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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| hyper | above or excessive |
| rrhagia | excessive flow or discharge |
| men/o | menostration |
| aur/o | ear |
| cutane/o | skin |
| derm/o; dermat/o | skin |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| calc/o | calcium |
| urin/o | urine condition |
| or/o | mouth |
| ot/o | ear |
| hydro | water |
| thorac/o | chest |
| aden/o | gland |
| myx/o | mucus |
| phonia | voice or sound |
| lith/o | stone or calculus |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cerebr/o | brain |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| col/o | colon |
| cost/o | rib |
| cyst/o | bladder, sac, or cyst |
| cyt/o | cell |
| primi | first |
| encephal/o | brain |
| kal/o | potassium |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| dys | bad or difficult |
| hem/o; hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| pnea | breathing |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| myel/o | spinal cord; bone marrow |
| my/o; muscul/o | muscle |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| lact/o | milk |
| oste/o | bone |
| itis | inflamation |
| kal/i | potassium |
| ren/o | kidney |
| oma | tumor |
| orchid/o | testicles |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| test/o | testicle |
| endo | inside, between |
| adipo; lipo; steato | fat |
| onycho; unguo | nail |
| blepharo | eyelid |
| pexy | surgical fixation |
| cheilo | lips |
| vas/o | vessel |
| esophago | esophagus |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| peri | around |
| stomato | mouth |
| odonto | teeth |
| pancreato | pancreas |
| pharingo | pharinx; throat |
| adreno | adrenal gland |
| parathyroido | parathyroid gland |
| pituitaro | pituitary gland |
| a | without/not |
| vasculo; vaso | vessel |
| alveolo | air sacs |
| broncho; bronchio | bronchus |
| bronchiolo | small bronchial tubes |
| laryngo | larynex / voice box |
| tracheo | windpipe |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| tympan/o | ear drum |
| lymphadeno | lymph gland |
| lymphangio | lymph vessels |
| spleno | spleen |
| epididymo | epididymis |
| orchido; testo | testicles |
| phallo | penis |
| prostato | prostate gland |
| vaso | vas deferens |
| colpo; vagino | vagina |
| salpingo | fallopian tubes |
| tachy | fast/ rappid |
| vulvo | vulva |
| ism | condition |
| taxia | cordination |
| spermat/o, sperm/o | sperm |
| desis | fusion |
| crine | secrete |
| gynec/o | woman |
| gyn/o | woman |
| py/o | pus |
| semin/i | semen |
| laryng/o | larynex |
| lacrim/o | tears |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| poly | many |
| toxic/o | poison |
| megaly | enlargement |
| phagia | speech |
| ante | against |
| ptosis | prolaps,drooping,falling |
| pseudo | false |
| diplo | two, double |
| tripsy | crushing |
| gram | record |
| genesis | (blank) |
| tomy | surgical incision |
| pancreat/o | pancrease |
| priap/o | penis |
| gravida | pregnacies |
| cyst/o | bladder,sac, cyst |