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antepartum
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anti‐
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describing something as ‘against’ or ‘opposed to’ another
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antibody, antipsychotic
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arteri(o)‐
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of or pertaining to an artery
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arteriole, arterial
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arthr(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the joints, limbs
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arthritis
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articul(o)‐
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joint
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articulation
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‐ase
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enzyme
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lactase
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‐asthenia
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weakness
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myasthenia gravis
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ather(o)‐
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fatty deposit, soft gruel‐like deposit
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atherosclerosis
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atri(o)‐
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an atrium (especially heart atrium)
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atrioventricular
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aur(i)‐
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of or pertaining to the ear
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aural
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aut(o)‐
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self
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autoimmune
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axill‐
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of or pertaining to the armpit (uncommon as a prefix)
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axilla
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b.d. or b.i.d.
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bis in die
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twice a day
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bi‐
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twice, double
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binary
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bio‐
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life
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biology
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blephar(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the eyelid
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blepharoplast
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brachi(o)‐
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of or relating to the arm
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brachium of inferior colliculus
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brady‐
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slow
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bradycardia
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bronch(i)‐
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bronchus
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bronchiolitis obliterans
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bucc(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the cheek
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buccolabial
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burs(o)‐
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bursa (fluid sac between the bones)
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bursitis
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c.
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cum
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with
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carcin(o)‐
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cancer
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carcinoma
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cardi(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the heart
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cardiology
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carp(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the wrist
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carpopedal
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‐cele
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pouching, hernia
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hydrocele, varicocele
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‐centesis
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surgical puncture for aspiration
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amniocentesis
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cephal(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the head (as a whole)
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cephalalgy
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cerebell(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the cerebellum
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cerebellum
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cerebr(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the brain
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cerebrology
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chem(o)‐
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chemistry, drug
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chemotherapy
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chol(e)‐
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of or pertaining to bile
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cholecystitis
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cholecyst(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the gallbladder
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cholecystectomy
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chondr(i)o‐
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cartilage, gristle, granule, granular
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chondrocalcinosis
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chrom(ato)‐
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colour
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haemochromatosis
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‐cidal, ‐cide
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killing, destroying
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bacteriocidal
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cili‐
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of or pertaining to the cilia, the eyelashes
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ciliary
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circum‐
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denoting something as ‘around’ another
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circumcision
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col(o)‐, colono‐
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colon
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colonoscopy
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colp(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the vagina
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colposcopy
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contra‐
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against
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contraindicate
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coron(o)‐
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crown
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coronary
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cost(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the ribs
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costochondral
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crani(o)‐
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belonging or relating to the cranium
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craniology
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‐crine, ‐crin(o)‐
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to secrete
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endocrine
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cry(o)‐
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cold
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cryoablation
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cutane‐
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skin
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subcutaneous
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cyan(o)‐
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denotes a blue colour
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cyanosis
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cyst(o)‐, cyst(i)‐
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of or pertaining to the urinary bladder
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