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Ab-

Away from

Acr/o-

Extremeties, height

Phasi/o

Speak; say

Contra-

Opposed, against

iatr/o

Treatment

Post-

After, behind

Lith/o

Stone, calculos

-pexy

Storing; fixation

-rrhagia

Excessive flow

De

Down from

Cyst/o

Bladder, cyst, or sac

Encephal/o

Brain

-physis

To grow

Cis/o

To cut

-pnea

Breathing

Dys-

Difficult; painful, bad

Trans

Across through

Syn- , sym-

Together ; with

Kerato

Horny tissue; cornea of eye

Estheo-

Feeling ; sensation