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hyper-

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over, excessive, more than normal

prefix

ex: hypercritical, hypertension, hypertropia

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over, excessive, more than normal

prefix

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hyper-

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hypo-

hyp- before vowels or h

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below, deficient, less than normal, somewhat

prefix

ex: hypodermic, hypothesis, hyphen, hypesthia

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below, deficient, less than normal, somewhat

prefix

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hypo-

hyp- before vowels or h

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meta-

met- before vowels or h

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after, change, transfer

prefix

ex: metabolism, metamorphosis, method, metencephalon

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after, change, transfer

prefix

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meta

met- before vowels or h

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para-

par- before vowels or h

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beside, resembling, disordered, associated

prefix

ex: parasite, paratyphoid, paralysis, paramedical, parenthesis, parody

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beside, resembling, disordered, associated

prefix

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para-

par- before vowels or h

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peri-

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around, near

prefix

ex: periscope, perimeter

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around, near

prefix

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peri-

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pro-

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before, in front of, forward

prefix

ex: program, prologue, prostate

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before, in front of, forward

prefix

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pro-

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pros-

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toward, in addition to, fronting

prefix

ex: proselyte, prosthetic, prosencephalon

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toward, in addition to, fronting

prefix

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pros-

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syn- (sym-, syl-, sy-, sys-)

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with, together

prefix

ex: synonym, synthetic, sympathy, symphony, syllable, systole, system, syssarcosis

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with, together

prefix

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syn- (sym-, syl-, sy-, sys-)

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acou-, acu-

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to hear

base

ex: acousmatagnosis, anacusia, diplacusis, odynacousis

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to hear

base

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acou-, acu-

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ambly-

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dull

base

ex: amblychromasia

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dull

base

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ambly-

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anth-

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flower

base

ex: anther, anthophilous, chloranthy, cladanthous, exanthema, gymnanthous

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flower

base

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anth-

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chrom-, chromat-, chro-

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color

base

ex: achroacytosis, achromodermia, chromatin, chromophobe, dichromatism, dyschromatodermia, metachrosis, pseudochromestesia

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color

base

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chrom-, chromat-, chro-

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dactyl-
finger, toe base ex: dactylolysis, dactylopodite, dactylopterous, oxydactyl
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finger, toe base
dactyl-
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de-
to bind base ex: allosyndesis, arthrodesis, asyndesis
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to bind base
de-
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desm-
ligament base ex: adesmy, amphibesmic, desmocyte, desmoplasia, syndesmology, syndesmosis
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ligament base
desm-
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enter-
intestine base ex: anenterous, enterolysis, myenteric
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intestine base
enter-
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erg-
work base ex: andrenergic, endoergic, ergatandromorph, ergology, hyperergia, hyperergy
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work base
erg-
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esthe-, aesthe-
to feel, to perceive base ex: acanthesthesia, aesthacyte, akinesthesia, caumesthesia, synesthesia
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to feel, to perceive base
esthe-, aesthe-
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ger-, geront-
old person, old age base ex: acrogeria, gerontophobia, gerodontia
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old person, old age base
ger-, geront-
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gnath-
jaw base ex: dystnathic, gnathopod, gnathotheca, hypognathous, opisthognathism
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jaw base
gnath-
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gno-
to know base ex: acroagnosis, astereognosis, autotopagnosia, baragnosis, pharmacognosy
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to know base
gno-
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graph-
to write base ex: dromograph, dysantiographia
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to write base
graph-
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gram-
thing written base ex: engram
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thing written base
gram-
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hepat-, hepar-
liver base ex: heparin, hepaticoenterostomy, hepatolysin
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liver base
hepat-, hepar-
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kine-, cine-
to move base ex: akinesthesia, eukinesia, heterokinesis, heterokinesia, hyperanakinesia, hyperkinemia, kinesiology, ookinesis, thrombokinase, telekinesis
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to move base
kine-, cine-
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lex-
to read base ex: bradylexia, alexia, dyslexia
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to read base
lex-
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my-, mys-, myos-
muscle base ex: acromyotonus, amyostasia, endomysium, myochrom, myosin
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muscle base
my-, mys-, myos-
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nephr-
kidney base ex: nephridium, nephrocystanastromosis, nephrocyte, nephrotome, perinephrium
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kidney base
nephr-
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osm-
smell base ex: anosmia, macrosmatic, osmeterium
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smell base
osm-
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the-
to put, to place base ex: allenthesis, athetosis, epithem, metathesis
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to put, to place base
the-
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-al
pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of suffix ex: diagonal, biological, anatomical
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pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of suffix
-al
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-an, -ian
pertaining to, like, one connected with suffix ex: amphibian
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pertaining to, like, one connected with suffix
-an, -ian
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-ous, -ious
full of, pertaining to, like suffix ex: amphibious, synonymous, homogeneous
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full of, pertaining to, like suffix
-ous, -ious
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-ic, -tic, | -ac after i
pertiainting to, like suffix ex: epidemic, gastric, static, cardiac
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pertiainting to, like suffix
-ic, -tic, | -ac after i
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-ics, -tics
art, science, or study of suffix ex: physics, genetics, economics
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art, science, or study of suffix
-ics, -tics
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-iod, -ode
like, having the shape of suffix ex: spheroid, adenoid, nematode, phyllode
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like, having the shape of suffix
-iod, -ode
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amygdal-
almond, tonsil base ex: amygdala, amygdalitis, amygdalin, amygdalolith
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almond, tonsil base
amygdal-
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andr-
man, male base ex: androgynary, androgyny, andromonecious, andromorphous, androphore, ergatandrous, protandrism
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man, male base
andr-
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anthrop-
man, human being base ex: anthropopathy, anthropophilic
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man, human being base
anthrop-
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chron-
time base ex: chronaxie, heterochronism, sphygmochronography
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time base
chron-
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clad-
branch base ex: cladodont, heterocladic, cladode, neurocladic, phylloclade
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branch base
clad-
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dynam-, dyn-
power base ex: adynamia, dynamometer, hemodynamics, hyperdynamics
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power base
dynam-, dyn-
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eme-
to vomit base ex: autemesia, hyperemesis, emetic
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to vomit base
eme-
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gymn-
naked, uncovered base ex: gymnocarpous, gymnopterous, gymnorhinal, gymnosomatous, gymnospore
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naked, uncovered base
gymn-
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gyn(e)-, gynec-, (gynaec-)
female base ex: digynous, ergatogyne, gynandrous, gynecomastia, gynodioceious
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female base
gyn(e)-, gynec-, (gynaec-)
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helic-, helix-
spiral base ex: helix, anthelix, helicine, helicopepsin, helicorubin
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spiral base
helic-, helix-
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hydr-
water, fluid base ex: hydrarthrosis, hydrocarpic, hydropericarditis, hydrophyllium, hydrostome, hydrotropism, prohydrotropism
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water, fluid base
hydr-
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iatr-
physician, medical treatment base ex: amblyopiatrics, cyniatria, iatrogenic
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physician, medical treatment base
iatr-
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melan-
black, dark base ex: melanophore, melanophyllous, melanotrichous, melanin, melanidrosis, melanism, melanoderm
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black, dark base
melan-
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necr-
corpse, dead tissue base ex: necrocytotoxin, necromimesis, necrophagous, necrophilia, osteoradionecrosis
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corpse, dead tissue base
necr-
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olig-
few, scanty base ex: oligandrous, oligochromemia, oligohydruria, ologopod, oligotrichia, oligotrophic
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few, scanty base
olig-
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ped-, paed-
child base ex: pedomorphic, pteropaedes, orthopedic, paedogamy, pedarthrocace
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child base
ped-, paed-
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phag-
eat base ex: autophagia, autophagus, dysphagia, glossophagine, lithophagous, phagocyte, phyllophagous, trichophagia
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eat base
phag-
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phil-
to love, have an affinity for base ex: cryophilic, dichromophilism, geophilous, lithophilous, polychromatophilism
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to love, have an affinity for base
phil-
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poly-
many, much base ex: polytrophia, polyuria, polyantha, polyesthesia, polymer, polyphagous, polyphyodont, polyp, polypod
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many, much base
poly-
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tars-
instep, edge of the eye base ex: hypotarsus, tarsalgia, tarsoplasty, tarsoptosia
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instep, edge of the eye base
tars-

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