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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acu/o | sharp, sudden |
| leuk/o | white, colorless |
| angi/o | blood vessels |
| anxi/o | nervous, uneasy |
| chem/o | drug |
| cutane/o | skin |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| esthesi/o | nervous sensation |
| flex/o | bend |
| funct/o | performance |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cephalo/o | head |
| dent/i | teeth |
| mamma/o | mammary gland |
| nas/o | nose |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| ot/o | ear |
| steth/o | chest |
| thorac/o | thorax |
| trache/o | trachea |
| derm/o | skin |
| hydr/o | water |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| erythr/o | red |
| ur/o | urinary system |
| hepat/o | liver |
| ren/o | renal |
| cyan/o | blue |
| enter/o | intestines |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| mus/o | mucus, mucous membrane |
| rect/o | rectum |
| hemat/o | blood, relating to the blood |
| ovari/o | ovaries |
| neur/o | nerve, nervous system |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| path/o | disease |
| pharmac/o | medicine, drug |
| pulm/o | pertaining to the lung |
| or/o | mouth |
| gingiv/o | gums |