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| acro | extremities | ||||
| aden | gland | ||||
| angio | vessel (blood) | ||||
| ankyl | crooked, looped | ||||
| arterio | artery | ||||
| arthro | joint | ||||
| aud, aur | ear; hearing | ||||
| blepharo | eyelid | ||||
| brachi | cronchial | ||||
| bucca | cheek | ||||
| carcin | cancer | ||||
| cardio | heart | ||||
| caud | tail | ||||
| cephal | head | ||||
| cerebro | brain | ||||
| cervic | neck | ||||
| cheil | lip | ||||
| chole | bile | ||||
| cholecyst | gallbladder | ||||
| chondro | cartilage | ||||
| coccus | round | ||||
| col | colon | ||||
| colp | vagina | ||||
| costo | ribs | ||||
| cranio | skull | ||||
| cut | skin | ||||
| cyan | blue | ||||
| cysto | bladder, sac | ||||
| cyt, cyte | cell | ||||
| dacry | tear duct | ||||
| dactyl | fingers, toes | ||||
| dent | tooth | ||||
| derma | skin | ||||
| dextr | right | ||||
| duoden | duodenum | ||||
| edema | swelling | ||||
| electr | electric | ||||
| emesis | vomit | ||||
| enter | intestine | ||||
| erythro | red | ||||
| esophag | esophagus | ||||
| esthesi | feeling | ||||
| faci | face | ||||
| fascia | band, fibrous | ||||
| gastro | stomach | ||||
| gingiva | gum | ||||
| gloss | tongue | ||||
| gyne | woman | ||||
| hemo | blood | ||||
| hepat | liver | ||||
| hydro | water | ||||
| hystero | uterus, womb | ||||
| iri | iris (eye) | ||||
| kerat | cornea, scaly | ||||
| labia | lip | ||||
| lacrim | tear | ||||
| lacto | milk | ||||
| lapar | abdomen | ||||
| laryng | larynx | ||||
| leuko | white | ||||
| lingua | tongue | ||||
| lip | fat | ||||
| lith | stone | ||||
| lymph | fluid | ||||
| mamm, mast | breast | ||||
| melan | black | ||||
| mening | membrane (pertaining to the covering of the brain or spinal cord) | ||||
| meno, mens | menstruate | ||||
| myelo | bone marrow | ||||
| myo | muscle | ||||
| nares | nose, nostrils | ||||
| necr | death | ||||
| nephro | kidney | ||||
| neuro | nerve | ||||
| ocul | eye | ||||
| odont | tooth | ||||
| oophoro | ovary | ||||
| ophthal | eye | ||||
| orchis | testes | ||||
| osteo | bone | ||||
| oto | ear, hearing | ||||
| ovario | ovary | ||||
| ovi | egg | ||||
| part | birth, labor | ||||
| ped, pod | foot | ||||
| ped | child | ||||
| phagia | swallow | ||||
| pharyng | pharynx | ||||
| phasia | speak | ||||
| phleb | vein | ||||
| pleur | pleura of the lung | ||||
| pneumo | lung | ||||
| procto | rectum | ||||
| phycho | mind, soul | ||||
| pulm | lung | ||||
| pyelo | pelvis of the kidney | ||||
| pyo | pus | ||||
| ren | kidney | ||||
| rhin | nose | ||||
| salpingo | tube | ||||
| semin | seed | ||||
| soma | body | ||||
| splen | spleen | ||||
| spondyl | spine | ||||
| squam | scaly | ||||
| stoma | mouth | ||||
| stric | narrowing | ||||
| therm | heat | ||||
| thorac | thorax | ||||
| thrombo | clot | ||||
| trachi | trachea | ||||
| vas | vessel | ||||
| vesic | bladder, sac | ||||
| viscera | organ |
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