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PREFIXES

Abdomen laparAbove
super-/supraAcross
transAgainst
anti-/contraAll
panArm
brachioAround
circum-/periArtery
arterioAway from abBack
dorsBackward retroBefore
pre-/anteBehind
postBelow
subBeside
paraBetween
interBlack
melanBlood
haemoBone
osteoBone marrow myeloBoth, two biBrain
cerebro/encephalBreast
mamm-/mastCancer
carcinCartilage chondroCell
cyt-/cyteChild
paedClot
thromboDeficient
hypoEar, hearing oto-/audExcessive hyperEye
ocul-/ophthalFalse
pseudoFat
lip-

Fluid
lymphFoot
ped-/podForward
proGallbladder cholecystGland
adenHalf
hemiHeart
cardioHeat
thermHip
coxaHip bone
ilith
100
centiInside
intra-/endoIntestine
enterJoint
arthroKidney
nephroLarge
macroLike, similar alLung
pneumo-/pulmManypolyMembrane meningMiddle
mesoMilk
lactoMind, soul psychoMuscle
myoNarrowing stricNeck
cervicNerve
neuroNew
neoNose
rhinOne, single monoOutside
ectoPus
pyoRapid
tachyRed
erythroSaliva
sialSkin
cut-/derma-

Skull
cranioSlow
bradySmall
microSpine
spondylStomach
gastroStone
lithStraight
orthoSwelling (fluid) edem10th
deciThousand kilo1000th
milliTongue
gloss-/linguaTooth
dent-/odontToward
adUpper, above epiVein
phlebVessel
vas-/angioWater
hydroWeakness, lack asthenWhite
leukoWithout
a-/anWoman
gyneWrist
carpoSUFFIXES
Blood
Breakdown
Contraction
Crushing
Deficiency
Disease, condition
Dropping down
Enlarged
Enlargement
Fear

-emia
-olysis
-spasm
-tripsyc
-penia
-pathy/-osis
-ptosis
-megaly
-ectasis
-phobia

Finger, toe
Fixation (tissue)
Flowing
Growth (physical)
Hardening
Hemorrhage
Incision
Inflammation
Like, similar
Mental disorder
Opening
Pain
Paralysis
Picture
Inspection
Plastic surgery
Puncture
Rupture
Secrete within
Separation
Softening
Source, origin
Speech disorder
Stoppage
Study of
Surgical fixation
Surgical opening
Surgical removal
Suture, stitch
Swallow
Swelling
Tumor

-dactyl
-pexy
-rrhea
-physis
-sclerosis
-rrhagia
-otomy
-itis
-oid
-phrenia
-duct
-algia/-dynia
-plegia
-gram/-graph
-scope
-plasty
-centesis
-rrhexis
-crine
-lysis
-malacia
-genic
-phasia
-stasis
-ology
-desis
-ostomy
-ectomy
-rrhaphy
-phagia
-cele
-oma

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