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Meaning	beyond, excessive Copy
Origin	Latin ultra Copy
Examples	Ultrasound, ultraviolet Copy

Starting Letter	U
Suffix or Prefix	Prefix

Meaning: Relating to the navel, the umbilicus
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Origin: Latin umbilīcus, navel, belly-button
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Examples: Umbilical
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umbilic-

Meaning: Relating to urine, the urinary system
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Origin: Latin ūrīna, urine < Ancient Greek ουρον (ouron)
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Examples: Uriniferous
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urin-

Meaning: uric acid
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Origin: Greek οὐρικός
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Examples:
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uric-

Meaning: Relating to the nail, a claw
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Origin: Latin unguis, nail, claw
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Examples: Unguiform, Ungual
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ungui-

Meaning: one
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Origin: Latin unus
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Examples: Unilateral hearing loss
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un(i)-

Meaning: Relating to the uterus or womb
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Origin: Latin (uterus), womb, uterus
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Examples: Uterus
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uter(o)-

Meaning: Relating to urine, the urinary system
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Origin: Greek οὐρεῖν (oureîn); οὖρον (oûron), urine; οὐρητήρ(ourētḗr); οὐρήθρα (ourḗthra)
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Examples: antidiuretic, diuresis, diuretic, dysuria, enuresis, polyurea, polyuria, uraemia/uremia, uremic, ureter, urethra, urology
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ur-

Meaning: small
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Origin: Latin
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Examples: Nodule
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-ula, -ule

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