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ex-

A word beginning that means out, out of or away from.

eks prefix

What it means

The beginning of words about moving or being outside. To exhale is to breathe out, an excision cuts something out, and an exudate is fluid that leaks out of tissue. The form exo- means outside, as in exocrine glands, which release their products through ducts to the outside of the gland.

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Also writtenexo-

Related terms

-ectomy

A word ending that means surgical removal.

in-

A word beginning with two meanings: not, or in and into.

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