Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards
(224 cards)
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a-, an-
A
not, without
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ab-
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from; away from
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abdomin(o)-
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of or relating to the abdomen
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acous(lo)-
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of or relating to hearing
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acr(o)-
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extremity, topmost
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ad-
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at, increase, on, toward
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aden(o)-, aden(i)-
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of or relating to a gland
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adip(o)-
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of or relating to fat/fatty tissue
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adren(o)-
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of or relating to adrenal glands
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-aemia
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blood condition
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aer(o)-
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air, gas
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-aesthesi(a)
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sensation
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alb-
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denoting of white or pale color
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-alge(si)-
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pain
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-algia, -alg(i)o-
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pain
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all(o)-
A
denoting something different or addition
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ambi-
A
denoting something positioned on both sides
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amni-
A
pertaining to the membranous foetal sac
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ana-
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back, again, up
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andr(o)-
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pertaining to a man
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angi(o)-
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blood vessel
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ankyl(o)-, ancyl(o)
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denoting something in front of another thing
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ante-
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describing something in front of another thing
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anti-
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describing something ‘against’ or opposed another
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arteri(o)-
of or pertaining to artery
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arthr(o)-
of or pertaining to joints/limbs joint
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articul(o)-
joint
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-ase
enzyme
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-asthenia
weakness
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ather(o)-
fatty deposit, soft gravel-like deposit
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atri(o)
atrium (heart artrium)
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aur(i)-
of or pertaining to ear
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aut(o)
self
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axill-
of or pertaining to armpit
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bi-
two, double
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bio-
life
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blephar(o)-
of or pertaining to eyelid
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brachi(o)-
relating to arm
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brady-
slow
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bronch(i)-
bronchus (little branches in the lungs)
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bucc(o)-
of or pertaining to cheek
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burs(o)-
bursa (fluid sac between the bones)
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carcin(o)-
cancer
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cardi(o)-
of or pertaining to the heart
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carp(o)-
of or pertaining to wrist
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-cele
pounching, hernia
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-centesis
surgical puncture for aspiration
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cephal(o)-
of or pertaining to head as a whole
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cerebell(o)
of or pertaining to cerebellum
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cerebr(o)-
of or pertaining to brain
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chem(o)-
chemistry, drug
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chol(e)
of or pertaining to bile
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cholecyst(o)-
of or pertaining to gallbladder
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chondr(i)o-
cartilage, gristle, gandule, granular
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chrom(ato)-
colour
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-cidal, -cide
killing, destorying
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cili-
of or pertaining to cilia, eyelashes
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circum-
denoting something as 'around' another
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col(o), colono-
colon
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colp(o)-
of or pertaining to vagina
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contra-
against
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coron(o)
crown
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cost(o)-
of or pertaining to ribs
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crani(o)-
belonging or relating to cranium
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-crine, -crin(o)-
to secrete
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cry(o)
cold
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cutane-
skin
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cyan(o)-
denotes of blue color
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cyst(o), cyst(i)-
of or pertaining to the urinary bladder
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cyt(o)-
cell
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-cyte
cell
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-dacytl(o)-
of or pertaining to finger, toe
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dent-
of or pertaining to teeth
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dermat(o), derm(o)-
of or pertaining to skin
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-desis
binding
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dextr(o)-
right, on right side
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di-
two
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dia-
through, during, across
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dif-
apart, separation
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digit-
of or pertaining to finger (rare as a root)
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-dipsia
suffix meaning 'condition of thirst'
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dors(o)-, dors(i)-
of or pertaining to the back
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duodeno-
duodenum
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dyanam(o)
force, energy, power
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-dynia
pain
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dys-
bad, difficult, defective, abnormal
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ec-
out, away
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-ectasia, -ectasis
expansion, dilation
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ect(o)-
outer, outside
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-ectomy
denotes surgical operation/removal of a body part; resection, excision
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-emesis
vomiting condition
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encephal(o)-
od or pertaining to the brain
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endo-
denotes something 'inside' or 'within'
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enter(o)-
of or pertaining to the intestine
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eosin(o)-
red
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epi-
on, upon
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erythr(o)-
denotes of red color
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ex-
out of, away from
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exo-
denotes something as outside another
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extra-
outside
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faci(o)-
of or pertaining to the face
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fibr(o)
fibre
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fore-
before/ahead
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fossa
hollow/depressed area; trench/channel
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front-
of or pertaining to the forehead
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galact(o)-
milk
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gastr(o)-
of or pertaining to the stomach
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-genic
formative, pertaining to producing
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gingiv-
of or pertaining to gums
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glauc(o)-
denoting a grey or grey bluish color
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gloss(o)-, glott(o)-
pertaining to the tongue
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gluco-
sweet
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glyc(o)-
sugar
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-gnosis
knowledge
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gon(o)-
seed, semen; reproductive
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-gram, -gramme
record/picture
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-graph
instrument used to record data/picture
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-graphy
process of recording
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gyn(aec)o-
woman
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haemangi(o)-
blood vessels
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haemat(o)-, haem-
of or pertaining to blood
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halluc-
to wander in mind
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hemi-
one-half
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hepat- (hepatic-)
pertaining to liver
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heter(o)-
denotes something 'the other'(of two), an addition, or different
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hist(o)-, histio-
tissue
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home(o)-
similar
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hom(o)-
denotes something same as another/common
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hydr(o)-
water
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hyper-
denotes something as extreme/beyond normal
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hyp(o)-
below normal
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hyster(o)-
pertaining to the womb/uterus
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iatr(o)-
pertaining to medicine/physician
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-iatry
denotes a field in medicine of certain body component
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-ics
organized knowledge, treatment
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ileo-
ileum(part of the digestive system)
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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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ischio-
pertaining to the ischium, hip joint
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-ismus
spasm, contraction
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iso-
denoting something as equal
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-ist
one who specialises in
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-itis
inflammation
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-ium
structure, tissue
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juxta- (iuxta-)
near to, alongside, or next to
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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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kyph(o)-
humped
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labi(o)-
pertaing to the lips
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lacrim(o)-
tear
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lact(o)-, lact(a)-
milk
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lapar(o)-
pertaining to the abdomen wall, flank
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laryng(o)-
pertaining to the larynx, lower throat cavity where the voice box is
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latero-
lateral
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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)-
pertaining to the tongue
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lip(o)-
fat
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lith(o)-
store, calculas
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-logist
denotes someone who studies a certain field
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log(o)-
speech
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-logy
denotes academic study/practice of a certain field
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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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mammill(o)-
pertaining to the nipple
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mamm(o)-
pertaining to the breast
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manu-
pertaining to the hand
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mast(o)-
pertaining to the breast
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meg(a)-, megal(o)-, -megaly
enlargement, million
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melan(o)-
black color
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mening(o)-
membrane
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meta-
after, behind
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-meter
instrument used to measure or count
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metr(o)-
pertaining to conditions of the uterus
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-metry
process of measuring
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micro-
denotes something small/relating to smallness
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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)-
muscles
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my(o)-
relating to the muscle
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myc(o)-
fungus
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myel(o)-
relating to the bone marrow/spinal cord
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myri-
ten thousand
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myring(o)-
eardrum
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narc(o)-
numb, sleep
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nas(o)-
pertaining to the nose
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necr(o)-
death
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neo-
new
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nephr(o)-
pertaining to the kidney
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neur(i)-, neur(o)-
pertaining to the nerves and nervous system
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normo-
normal
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ocul(o)-
pertaining to the eye
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odont(o)-
pertaining to the teeth
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odyn(o)-
pain
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-oesophageal, oesophag(o)-
gullet
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-oid
resemble to
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-ole
small or little
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olig(o)-
denoting something having little/few
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-oma(single), -omata(plural)
tumor, mass, collection
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onco-
tumor, bulk, volume
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onych(o)-
pertaining to the nail of finger/toes
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oo-
pertaining to egg, woman's egg, ovum
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oophor(o)-
woman's 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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orchi(o)-, orchid(o)-, orch(o)-
testis (testicle)
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-osis
condition, disease, or increase
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osseo-
bony
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ossi-
bone
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ost(e)-, oste(o)-, ot(o)-
bone
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ovo-, ovi-, ov-
pertaining to egg/ovum
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pachy-
thick
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paed-, paedo-
pertaining to a child
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palpebr-
pertaining to the eyelid (uncommon root)
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pan-, pant(o)-
complete/containing everything
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papill-
pertaining to nipple (of breast/chest)
