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Wordroots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

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Term
Definition
abdomin/o   abdomen  
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acr/o   extremities  
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adnex/o   adjacent, accessory  
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anatom/o   body structure  
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anter/o   front  
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blast/o   immature or embryonic cell  
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caud/o   tail  
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celi/o   belly, abdomen  
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cephal/o   head  
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cyan/o   blue  
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cyt/o   cell  
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dermat/o   skin  
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derm/o   skin  
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dist/o   distant from origin  
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dors/o   back  
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epitheli/o   epithelial  
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eti/o   cause of disease  
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hist/o   tissue  
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later/o   side  
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mediastin/o   mediastinum  
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medi/o   middle  
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megal/o   enlarged  
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morph/o   form  
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muc/o   mucus  
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pelv/o   pelvis  
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physi/o   function  
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pleur/o   lung cavity, lining, or membrane  
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poster/o   back  
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proxim/o   closer to origin  
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ser/o   serum or serous membrane  
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thorac/o   thorax, chest  
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ventr/o   front  
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peri-   around or near, used with medical terms (prefix)  
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-centesis   surgical puncture for fluid removal (suffix)  
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-cyte   cell (suffix)  
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-ia   condition-noun (suffix)  
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-ist   specialist (suffix)  
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-itis   inflammation (suffix)  
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-logist   one who studies (suffix)  
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-logy   study of (suffix)  
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-megaly   enlarged (suffix)  
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-meter   instrument to measure (suffix)  
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-metry   process of measuring (suffix)  
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-osis   condition or increased number (suffix)  
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-paralysis   loss of movement and feeling (suffix)  
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-pathy   disease (suffix)  
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aneurysm/o   widening  
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angi/o   vessel  
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aort/o   aorta  
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arteri/o   artery  
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ather/o   thick, fatty, porridge-like  
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cardi/o   heart  
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ech/o   relfected sound  
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electr/o   electricity  
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erythr/o   red  
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fibro/o   fibrous  
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hem/o   blood  
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isch/o   stopped flow  
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leuk/o   white  
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lip/o   fat  
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lymph/o   lymph  
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man/o   thin substance  
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melan/o   dark pigmented, black  
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phleb/o   vein  
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radi/o   x-ray  
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scler/o   hard  
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steth/o   chest  
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son/o   sound  
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sphygm/o   pulse  
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thromb/o   clot  
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tom/o   slice  
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vas/o   vessel, vas deferens  
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brady-   slow (prefix)  
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tachy-   fast (prefix)  
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a-, an-   without, lack of (prefix)  
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-ectomy   to cut out, excise (suffix)  
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-emia   blood condition (suffix)  
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-genic   to generate, forming (suffix)  
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-gram   picture (suffix)  
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-graph   recording instrument (suffix)  
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-graphy   process of making a picture or record (suffix)  
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-lysis   destruction (suffix)  
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-oma   tumor, abnormal growth (suffix)  
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-penia   low number (suffix)  
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-phobia   fear (suffix)  
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-plasty   surgical repair (suffix)  
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-stasis   control or stopping (suffix)  
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-scope   viewing insturment (suffix)  
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-scopy   process of using a viewing insturment (suffix)  
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aden/o   gland  
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carcin/o   cancer  
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cerebr/o   cerebrum  
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emes/o   vomiting  
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emet/o   vomiting  
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emetic/o   vomiting  
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encephal/o   brain, inside head  
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fibr/o   fibrous  
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lei/o   smooth  
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mening/o   meninges  
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my/o   muscle  
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myel/o   spinal cord  
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nat/o   birth  
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neur/o   nerve  
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onc/o   tumor  
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oste/o   bone  
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papill/o   small elevation of tissue  
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pariet/o   wall  
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periton/o   peritoneum  
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psych/o   mind  
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rhabd/o   rod shaped  
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spin/o   spinal  
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viscer/o   organ  
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anti-   against (prefix)  
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dys-   difficult, painful, bad, abnormal (prefix)  
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hydro-   water (prefix)  
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hyper-   above, increased, upward (prefix)  
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hypo-   below, decreased, under (prefix)  
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neo-   new (prefix)  
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-algia   pain-noun (suffix)  
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-algic   pain-adjective (suffix)  
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-blast   immature or embryonic cell (suffix)  
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-cele   hernia (suffix)  
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-genesis   generate, develop (suffix)  
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-iatrist   specialist, physician (suffix)  
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-malacia   softening (suffix)  
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-oid   like, resembling (suffix)  
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-ous   material, condition-adjective (suffix)  
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-plasia   development (suffix)  
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-plasm   growth of tissue (suffix)  
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-tomy   to cut into, incise (suffix)  
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-trophy   development (suffix)  
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-tropic   affecting (suffix)  
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amyl/o   starch  
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an/o   anus  
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appendic/o   appendix  
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bar/o   weight  
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bil/i   bile  
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carb/o   carbon  
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cheil/o   lips  
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chol/e   gall, bile  
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cholangi/o   bile duct  
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cholecyst/o   gallbladder  
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col/o   colon  
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cyst/o   bladder, sac  
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duoden/o   duodenum  
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enter/o   intestine  
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esophag/o   esophagus  
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esthesi/o   sensation  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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gingiv/o   gums  
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gloss/o   tongue  
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hepat/o   liver  
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ile/o   ileum  
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jejun/o   jejunum  
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lingu/o   tongue  
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lith/o   stone, calculus  
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obes/o   obesity  
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pancreat/o   pancreas  
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peps/o   digestion  
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phag/o   eat, swallow  
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pharyng/o   pharynx, throat  
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phor/o   bear, carry  
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proct/o   anus and rectum  
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rect/o   rectum  
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sigmoid/o   sigmoid colon  
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splen/o   spleen  
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stomat/o   mouth  
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trich/o   hair  
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eu-   easy, good (prefix)  
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mal-   bad, poor (prefix)  
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sub-   under, below (prefix)  
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-ase   enzyme (suffix)  
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-iasis   condition, usually infestation (suffix)  
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-iatrics   medical practice (suffix)  
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-ity   quality, ability (suffix)  
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-ostomy   make a new opening (suffix)  
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-pepsia   digestion (suffix)  
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-phagia   eat, swallow (suffix)  
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-plegia   paralysis (suffix)  
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-rrhagia   bleeding, hemorrhage (suffix)  
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-rrhaphy   suturing, stitching (suffix)  
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-rrhea   flow, discharge (suffix)  
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-rrhexis   rupture (suffix)  
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-stomy   to form a new opening surgically (suffix)  
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-tome   cutting instrument (suffix)  
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-tripsy   surgical crushing (suffix)  
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albumin/o   protien  
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amni/o   amnion  
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balan/o   glans penis  
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cervic/o   neck or neck of uterus  
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colp/o   vagina  
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crypt/o   hidden  
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ectop/o   ectopia, displaced  
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epididym/o   epididymis  
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glyc/o   glycogen, sweet, sugar  
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gravid/o   pregnant woman  
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gynec/o   woman  
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hemat/o   blood  
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hyster/o   uterus  
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ket/o   ketones  
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lapar/o   abdomen  
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mamm/o   mammary glands  
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mast/o   breast  
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men/o   menstruation  
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metr/o   uterine tissues  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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noct/i   night  
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nyct/o   night  
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o/o   egg, ovum  
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oophor/o   ovary (egg bearing)  
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orch/o   testicle  
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orchi/o   testicle  
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orchid/o   testicle  
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pen/o   penis  
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prostat/o   prostate  
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pyel/o   renal pelvis  
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ren/o   kidney, nephron  
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salping/o   uterine (fallopian) tube  
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scrot/o   scrotum  
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sperm/o   sperm  
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spermat/o   sperm  
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syphil/o   syphilis  
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top/o   place  
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ur/o   unine, urinary  
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ureter/o   ureter  
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urethr/o   urethra  
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vagin/o   vagina  
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aniso-   unequal (prefix)  
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ante-   front, before (prefix)  
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bi-   two, both (prefix)  
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circum-   encircling, making a circle around, used mostly wtih English terms (prefix)  
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de-   down from, less than normal (prefix)  
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ecto-   outside of (prefix)  
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endo-   inner, inside (prefix)  
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ex-   out of (prefix)  
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in-   not, in (prefix)  
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infra-   below, under (prefix)  
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iso-   same, equal (prefix)  
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multi-   many (prefix)  
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nulli-   none (prefix)  
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poly-   too much, too many (prefix)  
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post-   after (prefix)  
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pre-   before, in front of (prefix)  
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primi-   first (prefix)  
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trans-   across (prefix)  
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-cide   kill (suffix)  
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-cise   cut (suffix)  
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-crypt   hidden (suffix)  
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-cyst   bladder, sac (suffix)  
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-dynia   pain (suffix)  
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-gravida   pregnancy (suffix)  
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-ism   condition, theory (suffix)  
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-para   woman who carries pregnancy to viability (suffix)  
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-partum   delivery, childbirth (suffix)  
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-pexy   fixation of a prolapse (suffix)  
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-ptosis   prolapse (suffix)  
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-uria   in the urine (suffix)  
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audi/o   hearing  
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alveol/o   alveolar sacs  
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belphar/o   eyelid  
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bronch/o   right and left bronchi  
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bronchiol/o   smaller branches of the bronchi  
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cor/o   pupil  
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core/o   pupil  
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corne/o   cornea  
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diaphragnat/o   diaphragm  
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kerat/o   cornea  
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irid/o   iris  
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lacrim/o   tears  
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laryng/o   voice box  
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ment/o   chin  
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myring/o   eardrum  
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nas/o   nasal pasage, nose  
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ophthalm/o   eye  
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opt/o   vision  
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ot/o   ear  
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phac/o   lens  
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phas/o   speech  
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phon/o   sound  
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phren/o   diaphragm  
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pne/o   breathe  
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pneum/o   air, lungs  
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pneumon/o   lungs  
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presby/o   old  
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pulmon/o   lung  
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py/o   pus  
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retin/o   retina  
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rhin/o   nose  
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spir/o   respiration, breathe  
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trache/o   wind pipe  
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tympan/o   eardrum  
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ambi-   both (prefix)  
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diplo-   two, double (prefix)  
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eso-   inward (prefix)  
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exo-   outward (prefix)  
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my-   close (prefix)  
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-eal   pertaining to, adjective (suffix)  
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-opia   vision (suffix)  
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-pnea   breathing (suffix)  
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-spasm   involuntary contraction (suffix)  
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-tropia   turning (suffix)  
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-phasia   speech (suffix)  
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-phonia   sound or voice (suffix)  
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chir/o   hand  
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cost/o   rib  
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crani/o   skull  
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dextr/o   right  
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fus/o   melting, flowing  
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fastr/o   stomach  
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lumb/o   lumbar spine  
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pod/o   foot  
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ped/i   foot  
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pub/o   pubis  
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sex/o   sexuality, gender  
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sinistr/o   left  
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ven/o   vein  
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vers/o   turning, twisting  
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ab-   away from (prefix)  
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ad-   toward (prefix)  
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con-   with (prefix)  
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contra-   against (prefix)  
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dia-   through, used with medical terms (prefix)  
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dis-   to free of, separate, or undo (prefix)  
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epi-   upon, on top of (prefix)  
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extra-   outside of (prefix)  
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hemi-   half (prefix)  
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hetero-   different (prefix)  
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homo-   same (prefix)  
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intra-   within (prefix)  
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macro-   large (prefix)  
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meta-   beyond (prefix)  
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micro-   small (prefix)  
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para-   abnormal, near, beyond, or the lower half of the body (prefix)  
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per-   through, used mostly with English terms (prefix)  
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retro-   behind (prefix)  
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semi-   half, used mostly with English terms (prefix)  
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super-   above, over, used with English terms (prefix)  
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supra-   above, over, used with anatomic terms (prefix)  
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ultra-   beyond, in excess (prefix)  
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-iatric   pertaining to a speciality (suffix)  
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-plasty   surgical repair (suffix)  
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adren/o   adrenal gland  
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aer/o   air, with oxygen  
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bacill/o   bacillus  
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bi/o   life  
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cocc/i   round-shaped bacteria  
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cortic/o   cortex  
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dorm/o   running, a series  
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endocrin/o   endocrine  
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erg/o   work  
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gen/o   forming, generating  
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gluc/o   glucose  
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gnos/o   to know, knowledge of  
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immun/o   immune  
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lys/o   destruction  
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malari/o   malaria  
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myc/o   fungus  
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pharmac/o   drugs  
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pyr/o   heat, fire  
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sept/o   poisoned, toxic  
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seps/o   poisoned, toxic  
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staphyl/o   growing in bunches  
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strept/o   twisted chains  
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test/o   testis  
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pro-   before, in front of (prefix)  
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syn-   joined, fused (prefix)  
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sym-   joined, fused (prefix)  
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-crine   secrete (suffix)  
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-therapy   treatment (suffix)  
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