Anatomy N Physiology suffixes

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a-, an-

without, lack of, none

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ab-

away from, down from, out from

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3

ad-

on, to (toward)

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4

aden(o)

gland, glandur

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5

adip (o)

fat

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6

ampho-,amphi

both

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7

amyl

starch

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8

angi(o)-

vessel

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9

anter(o)-

forward, front

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10

arteri(o)

artery

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11

arthro-

joint

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12

-ase

enzyme

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13

audi(o)-

hear

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14

auto

self, act of doing alone

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15

blast(o)-

embryo

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16

brachio-

arm

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17

brady-

slow

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18

bronch(o)

windpipe

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19

bucc-

mouth

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20

buras-

pouch

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21

capit-

head

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22

carcin(o)

cancer

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23

cardi(o)-

heart

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24

carpo-

wrist

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25

cauda-

tail

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26

cephal(o)-

head

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27

cerebr(o)-

brain

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28

cervic(o)

neck, cervix

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29

chemo-

dealing with chemicals

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30

chondr-

cartilage

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31

-cide

to kill

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32

col(o)

colon

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33

cost(o)

rib

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34

cuti-

skin

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35

cyan(o)-

blue, blueness

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36

cyto-, cyte

referring to cell

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37

derm-

skin

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38

di-; diplo

twice, two

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39

dia-

through, across, apart

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40

digit-

finger; toe

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41

dors(o)

back

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42

dys-

difficult, abnormal, painful, bad

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43

electro-

referring to electricity

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44

-emia

blood circulation

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45

en-

in

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46

encephal(o)

brain, inside the head

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47

endo-

within, inside, inner

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48

epi-

upon, above, on

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49

erythr(o)-

red

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50

exo-

without, outside

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51

extra-

outside, beyond

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52

gastr(o)-

stomach

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53

-genesis

origin, birth

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54

gloss(o)-

tongue

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55

glu- gly

sweet, sugar

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56

gynec(o)-

woman, female

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