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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adeno | gland |
| dactylo | finger, toe |
| bucc | cheek |
| oto | ear |
| myo | muscle |
| nephro | kidney |
| rhino | pertaining to nose |
| oro | mouth |
| osteo | bone |
| myelo | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| naso | nose |
| colo | colon, bowel, large intestine |
| chole | bile, gallbladder |
| dermo | skin |
| arthro | joint |
| neuro | nerve, nervous system |
| oculo | eye |
| cranio | skull |
| tracho | trachea, windpipe |
| spleno | spleen |
| gastro | stomach |
| bronchi | air tubes in lungs |
| hemo | blood |
| angio | vessel |
| arterio | vessel |
| arterio | artery |
| carpo | wrist |
| cephalo | head |
| thoraco | thorax, chest |
| pulmono | lung |
| costo | rib |
| pancreato | pancreas |
| entero | intestine |
| pharyngo | pharynx, throat |
| linguo | tounge |
| hepato | liver |
| dento | teeth |
| glosso | tounge |
| cheilo | lip |
| cardio | heaart |
| tricho | hair |
| vertebro | vertebrae, spine |
| appendo | appindix |
| blepharo | eyelid |