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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aden/o | Gland |
| Arthr/o Articul/o | Joint |
| Bi/o | Life |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Cephal/o | Head |
| Cholecyst/o | Gall bladder |
| Col/o | Colon |
| Cyst/o | Bladder |
| Derm/a. Derm/o. Dermat/o | Skin |
| Encephal/o | Brain |
| Enter/o | Small intestine |
| Esophag/o | Esophagus |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Hemat/o | Blood |
| Hepat/o | Liver |
| Hyster/o; metr/o | Uterus |
| Laryng/o | Larnyx |
| Mamm/o; mast/o | Breast |
| Muscl/o; my/o | Muscle |
| Neprh/o; ren/o | Kidney |
| Neur/ | Nerve |
| Ophthalm/o | Eye |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Ot/o | Ear |
| Pancreat/o | Pancreas |
| Pharyng/o | Pharnyx |
| Pneumon/o; pulmon/o | Lung |
| Rhin/o; nas/o | Nose |
| Stomat/o | Mouth |
| Trache/o | Trachea |
| -Algia | Pain |
| -Centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -Cyte | Cell |
| -Dynia | Pain |
| -Ectomy | Excision; or removal |
| -Edema | Swelling |
| -Gram | Written record or image |
| -Graph | Instrument used to record |
| -Graphy | Process of recording |
| -Itis | Inflamation |
| -Logy | Study of |
| -Logist | Specialist |
| -Malacia | Abnormal; Softening |
| -Megaly | Abnormal enlargement |
| -Oma | Tumor; mass |
| -Pathy | Disease |
| -Penia | Deficiency |
| -Pexy | Surgical reattachment |
| -Plasty | Surgical reconstruction |
| Plegia | Surgical reconstruction |
| -Plegia | Paralysis |
| -Ptosis | Falling;sagging; drooping;prolapse |
| -Rrhagia | Excessive flow of discharge |
| -Rrhea | Discharge; flow |
| -Sclerosis | Hardening |
| -Scope | Instrument for viewing |
| -Scopy | Process for viewing |
| -Stenosis | Narrowing |
| -Stomy | Surgical creation of a new opening |
| -Tomy | Incision into |
| -Ac; -al; -ar; -ary; -ic;-iCal; -lie; -eal; -ory; -ous; -tic; -y | Pertaining to |
| A-; an- | No; not |
| Ab- | Away from |
| Ad- | Towards |
| Ambi- | Both sides |
| Auto- | Self |
| Bi-; di-; diplo- | Two; double; both |
| Brady- | Slow |
| Circum- | Around |
| Dys- | Pain; bad; difficult |
| Endo- | Within |
| Epi- | Above; upon |
| Hemi- | Half |
| Hyper- | Above; excessive |
| Hypo- | Below; deficient |
| Inter- | Between |
| Macro- | Large |
| Micro- | Small |
| Mono- | One |
| Neo- | New |
| Pan- | All |
| Para- | Near; beside |
| Per- | Through |
| Peri- | Around; surrounding |
| Poly- | Many |
| Post- | After |
| Pre- | Before |
| Semi- | Half |
| Sub- | Under; below |
| Tachy- | Fast |
| Trans- | Through; across |