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a-, an-
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Denotes an absence of, without
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Apathy, Analgia
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ab-
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away from
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Abduction
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abdomin(o)-
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Of or relating to the abdomen
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Abdomen
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-ac, -acal
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pertaining to
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"cardiac, hydrophobiac,
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acanth(o)-
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thorn or spine
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acanthion, acanthocyte, acanthoma, acanthulus
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acetabulo-
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small cup
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acetabulum
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acous(io)-
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Of or relating to hearing
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acoumeter, acoustician
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acr(o)-
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extremity, topmost
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Acrocrany, acromegaly, acroosteolysis, acroposthia
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-acusis
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hearing
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paracusis
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-ad
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toward, in the direction of
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dorsad
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ad-
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increase, adherence, motion toward, very
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Adduction
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aden(o)-, aden(i)-
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Of or relating to a gland
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Adenocarcinoma, adenology, adenotome, adenotyphus
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adip(o)-
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Of or relating to fat or fatty tissue
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Adipocyte
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adren(o)-
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Of or relating to adrenal glands
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adrenal artery
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-aemia
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blood condition
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Anaemia
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aer(o)-
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air, gas
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Aerosinusitis
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aesthesio-
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sensation
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Anesthesia
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-al
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pertaining to
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abdominal
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alb-
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Denoting a white or pale color
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Albino
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alg(i)o-
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pain
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Myalgia
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alge(si)-
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pain
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Analgesic
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-algia
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pain
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Myalgia
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allo-
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Denoting something as different, or as an addition
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Alloantigen, allopathy
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ambi-
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Denoting something as positioned on both sides; Describing both of two
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Ambidextrous
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amnio-
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Pertaining to the membranous fetal sac (amnion)
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Amniocentesis
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amph-, amphi-
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on both sides
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Amphicrania, amphismela, amphomycin
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an-
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not, without
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Analgesia
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an(o)
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anus
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a-, an-
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Denotes an absence of, without
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Apathy, Analgia
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ab-
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away from
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Abduction
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abdomin(o)-
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Of or relating to the abdomen
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Abdomen
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-ac, -acal
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pertaining to
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"cardiac, hydrophobiac,
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acanth(o)-
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thorn or spine
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acanthion, acanthocyte, acanthoma, acanthulus
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acetabulo-
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small cup
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acetabulum
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acous(io)-
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Of or relating to hearing
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acoumeter, acoustician
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acr(o)-
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extremity, topmost
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Acrocrany, acromegaly, acroosteolysis, acroposthia
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-acusis
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hearing
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paracusis
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-ad
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toward, in the direction of
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dorsad
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ad-
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increase, adherence, motion toward, very
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Adduction
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aden(o)-, aden(i)-
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Of or relating to a gland
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Adenocarcinoma, adenology, adenotome, adenotyphus
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adip(o)-
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Of or relating to fat or fatty tissue
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Adipocyte
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adren(o)-
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Of or relating to adrenal glands
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adrenal artery
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-aemia
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blood condition
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Anaemia
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aer(o)-
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air, gas
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Aerosinusitis
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aesthesio-
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sensation
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Anesthesia
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-al
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pertaining to
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abdominal
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alb-
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Denoting a white or pale color
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Albino
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alg(i)o-
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pain
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Myalgia
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alge(si)-
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pain
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Analgesic
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-algia
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pain
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Myalgia
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allo-
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Denoting something as different, or as an addition
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Alloantigen, allopathy
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ambi-
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Denoting something as positioned on both sides; Describing both of two
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Ambidextrous
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amnio-
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Pertaining to the membranous fetal sac (amnion)
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Amniocentesis
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amph-, amphi-
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on both sides
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Amphicrania, amphismela, amphomycin
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an-
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not, without
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Analgesia
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andr(o)-
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pertaining to a man
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Andrology, android
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angi(o)-
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blood vessel
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Angiogram
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aniso-
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Describing something as unequal
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Anisotropic, anisocytosis
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ankyl(o)-, ancyl(o)-
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Denoting something as crooked or bent
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Ankylosis
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ante-
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Describing something as positioned in front of another thing
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antepartum
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antero-
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forward
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anterior, anterograde
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anti-
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Describing something as 'against' or 'opposed to' another
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Antibody, antipsychotic
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apo-
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separated from, derived from
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Apoptosis
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arbor-
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tree
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arboreal, arborization
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arch(i,e,o)
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first, primitive
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archinephron : first formed kidney
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arteri(o)-
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Of or pertaining to an artery
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Artery, Arteriole
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arthr(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the joints, limbs
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Arthritis
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articul(o)-
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joint
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Articulation
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-ary
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pertaining to
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bilary tract
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-ase
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enzyme
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Lactase
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ast-, astro-
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star
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aster, astrocyte
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-asthenia
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weakness
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Myasthenia gravis
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ather(o)-
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fatty deposit, Soft gruel-like deposit
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atherosclerosis
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-ation
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process
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Habitation, Lubrication
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atri(o)-
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an atrium (esp. heart atrium)
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atrioventricular
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aur(i)-
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Of or pertaining to the ear
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Aural
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aut(o)-
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self
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Autoimmune
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aux(o)-
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increase; growth
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auxocardia : enlargement of the heart
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axi-
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axis, straight line
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axial, axoneme, axon
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axill-
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of or pertaining to the armpit
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Axilla
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azo(to)
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nitrogenous compound
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azothermia : raised temperature due to nitrogenous substances in blood
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balano-
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Of the glans penis or glans clitoridis
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Balanitis
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baro-
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pressure
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baroreceptor, hyperbaric
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bene-
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good, well
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benign, beneficial
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bi-
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twice, double
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Binary
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bili-
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bile
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biliary, bilirubin
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bio-
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life
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Biology
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blast(o)-
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germ or bud
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Blastomere
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blephar(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the eyelid
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Blepharoplast
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brachi(o)-
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Of or relating to the arm
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Brachium of inferior colliculus
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brachy-
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Indicating 'short' or less commonly 'little'
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brachycephalic
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brady-
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'slow'
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Bradycardia
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bronch(i)-
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bronchus
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Bronchiolitis obliterans
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bucc(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the cheek
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Buccolabial
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burs(o)-
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bursa (fluid sac between the bones)
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Bursitis
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calc-
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calcium, stone
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calcaneus, hypocalcemia
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callo-
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thick
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callus, callosum
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calori-
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heat
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calorie, calorimetry, calorigenic
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calv-, calvari-
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bald, skull
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calvaria
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calyx
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cup, vessel, chalice
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glycocalyx, renal calyx
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capill-
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Of or pertaining to hair
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Capillus
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capit-
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Pertaining to the head (as a whole)
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Capitation
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capni-
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smoke, carbon dioxide
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hypocapnia
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carcin(o)-
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cancer
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Carcinoma
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cardi(o)-
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of or pertaining to the heart
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Cardiology
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carp(o)-
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of or pertaining to the wrist
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Carpopedal
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case-
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cheese
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caseosa, casein
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cata-
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down, under
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Cataract
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cauda-
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tail
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cauda equina, caudate nucleus
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-cel
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little
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pedicel
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-cele
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pouching, hernia
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Hydrocele
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celi-
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belly, abdomen
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celiac
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-centesis
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surgical puncture for aspiration
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Amniocentesis
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centri-
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center, middle
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centromere, centriole
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cephal(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the head (as a whole)
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Cephalalgy
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cerat(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the cornu; a horn
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Ceratoid
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cerebell(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the cerebellum
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Cerebellum
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cerebr(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the brain
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Cerebrology
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cervic-
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Of or pertaining to the neck, the cervix
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Cervicodorsal
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chem(o)-
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chemistry, drug
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Chemotherapy
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chiasm-
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cross, x
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optic chiasm
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chir(o)-, cheir(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the hand
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Chiropractor
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chlor(o)-
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Denoting a green color
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Chlorophyll
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choano-
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funnel
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choana
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chol(e)-
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Of or pertaining to bile
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Cholaemia
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cholecyst(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the gallbladder
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Cholecystectomy
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chondr(i)o-
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cartilage, gristle, granule, granular
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Chondrocalcinosis
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chrom(ato)-
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color
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Hemochromatosis
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chrono-
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time
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chronotropic, chronic
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-cidal, -cide
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killing, destroying
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bacteriocidal
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cili-
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Of or pertaining to the cilia, the eyelashes; eyelids
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Ciliary
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circum-
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Denoting something as 'around' another
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Circumcision
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cisterna
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reservoir
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cisterna chyli
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clast
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break
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osteoclast
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clavi-
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hammer, club, key
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clavicle, supraclavicular
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-cle
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little
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tubercle, corpuscle
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cleido-
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clavicle
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sternocleidomastoid
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cnemo-
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lower leg
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gastrocnemius
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co-
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with, together, in association
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coenzymes
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col-, colo-, colono-
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colon
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Colonoscopy
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colp(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the vagina
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Colposcopy
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com-
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with, together
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communicate
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contra
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against
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Contraindicate
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cor-
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with, together
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correlate
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cor-, core-, coro-
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Of or pertaining to eye's pupil
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Corectomy
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cordi-
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Of or pertaining to the heart
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Commotio cordis
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cornu-, corni-
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Applied to processes and parts of the body describing them likened or similar to horns
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cornified, corniculate, cornu
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coron(o)-
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heart
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coronary
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corpo-
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body, bodily
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"corpus luteum,
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corti-
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bark, rind
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cortex, cortical
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cost(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the ribs
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Costochondral
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cox-
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Of or relating to the hip, haunch, or hip-joint
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Coxopodite
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crani(o)-
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Belonging or relating to the cranium
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Craniology
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cribri-
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sieve, strainer
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cribriform, area cribrosa
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-crine
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to secrete
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Endocrine
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crista-
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crest
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crista galli, mitochondrial crista
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crito-
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to separate
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hematocrit
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cruci-
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cross
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cruciate ligament
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cry(o)-
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cold
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Cryoablation
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-cule, -culus
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small
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canaliculus, trabecula, auricular
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cune-
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wedge
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cuneiform, cuneatus
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cutane-, cuti-
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skin
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Subcutaneous
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cyan(o)-
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Denotes a blue color
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Cyanopsia
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cyst(o)-, cyst(i)-
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Of or pertaining to the urinary bladder
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Cystotomy
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cyt(o)-
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cell
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Cytokine
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-cyte
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cell
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Leukocyte
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dacryo-
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excise
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dacryocystorhinostomy
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dactyl(o)-
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Of or pertaining to a finger, toe
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Dactylology
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de-
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away from, cessation, down
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defecate, deglutition, dehydration
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demi-
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half
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demifacet, demilune
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dendro-
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tree, branch
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dendrite, oligodendrocyte
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dent-
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Of or pertaining to teeth
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Dentist
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dermat(o)-, derm(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the skin
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Dermatology
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-desis
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binding
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arthrodesis
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desmo-
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band, bond, ligament
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desmosome, syndesmosis
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dextr(o)-
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right, on the right side
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Dextrocardia
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di-
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two
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Diplopia
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digit-
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Of or pertaining to the finger [rare as a root]
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Digit
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-dipsia
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suffix meaning "(condition of) thirst"'
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polydipsia hydroadipsia, oligodipsia
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dis-
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separation, taking apart
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Dissection
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diure-
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pass through, urinate
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diuretic, diuresis
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dors(o)-, dors(i)-
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Of or pertaining to the back
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dorsal, Dorsocephalad
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duc-
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to carry
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duct, adduction, abducens
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duodeno-
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duodenum, twelve: upper part of the small intestine (twelve inches long on average), connects to the stomach
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Duodenal atresia
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-dynia
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pain
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Vulvodynia
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dys-
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bad, difficult
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Dysphagia, dysphasia
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e-
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out
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ejaculate, eversion
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-eal
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pertaining to
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esaphogeal
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ect(o)-
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outer, outside
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Ectopic pregnancy
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-ectasis, -ectasia
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expansion, dilation
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Bronchiectasis, Telangiectasia
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-ectomy
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Denotes a surgical operation or removal of a body part. Resection, excision
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Mastectomy
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ef-
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out of
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efferent, effusion
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-el, -elle
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small
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fontanel, organelle, micelle
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electro-
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electricity
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electrocardiogram, electrolyte
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em-
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in, within
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embolism, embedded
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-emesis
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vomiting condition
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Hematemesis
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-emia
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blood condition (AmE)
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Anemia
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en-
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in, into
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enzyme, parenchyma
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encephal(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the brain. Also see Cerebro.
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Encephalogram
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enchymo-
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poured in
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mesenchyme, parenchyma
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endo-
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Denotes something as 'inside' or 'within'
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Endocrinology, Endospore
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enter(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the intestine
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Gastroenterology
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eosin(o)-
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Red
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Eosinophil granulocyte
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epi-
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[Same as Greek meaning: on, upon]
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Epistaxis, epicardium, episclera, epidural
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episi(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the pubic region, the loins
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Episiotomy
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erythr(o)-
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Denotes a red color
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Erythrocyte
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eu-
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true, good, well, new
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Eukaryote
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ex-
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out of, away from
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Exophthalmos
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exo-
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Denotes something as 'outside' another
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Exoskeleton
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extra-
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outside
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Extradural hematoma
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faci(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the face
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Facioplegic
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fasci-
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band, bundle
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fascia, fascicle
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fenestr-
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window
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fenestrated
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fer-
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to carry
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efferent, uriniferous
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ferri-
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iron
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ferritin, transferrin
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fibr(o)
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fiber
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Fibroblast
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flagello-
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whip
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flagellum
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foli-
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leaf
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folic acid, folia
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-form
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shape
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cuneiform, fusiform
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-form, -iform
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Used to form adjectives indicating 'having the form of'
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Cuneiform
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fossa
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A hollow or depressed area; trench or channel
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fossa ovalis
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fove-
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pit, depression
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fovea
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front-
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Of or pertaining to the forehead
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Frontonasal
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funiculo-
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little rope, cord
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funiculus
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fusi-
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spindle
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fusiform
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galact(o)-
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milk
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Galactorrhea
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gamo-
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marriage, union
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monogamy, gamete
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gastr(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the stomach
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Gastric bypass
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-gen
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(1) Denotes the sense 'born in, from' (2) Denotes the sense 'of a certain kind'
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(1) Endogen; (2) Heterogenous
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-genic
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Formative, pertaining to producing
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Cardiogenic shock
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genu-
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Of or pertaining to the knee
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Genu valgum
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germi-
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sprout, bud
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germinal, germinativum
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gero-
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old age
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progeria, geriatrics, gerontology
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gingiv-
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Of or pertaining to the gums
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Gingivitis
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glauc(o)-
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Denoting a grey or bluish-grey colour
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Glaucoma
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glia-
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glue
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neuroglia, microglia
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globu-
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ball, sphere
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globulin, hemoglobin
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glom-
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ball
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glomerulus
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gloss(o)-, glott(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the tongue
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Glossology
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gluco-
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glucose
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Glucocorticoid
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glyco-
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sugar
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Glycolysis
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gnath(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the jaw
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Gnathodynamometer
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-gnosis
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knowledge
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diagnosis, prognosis
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gon(o)-
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seed, semen; also, reproductive
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Gonorrhea
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gradi-
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walk, step
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retrograde, gradient
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-gram, -gramme
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record or picture
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Angiogram
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-graph
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to record
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Electrocardiograph
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-graphy
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process of recording
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Angiography
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gravi-
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severe, heavy
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gravid, myasthenia gravis
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gyn(aec)o- , gyn(ec)o- (AmE)
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woman
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Gynecomastia
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gyro-
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turn, twist
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gyrus
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halluc-
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to wander in mind
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Hallucinosis
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hema or hemo-
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blood (AmE)
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Hematological malignancy
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hemangi or hemangio-
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blood vessels
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hemangioma
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hemat-, haemato- (haem-, hem-)
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Of or pertaining to blood
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Hematology, older form Haematology
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hemi-
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one-half
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Cerebral hemisphere
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-hemia
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blood condition
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polycythemia
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hemo-
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blood
|
hemophilia, hemoglobin, hematology
|
|
hepat- (hepatic-)
|
Of or pertaining to the liver
|
Hepatology
|
|
heter(o)-
|
Denotes something as 'the other' (of two), as an addition, or different
|
Heterogeneous
|
|
hidr(o)-
|
sweat
|
Hyperhidrosis
|
|
hist(o)-, histio-
|
tissue
|
Histology
|
|
holo-
|
whole, entire
|
holistic, holocrine
|
|
hom(o)-
|
the same as another or common
|
Homosexuality
|
|
home(o)-
|
similar
|
Homeopathy
|
|
humer(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to the shoulder (or [rarely] the upper arm)
|
Humerus
|
|
hyalo-
|
clear, glassy
|
hyaline, hyaluronic acid
|
|
hydr(o)-
|
water
|
Hydrophobe
|
|
hyp(o)-
|
Denotes something as 'below normal'
|
Hypovolemia,
|
|
hyper-
|
Denotes something as 'extreme' or 'beyond normal'
|
Hypertension
|
|
hyster(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to the womb, the uterus
|
Hysterectomy
|
|
-i-asis
|
condition
|
Mydriasis
|
|
iatr(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to medicine, or a physician [uncommon as a prefix; common as as suffix, see -iatry]
|
Iatrochemistry
|
|
-iatry
|
Denotes a field in medicine of a certain body component
|
Podiatry, Psychiatry
|
|
-ic
|
pertaining to
|
Hepatic artery
|
|
-icle
|
small
|
Ovarian follicle
|
|
-ics
|
organized knowledge, treatment
|
Obstetrics
|
|
idio-
|
self, one's own
|
Idiopathic
|
|
ileo-
|
ileum
|
Ileocecal valve
|
|
ilia-
|
flank, loin
|
ilium, iliac
|
|
-illa, -illus
|
little
|
bacillus
|
|
-in
|
protein
|
trypsin, fibrin, globulin
|
|
infra-
|
below
|
Infrahyoid muscles
|
|
ino-
|
fiber
|
inotropic, inositol
|
|
insulo-
|
island
|
insula, insulin
|
|
inter-
|
between, among
|
Interarticular ligament
|
|
intra-
|
within
|
Intracranial hemorrhage
|
|
iono-
|
ion
|
ionotropic, cationic
|
|
irid(o)-
|
iris
|
Iridectomy
|
|
isch-
|
Restriction
|
Ischemia
|
|
ischio-
|
Of or pertaining to the ischium, the hip-joint
|
Ischiorrhogic
|
|
-ism
|
condition, disease
|
Dwarfism
|
|
-ismus
|
spasm, contraction
|
Hemiballismus
|
|
iso-
|
Denoting something as being 'equal'
|
Isotonic
|
|
-issimus
|
most, greatest
|
latissimus, longissimus
|
|
-ist
|
one who specializes in
|
Pathologist
|
|
-ite
|
the nature of, resembling
|
Hermaphrodite
|
|
-itis
|
inflammation
|
Tonsillitis
|
|
-ium
|
structure, tissue
|
pericardium
|
|
jug-
|
to join
|
conjugated, jugular
|
|
juxta-
|
next to
|
juxtamedullary, juxtaglomerular
|
|
karyo-
|
nucleus
|
Eukaryote
|
|
kerat(o)-
|
cornea (eye or skin)
|
Keratoscope
|
|
kin(e)-, kin(o), kinesi(o)-
|
movement
|
Kinesthesia
|
|
koil(o)-
|
hollow
|
Koilocyte
|
|
kyph(o)-
|
humped
|
Kyphoscoliosis
|
|
labi(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to the lip
|
Labiodental
|
|
lacera-
|
torn, cut
|
foramen lacerum, laceration
|
|
lacrim(o)-
|
tear
|
Lacrimal canaliculi
|
|
lact(i)-, lact(o)
|
milk
|
Lactation
|
|
lamina-
|
layer
|
lamina propria, laminar flow
|
|
lapar(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to the abdomen-wall, flank
|
Laparotomy
|
|
laryng(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to the larynx, the lower throat cavity where the voice box is
|
Larynx
|
|
latero-
|
lateral
|
Lateral pectoral nerve
|
|
lati-
|
broad
|
fascia lata, latissimus dorsi
|
|
lei(o)-
|
smooth
|
Leiomyoma
|
|
-lemma
|
husk
|
sarcolemma, neurilemma
|
|
lenti-
|
lens
|
lentiform
|
|
-lepsis, -lepsy
|
attack, seizure
|
Epilepsy, narcolepsy
|
|
lept(o)-
|
light, slender
|
leptospirosis
|
|
leuc(o)-, leuk(o)-
|
Denoting a white color
|
Leukocyte
|
|
levato-
|
to raise
|
levator labii, elevation
|
|
ligo-
|
to bind
|
ligand, ligament
|
|
line-
|
line
|
linea alba, linea nigra
|
|
lingu(a)-, lingu(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to the tongue
|
Linguistics
|
|
lip(o)-
|
fat
|
Liposuction
|
|
lith(o)-
|
stone, calculus
|
Lithotripsy
|
|
-logist
|
Denotes someone who studies a certain field: _____-logy
|
Oncologist, pathologist
|
|
-logy
|
Denotes the academic study or practice of a certain field
|
hematology, urology
|
|
lucid-
|
light, clear
|
stratum lucidum, zona pellucida
|
|
lun-
|
moon, crescent
|
lunate, lunule, semilunar
|
|
lute-
|
yellow
|
macula lutea, corpus luteum
|
|
lymph(o)-
|
lymph
|
Lymphedema
|
|
lys(o)-, -lytic
|
dissolution
|
Lysosome
|
|
-lysis
|
Destruction, separation
|
Paralysis
|
|
lyso-, lyto-
|
split apart, break down
|
lysosome, hydrolysis, electrolyte, hemolytic
|
|
macr(o)-
|
large, long
|
Macrophage
|
|
macula-
|
spot
|
macula lutea, macula densa
|
|
-malacia
|
softening
|
Osteomalacia
|
|
malle-
|
hammer
|
malleus, malleolus
|
|
mamm(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to the breast
|
Mammogram
|
|
manu-
|
Of or pertaining to the hand
|
Manufacture
|
|
mast(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to the breast
|
Mastectomy
|
|
meg(a)-, megal(o)-, -megaly
|
enlargement
|
Splenomegaly
|
|
melan(o)-
|
black color
|
Melanin
|
|
melos
|
extremity
|
erythromelalgia
|
|
mening(o)-
|
membrane
|
Meningitis
|
|
meno-
|
month
|
menstruation, menopause
|
|
mento-
|
chin
|
mental, mentalis
|
|
mero-
|
part
|
merocrine, meroblastic
|
|
mes(o)-
|
middle
|
Mesoderm
|
|
meta-
|
after, behind
|
Metacarpus
|
|
metabolo-
|
change
|
metabolism, metabolite
|
|
-meter
|
instrument used to measure or count
|
Sphygmomanometer
|
|
metr(o)-
|
Pertaining to conditions or instruments of the uterus
|
Metrorrhagia
|
|
-metry
|
process of measuring
|
Optometry
|
|
micro-
|
denoting something as small, or relating to smallness
|
Microscope
|
|
mito-
|
thread, filament, grain
|
mitochondria, mitosis
|
|
mon(o)-
|
single
|
Infectious mononucleosis
|
|
morph(o)-
|
form, shape
|
Morphology
|
|
muscul(o)-
|
muscle
|
Musculoskeletal system
|
|
muta-
|
change
|
mutagen, mutation
|
|
my(o)-
|
Of or relating to muscle
|
Myoblast
|
|
myc(o)-
|
fungus
|
Onychomycosis
|
|
myel(o)-
|
Of or relating to bone marrow
|
Myeloblast
|
|
myo-, mysi-
|
muscle
|
myoglobin, myosin, epimysium
|
|
myring(o)-
|
eardrum
|
Myringotomy
|
|
myx(o)-
|
mucus
|
Myxoma
|
|
narc(o)-
|
numb, sleep
|
narcolepsy
|
|
nas(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to the nose
|
nasal
|
|
natri-
|
sodium
|
hyponatremia, natriuretic
|
|
necr(o)-
|
death
|
Necrotizing fasciitis
|
|
neo-
|
new
|
Neoplasm
|
|
nephr(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to the kidney
|
Nephrology
|
|
nerv-
|
Of or pertaining to nerves and the nervous system [Uncommon as a root: neuro- mostly always used]
|
Nerve
|
|
neur(i)-, neur(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to nerves and the nervous system
|
Neurofibromatosis
|
|
normo-
|
normal
|
Normocapnia
|
|
nucleo-
|
nucleus, kernel
|
nucleolus, nucleic acid
|
|
ocul(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to the eye
|
Oculist
|
|
odont(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to teeth
|
orthodontist
|
|
odyn(o)-
|
pain
|
stomatodynia
|
|
-oid
|
resemblance to
|
Sarcoidosis
|
|
ole
|
small or little
|
arteriole
|
|
olig(o)-
|
Denoting something as 'having little, having few'
|
Oligotrophy
|
|
om(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to the shoulder
|
Omoplate
|
|
-oma (singular), -omata (plural)
|
tumor, mass, collection
|
Sarcoma, Teratoma
|
|
omphal(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to the navel, the umbilicus
|
Omphalotomy
|
|
onco-
|
tumor, bulk, volume
|
Oncology
|
|
onych(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to the nail (of a finger or toe)
|
Onychophagy
|
|
oo-
|
Of or pertaining to the an egg, a woman's egg, the ovum
|
Oogenesis
|
|
oophor(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to the woman's ovary
|
Oophorectomy
|
|
ophthalm(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to the eye
|
Ophthalmology
|
|
-opsy
|
viewing, to see
|
biopsy, rhodopsin
|
|
optic(o)-
|
Of or relating to chemical properties of the eye
|
Opticochemical
|
|
or(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to the mouth
|
Oral
|
|
orbi-
|
Circle
|
orbicularis, orbit
|
|
orchi(o)-, orchid(o)-, orch(o)-
|
testis
|
Orchiectomy, Orchidectomy
|
|
orth(o)-
|
Denoting something as straight or correct
|
Orthodontist
|
|
-osis
|
a condition, disease or increase
|
Harlequin type ichthyosis, Psychosis, osteoperosis
|
|
osmo-
|
push
|
osmosis, chemiosmotic
|
|
ossi-
|
bone
|
Peripheral ossifying fibroma
|
|
ost(e)-, oste(o)-
|
bone
|
Osteoporosis
|
|
ot(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to the ear
|
Otopathy
|
|
ovari(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to the ovaries
|
Ovariectomy
|
|
ovo-, ovi-, ov-
|
Of or pertaining to the eggs, the ovum
|
Ovogenesis
|
|
oxy-
|
sharp, acid, acute, oxygen
|
oxygen
|
|
pachy-
|
thick
|
pachyderma
|
|
palli-
|
pale
|
pallor, globus pallidus
|
|
palpebr-
|
Of or pertaining to the eyelid [uncommon as a root]
|
Palpebra
|
|
pan-, pant(o)-
|
Denoting something as 'complete' or containing 'everything'
|
panophobia, panopticon
|
|
papill-
|
Of or pertaining to the nipple (of the chest/breast)
|
Papillitis
|
|
papul(o)-
|
Indicates papulosity, a small elevation or swelling in the skin, a pimple, swelling
|
Papulation
|
|
par-
|
birth
|
postpartum, parturition, multiparous
|
|
para-
|
alongside of, abnormal
|
parathesia
|
|
-paresis
|
slight paralysis
|
hemiparesis
|
|
parieto-
|
wall
|
parietal
|
|
parvo-
|
small
|
Parvovirus
|
|
path(o)-
|
disease
|
Pathology
|
|
-pathy
|
Denotes (with a negative sense) a disease, or disorder
|
sociopathy, neuropathy
|
|
ped-, -ped-, -pes
|
Of or pertaining to the foot; -footed
|
Pedoscope
|
|
pelv(i)-, pelv(o)-
|
hip bone
|
Pelvis
|
|
-penia
|
deficiency
|
osteopenia
|
|
peo-
|
Of or pertaining to the penis
|
Peotomy
|
|
-pepsia
|
Denotes something relating to digestion, or the digestive tract.
|
Dyspepsia
|
|
per-
|
through
|
Per
|
|
peri-
|
Denoting something with a position 'surrounding' or 'around' another
|
Periodontal
|
|
-pexy
|
fixation
|
Nephropexy
|
|
phaco-
|
lens-shaped
|
phacolysis, phacometer, phacoscotoma
|
|
-phage, -phagia
|
Forms terms denoting conditions relating to eating or ingestion
|
Sarcophagia
|
|
phagist-:
|
Forms nouns that denote a person who 'feeds on' the first element or part of the word
|
Lotophagi
|
|
-phago-
|
eating, devouring
|
phagocyte
|
|
-phagy
|
Forms nouns that denotes 'feeding on' the first element or part of the word
|
Anthropophagy
|
|
phallo-
|
phallus
|
Aphallia
|
|
pharmaco-
|
drug, medication
|
pharmacology
|
|
pharyng(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to the pharynx, the upper throat cavity
|
Pharyngitis, Pharyngoscopy
|
|
-phil(ia)
|
attraction for
|
Hemophilia
|
|
phleb(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to the (blood) veins, a vein
|
Phlebography, Phlebotomy
|
|
-phobia
|
exaggerated fear, sensitivity
|
arachnophobia
|
|
phon(o)-
|
sound
|
phonograph
|
|
phos-
|
Of or pertaining to light or its chemical properties, now historic and used rarely. See the common root phot(o)- below.
|
Phosphene
|
|
phot(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to light
|
Photopathy
|
|
-phragm
|
partition
|
diaphragm
|
|
phren(i)-, phren(o)-, phrenico
|
the mind
|
Phrenic nerve, schizophrenia, diaphragm
|
|
pilo-
|
hair
|
piloerection
|
|
pino-
|
drink, imbibe
|
pinocytosis
|
|
-plasia
|
formation, development
|
Achondroplasia
|
|
-plasty
|
surgical repair, reconstruction
|
rhinoplasty
|
|
-plegia
|
paralysis
|
paraplegia
|
|
pleio-
|
more, excessive, multiple
|
pleiomorphism
|
|
pleur(o)-, pleur(a)
|
Of or pertaining to the ribs
|
Pleurogenous
|
|
-plexy
|
stroke or seizure
|
Cataplexy
|
|
pnea-
|
breath, breathing
|
eupnea, dyspnea
|
|
pneum(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to the lungs
|
Pneumonocyte, Pneumonia
|
|
pod-, -pod-, -pus
|
Of or pertaining to the foot, -footed
|
Podiatry
|
|
podo-
|
foot
|
pseudopod, podocyte
|
|
poies-
|
forming
|
hemopoiesis, erythropoietin
|
|
-poiesis
|
production
|
hematopoiesis
|
|
polio-
|
Denoting a grey color
|
Poliomyelitis
|
|
poly-
|
Denotes a 'plurality' of something
|
Polymyositis
|
|
porphyr(o)-
|
Denotes a purple color
|
Porphyroblast
|
|
post-
|
Denotes something as 'after' or 'behind' another
|
Postoperation, Postmortem
|
|
pre-
|
Denotes something as 'before' another (in [physical] position or time)
|
Prematurity
|
|
presby(o)-
|
old age
|
Presbyopia
|
|
prim-
|
Denotes something as 'first' or 'most-important'
|
Primary
|
|
pro-
|
Denotes something as 'before' another (in [physical] position or time)
|
Procephalic
|
|
proct(o)-
|
anus, rectum
|
proctology
|
|
prosop(o)-
|
face
|
Prosopagnosia
|
|
prot(o)-
|
Denotes something as 'first' or 'most important'
|
Protoneuron
|
|
pseud(o)-
|
Denotes something false or fake
|
pseudo
|
|
psor-
|
Itching
|
Psoriasis
|
|
psych(e)-, psych(o)
|
Of or pertaining to the mind
|
Psychology, psychiatry
|
|
pterygo-
|
Pertaining to a wing
|
Lateral pterygoid plate
|
|
-ptosis
|
falling, drooping, downward placement, prolapse
|
Apoptosis
|
|
-ptysis
|
(a spitting), spitting, hemoptysis, the spitting of blood derived from the lungs or bronchial tubes
|
hemoptysis
|
|
pulmon-, pulmo-
|
Of or relating to the lungs.
|
pulmonary
|
|
pyel(o)-
|
pelvis
|
Pyelonephritis
|
|
pyo-
|
pus
|
Pyometra
|
|
pyro-
|
fever
|
Antipyretic
|
|
quadr(i)-
|
four
|
quadriceps
|
|
radio-
|
radiation
|
radiowave
|
|
rami-
|
branch
|
ramus
|
|
re-
|
again, backward
|
relapse
|
|
ren(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to the kidney
|
renal
|
|
reticul(o)-
|
net
|
reticulocyte
|
|
retro-
|
backward, behind
|
retroversion, retroverted
|
|
rhabd(o)-
|
rod shaped, striated
|
rhabdomyolysis
|
|
rhachi(o)-
|
spine
|
rachial, rachialgia, rachidian, rachiopathy
|
|
rhin(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to the nose
|
rhinoceros, rhinoplasty
|
|
rhod(o)-
|
Denoting a rose-red color
|
rhodophyte
|
|
-rrhage
|
burst forth
|
Hemorrhage
|
|
-rrhagia
|
rapid flow of blood
|
menorrhagia
|
|
-rrhaphy
|
surgical suturing in place
|
aneurysmorrhaphy
|
|
-rrhea (AmE)
|
flowing, discharge
|
Galactorrhea, Diarrhea
|
|
-rrhexis
|
rupture of vessel or organ
|
angiorrhexis, enterorrexis
|
|
-rrhoea
|
flowing, discharge
|
diarrhoea
|
|
rubr(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to the red nucleus of the brain
|
Rubrospinal
|
|
salping(o)-
|
Of or pertaining to the fallopian tubes
|
Salpingectomy, Salpingopharyngeus muscle
|
|
sangui-, sanguine-
|
Of or pertaining to blood
|
Sanguine
|
|
sarco-
|
muscular, fleshlike
|
sarcoma
|
|
schist(o)-
|
split, cleft
|
schistocelia
|
|
schiz(o)-
|
Denoting something 'split' or 'double-sided'
|
Schizophrenia
|
|
scler(o)-
|
hardness
|
atherosclerosis
|
|
-sclerosis
|
hardening of the skin
|
Multiple sclerosis
|
|
scoli(o)-
|
twisted
|
scoliosis
|
|
-scope
|
instrument for viewing
|
stethoscope
|
|
-scopy
|
use of instrument for viewing
|
endoscopy
|
|
semi-
|
one-half, partly
|
semilunar
|
|
sial(o)-
|
saliva, salivary gland
|
sialagogue
|
|
sigmoid(o)-
|
sigmoid, sigmoid colon
|
sigmoidoscopy
|
|
sinistr(o)-
|
left, left side
|
sinistral
|
|
sinus-
|
Of or pertaining to the sinus
|
Sinusitis
|
|
sito-
|
food, grain
|
sitiophobia, sitomania, sitotherapy
|
|
somat(o)-, somatico-
|
body, bodily
|
somatoform
|
|
spasmo-
|
spasm
|
Spasmodic dysphonia
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sperma-, spermo-, spermato-
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semen, spermatozoa
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Spermatogenesis
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splanchn(i)-, splanchn(o)-
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viscera
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splanchnic nerve
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splen(o)-
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spleen
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Splenectomy
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spondyl(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the spine, the vertebra
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Spondylitis
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squamos(o)-
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Denoting something as 'full of scales' or 'scaly'
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Squama
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-stasis
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stop, stand
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homeostasis
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sten(o)-
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Denoting something as 'narrow in shape' or pertaining to narrow-ness
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Stenography
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-stenosis
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abnormal narrowing in a blood vessel or other tubular organ or structure
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Stenosis, Restenosis
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steth(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the upper chest, chest, the area above the breast and under the neck
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Stethoscope
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stheno-
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strength, force, power
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sthenometer, sthenoplastic, sthenopyra
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stom(a)
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mouth
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stomatognathic system
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stomat(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the mouth
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Stomatogastric
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-stomy
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creation of an opening
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colostomy
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sub-
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beneath
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subcutaneous tissue
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super-
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in excess, above, superior
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superior vena cava
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supra-
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above, excessive
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supraorbital vein
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sy, syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-
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Indicates similarity, likeness, or being together; Assimilates before some consonants: before l to syl-, s to sys-, before a labial consonant to sym-.
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Synalgia, Synesthesia, Syssarcosis
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tachy-
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Denoting something as fast, irregularly fast
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Tachycardia
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-tension, -tensive
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pressure
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Hypertension
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tetan-
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rigid, tense
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tetanus
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thec-
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case, sheath
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Intrathecal
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thel(e)-, thel(o)-
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Of or pertaining to a nipple
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Theleplasty
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thely-
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Denoting something as 'relating to a woman, feminine'
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Thelygenous
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thorac(i)-, thorac(o)-, thoracico-
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Of or pertaining to the upper chest, chest; the area above the breast and under the neck
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Thorax
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thromb(o)-
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Of or relating to a blood clot, clotting of blood
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Thrombus, Thrombocytopenia
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thym(o)(ia)-
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emotions
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dysthymia
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-tic
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pertaining to
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paralytic, therapeutic
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toco-
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childbirth or labor
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tocodynamometer, tocography, tocomania
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-tome
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cutting instrument
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dermatome
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-tomy
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act of cutting; incising, incision
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Gastrotomy
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tox(i)-, tox(o)-, toxico-
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toxin, poison
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Toxoplasmosis
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trachel(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the neck
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Tracheotomy
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trans-
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Denoting something as moving or situated 'across' or 'through'
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Transfusion
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trich(i)-, trichia, trich(o)-
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Of or pertaining to hair, hair-like structure
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Trichocyst
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-tripsy
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crushing
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Lithotripsy
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-trophy
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nourishment, development
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Pseudohypertrophy
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tympan(o)-
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eardrum
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Tympanocentesis
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-ula, -ule
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small
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Nodule
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ultra-
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beyond, excessive
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ultrasound
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umbilic-
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Of or pertaining to the navel, the umbilicus
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Umbilical
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un(i)-
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one
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Unilateral hearing loss
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ungui-
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Of or pertaining to the nail, a claw
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Unguiform, Ungual
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ur(o)-
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Of or pertaining to urine, the urinary system; (specifically) pertaining to the physiological chemistry of urine
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Urology
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uri(c)-, urico-
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uric acid
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uric acid
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urin-
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Of or pertaining to urine, the urinary system
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Uriniferous
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uter(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the uterus or womb
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Uterus
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vagin-
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Of or pertaining to the vagina
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Vagina
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varic(o)-
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swollen or twisted vein
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varicose
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vas(o)-
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duct, blood vessel
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vasoconstriction
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ven-
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Of or pertaining to the (blood) veins, a vein (used in terms pertaining to the vascular system)
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Vein, Venospasm
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ventr(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the belly; the stomach cavities
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Ventrodorsal
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ventricul(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the ventricles; any hollow region inside an organ
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Cardiac ventriculography
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-version
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turning
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anteversion, retroversion
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vesic(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the bladder
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Vesica
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viscer(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the internal organs, the viscera
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Viscera
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xanth(o)-
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Denoting a yellow color, an abnormally yellow color
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Xanthopathy
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xen(o)-
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Foreign, different
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Xenograft
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xer(o)-
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dry, desert-like
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Xerostomia
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-y
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condition or process of
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Surgery
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zo(o)-
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animal, animal life
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zoonosis
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