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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ped/o | child |
| phelb/o | vein |
| pneum/o, pneumon/o | lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| py/o | pus |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| scler/o | hardening |
| splen/o | spleen |
| trache/o | trachea |
| ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o | tendon |
| thromb/o | clot |
| om/o | shoulder |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| ven/o | vein |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| angi/o | vessel |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| arteri/o | artery |
| audi/o | hearing |
| bi/o | life |
| bronch/o | bronchial tube |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| chol/e, cholecyst/o | gall bladder |
| col/o, colon/o | colon |
| crani/o | skull |
| cyt/o | cell |
| coron/o | heart |
| derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| encephal/o | brain |
| enter/o | intestines |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gonad/o | sex gland |
| hem/o, hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| lip/o | fat |
| lith/o | stone |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| nas/o | nose |
| nat/o | birth |
| necr/o | death |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| ne/o | new |
| neur/o | brain, nervous system |
| onc/o | tumour |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| or/o | mouth |
| orcho, orchi, orchid/o | testicle, testicles |
| orth/o | straight |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| aur/o | ear |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| axill/o | armpit |
| bari/o | weight |
| balan/o | penis |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| carp/o | wrist bone |
| colp/o | vagina |
| cost/o | rib |
| cutane/o | skin |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| dactyl/o | fingers or toes |
| arther/o | fatty plaque |
| anter/o | front |
| coccyg/o | tailbone |
| electr/o | electricity |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| epitheli/o | skin |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| esthesi/o | sensation |
| femor/o | femur, thigh bone |
| fibr/o | fibrous tissue |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| hypophys/o | pituitary gland |
| ile/o | ileum (part of small intestine) |
| ili/o | ilium (part of the hip bone) |
| inguin/o | groin |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| later/o | side |
| ligament/o | ligament |
| leiomy/o | smooth muscle |
| lumb/o | waist region |
| lymphaden/o | lymph noes |
| lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
| men/o | menstruation |
| myos/o | muscle |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| nos/o | disease |
| ocul/o | eye |
| odont/o | tooth |
| o/o | egg |
| onycho/o | nail |
| osm/o | smell |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| prosth/o | artificial replacement |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| rheumat/o | flow, fluid |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| ped/o | child |
| phelb/o | vein |
| pneum/o, pneumon/o | lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| py/o | pus |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| scler/o | hardening |
| splen/o | spleen |
| trache/o | trachea |
| ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o | tendon |
| thromb/o | clot |
| om/o | shoulder |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| ven/o | vein |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| angi/o | vessel |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| arteri/o | artery |
| audi/o | hearing |
| bi/o | life |
| bronch/o | bronchial tube |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| chol/e, cholecyst/o | gall bladder |
| col/o, colon/o | colon |
| crani/o | skull |
| cyt/o | cell |
| coron/o | heart |
| derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| encephal/o | brain |
| enter/o | intestines |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gonad/o | sex gland |
| hem/o, hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| lip/o | fat |
| lith/o | stone |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| nas/o | nose |
| nat/o | birth |
| necr/o | death |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| ne/o | new |
| neur/o | brain, nervous system |
| onc/o | tumour |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| or/o | mouth |
| orcho, orchi, orchid/o | testicle, testicles |
| orth/o | straight |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| aur/o | ear |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| axill/o | armpit |
| bari/o | weight |
| balan/o | penis |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| carp/o | wrist bone |
| colp/o | vagina |
| cost/o | rib |
| cutane/o | skin |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| dactyl/o | fingers or toes |
| arther/o | fatty plaque |
| anter/o | front |
| coccyg/o | tailbone |
| electr/o | electricity |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| epitheli/o | skin |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| esthesi/o | sensation |
| femor/o | femur, thigh bone |
| fibr/o | fibrous tissue |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| hypophys/o | pituitary gland |
| ile/o | ileum (part of small intestine) |
| ili/o | ilium (part of the hip bone) |
| inguin/o | groin |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| later/o | side |
| ligament/o | ligament |
| leiomy/o | smooth muscle |
| lumb/o | waist region |
| lymphaden/o | lymph noes |
| lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
| men/o | menstruation |
| myos/o | muscle |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| nos/o | disease |
| ocul/o | eye |
| odont/o | tooth |
| o/o | egg |
| onycho/o | nail |
| osm/o | smell |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| prosth/o | artificial replacement |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| rheumat/o | flow, fluid |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| theli/o, thel/o | nipple |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tympan/o | eardrum |
| vesic/o | urinary bladder |