| Element | Meaning |
| ovar- | egg(female reproduction cell) |
| -centesis | puncture |
| oto- | ear |
| bili- | bile |
| squam- | scale |
| mening- | membrane |
| cec- | blind passage |
| macul- | spot (or stain) |
| -pexy | suspension, fixation |
| onco- | tumor, swelling, or mass |
| or- | mouth |
| sub- | under, beneath, below |
| spiro- | coil |
| lacrim- | tear |
| viscero- | organ |
| lact- | milk |
| onych- | nail, claw |
| thorac- | chest |
| pyle-, pyloro- | gate |
| vesic- | bladder |
| sphenic- | wedge, wedge-shaped |
| myel- | marrow (spinal cord) |
| anti- | against |
| myco- | fungus |
| hallux | great toe, big toe |
| physio- | nature |
| bucc(o) | cheek |
| palpebr- | eyelid |
| plasia- | development or growth |
| rug- | wrinkle, fold, crease |
| aur- | ear |
| acoust(i) | hearing, sound |
| colp(o) | hollow, vagina |
| phon- | voice, sound |
| leio- | smooth |
| cor | heart |
| ren- | kidney |
| orchi- | testis |
| encephal- | brain |
| thalam- | inner chamber |
| plexus | braid, an interweaving or network |
| cilia | eyelash |
| dendr- | tree, branching (as in nervous system) |
| phleb- | vein |
| pilo- | hair |
| histo- | tissue |
| stoma- | mouth or opening |
| tympan- | eardrum or its enclosure |
| umbilic- | navel |
| salpingo- | tube |
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