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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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hypovolaemia
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hyster(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the womb, the uterus
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hysterectomy
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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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ileocaecal 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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pericardium
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juxta‐ (iuxta‐)
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near to, alongside or next to
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juxtaglomerular apparatus
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karyo‐
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nucleus
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eukaryote
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kerat(o)‐
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cornea (eye or skin)
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keratoscope
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kin(e)‐, kin(o)‐, kinesi(o)‐
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movement
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kinaesthesia
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kyph(o)‐
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humped
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kyphoscoliosis
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labi(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the lip
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labiodental
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lacrim(o)‐
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tear
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lacrimal canaliculi
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lact(i)‐, lact(o)
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milk
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lactation
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lapar(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the abdomen wall, flank
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laparotomy
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laryng(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the larynx, the lower throat cavity where the voice box is
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larynx
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latero‐
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lateral
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lateral pectoral nerve
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‐lepsis, ‐lepsy
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attack, seizure
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epilepsy, narcolepsy
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lept(o)‐
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light, slender
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leptomeningeal
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leuc(o)‐, leuk(o)‐
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denoting a white colour
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leukocyte
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lingu(a)‐, lingu(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the tongue
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linguistics
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lip(o)‐
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fat
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liposuction
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lith(o)‐
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stone, calculus
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lithotripsy
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‐logist
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denotes someone who studies a certain field
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oncologist, pathologist
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log(o)‐
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speech
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logopaedics
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‐logy
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denotes the academic study or practice of a certain field
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haematology, urology
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