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1
Q

A-

A

Without, lack of

2
Q

Ab-

A

Away from

3
Q

Acou-

A

Hearing

4
Q

-ac, -al

A

Pertaining to

5
Q

Ad-

A

To, toward, near to

6
Q

Aden-, Adeno-

A

Gland

7
Q

Af-

A

Toward

8
Q

Albi-

A

White

9
Q

-algia

A

Painful condition

10
Q

An-

A

Without, lack of

11
Q

Andro-

A

Male

12
Q

Angi-, Angio-

A

Vessel

13
Q

Ante-

A

Before

14
Q

Anti-

A

Against

15
Q

Apo-

A

Separated from, off

16
Q

Arthr-, Arthro-

A

Joint

17
Q

-ary

A

Associated with

18
Q

-asis, -asia

A

Condition or state of

19
Q

Audio-

A

Hearing

20
Q

Auri-

A

Ear

21
Q

Auto-

A

Self

22
Q

Baro-

A

weight, pressure

23
Q

Bi-

A

Twice, double

24
Q

-blast

A

Germ, bud

25
Q

Barchi-

A

Arm

26
Q

Brady-

A

slow

27
Q

Bucc-

A

Cheek

28
Q

Carcin-

A

Cancer

29
Q

Cardio-

A

Heart

30
Q

Caud-

A

Tail

31
Q

Cephal-

A

Head

32
Q

Cerebro-

A

Brain

33
Q

Chondro-

A

Cartilage

34
Q

-cide

A

Kill

35
Q

Circum-

A

Around

36
Q

-clast

A

Break

37
Q

Co-, Com-

A

With, together

38
Q

Contra-

A

Against, opposite

39
Q

Cost-

A

Rib

40
Q

Crani-

A

Skull

41
Q

Cune-

A

Wedge

42
Q

Cuti-

A

Skin

43
Q

Cyan-

A

Blue

44
Q

Cysti-, Cysto-

A

Sac, bladder

45
Q

-cyte, -cyto

A

Cell

46
Q

Demi-

A

Half

47
Q

Di-, Diplo-

A

Two

48
Q

Duct-, -duct

A

Lead, draw

49
Q

Dur-

A

Hard

50
Q

Dys-

A

Painful, difficult, bad

51
Q

E-, Ec-, Ef-, Ex-

A

Out, from

52
Q

Ecto-

A

Outside, outer

53
Q

-ectomy

A

To cut out

54
Q

Ede-, -edem

A

Swelling

55
Q

-el, -elle

A

Small

56
Q

Endo-

A

Within

57
Q

Entero-

A

Intestine

58
Q

Epi-

A

Above, on

59
Q

Ex-, Exo-

A

Outside

60
Q

Extra-

A

Outside

61
Q

-ferent

A

Carry

62
Q

-form

A

Resembling, shape of

63
Q

Gastr-, Gastro-

A

Stomach

64
Q

-genesis, -genic

A

Produce, origin

65
Q

Gloss-, Gloss-

A

Tongue

66
Q

Glyco-

A

Sugar, sweet

67
Q

Gyn-

A

Female, woman

68
Q

Haplo-

A

Single

69
Q

Hem-, Hemato-

A

Blood

70
Q

Hepato-

A

Liver

71
Q

Hetero-

A

Different

72
Q

Hist-, Histo-

A

Tissue

73
Q

Homo-, Homeo-

A

Same

74
Q

Hydro-

A

Water

75
Q

Hyper-

A

Above, over

76
Q

Hypo-

A

Under, below

77
Q

Idio-

A

Self, distinct

78
Q

Infra-

A

Below

79
Q

Inter-

A

Between

80
Q

Intra-

A

Within

81
Q

-issimus

A

Greatest

82
Q

Iso-

A

Equal, same

83
Q

-itis

A

Inflammation

84
Q

Juxta-

A

Near

85
Q

Labi-

A

Lip

86
Q

Lacto-

A

Milk

87
Q

Leuko-

A

White

88
Q

Lip-

A

Fat

89
Q

-ology

A

Study of

90
Q

-lysis

A

Breaking up, dissolve

91
Q

Macro-

A

Large

92
Q

Mamm-, Mast-

A

Breast

93
Q

Medi-

A

Middle

94
Q

Melano-

A

Black

95
Q

-mers, -meres

A

Parts

96
Q

Meta-

A

After, beyond

97
Q

Micro-

A

Small

98
Q

Mono-

A

Single, one

99
Q

Morph-

A

Form, shape

100
Q

Myo-

A

Muscle

101
Q

Necro-

A

Dead

102
Q

Neo-

A

New

103
Q

Nephro-

A

Kidney

104
Q

Neuro-

A

Nerve

105
Q

Oculo-, Ophthalm-

A

Eye

106
Q

Odanto-

A

Tooth

107
Q

-ole

A

Little

108
Q

Oligo-

A

Few, little, deficient

109
Q

-oma

A

Tumor

110
Q

Oo-

A

Egg

111
Q

-osis

A

Condition of

112
Q

Osse-, Osteo-

A

Bone

113
Q

Oto-

A

Ear

114
Q

Para-

A

Near, beside

115
Q

-pathy

A

Disease

116
Q

Pelv-

A

Basin

117
Q

-penia

A

Deficiency

118
Q

Peri-

A

Around

119
Q

Phag-

A

Eat

120
Q

Phil-

A

Have an affinity for

121
Q

-plegia

A

Paralyze

122
Q

Pneumo-

A

Air, gas, lungs

123
Q

-poiesis

A

Make

124
Q

Poly-

A

Many

125
Q

Post-

A

After

126
Q

Pre-, pro-

A

Before in time, place

127
Q

Pseudo-

A

False

128
Q

Quad-

A

Fourfold

129
Q

Rami-

A

Branch

130
Q

Rect-

A

Straight

131
Q

Remo-

A

Kidney

132
Q

Retro-

A

Backward, behind

133
Q

Sclera-

A

Hard

134
Q

Semi-

A

Half

135
Q

Serrate-

A

Saw-edged

136
Q

Somato-

A

Body

137
Q

Steno-

A

Narrow

138
Q

Sterno-

A

Chest, breast

139
Q

Stria-

A

Stripe

140
Q

Sub-

A

Uner

141
Q

Sym-, Syn-

A

Together, with

142
Q

Tachy-

A

Fast

143
Q

Therm-

A

Heat

144
Q

Thorac-

A

Chest

145
Q

Thrombo-

A

Blood clot

146
Q

-tomy

A

Cut, incise

147
Q

Topo-

A

Place, position

148
Q

Trans-

A

Across

149
Q

Tri-

A

Three

150
Q

-tropic

A

Influencing

151
Q

Tunica-

A

Layer, coat

152
Q

Ultra-

A

Beyond, excess

153
Q

-uria

A

Urine

154
Q

Vas-

A

Vessel

155
Q

Vertebra-

A

Spine

156
Q

Vertebra-

A

Spine

157
Q

Villo-

A

Hair

158
Q

Viscer-

A

Internal organ

159
Q

Zyg-

A

Yoked, paired, union