Medical Prefixes Flashcards
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a
A
absence of
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ab
A
away from
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abdomin(o)
A
relating to the abdomen
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ac
A
sharp
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acanth(o)
A
thorn or spine
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acous(i,o)
A
relating to hearing
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acr(o)
A
extremity; topmost
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ad
A
adherence; increase; motion toward; very
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aden (I,o)
A
relating to a gland
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adip (I,o)
A
relating to fat or fatty tissue
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adren (o)
A
relating to adrenal glands
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aer(o)
A
air, gas
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aesthesio
A
sensation
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alb
A
white
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alg (i,o); alge (si)
A
pain
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allo
A
something different or addition
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ambi
A
positioned on both sides or both of two
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amnio
A
pertaining to the membranous fetal sac
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an
A
anus
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ana
A
back; again; up
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ancyl (o)
A
crooked or bent
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andr (o)
A
pertaining to a man
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angi (o)
A
blood vessel
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angust (i)
A
narrow
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aniso
unequal
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ankyl (o)
bent or crooked
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ante
positioned in front of another thing
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anti
opposed to another
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apo
derived from; separated from
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arch (i, e, o)
first; primitive
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arseno
male; masculine
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arteri (o)
pertaining to an artery
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arthr (o)
pertaining to the joints; limbs
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articul(o)
joint
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artel(o)
imperfect or incomplete development
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artri(o)
an atrium
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aur(i)
pertaining to the ear
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aut(o)
self
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aux(o)
growth, increase
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axill
pertaining to the armpit
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azo(to)
nitrogenous compound
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balano
pertaining to the glass clitoridis/penis
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bar(o)
heavy
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ben(e)
good; well
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bi
double; twice
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bio
life
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bis
twice
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blast(o)
germ or bud
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blephar(o)
pertaining to the eyelid
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bon(i)
good; well
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brachi(o)
relating to the arm
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brachy
short
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brady
slow
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brev(i)
short
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bronch(i)
bronchus
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bucc(o)
pertaining to the cheek
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burs(o)
bursa
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cac(o)
bad; incorrect
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capill
pertaining to the hair
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capit
pertaining to the head
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carcin(o)
cancer
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cardi(o)
pertaining to the heart
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carp(o)
pertaining to the wrist
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cata
down; under
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cav
hollow
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celer
fast
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cephal(o)
pertaining to the head
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cerat(o)
pertaining to the cornu (horn0shaped)
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cerebell(o)
pertaining to the cerebellum
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cerebr(o)
pertaining to the brain
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cervic
pertaining to the cervix; neck
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cheir(o)
pertaining to the hand
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chloro (o)
green
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chol(e)
pertaining to bile
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cholecyst (o)
pertaining to the gallbladder
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chondr(i,o)
cartilage, gristle, granular, granule
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chrom(ato)
color
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cili
pertaining to the cilia, eyelashes, eyelids
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circum
around, surrounding
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cirrh(o)
red-yellow
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cis
on this side
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clast
break
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co
in association; together; with
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coel(o)
hollow
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col(o), colono
colon
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colp(o)
pertaining to the vagina
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com
together; with
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contra
against
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cor, cor(e), coro
pertaining to eye's pupil, together, with
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cordi
pertaining to the heart
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cornu
likened to horns
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cost(o)
pertaining to the ribs
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cox
relating to the haunch; hip; or hip joint
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crani(o)
relating to the cranium
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crass(i)
thick
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cry(o)
cold
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cutane
skin
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cyan; cyan(o)
blue
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cycl
circle; cycle
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cyph(o)
bent
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cyst(i, o)
pertaining to the urinary bladder
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cyt (o)
cell
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dacryo
tear
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dactyl(o)
pertaining to a finger or toe
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de
away from; cessation
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demi
half
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dent
pertaining to the teeth
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derm(o), dermat(o)
pertaining to the skin
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dexi(o), dextr(o)
right
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di(a)
apart; separation; two
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dif
apart; separation
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digit
pertaining to the finger
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diplo
double
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dis
separation; taking apart; twice
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dor(i, o)
pertaining to the back
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duodeno
pertaining to the back
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dupli
double
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dur(i)
hard
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dynam(o)
energy; force; power
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dys
bad; difficult; incorrect
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ec
away; out
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ect(o)
outer; outside
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encephala(o)
pertaining to the brain
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endo
inside
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enter(o)
of; pertaining to the intestine
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epi
above
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episi(o)
pertaining to the pubic region
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equ(i)
equal
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erythr(o)
red
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esthesio
sensation
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eu
good; new; true; well
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eury
broad; wide
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ex
away from; out of
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exo
outside another
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extra
outside
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faci(o)
pertaining to the face
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fals(o)
false
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fibr(o)
fiber
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filli
fine; hairlike
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flav
yellow
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frig
cold
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front
pertaining to the forehead
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galact(o)
pertaining to the stomach
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genu
pertaining to the knee
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gingiv
pertaining to the gums
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glauco(o)
bluish-gray
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gloss(o); glotti(o)
pertaining to the tongue
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gluco
glucose
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glyco
sugar
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gnath(o)
pertaining to the jaw
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gon(o)
pertaining to reproduction; seed; semen
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grav(i)
heavy
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gyn (aec, ec, o)
woman
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haem; haemato (foreign)
pertaining to blood
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halluc
to wander in mind
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hem; hema; hemat
pertaining to blood
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hemi
half
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hemo
blood
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hepat; hepatic
pertaining to the liver
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heter(o)
an addition or different
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hidr(o)
sweat
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hist(o); histio
tissue
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hom(o)
the same
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home(o)
similar
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humer(o)
pertaining to the shoulder
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hydr(o)
water
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hyp(o)
below normal
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hyper
extreme
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hyster(o)
pertaining to the uterus; the womb
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iatr(o)
pertaining to medicine
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idio
one's own; self
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ileo
ileum
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infra
below
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inter
among; between
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intra
within
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irid(o)
iris
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is(o)
equal
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isch
restriction
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ischio
pertaining to the hip joint
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iso
equal
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juan
yellow
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karyo
nucleus
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kerat(o)
cornea
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kin(e, o); kinesi(o)
movement
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koil(o)
hollow
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kyph(o)
humped
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labi(o)
pertaining to the lip
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lacrim(o)
tear
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lact(i, o)
milk
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laev (i, o)
left
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lapar(o)
pertaining to the abdomen wall
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laryng(o)
pertaining to the larynx
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lat(i)
broad, wide
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latero
lateral
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lei(o)
smooth
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lept(o)
light, slender
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leuc(o0, leuk(o)
white
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levo
left
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lingu(a, o)
fat
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lithi(o)
calculus, stone
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log(o)
speech
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lymph(a, o)
lymph, lymph nodes
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lyss (o)
dissolution
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macr(o)
large, long
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magn(i)
big; great; huge; large
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mal(e)
bad, incorrect
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malac(o)
soft
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mamm(o)
pertaining to the breast
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mammill(o)
pertaining to the nipple
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manu
pertaining to the hand
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mast(o)
pertaining to the breast
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maxim
biggest; largest
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medi
middle
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meg(a); megal(o)
enlargement; big; great; huge; large
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megist
biggest; largest
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melan(o)
black; denoting a black color
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mening(o)
membrane
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mero
part
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mes(o)
middle
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meta
after; behind
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metr(o)
pertaining to the uterus
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micr(o)
small
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minim
smallest
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molli(i)
soft
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mon(o)
single
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morph(o)
form, shape
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mort
dead
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multi
many, much
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my(o)
muscle
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myel(o)
relating to muscle
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myc(o)
fungus
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myel(o)
relating to bone marrow
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miring(o)
eardrum
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myx(o)
mucus
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narc(o)
numb; sleep
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nas(o)
pertaining to the nose
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necr(o)
dead; death
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neo
new
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nephr(o)
relating to the kidney
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nerv; neur(i, o)
pertaining to the nervous system
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nigr
black
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normo
normal
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nov(i)
new
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ocul(o)
pertaining to the eye
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odont(o)
pertaining to teeth
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odyn(o)
pain
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ole
small or little
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olig(o)
few
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om(o)
pertaining to the shoulder
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omphal(o)
pertaining to the umbilicus
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onco
bulk; tumor; volume
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oncyh(o)
pertaining to the nail of a finger or toe
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oo
ovum
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oophor(o)
pertaining to the ovary
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ophthalm (o)
pertaining to the eye
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optic(o)
relating to chemical properties of the eye
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or(o)
pertaining to the mouth
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orchi(o); orchido
testis
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orth(o)
correct; normal; straight
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osseo
bony
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ossi; ost(e); oste(o)
bone
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ot(o)
pertaining to the ear
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ov(i, o)
pertaining to the ovum
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ovari(o)
pertaining to the ovaries
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oxo
addition of oxygen
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oxy
acid; acute; oxygen; sharp
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pachy
thick
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paleo
old
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palpebr
pertaining to the eyelid
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pan; pant(o)
complete
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papill
pertaining to the nipple
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papul(o)
a small elevation
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para
abnormal; alongside of
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parv(i)
small
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path(o)
disease
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pauci
few
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ped
pertaining to the foot
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pelv (i, o)
hip bone
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peo
pertaining to the pelvis
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per
through
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peri
surrounding
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pes
pertaining to the foot
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phaco
lens-shaped
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phagist
feeds on
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phallo
phallus
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pharmaco
drug; medication
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pharyng(o)
pertaining to the pharynx
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phleb (o)
pertaining to veins
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phob(o)
exaggerated fear; sensitivity
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phon(o)
sound
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phos; phot(o)
pertaining to light
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phren (i, o), phrenico
diaphragm
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plan(i); platy
flat
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pleur (a, o)
pertaining to the ribs
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pneum (o)
pertaining to the lungs
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pneumat(o)
air, lung
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pod
pertaining to the foot
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poikilo
varied
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polio
gray
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poly
many
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por(o)
porous
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porphyr(o)
purple
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post
after
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prav(i)
bent; crooked
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pre
before
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presby(o)
old age
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prim
most important
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pre
before
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presby(o)
old age
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prim
most important
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pro
before
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proct(o)
anus; rectum
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prot(o)
most important
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pseud(o)
false
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psych(e, o)
pertaining to the mind
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pulmo; pulmon
relating to the lungs
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purpur; purpureo
purple
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pyel(o)
pelvis
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pyo
pus
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pyro
fever
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quadr(i)
four
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radio
radiation
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re
again, backward
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rect(i, o)
correct straight; normal; rectum
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ren(o)
pertaining to the kidney
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reticul(o)
net
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retro
backward; behind
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rhabd (o)
rod-shaped, striated
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rhachi(o)
spine
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rhin(o)
pertaining to the nose
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rhob(o); rub; rubr(o)
red
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salping(o)
pertaining to the fallopian tubes
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sangui; sanguine
pertaining to blood
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sarco
fleshlike; muscular
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schist(o)
cleft; split
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schiz(o)
split
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sclero(o)
hard
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scoli(o)
twisted
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semi
hard
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sial(o)
saliva; salivary gland
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sigmoid (o)
sigmoid; sigmoid colon
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sinister(o)
left
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sinus
pertaining to the sinus
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sito
food; grain
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somat(o); somatico
body; bodily
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spasmo
spasm
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sperma; spermato; spermo
semen; spermatozoa
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splanchn (i, o)
viscera
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splen (o)
spleen
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spondyl(o)
pertaining to the upper chest
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stheno
strength; force; power
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stom(a); stomat(o)
pertaining to the mouth
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sub
beneath
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super; supra
above; in excess; superior
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sy(l); sym; syn; sys
likeness
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tachy
fast
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tard(i)
slow
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thel(e, o)
pertaining to a nipple
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theyl
female
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therm(o)
heat
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thorac(i, o)
pertaining to the upper chest
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thromb(o)
relating to a blood clot
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thyr(o)
thyroid
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toco
childbirth
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tono
tension; tone; pressure
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top(o)
place; topical
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tox(i, o); toxico
poison; toxin
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trache(o)
trachea
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trachel(o)
pertaining to the neck
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trans
something as moving
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trich (i, o); trichia
pertaining to hairlike structure
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tympan(o)
eardrum
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ultra
beyond; excessive
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umbilic
pertaining to the umbilicus
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un(i)
one
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ungui
pertaining to the nail
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ur(o)
pertaining to the urinary system
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uri(c); urico
uric acid
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urin
pertaining to the urinary system
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uter(o)
pertaining to the uterus or womb
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vagin
pertaining to the vagina
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vari
varied; various
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varic(o)
swollen or twisted vein
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vas(o); vasculo
blood vessel; duct
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ven
pertaining to veins
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ventr(o)
pertaining to the stomach
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vesic(o)
pertaining to the bladder
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veter
old
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vir
male; masculine; green
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viscer(o)
pertaining to the internal organs
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xanth(o)
yellow
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xen(o)
different; foreign
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zo(o)
animal; animal life
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zym(o)
enzyme; fermentation
