‐ectasia, ‐ectasis
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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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(aec)o‐
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woman
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gynaecomastia
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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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