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‐desis
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binding
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arthrodesis
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dextr(o)‐
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right, on the right side
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dextrocardia
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di‐
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two
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diplopia
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dia‐
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through, during, across
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dialysis
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dif‐
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apart, separation
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different
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digit‐
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of or pertaining to the finger (rare as a root)
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digit
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‐dipsia
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suffix meaning ‘(condition of) thirst’
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polydipsia, hydroadipsia, oligodipsia
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dors(o)‐, dors(i)‐
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of or pertaining to the back
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dorsal, dorsocephalad
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duodeno‐
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duodenum
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duodenal atresia
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dynam(o)‐
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force, energy, power
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hand strength dynamometer
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‐dynia
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pain
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vulvodynia
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dys‐
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bad, difficult, defective, abnormal
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dysphagia, dysphasia
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ec‐
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out, away
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ectopia, ectopic pregnancy
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‐ectasia, ‐ectasis
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expansion, dilation
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bronchiectasis, telangiectasia
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ect(o)‐
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outer, outside
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ectoblast, ectoderm
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‐ectomy
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denotes a surgical operation or removal of a body part; resection, excision
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mastectomy
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‐emesis
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vomiting condition
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haematemesis
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encephal(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the brain; also see cerebr(o)‐
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encephalogram
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endo‐
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denotes something as ‘inside’ or ‘within’
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endocrinology, endospore
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enter(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the intestine
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gastroenterology
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epi‐
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on, upon
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epicardium, epidermis, epidural, episclera, epistaxis
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erythr(o)‐
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denotes a red colour
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erythrocyte
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ex‐
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out of, away from
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excision, exophthalmos
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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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galactorrhoea
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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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