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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomin |
| acr/o | extremities |
| aden/o | gland |
| adip/o | fat |
| angi/o | vessel |
| anter/o | front (side of body) |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arter/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| ather/o | fatty substance, plaque |
| atri/o | atrium |
| brachi/o | arm |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| bronchi/o | bronchus |
| burs/o | bursa |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| caud/o | tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| cervic/o | neck, cervix |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| clavicul/o | clavicle (collar bone) |
| coagul/o | clotting |
| coccyg/o | tailbone |
| col/o | colon |
| coron/o | heart |
| crani/o | skull |
| cry/o | cold |
| cubit/o | elbow |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| cutane/o | skin |
| cyan/o | blue |
| cyst/o | bladder, sac |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| dist/o | farthest (away from beginning of structure) |
| dors/o | back (side of body) |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| electr/o | electricity |
| embol/o | plug |
| encephal/o | brain |
| erythr/o | red |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| femor/o | femur (thigh bone) |
| fibul/o | fibula (thinner lower leg bone) |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| genit/o | genitals |
| glute/o | buttocks |
| glycos/o | sugar, glucose |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| hydr/o | water |
| ili/o | ilium (part of the pelvis) |
| immun/o | protection |
| infer/o | below, lower |
| inguin/o | groin |
| ischi/o | ischium (part of pelvis) |
| kerat/o | keratin, hard, hornlike |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| leuk/o | white |
| lip/o | fat |
| lith/o | stone |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mandbul/o | mandible (lower jaw) |
| mast/o | breast |
| maxill/o | maxilla (upper jaw) |
| melan/o | black |
| men/o | menses, menstruation |
| mening/o | meninges |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| my/o | muscle |
| myc/o | fungus |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| nas/o | nose |
| nat/o | birth |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ocul/o | eye |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| or/o | mouth |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| patell/o | patella (knee cap) |
| path/o | disease |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| phag/o | eating |
| phalang/o | phalanges (fingers and toes) |
| phleb/o | vein |
| polyp/o | polyps |
| poster/o | back (side of body) |
| proxim/o | nearest (to beginning of structure) |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| py/o | pus |
| radi/o | radius (part of the forearm) |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rhino/o | nose |
| scapul/o | scapula (shoulder blade) |
| scler/o | hardening |
| seb/o | sebum, oil |
| septic/o | infection |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| spin/o | spine |
| spir/o | breathing |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| stern/o | sternum (breast bone) |
| steth/o | chest |
| super/o | above, upper |
| ten/o | tendon |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| thorac/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| thym/o | thymus |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland |
| toxic/o | poison |
| ur/o | urine |
| vas/o | blood vessel |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventr/o | belly (side of body) |
| vertebro/o | vertebra, back bone |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| xer/o | dry |
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