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an-
Without
Anaerobic (without air)
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an-
without
Aphonia (without voice or sound)
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anti-
Against or apposed to
Anticoagulant
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Contra-
Against or apposed to
Contraception (apposed to being pregnant)
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De-
Form, down, or not
Decapitate (Separation of the head from the body)
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-
Ad-
To, toward, near
Adhesion
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Circum-
around
circumvascular (around a vessel)
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Peri-
Around
Periosteum (around bone)
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Dia-
Across or through
Dialysis (dissolution across a membrane)
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Trans
Across or through
Transmission (to send across)
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E-
Out or away
edentia (condition of teeth out)
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Ec-
Out or away
Eccentric (away from center)
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Ex-
Out or away
Excise (to cut out)
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Ecto-
Outside
Ectopic (place outside)
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Exo-
Outside
Exocrine (denoting secretion outside)
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Extra-
Outside
Extravascular
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En-
Within
Encapsulate (within little box)
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Endo-
Within
Endoscope (instrument for examining within)
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Intra-
Within
Intradermal (pertaining to within skin)
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Epi-
Upon
Epidermal (Pertaining to upon the skin)
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Inter-
Between
Intercostal (Pertaining to between the ribs)
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Meso-
middle
Mesomorphic (Pertaining to middle form)
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Meta-
Beyond, after, or change
Metastasis (beyond stopping or standing spread of disease from one part of the body to another)
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Para-
Alongside or abnormal
Paramedic (pertaining to alongside of medicine)
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Retro-
backward or behind
retrograde (going backward)
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Sub-
Below or under
Sublingual (under the tongue)
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Infra-
Below or under
infraumbilical (below the navel)
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