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para-
near, beside, beyond
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endo-, intra-
in, within
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-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
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dys-
bad, painful, difficult
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-phasia
speech
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hemi-
one half
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dis-, trans-
through, across
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-emesis
vomiting
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ad-
toward
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-meter
instrument for measuring
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tri-
three
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supra-
above, excessive, superior
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-ic, -al, -ac, -ior
pertaining to, relating to
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ultra-
excessive, beyond
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-emia
blood condition
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-scope
instrument for examining
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-scopy
visual examination
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macro-
large
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-phobia
fear
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-graph
instrument for recording
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-metry
act of measuring
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-ectomy
excision, removal
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circum-, peri-
around
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-pathy
disease
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-megaly
enlargement
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-toxic
poison
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dipl-, diplo
double
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pre-, pro-
before, in front of
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multi-, poly-
many, much
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pseudo-
false
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homeo-, homo-
same
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hetero-
different
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-itis
inflammation
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hyper-
excessive, above normal
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bi-
two
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-oma
tumor
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epi-
above, upon
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ecto-, exo-, extra-
outside, outward
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primi-
first
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anti-, contra-
against
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super-
upper, above
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quadri-
four
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mono-, uni-
one
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spasm-
involuntary contraction, twisting
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-phagia
eating, swallowing
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micro-
small
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-rrhea
discharge, flow
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a-, an-
without, not
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-icle, -ole, -ule
small, minute
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eu-
good, normal
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post-
after, behind
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ab-
from, away from
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retro-
backward, behind
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inter-
between
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-clasis
to break, surgical fracture
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-desis
binding, fixation (of a joint or bone)
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-algia, -dynia
pain
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-lith
stone, calculus
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-malacia
softening
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-ectasis
dilation, expansion
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-cele
hernia, swelling
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-rraphy
suture
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syn-
union, together, joined
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-plasm, -plasia
formation, growth
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tachy-
rapid
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brady-
slow
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infra-, sub-
under, below
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-penia
decrease, dificiency
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-iatry
medicine, treatment
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-osis
abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)
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-plegia
paralysis
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-tomy
incision
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-tome
instrument to cut
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-pexy
fixation (of an organ)
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-edema
swelling
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-tripsy
crushing
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-centesis
surgical puncture
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