health suffixes AND prefixes
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a, an-
without or absence of
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ab-
from or away
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ad-
to or towards
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ana-
up
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ante-
before
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anti-
against
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append-
to hang something
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bi, bin-
two
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brady-
slow
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contra-
against
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di-
two
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dis-
to undo, freeform
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ecto, exo, extra
outside
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endo-
within
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epi-
upon
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erythr-
red
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glyc-
sweet
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hyper-
above
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hypo-
below
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im-
not
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infra-
under, below
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inter-
between
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intra-
inside
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iso-
equal
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macro-
large
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meso-
middle
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meta-
after
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micro-
small
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mono-
one
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multi-
many
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mut-
change
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neo-
new
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para-
beside
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patho-
disease
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peri-
surrounding
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poly-
many
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post-
after
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pre-
before
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pseudo-
false
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re-
back
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retro-
back or behind
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semi-
half
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sub-
under and below
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super-
over and above
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syn-
together or joined
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tachy-
fast
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tetra-
four
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trans-
through, across, beyond
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tri-
three
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ultra-
beyond, excess
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uni-
one
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\-al
pertaining to
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\-ase
enzyme
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\-blast
budding
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\-centesis
surgical puncture
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\-cidal
killing
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\-crit
to seperate
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\-cyte
cell
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\-ectomy
excision or surgical removal
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\-emia
blood condition
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\-emesis
vomiting
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\-gen, genesis, genic
producing or causing
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\-glia
glue
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\-gram
something written
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\-ia
condition of, diseased, or abnormal state
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\-iac, ic, ior
pertaining to
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\-ism
state of
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\-itia, itis
inflammation
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\-logy
study of
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\-lyte
dissolvable
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\-lytic
destroy, reduce
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\-mania
madness or insane desire
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\-megaly
enlargement
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\-meter
instrument used to measure
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\-odia
smell
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\-ologist
one who studies or practices
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\-oma
tumor or swelling
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\-opia
vision
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\-opsy
to view
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\-orrhea
flow excessive discharge
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\-orrhexis
rupture
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\-osis
abnormal increase in production
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\-ostomy
creation of artificial opening
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\-otomy
cut into or incision
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\-oxia
oxygen
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\-pathy
disease
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\-sclerosis
hardening
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\-scope
used for visual examination
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\-scopy
visual examination
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\-sepsis
infection
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\-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
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\-stasis
control or stop
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\-tomy
cutting
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\-tropic
influencing
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