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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acr/o | top; extremities |
| arthr/o | joint |
| all/o | referring to another |
| cardi/o | heart |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cis/o | to cut |
| cost/o | rib |
| col/o | colon |
| dermat/o, derm/o, or cutan | skin |
| duct/o | draw |
| electr/o | electric |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hepat/o | liver |
| home/o | same; constant |
| idi/o | individual, ones own distinct |
| later/o | side |
| nat/o | birth |
| nephr/o or reno | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| oste/o | bone |
| radi/o | x-ray |
| sect/o | to cut |
| son/o | sound |
| tom/o | to cut |
| vers/o | turning cis |
| megaly | abnormal enlargement |
| iatr/o | physician |
| path/o | disease |
| cellul/o | cell |