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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| albumin/o | albumin,protein |
| alveol/o | airsac, alveolus |
| aneurysm/o | widen blood vessel |
| angi/o | vessel |
| anthrac/o | coal,coal dust,black |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | arteriole |
| atel/o | incomplete,imperfect |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| atri/o | atrium |
| bilirubin/o | bilirubin |
| bronch/o,bronchiol/o | bronchus,bronchi |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| cardi/o,coron/o | heart |
| chrom/o | colour |
| coni/o | dust |
| cyan/o | blue |
| cyt/o | cell |
| ech/o | sound repeated |
| electr/o | electricity |
| embol/o | plug,embolus |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| erythr/o | red |
| fibrill/o | muscular twitching |
| fibrin/o | fibrin,threads of a clot |
| hem/o,hemat/o | blood |
| hemangi/o | blood vessel |
| isch/o | hold back |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| leuk/o | white |
| lip/o,lipid/o | fat |
| lob/o | lobe |
| my/o | muscle |
| myc/o | fungus |
| nas/o,rhin/o | nose |
| necr/o | death |
| olfact/o | smell |
| or/o | mouth |
| orth/o | straight |
| ox/i,ox/o,ox/y | oxygen |
| pector/o,steth/o | chest |
| phag/o | eating,swallowing,digesting |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| phleb/o,ven/o | vein |
| phon/o | sound,voice |
| phren/o | diaphragm,mind |
| pleur/o | pleura,side of body |
| pneum/o,pneumon/o | lung and air |
| pseud/o | false,fake |
| pulm/o,pulmon/o | lung |
| py/o | pus |
| respir/o | breathing |
| reticul/o | network,net,mesh |
| scler/o | hardening |
| sept/o | septum |
| septi/o | seven |
| septic/o | poison |
| ser/o | serum |
| sinus/o | sinus cavity |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| spir/o | breathing, breath |
| sten/o | narrowing,stricture |
| thorac/o | chest,thorax |
| thromb/o | blood clot |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
| valv/o | valve |
| valvul/o | small valve |
| vas/o | vessel duct |
| vascul/o | small vessel |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |