a- or an-
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without or lacking (ex: anorexia)
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ab-
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away from (ex: abduct)
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ad-
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toward or adjacent to (ex: adduct)
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anti-
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against, opposed, or inhibitive (ex: antihistamine)
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arthr-
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joint (ex: arthroscopy)
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auto-
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self (ex: autoimmune disease)
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bi-
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two (ex: biceps)
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bio-
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life (ex: biology)
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carcin-
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cancer or tumor (ex: carcinogen)
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cardio-
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heart (ex: cardiology)
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cephal-
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head (ex: encephalitis)
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cerebro-
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brain (ex: CVA or cerebrovascular accident)
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chondr-
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cartilage (ex: chondrogenesis)
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circum-
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around or round about (ex: circumcision)
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co-
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with or together (ex: cofactor)
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contra-
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against or in opposition to (ex: contraindication)
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derm-
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skin (ex: dermatologist)
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di-
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two (ex: disaccharide)
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dys-
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difficult or abnormal (ex: dyslexia)
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ecto-
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outside or external (ex: ectopic)
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endo-
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inside or within (ex: endocardium)
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epi-
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upon or above (ex: epidermis)
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erythro-
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red (ex: erythrocyte)
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eu-
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well, good, or true (ex: eukaryote)
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ex-
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out of or outside (ex: excretion)
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glyco-
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sweet or sugar (ex: glycogenolysis)
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hemi-
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half (ex: hemipalegia)
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hepat-
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liver (ex: hepatocyte)
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hist-
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tissue (ex: histology)
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hydro-
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water or liquid (ex: hydrocele)
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hyper-
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in excess (ex: hyperglycemia)
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hypo-
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below normal or under (ex: hypoglycemia)
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infra-
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beneath or underneath (ex: infrapatellar)
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inter-
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between (ex: interosseous)
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intra-
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within or inside of (ex: intramuscular)
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iso-
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equal (ex: isotope)
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leuko-
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white (ex: leukocytosis)
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macro-
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large (ex: macrophage)
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melano-
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black (ex: melanoma)
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micro-
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small (ex: microscope)
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mono-
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one (ex: monosaccharide)
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multi-
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many or multiple (ex: multicellular)
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myo-
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muscle (ex: myocardial infarction)
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neo-
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new (ex: neovascularization)
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nephro-
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kidney (ex: cystic nephron)
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neuro-
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nerve (ex: neuroglia)
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oculo-
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eye (ex: ocular)
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odonto-
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tooth (ex: orthodontist)
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oligo-
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deficient or few (ex: oligochromemia)
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opthalm-
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eye (ex: ophthalmology)
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osteo-
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bone (ex: osteoporosis)
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oto-
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ear (ex: otology)
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para-
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alongside or beyond (ex: parathyroid glands)
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peri-
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around (ex: pericardium)
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physio-
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related to nature, physical or physics (ex: physiologic)
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pneumo-
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air or gas; pertaining to the lungs (ex: pneumonia)
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pod-
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foot (ex: podiatrist)
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poly-
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many or much (ex: polysaccharide)
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post-
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behind or after (ex: post-traumatic)
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pre- or pro-
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prior to or in front of (ex: prehypertension)
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pseudo-
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false (ex: pseudostratified epithelium)
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sarco
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flesh (ex: sarcomere)
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semi-
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half or partially (ex: semi-permeable)
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sclero-
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Hard (ex: scleroderma)
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somato-
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body (ex: somatic)
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steno-
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narrow or close (ex: aortic stenosis)
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sub-
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below or under (ex: subclavian)
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sym- or syn-
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with or together (ex: symphysis pubis and synchondrosis)
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tachy-
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fast or rapid (ex: tachycardia)
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trans-
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across or through (ex: transcutaneous)
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viscer-
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pertaining to internal organs (ex: visceral fat)
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