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  1. a, an, ar
    withour or not
  2. ab
    away from
  3. acro
    extremities
  4. ad
    toward, to
  5. adeno
    glandular
  6. aero
    air
  7. ambi
    around, on both sides
  8. amyl
    starch
  9. ante
    before forward
  10. anti
  11. against, counteracting
  12. bi
  13. double
  14. bili
    bile
  15. bio
    life
  16. bis
    two
  17. brachio
    arm
  18. brady
    slow
  19. brocho
    bronchi
  20. cardio
    heart
  21. cervico
    neck
  22. chole
    gall or bile
  23. cholestyco
  24. gallbladder
  25. circum
  26. around
  27. co
    together
  28. contra
  29. against, opposite
  30. costo
    ribs
  31. cysto
  32. bladder
  33. cyto
  34. cell
  35. demi
  36. half
  37. derma
    skin
  38. dis
    from
  39. dorso
    back
  40. dys
  41. abnormal, difficult
  42. electro
    electric
  43. en
  44. into, in within
  45. encephal
  46. brain
  47. entero
  48. pertaining to the intestine
  49. equi
    equal
  50. eryth
  51. red
  52. ex
  53. out, out of, away from
  54. extra
  55. outside of, in additon to
  56. ferro
  57. iron
  58. fibro
  59. fiber
  60. fore
    before, in front of
  61. gastro
  62. stomach
  63. glosso
  64. tongue
  65. glyco
  66. sugar
  67. hemi
  68. half
  69. hemo
  70. blood
  71. hepa,
    hepatoliver
  72. histo
  73. tissue
  74. homo
  75. same
  76. hydro
  77. water
  78. hygro
  79. moisture
  80. hyper
  81. too much, high
  82. hypo
  83. under, decreased
  84. hyster
  85. uterus
  86. ileo
  87. ileum
  88. in
  89. in within, into
  90. inter
  91. between
  92. intra
  93. within
  94. intro
  95. in, within, into
  96. juxta
  97. near, close to
  98. lapar
  99. abdomen
  100. laryngo
  101. larynx
  102. laryngo
  103. larynx
  104. latero
    side
  105. leuk
    white
  106. macro
  107. large, big
  108. mal
    bad, poor
  109. mast
    breast
  110. medio
    middle
  111. mega,megalo
    large,great
  112. meno
    menses
  113. mono
    single
  114. multi
    many
  115. myelo
  116. bone marrow, spinal cord
  117. myo
    muscle
  118. neo
    new
  119. nephro
    kidney
  120. neuro
    nerve
  121. nitro
    nitrogen
  122. noct
    night
  123. non
    not
  124. ob
  125. against, in front of
  126. oculo
    eye
  127. odonto
    tooth
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