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Medical Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| aden/o | gland |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arthr/o | joint |
| cardi/o | heart |
| col/o | colon |
| cyan/o | blue |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/o | skin |
| erythr/o | red |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| hemat/o, hem/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hist/o | tissue |
| hydr/o | water |
| leuk/o | white |
| mamm/o | breast |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| oste/o | bone |
| path/o | disease |
| phag/o | to swallow |
| phleb/o, ven/o | vein |
| pne/o or pnea | to breathe |
| pneumon/o | air or lung |
| rhin/o | nose |