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Stack #45561
Question | Answer |
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acro- | extremity |
aden- | gland |
alveol | small hollow cavity |
angl- | vessel |
arthr- | joint |
asthen- | weakness |
bar- | pressure |
bili- | bile |
branchi | arm |
brady- | slow |
bronch- | air passage |
capn- | smoke |
carcin- | cancer |
card- | heart |
cephal- | head, brain |
cerv- | neck |
chem- | chemical |
chol- | bile |
chondr- | cartilage |
corp- | body |
cortico- | pertaining to cortex |
crani- | skull |
crypt- | hidden |
cusp- | point |
cyan- | blue |
cyst- | bladder |
cyt- | cell |
dactyl- | fingers, toes (digits) |
dendr- | tree; branched |
dent- | tooth |
derm- | skin |
diastol- | relax; stand apart |
dips- | thirst |
ejacul- | to throw out |
electr- | electrical |
enter- | intestine |
eryth (r) | red |
esthe- | sensation |
febr- | fever |
gastr- | stomach |
gingiv- | gums |
glomer- | wound into a ball |
gloss- | tongue |
gluc- | glucose, sugar |
glutin- | glue |
glyc- | sugar; glucose |
hepat- | liver |
hist- | tissue |
hydro- | water |
hyster- | uterus |
latr- | treatment |
kal- | potassium |
kary- | nucleus |
kerat- | cornea |
lact- | milk; milk production |
lapar- | abdomen |
leuk- | white |
lig- | to tie, bind |
lip- | lipid (fat) |
lys- | breal apart |
mal- | bad |
melan- | black |
men-. mens-;(menstru-) muta- | month (monthly) |
my-, myo- | muscle |
myc- | fungus |
myel- | marrow |
nat- | birth |
natr- | sodium |
nephr- | nephron, kidney |
neur- | nerve |
noct-, nyct- | night |
ocul- | eye |
odont- | tooth |
onco- | cancer |
ophthalm- | eye |
orchid- | testis |
osteo- | bone |
oto- | ear |
ov-, oo- | egg |
oxy- | oxygen |
path- | disease |
ped- | children |
phag- | eat |
pharm- | drug |
phleb- | vein |
photo- | light |
physio- | nature (function) of |
plex- | twisted; woven |
pheumo- | air, breath |
pod- | foot |
pole- | make; produce |
presby- | old |
proct- | rectum |
pseud- | false |
psych- | mind |
pyel- | pelvis |
ran- | kidney |
rhino- | nose |
rigor- | stiffness |
sarco- | flesh; muscle |
scler- | hard |
semen-, semin- | seed; sperm |
sept- | contamination |
sin- | cavity; recess |
son- | sound |
spiro-, spire- | breathe |
stat-, stas- | a standing, stopping |
syn- | together |
systol- | contract; stand together |
tachy- | fast |
therm- | heat |
thromb- | clot |
tox- | poison |
troph- | grow; nourish |
tympan- | drum |
varic- | enlarged vessel |
vas- | vessel, duct |
vesic- | bladder; blister |