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angi/o or vas/o or vascul/o
vessel (three types, combing verb)
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cardi/o
heart (combing verb)
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enter/o
small intestine (combing verb)
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esophag/o
esophagus (combing verb)
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gastr/o
stomach (combing verb)
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hem/o or hemat/o
blood (two types, combing verb)
-
hepat/o
liver (combing verb)
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oste/o
bone (combing verb)
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ur/o or urin/o
urine (two types, combing verb)
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-al, -ac, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous, -tic
pertaining to (8 types, suffix)
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-ectasis
expansion or dilation (suffix)
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-ectomy
excision (removal, suffix)
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-ia or -ism
condition of (two types suffix)
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-itis
inflammation (suffix)
-
-
-megaly
enlargement (suffix)
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-stomy
creation of an opening (suffix)
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-
oligo-
few or deficient (prefix)
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para-
alongside of, abnormal (prefix)
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peri- or circum-
around (two types, prefix)
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-dynia or -algia
pain (two types, suffix)
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-ium
structure or tissue (suffix)
-
-
-rrhexis
rupture (suffix)
-
-
sub- or infra-
below or under (two types prefix)
-
-
a- or an-
without (two types prefix)
-
anti- or contra-
against or opposed to (two types prefix)
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de-
from, down, or not (prefix)
-
-
ad-
to, toward, or near (prefix)
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dia- or trans-
across or through (two types, prefix)
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e-, ec-, ex-
out or away (three types prefix)
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ecto-, exo-, extra-
outside (three types prefix)
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en-, endo-, intra-
within (three types prefix)
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-
-
meta-
beyond, after, or change (prefix)
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retro-
backwards or behind (prefix)
-
-
hemi- or semi-
half (two types prefix)
-
-
hyper-
above or excessive (prefix)
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hypo-
below or deficient (prefix)
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macro-
large or long (prefix)
-
-
mono- or uni
one (two types prefix)
-
-
poly- or multi-
many (two types, prefix)
-
-
super- or supra-
above or excessive (two types, prefix)
-
-
ultra-
beyond or excessive (prefix)
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ante-, pre-, pro-
before (three types, prefix)
-
-
-
post-
after or behind (prefix)
-
re-
again or back (prefix)
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con-, syn-, sym-
together or with (three types, prefix)
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dys-
painful, difficult, or faulty (prefix)
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eu-
good or normal (prefix)
-
-
-genesis
origin or production (suffix)
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-lysis
breaking down or dissolution (suffix)
-
-
-penia
abnormal reduction (suffix)
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-rrhea
discharge (suffix)
-
-spasm
involuntary contraction (suffix)
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-cele
pouching or hernia (suffix)
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-emia
blood condition (suffix)
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-iasis
formation or presence of (suffix)
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-malacia
softening (suffix)
-
-
-osis
condition or increase (suffix)
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-phil or philia
attraction for (two types, suffix)
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-ptosis
falling or downward displacement (suffix)
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-rrhage or -rrhagia
to burst forth (usually blood) (two type, suffix)
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-centesis
puncture for aspiration (suffix)
-
-
-pexy
suspension or fixation (suffix)
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-plasty
surgical repair or reconstruction (suffix)
-
-
-e
general indicator that a word is a person, place, or thing (suffix)
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-y
condition or process of (suffix)
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-icle, -ole, -ula, -ule
small (four types suffix)
-
-
-graph
instrument for recording (suffix)
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-graphy
process of recording (suffix)
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-iatrics, -iatry
treatment (two types suffix)
-
-logist
one who specializes in the study or treatment of (suffix)
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-ist
one who specializes in (suffix)
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-meter
instrument for measuring (suffix)
-
-metry
process of measuring (suffix)
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-poiesis
formation (suffix)
-
-scope
instrument for examination (suffix)
-
-scopy
process of examination (suffix)
-
-stasis
stop or stand (suffix)
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cyan/o
blue (combing verb)
-
erythr/o
red (combing verb)
-
leuk/o
white (combing verb)
-
melan/o
black (combing verb)
-
aer/o
air, gas (combing verb)
-
hydr/o
water (combing verb)
-
-
abdomin/o or lapar/o
abdomen (two types combing verb)
-
acr/o
extremity or topmost (combing verb)
-
aden/o
gland (combing verb)
-
arthr/o
joint (combing verb)
-
cephal/o
head (combing verb)
-
col/o or colon/o
colon (two types combing verb)
-
cyt/o
cell (combing verb)
-
derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o
skin (three types combing verb)
-
hist/o
tissue (combing verb)
-
my/o or muscul/o
muscle (combing verb)
-
nas/o or rhin/o
nose (two types combing verb)
-
nephr/o or ren/o
kidney (two types combing verb)
-
neur/o
nerve (combing verb)
-
or/o
mouth (combing verb)
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pneum/o or pneumon/o
air or lung (two types of combing verbs)
-
carcin/o
cancer (combing verb)
-
crin/o
to secrete (combing verb)
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esthesi/o
sensation (combing verb)
-
fibr/o
fiber (combing verb)
-
gen/o
origin or production (combing verb)
-
gynec/o
woman (combing verb)
-
lith/o
stone (combing verb)
-
morph/o
form (combing verb)
-
necr/o
death (combing verb)
-
onc/o
tumor or mass (combing verb)
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orth/o
straight, normal, or correct (combing verb)
-
path/o
disease (combing verb)
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ped/o
child or foot (combing verb)
-
phag/o
eat or swallow (combing verb)
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phas/o
speech (combing verb)
-
psych/o
mind (combing verb)
-
scler/o
hard (combing verb)
-
son/o
sound (combing verb)
-
sten/o
narrow (combing verb)
-
therm/o
heat (combing verb)
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tox/o or toxic/o
poison (combing verb)
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troph/o
nourishment or development (combing verb)
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