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Medical Terminology Flashcards

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A-, an-

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Without

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Ab-

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Away from

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Ad-

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Toward

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Ambi-

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Both

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Ante-

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Before

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Anti-

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Against

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Auto-

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Self

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Bi-

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Two, twice, double

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Brady-

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Slow

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Circum-

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Around

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Contra-

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Against

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De-

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Down

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Dys-

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Painful, abnormal, difficult, bad

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Endo-

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Within, inside

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Epi-

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Above, on

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Eu-

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Normal, good

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Ex-, extra-, exo-

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Outside of

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hemi-

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Half

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Hyper-

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Above, excessive, increased

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Hypo-

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Below, decreased, insufficient

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Infra-

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Beneath

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Inter-

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Between, among

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Intra-

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Within, during

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Levo-

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To the left

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Macro-

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Large

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Mal-

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Bad

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Mega-

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Exceptionally large

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Meso-

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Middle

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Meta-

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Over, beyond

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Micro-

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Small

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Mono-

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One

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Multi-

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Many

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Neo-

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New

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Nulli-

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None

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Peri-

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Around

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Poly-

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Many

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Post-

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After, behind

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Pre-, pro-

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Before, in front of

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Presby-

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Older age

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Primi-

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First

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Pseudo

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False

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Quadri-

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Four

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Retro-

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Behind, in back of

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Sten-

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Narrowed

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Super-, supra-

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Above, excess

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Sym-, syn-

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Together, with

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Tacky-

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Fast

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Tri-

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Three

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Ultra-

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Beyond, excess

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Uni-

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One

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Scoli

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Bent, crooked

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-osis

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Condition

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-plasty

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Surgical repair, reformation

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-age

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Related to

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-cidal, - cide

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Pertaining to killing

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-form

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Shape

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-fuge

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Driving away

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-ical

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Pertaining to

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-ion

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Process

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-logy, -logist

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Study of, one who studies

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-ole

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Little, small

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-opia

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Vision

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-phylaxis

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Protection, prevention

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-pnea

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Breathing

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-therapy

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Treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder

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-uria

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Urine

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-centesis

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Surgical procedure

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-cise

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Cut, remove

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-clasis

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Break down

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-desis

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Stabilization, binding

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-ectomy

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Removal, excision

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-gram

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record

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-graph

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Instrument for recording

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-ion

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Process

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-lepsy

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Seizure, convulsion

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-lysis

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Destruction, separation

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-meter

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Device for measuring

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-metry

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Process of measuring

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-pexy

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Fixation, to put in place

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-scopy

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Visual examination

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-spasm

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Involuntary twitch, contraction

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-stasis

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Stopping or controlling

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-tomy

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Surgical incision

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-stomy

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Surgical opening

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-tripsy

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Crushing

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-algia

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Pain

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-asthenia

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Weakness

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-cele

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Swelling, herniation

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-dynia

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Pain

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-ectasis

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Dilation, expansion

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-gen

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Producing

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-ia, -ism

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Condition

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-iasis

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Presence of, formation of

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-malacia

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Weakening of, softening of

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-mania

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Obsessive preoccupation

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-oid

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Seeming like

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-ole

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Small

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-oma

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Tumor

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-osis

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Condition, usually abnormal

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-pathy

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Disorder, disease

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-penia

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Deficiency, decrease

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-phagia

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Eating, swallowing

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-phasia

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Speech

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-phobia

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Fear

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-plasia

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Formation of

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-ptosis

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Drooping, falling

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-rrhage

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Abnormal or excessive flow of discharge

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-rehea

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Flow, discharge

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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-sclerosis

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Hardening condition

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Aden

A

Gland

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Pancreat

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Pancreas

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Thyr

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Thyroid gland

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Hem, hemat

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Blood

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Phleb

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Vein

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Thromb

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Clot

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Arthr

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Joint

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Brachi

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Arm

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Cervic

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Neck

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Chondr

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Cartilage

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Cost

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Rib

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Crani

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Skull

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Dactyl

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Finger/toe

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Fibr

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Connective tissue

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My

A

Muscle

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Oste

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Bone

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Pod

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Foot

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Sacr

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Sacrum (lower back)

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Spondyl

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Vertebra

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Ten/tendin

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Tendon

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Vertebr

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Vertebra

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Abdomin

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Abdomen

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An

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Anus

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Appendic

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Appendix

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Bil/chol

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Bile, gall

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Col

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Colon

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Dent

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Teeth

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Enter

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Intestines

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Esophag

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Espohagus

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Gastr

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Stomach

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Gingiv

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Gums

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Gloss, lingu

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Tongue

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Hepat

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Liver

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Icter

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Jaundice

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Ile

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Ileum

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Lapar

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Abdominal wall

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Pancreat

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Pancreas

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Peps

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Digestion

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Phag

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Eating/swallowing

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Proct

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Rectum

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Splen

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Spleen

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Stomat

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Mouth

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Andr

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Men

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Clop

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Vagina

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Cyst (word root)

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Bladder

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Gravid

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Pregnant

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Gynec

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Woman

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Hyster

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Uterus

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Mamm, mast

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Breast

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Metr

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Uterus

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Nephr

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Kidney

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Ov

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Ovum (egg)

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Oophor

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Ovary

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Orchid

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Testicles

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Prostat

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Prostate gland

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Pyel

A

Pelvis of the kidney

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Ren

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Renal (kidney)

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Salping

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Fallopian tube

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Ureter

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Ureters

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Ur

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Urinary

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Vesic

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Bladder

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Bronch

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Bronchial (lung)

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Laryng

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Larynx

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Nas

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Nose

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Pleur

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Pleura (each of a pair of serous membranes lining the thorax and enveloping the lungs)

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Pneum, pneumon

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Lungs, air

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Pulmon

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Lung

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Rhin

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Nose

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Steth

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Chest

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Thorac

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Thorax (chest)

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Thace

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Trachea

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Derm, dermat

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Skin

189
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Hidr

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Sweat

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Trich

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Hair

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Onych

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Nail

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Xer

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Dry

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Angi

A

Blood vessel

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Arteri, arter

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Artery

195
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Cardi

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Heart

196
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Vas

A

Vessil

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Ven

A

Vein

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Blephar

A

Eyelid

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Cephal

A

Head

200
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Cerebr

A

Cerebrum

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Encephal

A

Brain

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Eshesi

A

Sensation

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Irid, ir

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Iris

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Mening, meningi

A

Meninges (three layers of membranes that cover and protect brain and spinal cord)

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Myel

A

Spinal cord, bone marrow

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Myring

A

Tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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Neur

A

Nerve

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Ocul, ophthalm

A

Eye

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Ot

A

Ear

210
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Adip

A

Fat

211
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Bi

A

Life

212
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Carcin

A

Cancer

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Cry

A

Cold

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Dors

A

Back portion of body

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Gluc, glyc

A

Sugar

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Herni

A

Hernia

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Hist

A

Tissue

218
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Hydr

A

Water

219
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Lact

A

Milk

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Later

A

Side

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Lip

A

Fat

222
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Lith

A

Stone

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Med, medi

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Middle

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Narc

A

Numbness, stupor, sleep

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Necr

A

Death

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Onc

A

Tumor

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Path

A

Disease

228
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Ped

A

Child, foot

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Psych

A

Mind

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Py

A

Pus

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Pyr

A

Fever, heat

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Septic

A

Infection

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Therm

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Heat

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Ab-

A

Away from

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Ad-

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Toward

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Circum-

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Around

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Contra-

A

Against, in opposition to

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De-

A

Away from, down

239
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Ecto-, exo-

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Outside

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Endo-

A

Within

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Epi-

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Over, upon

242
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Extra-

A

Outside

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Infra-

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Below, under, beneath

244
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Intra-

A

Inside

245
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Ipsi-

A

Same, equal

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Meso-

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Middle

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Meta-

A

After, beyond, over

248
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Para-

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Near, beside

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Peri-

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Surrounding

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Retro-

A

Backward, behind

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Sub

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Under, near

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Trans-

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Across, through

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