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Medical Term	xer(o)- Copy
Meaning	dry, desert-like Copy
Origin	Greek ξηρός (xērós), dry Copy
Examples	Xerostomia, xeroderma Copy

Starting Letter	X
Suffix or Prefix	Prefix

Meaning: Foreign, different
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Origin: Greek ξένος (xénos), stranger
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Examples: Xenograft
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Meaning: Denoting a yellow color, an abnormally yellow color
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Origin: Greek ξανθός (xanthós), yellow
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Examples: Xanthopathy
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Meaning: sword
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Origin: Greek ξίφος (xíphos), sword
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Examples: xiphisternum, xiphoid, xiphoidalgia
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