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Ab

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Away from

Example: Abduction, Abducens

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A or An

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Without

Example: a-cardia, a-cepha

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Ad

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To or toward

Example: Aduction

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Adeno

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Glandular

Example: adeno-pathy, adeno-oma

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Ambi

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Both

example: ambidextrous

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An

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Without

Example: an-aerobe, ancephaly

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Angio

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Vessel

Example: Angio-ology,Angio-oma

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Ante

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Before

Example: ante-natal, ante-mortem

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Anti

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Against

Example: antigen, anti-septic

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Artho

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Joint

Example: arthro-pod, arthro-olgy

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Auto

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Self

Example: auto-lysis, auto-genous

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Amphi

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On both sides

Example: Amphi-bia Amphia-arthrosis

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Bi

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Two

Example: bi-ceps bi-cuspid

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Bio

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Life

Example: biology

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Brach

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Arm

Example: Brach-ial, Briach-iocephalic

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Brady

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Slow

Example: Brady-cardia,Brady-uria

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Cardio

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Heart

Example: cardio-vascular, cardio-gram

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Cerebro

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Brain

Example: cerebro-sinal, cerebro-malacia

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Chole

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Bile

Example: Chole-systitis, chol-angitis

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Chromo

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Color

Example: Chromo-genic, chromosome

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Chondro

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Cartilage

Example: chondro-blast, chondr-oma

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Circum

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Around

Example: circum-duction, circum-ference

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Cleid

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Clavicle

Example: cleido-costal, cleido-mastoid

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Cranio

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Skull

Example: craniotomy, cranio-malacia

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Cyst

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Sac

Example: cyst-itis, cyst-adenoma

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Cyto

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Cell

Example: cytolysis, Cytology

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De

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Removal

example: de-calcify, de-hydration

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Derm

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Skin

Example: derm-atitis, derm-is

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Di

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Two or twice

Example: di-arthrosis, di-oxide

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Dia

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Through

Example: dia-lysis, dia-gnosis

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Dys

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Defective or difficult

Example: dys-uria, dys-function

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Dis

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Absence or removal

Example: dis-member, dis-inter

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Ecto

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Outside

Example: ecto-derm, ecto-plasm

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Exo

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Outside

Exo-toxin, exo-genous

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Endo

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Inside

Example: endo-toxin, endo-genous

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Ento

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Inside

Example: ento-derm, ento-plasm

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Epi

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Above or upon

Example: epi-cardium, epi-dermis

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Erythro

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Red

Example: erythro-cyte, erythr-emis

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Extra

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Outside

Example: extra-cellular, extra-vasation

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Gastro

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Stomach

Example: gastro-ptosis, gastritis

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Glosso

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Tongue

Example: glosso-pharyngeal, gloss-itis

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Glyco

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Sugar

Example: glyco-suria, glyco-gen

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Gyn

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Woman

Example: gynecology, gyn-andria

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Hemato

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Blood

Example: hemato-logy, hemat-uria

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Hemo

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Blood

Example: hemo-globin, hemo-rrhage

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Hemi

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Half

Example: hemi-plegia, hemi-sphere

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Hepato

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Liver

Example: hepat-ic, hepat-ization

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Hetero

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Different

Example: hetero-genous, hetero-topia

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Histo

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Tissue

Example: histo-olgy, histo-genesis

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Homo

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Same

Example: homo-geneous, homo-logous

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Hyalo

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Glassy

Example: hyal-ine, hyalo-plasm

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Hyper

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Above or more

Example: hyper-emia, hyper-trophy

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Hypo

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Below or less

Example: hypo-glossal, hypo-glycemia

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Im

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Not

Example: Im-mobile, im-pervious

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In

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Not

Example: in-complete, in-articulate

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Infra

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Beneath

Example: infra-orbital, infra-scapular

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Inter

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Between

Example: inter-cellular, inter-costal

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Intra

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Within

Example: intra-cellular, intra-cranial

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Iso

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Same

Example: iso-merism, iso-tonic

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Karyo

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Nucleus

Example: karyo-plasm, karyo-some

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Lact

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Milk

Example: lact-ation, lact-ose

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Leuco

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White

Example: leuco-cyte, leuc-emia

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Lipo

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Fat

Example: lip-lytic, lip-oma

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Litho

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Stone

Example: lith-pedion, litho-graphy

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Macro

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Large

Example: macro-cyte, macro-scopic

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Mal

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Bad or poor

Example: mal-formation, mal-adjustment

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Mega

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Large

Example: mega-cephaly, mega-scopic

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Melan

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Black

Example: melan-in, melan-osis

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Meso

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Between or middle

Example: meso-derm, meso-colon

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Micro

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Small

Example: micro-biology, micro-scope

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Mono

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One

Example: mono-nuclear, mono-plegia

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Morpho

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Shape

Example: morphology, morphogenesis

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Myco

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Fungus

Example: mycology, mycosis

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Myo

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Muscle

Example: myocardium,myoma

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Naso

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Nose

Example: nasopharynx, naso-palatine

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Necro

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Death

Example: necro-sis, necro-psy

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Neo

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New

Example: neo-plasm, neo-natal

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Nephro

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Kidney

Example: nephrosis, nephritis

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Neuro

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Nerve

Example: neuro-logy, neur-itis

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Nucleo

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Nucleus

Example: nucleo-plasm, nucleo-protein

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Odonto

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Touch

Example: odontoblast, odonto-logy

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Oligo

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Little

Example: olig-emia, oligo-uria

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Oo

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Egg

Example: oocyte, oo-genesis

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Ophthalmo

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Eye

Example: ophthalmic, ophthalmology

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Orch

A

Testis

Example: orch-itis, orchectomy

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Osteo

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Bone

Example: osteo-cyte, osteo-myelitis

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Oto

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Ear

Example: oto-lith, ot-itis

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Pachy

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Thick

Example: pachy-derm, pachy-meningitis

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Pan

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All

Example: pan-carditis, pan-demic

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Para

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Near or beside

Example: para-thyroid, par-otis

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Patho

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Disease

Example: patho-ology. Patho-genic

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Peri

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Around

Example: peri-arteritis, peri-cardium

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Phago

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To eat

Example: phago-cyte, phago-cytosis

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Phlebo

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Vein

Example: phlebo-sclerosis, phleb-itis

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Photo

A

Light

Example: photo-graph, photo-synthesis

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Pilo

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Hair

Example: pilo-motor, pilo-nidal

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Platy

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Broad, flat

Example: platy-podia, platy-rrhine

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Pleo

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Many

Example: pleo-morphic, pleo-mastia

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Pneumo

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Air

Example: pneumo-nia, pneumo-thorax

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Podo

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Foot

Example: pod-iatry, pod-algia

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Polio

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Gray

Example: polio-myelitis, poli-osis

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Poly

A

Many or much

Example: poly-neuritis, poly-uria

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Post

A

After

Example: post-mortem, post-partum

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Pre

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Before

Example: Pre-natal, Pre-molar

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Procto

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Rectum

Example: procto-logy, proc-itis

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Pseudo

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False

Example: pseudo-membrane, pseudo-posium

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Pyelo

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Kidney pelvis

Example: pyelo-nephritis, pyelo-itis

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Pyo

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Pus

Example: Pyo-genic, pu-emia

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Retro

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Behind,backward

Example: retro-peritoneal, retro-pharyngeal

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Rhino

A

Nose

Example: rhino-logy,rhin-itis

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Saccharo

A

Sugar

Example: saccharin-lytic, sacchar-in

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Salping

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Uterine lining

Example: Salping-itis, Salping-ectomy

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Sclero

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Harding

Example: sclero-sis, sclero-derma

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Semi

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Half

example: semi-lunar, semi-membrane

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Sero

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Blood serum

Example: sero-logy,sero-fibrinous

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Sub

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Beneath

Example: sub-acute, sub-clavin

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Super/supra

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Above

Example: super-saturated, supra-orbital

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Tachy

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Fast

Example: tachy-cardia

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Trans

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Across

Example: trans-position, trans-verse

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Tri

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Three

Example: tri-cuspid

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Uni

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One

Example: Uni-cellular

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Urin/uro

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Urine

Urin-ary, Uro-genital

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Vaso

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Vessel

Example: vaso-motor, vas-cular

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Zoo

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Animal

Example: zoology, zoo-spore

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