Medical Terminology Part 2 Flashcards
(168 cards)
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glauc(o)-
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Denoting a grey or bluish-grey colour
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gloss(o)-, glott(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the tongue
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gluco-
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sweet
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glyc(o)-
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sugar
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gnath(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the jaw
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-gnosis
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knowledge
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gon(o)-
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seed, semen; also, reproductive
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-gram, -gramme
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record or picture
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-graph
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instrument used to record data or picture
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-graphy
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process of recording
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gyn(aec)o- (BrE), gyn(ec)o- (AmE)
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woman
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halluc-
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to wander in mind
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hemat-, haemato- (haem-, hem-)
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Of or pertaining to blood
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hema or hemo-
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blood (AmE)
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hemangi or hemangio-
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blood vessels
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hemi-
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one-half
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hepat- (hepatic-)
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Of or pertaining to the liver
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heter(o)-
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Denotes something as ‘the other’ (of two), as an addition, or different
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hidr(o)-
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sweat
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hist(o)-, histio-
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tissue
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home(o)-
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similar
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hom(o)-
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Denotes something as ‘the same’ as another or common
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humer(o)-
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Of or pertaining to the shoulder (or [rarely] the upper arm)
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hydr(o)-
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water
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hyper-
Denotes something as 'extreme' or 'beyond normal'
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hyp(o)-
Denotes something as 'below normal'
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hyster(o)-
Of or pertaining to the womb, the uterus
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-i-asis
condition
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iatr(o)-
Of or pertaining to medicine, or a physician [uncommon as a prefix; common as as suffix, see -iatry]
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-iatry
Denotes a field in medicine of a certain body component
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-ic
pertaining to
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-icle
small
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-ics
organized knowledge, treatment
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idio-
self, one's own
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ileo-
ileum
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infra-
below
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inter-
between, among
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intra-
within
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ipsi-
same
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irid(o)-
iris
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isch-
restriction
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ischio-
Of or pertaining to the ischium, the hip-joint
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-ism
condition, disease
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-ismus
spasm, contraction
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iso-
Denoting something as being 'equal'
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-ist
one who specializes in
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-ite
the nature of, resembling
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-itis
inflammation
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-ium
structure, tissue
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jecor-
liver
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Juxta (iuxta)
Near to, alongside or next to
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kal-
potassium
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karyo-
nucleus
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kerat(o)-
cornea (eye or skin)
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kin(e)-, kin(o), kinesi(o)-
movement
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koil(o)-
hollow
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kyph(o)-
humped
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labi(o)-
Of or pertaining to the lip
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lacrim(o)-
tear
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lact(i)-, lact(o)
milk
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lapar(o)-
Of or pertaining to the abdomen-wall, flank
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laryng(o)-
Of or pertaining to the larynx, the lower throat cavity where the voice box is
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latero-
lateral
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lei(o)-
smooth
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-lepsis, -lepsy
attack, seizure
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lept(o)-
light, slender
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leuc(o)-, leuk(o)-
Denoting a white color
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lingu(a)-, lingu(o)-
Of or pertaining to the tongue
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lip(o)-
fat
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lith(o)-
stone, calculus
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log(o)-
speech
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-logist
Denotes someone who studies a certain field: _____-logy
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-logy
Denotes the academic study or practice of a certain field; The study of
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lymph(o)-
lymph
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lys(o)-, -lytic
dissolution
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-lysis
Destruction, separation
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macr(o)-
large, long
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-malacia
softening
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mamm(o)-
Of or pertaining to the breast
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mammill(o)-
Of or pertaining to the nipple
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manu-
Of or pertaining to the hand
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mast(o)-
Of or pertaining to the breast
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medull-
bone marrow, marrow
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meg(a)-, megal(o)-, -megaly
enlargement, million
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melan(o)-
black color
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melos
extremity
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mening(o)-
membrane
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ment-
mind
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mero-
part
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mes(o)-
middle
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meta-
after, behind
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-meter
instrument used to measure or count
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-metry
process of measuring
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metr(o)-
Pertaining to conditions or instruments of the uterus
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micro-
denoting something as small, or relating to smallness, millionth
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milli-
thousandth
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mon(o)-
single
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morph(o)-
form, shape
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muscul(o)-
muscle
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my(o)-
Of or relating to muscle
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myc(o)-
fungus
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myel(o)-
Of or relating to bone marrow or spinal cord
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myl(o)-
Of or relating to molar teeth or lower jaw
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myri-
ten thousand
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myring(o)-
eardrum
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myx(o)-
mucus
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narc(o)-
numb, sleep
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nas(o)-
Of or pertaining to the nose
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necr(o)-
death
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neo-
new
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nephr(o)-
Of or pertaining to the kidney
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nerv-
Of or pertaining to nerves and the nervous system [Uncommon as a root: neuro- mostly always used]
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neur(i)-, neur(o)-
Of or pertaining to nerves and the nervous system
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normo-
normal
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ocul(o)-
Of or pertaining to the eye
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odont(o)-
Of or pertaining to teeth
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odyn(o)-
pain
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-oesophageal, oesophago- (BrE)
gullet
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-oid
resemblance to
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ole
small or little
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olig(o)-
Denoting something as 'having little, having few'
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om(o)-
Of or pertaining to the shoulder
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-oma (singular), -omata (plural)
tumor, mass, collection
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omphal(o)-
Of or pertaining to the navel, the umbilicus
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onco-
tumor, bulk, volume
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onych(o)-
Of or pertaining to the nail (of a finger or toe)
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oo-
Of or pertaining to the an egg, a woman's egg, the ovum
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oophor(o)-
Of or pertaining to the woman's ovary
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or-
mouth
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ophthalm(o)-
Of or pertaining to the eye
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optic(o)-
Of or relating to chemical properties of the eye
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or(o)-
Of or pertaining to the mouth
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orchi(o)-, orchid(o)-, orch(o)-
testis
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orth(o)-
Denoting something as straight or correct
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-osis
a condition, disease or increase
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osseo-
bony
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ossi-
bone
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ost(e)-, oste(o)-
bone
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ot(o)-
Of or pertaining to the ear
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-ous
pertaining to
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ovari(o)-
Of or pertaining to the ovaries
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ovo-, ovi-, ov-
Of or pertaining to the eggs, the ovum
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oxo-
addition of oxygen
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oxy-
sharp, acid, acute, oxygen
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pachy-
thick
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palpebr-
Of or pertaining to the eyelid [uncommon as a root]
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pan-, pant(o)-
Denoting something as 'complete' or containing 'everything'
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papill-
Of or pertaining to the nipple (of the chest/breast)
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papul(o)-
Indicates papulosity, a small elevation or swelling in the skin, a pimple, swelling
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para-
alongside of, abnormal
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-paresis
slight paralysis
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parvo-
small
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path(o)-
disease
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-pathy
Denotes (with a negative sense) a disease, or disorder
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pauci-
Few
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pector-
breast
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ped-, -ped-, -pes
Of or pertaining to the foot; -footed
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ped-, pedo-
Of or pertaining to the child
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pelv(i)-, pelv(o)-
hip bone
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-penia
deficiency
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peo-
Of or pertaining to the penis
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-pepsia
Denotes something relating to digestion, or the digestive tract.
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per-
through
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peri-
Denoting something with a position 'surrounding' or 'around' another
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-pexy
fixation
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phaco-
lens-shaped
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-phage, -phagia
Forms terms denoting conditions relating to eating or ingestion
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-phago-
eating, devouring
