exo‐
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denotes something as ‘outside’ another
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exoskeleton
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extra‐
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outside
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extradural haematoma
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faci(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the face
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facioplegic
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fibr(o)
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fibre
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fibroblast
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fore‐
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before or ahead
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forehead
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fossa
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a hollow or depressed area; trench or channel
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fossa ovalis
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front‐
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of or pertaining to the forehead
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frontonasal
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galact(o)‐
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milk
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galactorrhea
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gastr(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the stomach
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gastric bypass
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‐genic
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formative, pertaining to producing
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cardiogenic shock
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gingiv‐
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of or pertaining to the gums
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gingivitis
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glauc(o)‐
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denoting a grey or bluish‐grey colour
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glaucoma
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gloss(o)‐, glott(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the tongue
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glossology
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gluco‐
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sweet
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glucocorticoid
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glyc(o)‐
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sugar
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glycolysis
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‐gnosis
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knowledge
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diagnosis, prognosis
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gon(o)‐
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seed, semen; also, reproductive
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gonorrhoea
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‐gram, ‐gramme
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record or picture
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angiogram
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‐graph
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instrument used to record data or picture
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electrocardiograph
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‐graphy
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process of recording
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angiography
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gyn(ec)o‐
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woman
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gynecomastia
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haemangi(o)‐
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blood vessels
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haemangioma
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haemat(o)‐, haem‐
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of or pertaining to blood
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haematology
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halluc‐
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to wander in mind
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hallucinosis
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hemi‐
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one half
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cerebral hemisphere
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hepat‐ (hepatic‐)
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of or pertaining to the liver
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hepatology
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heter(o)‐
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denotes something as ‘the other’ (of two), as an addition, or different
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heterogeneous
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hist(o)‐, histio‐
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tissue
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histology
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home(o)‐
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similar
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homeopathy
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hom(o)‐
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denotes something as ‘the same’ as another or common
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homosexuality
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hydr(o)‐
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water
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hydrophobe
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hyper‐
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denotes something as ‘extreme’ or ‘beyond normal’
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hypertension
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hyp(o)‐
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denotes something as ‘below normal’
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hypovolemia
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hyster(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the womb, the uterus
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hysterectomy, hysteria
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iatr(o)‐
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of or pertaining to medicine, or a physician
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iatrogenic
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‐iatry
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denotes a field in medicine of a certain body component
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podiatry, psychiatry
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‐ics
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organised knowledge, treatment
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obstetrics
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ileo‐
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ileum
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ileocecal valve
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infra‐
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below
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infrahyoid muscles
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inter‐
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between, among
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interarticular ligament
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intra‐
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within
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intramural
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ipsi‐
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same
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ipsilateral hemiparesis
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ischio‐
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of or pertaining to the ischium, the hip joint
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ischioanal fossa
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‐ismus
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spasm, contraction
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hemiballismus
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iso‐
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denoting something as being ‘equal’
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isotonic
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‐ist
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one who specialises in
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pathologist
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‐itis
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inflammation
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tonsillitis
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‐ium
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structure, tissue
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