placement, prolapse |
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-ptysis |
splitting, splitting of blood |
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pyelo- |
pelvis |
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pykno- |
to thicken |
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pyo- |
pus |
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pyro- |
fever |
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re- |
again, back |
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recto- |
Rectum |
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reno- |
pertaining to kidney |
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reticulo- |
net |
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retro- |
backward, behind |
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rhabdo- |
Rod, wand |
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rhachio- |
Spine |
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Rhino- |
pertaining to nose |
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rhodo- |
rose-red color |
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rrhage |
Burst forth |
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rrhagia |
rapid flow of blood |
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rrhaphy |
surgical suturing |
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rrhea |
flowing discharge |
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rrhexis |
Rupture |
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rrhoea |
flowing discharge |
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rubro |
pertaining to the red nucleus of the brain |
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-rupt |
break or burts |
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salpingp- |
pertaining to tubes |
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sangui |
pertaining to blood |
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sarco- |
Muscular, fleshlike |
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schisto- |
split, cleft |
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Schizo |
denoting something as split or double sided |
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sclero- |
hard |
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-sclerosis |
Hardening |
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scolio- |
twisted |
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-scope |
instrument for viewing |
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-scopy |
use of instrument for viewing |
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scoto- |
Darkeness |
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semi- |
One- half, partly |
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sialo- |
Saliva, salivary glands |
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sigmoido- |
Sigmoid, S- shaped curvature |
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sinsitro |
left, left side |
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sito- |
food, grain |
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somato- |
Body, bodily |
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-spadias |
slit, fissuew |
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apasmo- |
Spasm |
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sperma- |
Semen |
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splachno- |
Viscera |
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Spleno |
Spleen |
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spondylo- |
pertaining to spine, the vertebra |
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squamoso- |
Denoting something full or scales or scaly |
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-stalsis |
Contraction |
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-stasis |
stopping, standing |
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-staxis |
dripping, trickling |
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steno |
denoting something as narrow in shape or pertaining to narrowness |
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-stenosis |
constriction or narrowing of a passage or orfice |
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tetho- |
prefix meaning chest |
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stheno- |
strength, force, power |
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stoma- |
mouth |
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stomato- |
pertaining to mouth |
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-stomy |
creation of opening |
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sub- |
beneath, under |
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super- |
excess, above, superior
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supra- |
Above excessive |
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sy, syl-, sym, syn-, sys- |
indicates similarity, likeness, or being together; assimulates before some consonant to sym- |
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-tension |
pressure |
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tetan- |
Rigid, tense |
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thec- |
case, sheath |
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thel- |
pertaining to nipple |
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thely- |
Denoting something as relating to a woman or feminine |
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therap- |
treatment |
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thoraco- |
pertaining to the upper chest |
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thrombo- |
relating to a blood clt |
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thyro- |
thyroid |
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thym- |
emotions |
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-tic |
pertaining to |
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toco- |
Childbirth |
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-tome |
cutting instrument |
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-tomy |
act of cutting |
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tono- |
tone, pressure |
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-tony- |
tension |
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topo- |
place, topical |
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torti- |
twist |
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tox- |
toxin |
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trachelo- |
pertaining to neck |
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trans |
denoting something as moving or situated across or through |
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trichi, trichia- |
pertaining to hair |
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-tripsy |
crushing |
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trophy- |
nourishment, development |
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tympan- |
eardrum |
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-ula |
small |
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ultra- |
beyond, excess |
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umbilic- |
middle point |
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ungui |
nail |
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uro- |
pertaining to urine |
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uric, urico |
Urine condition |
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vaso- |
vas deferens |
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ventro- |
belly |
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-version |
to turn |
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vesico- |
pertaining to bladder |
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viscero- |
internal organ |
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xantho- |
denoting yellow color |