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Medical Terminology 1-8

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a-   without  
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ab-, abs-   away from  
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ad-   toward, to  
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ambi-   both, around  
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an-   without  
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ana-   up, toward  
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ante-   before  
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anti-   against  
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apo-   derived, separate  
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aut(o)-   self  
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bi-   twice, double  
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brachy-   short  
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brady-   slow  
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cata-   down  
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circum-   around  
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co-, col-, com-, con-, cor-   together  
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contra-   against  
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de-   away from  
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di-, dif-, dir, dis-   not, separated  
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dia-   through  
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dys-   abnormal; difficult  
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ect(o)-   outside  
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end(o)-   within  
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epi-   over  
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eu-   well, good, normal  
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ex-   out of, away from  
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exo-   external, on the outside  
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extra-   without, outside of  
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hemi-   half  
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hyper-   above normal; overly  
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hypo-   below normal  
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infra-   positioned beneath  
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inter-   between  
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intra-   within  
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iso-   equal; same  
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mal-   bad; inadequate  
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meg(a)-, megal(o)-   large  
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mes(o)-   middle, median  
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meta-   after  
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micr(o)-   small, microscopic  
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mon(o)-   single  
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multi-   many  
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olig(o)-   few; little; scanty  
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pan-, pant(o)-   all, entire  
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par(a)-   beside; abnormal; involving two parts  
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per-   through, intensely  
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peri-   around, about, near  
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pluri-   several, more  
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poly-   many  
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post-   after, following  
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pre-   before  
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pro-   before, forward  
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quadra-, quadri-   four  
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re-   again, backward  
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retro-   behind, backward  
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semi-   half  
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sub-   less than, under, inferior  
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super-   more than, above, superior  
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supra-   above, over  
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syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-   together  
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tachy-   fast  
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trans-   across, through  
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ultra-   beyond, excessive  
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un-   not  
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uni-   one  
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-ad   toward  
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-algia   pain  
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-clast   breaking  
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-clasis   breaking  
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-cide   destroying, killing  
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-cidal   destroying, killing  
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-cele   hernia  
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-blast   immature, forming  
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-asthenia   weakness  
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-crine   secreting  
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-crit   separate  
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-cyte   cell  
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-cytosis   condition of the cells  
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-derma   skin  
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-desis   binding  
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-dynia   pain  
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-ecstasia   expansion; dilation  
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-ectomy   removal of  
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-edema   swelling  
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-ema   condition  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-emia   blood  
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-emic   relating to blood  
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-esthesia   sensation  
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-form   in the shape of  
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-gen   producing, coming to be  
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-genesis   production of  
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-genic   producing  
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-globin   protein  
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-globulin   protein  
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-gram   a recording  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-graph   recording instrument  
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-iasis   pathological condition or state  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-ics   treatment, practice, body of knowledge  
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-ism   condition, disease, doctrine  
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itis (pl. -itides)   inflammation  
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-kinesia   movement  
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-kinesis   movement  
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-lepsy   condition of  
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-leptic   having seizures  
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-logist   one who practices  
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-logy   study, practice  
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-lysis   destruction of  
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-lyctic   destroying  
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-malacia   softening  
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-mania   obsession  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-meter   measuring device  
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-metry   measurement  
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-oid   like, resembling  
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-oma(pl. -omata)   tumor, neoplasm  
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-opia   vision  
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-opsia   vision  
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-opsy   view of  
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-osis (pl. - oses)   condition, state, process  
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-ostomy   opening  
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-oxia   oxygen  
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-para   bearing  
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-parous   producing; bearing  
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-paresis   slight paralysis  
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-pathy   disease  
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-penia   deficiency  
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-pepsia   digestion  
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-pexy   fixation, usually done surgically  
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-phage, -phagia, - phagy   eating, devouring  
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-phasia   speaking  
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-pheresis   removal  
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-phil   attraction; affinity for  
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-philia   attraction; affinity for  
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-phobia   fear  
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-phonia   sound  
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-phoresis   carrying  
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-phoria   feeling; carrying  
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-phrenia   of the mind  
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-phthisis   wasting away  
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-phylaxis   protection  
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-physis   growing  
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-plakia   plaque  
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-plasia   formation  
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-plasm   formation  
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-plastic   forming  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-plegic   one who is paralyzed  
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-pnea   breath  
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-poiesis   formation  
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-poietin   one that forms  
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-poietic   forming  
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-porosis   lessening in density  
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-ptosis   falling down; drooping  
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-rrhage   discharging heavily  
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-rrhagia   heavy discharge  
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-rrhaphy   surgical suturing  
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-rrhea   a flowing, a flux  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-schisis   splitting  
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-scope   instrument for observing  
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-scopy   use of an instrument for observing  
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-somnia   sleep  
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-spasm   contraction  
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-stalsis   contraction  
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-stasis   stopping; constant  
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-stat   agent to maintain a state  
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-static   maintaining a state  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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-stomy   opening  
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-tome   cutting instrument, segment  
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-tomy   cutting operation  
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-trophic   nutritional  
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-trophy   nutrition  
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-tropia   turning  
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-tropic   turning toward  
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-tropy   condition of turning toward  
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-uria   urine  
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-version   turning  
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acanth(o)   spiny; thorny  
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actin(o)   light  
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aer(o)   air; gas  
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alge, algesi, algio, algo   pain  
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amyl(o)   starch  
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andro   masculine  
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athero   plaque; fatty substance  
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bacill(i)   bacilli; bacteria  
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bacteri(o)   bacteria  
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bar(o)   weight; pressure  
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bas(o), basi(o)   base  
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bio   life  
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blasto   immature cells  
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cac(o)   bad; ill  
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calc(o), calci(o)   calcium  
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carcin(o)   cancer  
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chem(o)   chemical  
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chlor(o)   chlorine, green  
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chyl(o)   chyle, a digestive juice  
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chrono   time  
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chrom, chromat, chromo   color  
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chore(o)   dance  
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chlondrio, chondro   Cartilage, grainy, gritty  
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chym(o)   chyme, semifluid present during digestion  
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cine(o)   movement  
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coni(o)   dust  
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crin(o)   secrete  
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cry(o)   cold  
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crypt(o)   hidden; obscure  
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cyan(o)   blue  
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cycl(o)   circle; cycle; ciliary body  
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cyst(o), cysti   bladder, cyst, cystic duct  
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cyt(o)   cell  
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dextr(o)   right, toward the right  
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dips(o)   thirst  
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dors(o), dorsi   back  
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dynamo   force; energy  
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echo   reflected sound  
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electr(o)   electricity; electric  
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eosin(o)   red; rosy  
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ergo   work  
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erythr(o)   red, redness  
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esthesio   sensation, perception  
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ethmo   ethmoid bone  
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etio   cause  
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fibr(o)   fiber  
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fluor(o)   light; luminous; flourine  
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fungi   fungus  
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galact(o)   milk  
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gen(o)   producing; being born  
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gero(o), geront(o)   old age  
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gluco   glucose  
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glyco   sugars  
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gonio   angle  
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granulo   granular  
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gyn(o), gyne, gyneco   women  
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home(o), homo   same; constant  
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hydr(o)   hydrogen, water  
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hypn(o)   sleep  
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iatr(o)   physician; treatment  
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ichthy(o)   dry; scaly; fish  
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idio   distinct; unknown  
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immun(o)   safe; immune  
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kal(i)   potassium  
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karyo   nucleus  
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ket(o), keton(o)   ketone; acetone  
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kin(o), kine   movement  
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kinesi(o), kineso   motion  
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kyph(o)   humpback  
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lact(o), lacti   milk  
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latero   lateral, to one side  
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lepto   light, frail, thin  
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leuk(o)   white  
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lip(o)   fat  
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lith(o)   stone  
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log(o)   speech, words, thought  
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lys(o)   dissolution  
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macr(o)   large; long  
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media(o)   middle; medial plane  
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mega(o), megal(o)   large; million  
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melan(o)   black; dark  
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mes(o)   middle; median  
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micr(o)   small; one-millionth; tiny  
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mio   smaller; less  
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morph(o)   structure; shape  
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narco   sleep; numbness  
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necr(o)   death; dying  
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noct(i)   night  
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nucle(o)   nucleus  
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normo   normal  
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oncho, onco   tumor  
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nyct(o)   night  
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oxy   sharp; acute; oxygen  
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orth(o)   straight; normal  
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path(o)   disease  
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pachy   thick  
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phago   eating; devouring; swllowing  
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pharmaco   drugs; medicine  
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phono(o)   south; voice; speech  
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phot(o)   light  
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physi, physio   physical; natural  
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physo   air; gas; growing  
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phyt(o)   plant  
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plasma; plasmo   formative; plasma  
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poikilo   varied; irregular  
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pyo   pus  
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pseud(o)   false  
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pyro   fever; fire; heat  
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pyreto   fever  
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salping(o)   tube  
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radio   radiation; x-ray; radius  
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schiz(o)   split; division  
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schisto   split  
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scolio   crooked; bent  
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scler(o)   hardness; hardening  
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sidero   iron  
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scoto   darkness  
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somat(o)   body  
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sito   food; grain  
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sono   sound  
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som(o), somni   sleep  
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spher(o)   round; spherical  
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spasmo   spasm  
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squamo   scale; squamous  
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spir(o)   breath; breathe  
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steno   narrowness  
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staphyl(o)   grapelike clusters  
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strepto   twisted chains; streptococci  
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stere(o)   three-dimensional  
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styl(o)   peg-shaped  
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syring(o)   tube  
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tel(o), tele(o)   distant; end; complete  
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terato   monster (as a malformed fetus)  
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therm(o)   heat  
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tono   tension; pressure  
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top(o)   place; topical  
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tox(i), toxico, toxo   poison; toxin  
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tropho   food; nutrition  
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vivi   life  
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xanth(o)   yellow  
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xeno   stranger  
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xer(o)   dry  
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xiph   sword; xiphoid  
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zo(o)   life  
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zymo(o)   fermentation; enzyme  
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abdomin(o)   abdomen  
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acetabul(o)   cup-shaped hip socket  
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aden(o)   gland  
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adip(o)   fat  
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adren(o)   adrenal glands  
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alveol(o)   air sac, alveolus  
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angi (o)   vessel  
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aort(o)   aorta  
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appendic(o)   appendix  
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arteri(o)   artery  
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arteriol(o)   arteriole  
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arthr(o)   joint; articulation  
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aur(i), auricul(o)   ear  
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blephar(o)   eyelid  
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brachi(o)   arm  
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bronch(o), bronchi   bronchus  
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bucc(o)   cheek  
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burs(o)   bursa  
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calcane(o)   heel bone  
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cardi(o)   heart; esophageal opening of the stomach  
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carp(o)   wrist bones  
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celi(o)   abdomen  
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cephal(o)   head  
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cerebell(o)   cerebellum  
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cerebr(o)   cerebrum  
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cervic(o)   neck; cervix  
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cheil(o), chil(o)   lip  
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chir(o)   hand  
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chol(e), cholo   bile  
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chondri(o), chondr(o)   cartilage  
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col(o), colon(o)   colon  
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colp(o)   vagina  
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core(o)   pupil  
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cortic(o)   cortex  
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costi, costo   rib  
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crani(o)   cranium  
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cysti(i), cysto   bladder; cyst  
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cyt(o)   cell  
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dactyl(o)   fingers, toes  
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dent(i), dento   tooth  
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derm(o), derma, dermat(o)   skin  
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duoden(o)   duodenum  
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encephal(o)   brain  
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enter(o)   intestines  
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episi(o)   vulva  
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gastr(o)   stomach  
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gingiv(o)   gum  
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gloss(o)   tongue  
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gnath(o)   jaw  
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gonad(o)   sex glands  
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hem(a), hemat(o), hemo   blood  
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hepat(o), hepactic(o)   liver  
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hidr(o)   sweat  
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histi(o), histo   tissue  
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hyster(o)   uterus, hysteria  
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ile(o)   ileum  
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ili(o)   ilium  
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inguin(o)   groin  
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irid(o)   iris  
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ischi(o)   ischium  
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kary(o)   nucleus  
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kerat(o)   cornea  
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labio(o)   lip  
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lamin(o)   lamina  
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lapar(o)   abdominal wall  
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laryng(o)   larynx  
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linguo   tongue  
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lip(o)   fat  
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lympho(o)   lymph  
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mast(o)   breast  
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maxill(o)   maxilla  
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medull(o)   medulla  
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mening(o)   meninges  
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muco   mucus  
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my(o)   muscle  
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myel(o)   spinal cord; bone marrow  
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nephr(o)   kidney  
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neur, neuro   nerve  
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oculo   eye  
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odont(o)   tooth  
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onych(o)   nail  
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oo   egg  
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oophor(o)   ovary  
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ophthalm(o)   eye  
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opto, optico   eye; sight  
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or(o)   mouth  
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orchi(o), orchido   testis  
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osseo, ossi   bone  
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ost(e), osteo   bone  
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ot(o)   ear  
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ovari(o)   ovary  
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ovi, ovo   egg; ova  
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ped(o), pedi   foot; child  
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pelvi(o), pelvo   pelvic bone; hip  
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pharyng(o)   pharynx  
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phleb(o)   vein  
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phren(o), phreni, phrenico   mind; diaphragm  
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pil(o)   hair  
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plasma, plasmo, plasmat(o)   plasma  
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pleur(o), pleura   rib; side; pleura  
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pneum(a), pneumat(o), pneuo, pneumon(o)   lungs; air; breathing  
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pod(o)   foot  
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proct(o)   anus  
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psych(o), psyche   mind  
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pulmon(o)   lung  
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pyel(o)   renal pelvis  
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rachi(o)   spine  
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rect(o)   rectum  
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reni, reno   kidney  
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rhin(o)   nose  
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sacr(o)   sacrum  
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sarco   fleshy tissue; muscle  
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scler(o)   sclera  
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sial(o)   salivary glands; saliva  
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sigmoid(o)   sigmoid colon  
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somat(o)   body  
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sperma, spermato, spermo   semen; spermatozoa  
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splanchn(o), splanchi   viscera  
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splen(o)   spleen  
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spondyl(o)   vertebra  
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stern(o)   sternum  
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steth(o)   chest  
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stom(a), stomat(o)   mouth  
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ten(o), tendin(o), tendo, tenon(o)   tendon  
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test(o)   testis  
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thorac(o), thoracico   thorax, chest  
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thym(o)   thymus gland  
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thyr(o)   thyroid gland  
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trache(o)   trachea  
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trachel(o)   neck  
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trich(o), trichi   hair  
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varico   varicosity  
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vas(o)   blood vessel, duct  
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vasculo   blood vessel  
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veni, veno   vein  
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ventricul(o)   ventricle  
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vertebro   vertebra  
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vesic(o)   bladder  
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adip(o)   fatty  
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dermat(o)   skin  
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derm(o)   skin  
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hidr(o)   swear, sweat glands  
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ichthy(o)   fish, scaly  
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kerat(o)   horny tissue  
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lip(o)   fatty  
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melan(o)   black, very dark  
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myc(o)   fungus  
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onych(o)   nail  
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pil(o)   hair  
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seb(o)   sebum, sebaceous glands  
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steat(o0   fat  
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trich(o)   hair  
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xanth(o)   yellow  
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xer(o)   dry  
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acetabulo(o)   acetabulum  
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acromi(o)   end point of the scapula  
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ankyl(o)   bent, crooked  
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arthr(o)   joint  
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brachi(o)   arm  
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burs(o)   bursa  
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calcane(o)   heel  
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calci(o)   calcium  
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carp(o)   wrist  
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cephal(o)   head  
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cervic(o)   neck  
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chondr(o)   cartilage  
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condyl(o)   knob, knuckle  
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cost(o)   rib  
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crani(o)   skull  
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dactyl(o)   fingers, toes  
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fasci(o)   fascia  
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femor(o)   femur  
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fibr(o)   fiber  
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humer(o)   humerus  
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ili(o)   ilium  
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ischi(o)   ischium  
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kyph(o)   hump; bent  
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lamin(o)   lamina  
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leiomy(o)   smooth muscle  
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lumb(o)   lumbar  
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maxill(o)   upper jaw  
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metacarp(o)   metacarpal  
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my(o)   muscle  
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myel(o)   spinal cord; bone marrow  
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oste(o)   bone  
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patell(o)   knee  
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ped(i), pedo-   foot  
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pelv(i)   pelvis  
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phalang(o)   finger or toe bone  
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pod(o)   foot  
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pub(o)   pubis  
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rachi(o)   spine  
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radi(o)   forearm bone  
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rhabd(o)   rod-shaped  
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rhabdomy(o)   striated muscle  
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scapul(o)   scapula  
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scoli(o)   curved  
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spondyl(o)   vertebra  
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stern(o)   sternum  
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synov(o)   synovial membrane  
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tars(o)   tarsus  
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ten(o), tend(o), tendin(o)   tendon  
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thorac(o)   thorax  
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tibi(o)   tibia  
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uln(o)   ulna  
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vertebr(o)   vertebra  
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angi(o)   blood vessel  
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aort(o)   aorta  
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arteri(o), arter(o)   artery  
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ather(o)   fatty matter  
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atri(o)   atrium  
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cardi(o)   heart  
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hemangi(o)   blood vessel  
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pericardi(o0   pericardium  
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phleb(o)   vein  
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sphygm(o0   pulse  
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thromb(o)   blood clot  
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vas(o)   blood vessel  
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ven(o)   vein  
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adenoid(o)   adenoid, gland  
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alveol(o)   alveolus  
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bronch(o), bronchi(o)   bronchus  
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bronchiol(o)   bronchiole  
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capn(o)   carbon dioxide  
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epiglott(o)   epiglottis  
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laryng(o)   larynx  
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lob(o)   lobe of the lung  
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mediastin(o)   mediastinum  
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nas(o)   nose  
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or(o)   mouth  
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ox(o), oxi-, oxy   oxygen  
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pharyng(o)   pharynx  
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phon(o)   voice, sound  
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phren(o)   diaphragm  
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pleur(o)   pleura  
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pneum(o), pneumon(o)   air, lung  
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rhin(o)   nose  
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spir(o)   breathing  
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steth(o)   chest  
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thoract(o)   thorax, chest  
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tonsill(o)   tonsils  
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trache(o)   trachea  
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cerebell(o)   cerebellum  
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cerebr(o), cerebri   cerebrum  
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crani(o)   cranium  
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encephal(o)   brain  
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gangli(o)   ganglion  
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gli(o)   neuroglia  
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mening(o), meningi(o)   meninges  
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myel(o)   bone marrow, spinal cord  
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ventricul(o)   ventricle  
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thalam(o)   thalamus  
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vag(o)   vagus nerve  
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neur(o), neuri   nerve  
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spin(o)   spine  
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