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hil/o   hilum (indentation in an organ)  
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ren/o   kidney  
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urin/o   urine; urinary system  
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-ary   pertaining to  
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retro-   behind, backward  
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peritone/o   peritoneum  
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-al   pertaining to  
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cortic/o   cortex (outer region)  
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medull/o   medulla (inner region)  
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calic/o   calix  
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-eal   pertaining to  
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pelv/o   pelivs (hip bone; renal pelvis)  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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ureter/o   ureter  
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-al   pertaining to  
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peri-   around  
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-stasis   process of contraction  
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vesic/o   bladder; fluid-filled sac  
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mucos/o   mucous membrane  
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urethr/o   urethra  
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extern/o   outside  
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prostat/o   prostrate gland  
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pen/o   penis  
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-ile   pertaining to  
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genit/o   genitalia  
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excret/o   removing from the body  
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glomerul/o   glomerulus  
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electr/o   electricity  
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-lyte   dissolved substance  
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filtrat/o   filtering; straining  
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-ion   action; condition  
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filtr/o   filter  
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proxim/o   near the center or point of origin  
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tub/o   tube  
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-ule   small thing  
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tubul/o   tube; small tube  
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-ar   pertaining to  
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re-   again and again; backward; unable to  
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absorpt/o   absorb or take in  
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dist/o   away from the center or point of origin  
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-ation   a process; being or having  
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micturi/o   making urine  
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-in   a substance  
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erythr/o   red  
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-poietin   a substance that forms  
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nephr/o   kidney; nephron  
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ur/o   urine; urinary system  
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-itis   inflammation of  
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-osis   condition; abnormal condition; process  
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-ectasis   condition of dilation  
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lith/o   stone  
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-iasis   state of; process of  
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calcul/o   stone  
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gen/o   arising from; produced by  
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-esis   condition  
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col/o   colon  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-pathy   disease, suffering  
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diabet/o   diabetes  
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scler/o   hard; sclera (white of the eye)  
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-ptosis   state of prolapse or drooping; falling  
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poly-   many, much  
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cyst/o   bladder; fluid-filled sac  
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congenit/o   present at birth  
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pyel/o   renal pelvis  
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cancer/o   cancer  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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carcin/o   cancer  
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-oma   tumer, mass  
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necr/o   death  
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chron/o   time  
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-emia   condition of the blood; substance in the blood  
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-emic   ptertaining to the blood or a substance in the blood  
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blast/o   immature; embryonic  
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interstiti/o   spaces within tissue  
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radi/o   radius (forearm bone); x-rays; radiation  
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-cele   hernia  
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retent/o   keep; hold back  
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vagin/o   vagina  
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albumin/o   albumin  
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protein/o   protein  
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an-   without; not  
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-ia   condition; state, thing  
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bacteri/o   bacterium  
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dys-   painful, difficult, abnormal  
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enur/o   to urinate in  
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glycos/o   glucose  
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hemat/o   blood  
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micr/o   small  
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scop/o   examine with an instrument  
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hemoglobin/o   hemoglobin  
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hypo-   below; deficient  
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kal/i   potassium  
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contin/o   hold together  
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-ence   state of  
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keton/o   ketones  
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noct/o   night  
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olig/o   scanty  
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py/o   pus  
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infect/o   disease within  
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hydr/o   water; fluid  
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olig/o   scanty  
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sensitiv/o   affected by; sensitive to  
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acid/o   acid (low pH)  
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alkal/o   base (high pH)  
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-meter   instrument used to measure  
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refract/o   bend or deflect  
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hyal/o   clear glass-like substance  
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-ine   pertaining to  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-ory   having the function of  
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-gram   a record or picture  
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-grade   going  
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retro-   behind, backward  
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tom/o   a cut, slice, or layer  
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angi/o   blood vessel, lymphatic vessel  
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arteri/o   artery  
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ultra-   beyond; higher  
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son/o   sound  
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-metry   process of measuring  
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metr/o   measurement  
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catheter/o   catheter  
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-ization   process of making, creating, or inserting  
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supra-   above  
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pub/o   pubis (hip bone)  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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dia-   complete; completely through  
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-lysis   process of breaking down or dissolving  
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hem/o   blood  
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lys/o   break down or dissolve  
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-ate   composed of, pertaining to  
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ambulat/o   walking  
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-ory   having the function of  
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suspens/o   hanging  
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-ion   action; condition  
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-ectomy   surginal excision  
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radic/o   all parts including the root  
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-al   pertaining to  
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-scopy   process of using and instrument to examine  
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-scope   an instrument used to examine  
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transplant/o   move something to another place  
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-ation   a process; being or having  
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lith/o   stone  
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-tripsy   proess of crushing  
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-triptor   thing that crushes  
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extra-   outside of  
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corpor/o   body  
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-eal   pertaining to  
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-tomy   process of cutting or making an incision  
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-pexy   process of surgically fixing in place  
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-opsy   process of viewing  
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per-   through; throughout  
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cutane/o   skin  
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