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Term	Definition
abdomin/o	abdomen
achill/o	Achilles’ heel
acid/o	acid (pH)
acoust/o	hearing
acr/o	extremity
actin/o	ray
acul/o	needle
aden/o	gland
adip/o	fat
adren/o	adrenal gland
aer/o	air
agglutinat/o	clumping
albin/o	white
albumin/o	protein
alkali/o	basic (pH)
all/o	other
alveol/o	small hole, air sac
ambly/o	dull
ambul/o	walk
ametr/o	disproportionate
amni/o	amnion
amyl/o	starch
andr/o	man (male)
angi/o	vessel
angin/o	choke
anis/o	unequal
ankyl/o	stiffened, crooked
an/o	anus
anthrac/o	coal
antr/o	cavity
append/o	appendix
aort/o	aorta
arachn/o	spider
artcri/o	artery
arthr/o	joint
atel/o	imperfect, incomplete
ather/o	fatty
atri/o	atrium, chamber
audi/o	hear
aur/o	ear
axill/o	armpit
bacteri/o	bacteria
balan/o	glans
bas/o	base (pH)
bil/i	gall, bile
bilirubin/o	bilirubin
bi/o	life
blephar/o	eyelid
bol/o	cast, throw
brachy/o	arm
bronch/o	bronchi
bucc/o	cheek
burs/o	pouch
cac/o	bad, diseased
calc/i	calcium
calcane/o	heel hone
capn/i	smoke, carbon dioxide
carcin/o	cancer
cardi/o	heart
carp/o	wrist
cat/a	down, downward
caud/o	tail
caus/o	heat
cec/o	cecum
celi/o	abdomen
centr/i	center
cephal/o	head
cerebell/o	little brain (cerebellum)
cerebr/o	brain (cerebrum)
cerumin/o	wax
cervic/o	neck
cheil/o	lip
chem/o	chemical
chole/o	gall, bile
cholangi/o	bile vessel
choledoch/o	common bile duct
cholester/o	cholesterol, fat
chondr/o	cartilage
chori/o	chorion
choroid/o	choroid
cine/o	motion
cinemat/o	motion
cirrh/o	yellow, tawny
cis/o	cut
cistern/o	reservoir, cavity
clavic/o	clavicle
clavicul/o	clavicle
cleid/o	clavicle
clon/o	turmoil
coagul/o	clot
coccidioid/o	fungus
coccyg/o	tail bone
cochle/o	snail
coit/o	coming together
cull/o	glutinous, jelly-like
colon/o	colon
colp/o	vagina
condyl/o	knuckle
coni/o	dust
copr/o	feces, excrement
cord/o	cord
cori/o	pupil (eye)
cortic/o	cortex
cost/o	rib
cox/o	hip
crani/o	skull
cretin/o	cretin
crin/o	secrete
crypt/o	hidden
culd/o	cul-de-sac
cutan/o	skin
cycl/o	ciliary body
cyst/o	bladder
cyt/o	cell
dacry/o	tear
dactyl/o	finger, toe
dem/o	people
dendr/o	branched
dent/i	tooth
derm/o	skin
dermat/o	skin
didym/o	testis
dilat/o	widen
dipl/o	double
dips/o	thirst
disk/o	disk
diverticul/o	diverticula
dont/o	tooth
dos/i	giving
duoden/o	duodenum
dur/o	hard
electr/o	electricity
embol/o	throwing in
emmetr/o	ideal
emphys/o	inflate
encephal/o	brain
enter/o	intestine
epidem/o	upon people
epididym/o	epididymis
episi/o	vulva, pudenda
erythrocyt/o	red blood cell
esophag/o	esophagus
esthesi/o	feeling
fasei/o	hand
fibr/o	fiber
fibrin/o	fiber
fibul/o	fibula
fluor/o	fluorescence
foramin/o	foramen, opening
format/o	formation
galact/o	milk
gangli/o	knot
gastr/o	stomach
gen/o	beginning, origin
genet/o	producing
genit/o	genitals
genital/o	genitals
ger/o	old age
geront/o	aged
gigant/o	giant
gingiv/o	gums
glandul/o	little acorn, gland
glomerul/o	little ball
gloss/o	tongue
gluc/o	glucose, sugar
glyc/o	sugar
gonad/o	ovaries, testes
goni/o	angle
granul/o	granular
gravid/o	pregnant
gynec/o	female
halat/o	breathe
hem/o	blood
hemat/o	blood
hepat/o	liver
herni/o	hernia
hidr/o	sweat
hirsut/o	hair
hist/o	tissue
hol/o	whole
humer/o	humerus
hydr/o	water
hymen/o	hymen
hypn/o	sleep
hyster/o	womb, uterus
ichthy/o	fish (scaly)
icter/o	jaundice
ile/o	ileum
ili/o	ilium
immun/o	safe, protect
insul/o	pancreatic islets
insulin/o	insulin
ion/o	ion
irid/o	Iris
ischem/o	hold back
ischi/o	hip
jejun/o	jejunum
kary/o	nucleu (cell)
kel/o	tumor
kerat/o	cornea
ket/o	ketone
kinesi/o, kincsi o	motion
kinet/o	motion
kyph/o	hump
labyrinth/o	maze
lacrim/o	tear
lamin/o	shin plate
lapar/o	flank, abdomen
laryng/o	larynx
later/o	side
laxat/o	loosen
lei/o	smooth
letharg/o	drowsiness
lingu/o	tongue
lip/o	fat
lith/o	stone
lob/o	lobe
log/o	word, study
lord/o	bending, curvature
lumb/o	loin
lymph/o	lymph, lymph gland
mamm/o	breast
mandibul/o	lower jaw
mast/a	breast
maxill/o	upper jaw
meat/o	passage
mediastin/o	mediastinum
medull/o	marrow, spinal
melan/o	black
men/o	month, (menstruate)
mening/o	membrane
menic/o	crescent shape
metr/o	uterus
micturit/o	urinate
mitr/o	mitral valve
morph/o	form, shape
muc/o	mucous
muscul/o	muscle
my/o	muscle
myc/o	fungus
myel/o	spinal cord
myring/o	membrane
narc/o	night, sleep
nas/o	nose
necr/o	death
nephr/o	kidney
neur/o	nerve
neutr/o	neither, neutral (pH)
noct/o	night
nuclc/o	nucleus, central
nyct/o	night
nyctal/o	blind, night
ocul/o	eye
olecran/o	elbow
oment/o	omentun
omphal/o	umbilicus
onc/o	tumor
onych/o	nail
oophor/o	ovary
ophthalm/o	eye
opt/o	eye
orchi/o	testicle
orchid/o	testicle
organ/o	organ
oscill/o	swing
osm/o	smell
oste/o	bone
ot/o	ear
ov/i	egg
ov/o	egg
ovul/o	egg, ovum
ox/o	oxygen
oxy/o	oxygen
palat/o	palate
pancreat/o	pancreas
papill/o	papilla
par/o	bear
parathyr/o	parathyroid gland
patell/o	patella, knee cap
path/o	disease
ped/o	foot
ped/i	child
pedicul/o	louse
pen/o	penis
pept/o	digest
perine/o	perineum
phac/o	lens
phag/u	eat, engulf
phalang/o	finger, toe
pharmac/o	drug
pharyng/o	pharynx
phe/o	dusky, muzzle
phim/o	muscle
phleb/o	vein
phon/o	sound, voice
phragm/o	partition
phragmat/o	partition
phren/o, phren/o	diaphragm
physi/o	nature
physic/o	nature
pineal/o	pineal body
pin/o	drink, pinlitary gland
pituitary/o	pituitary gland
pleur/o	ppleura
pneum/o	air
pneumon/o, pncumon/o	lung
poikil/o	irregular shape, passage
por/o	passage
porphyry/o	porphyrin, purple
presby/o	old
proct/o	rectum, anus
prostat/o	prostate
psych/o	mind
pteryg/o	winglike
ptyal/o	salvia
pub/o	pubis
pulm/o	lung
pulmon/o	lung
pupill/o	pupil
py/o	pus
pyel/o	renal pelvis
pylor/o	pyloris
pyr/o	fire
pyret/o	fever
rachi/o	spine
radi/o	ray, radius
radiat/o	radiant
radic/o	root
radicul/o	root
rect/o	rectum, loosen
ren/o	kidney
reticul/o	net, network
retin/o	retina
rhabd/o	rod
rhin/o	nose
rhythm/o	rhythm
rhytid/o	wrinkle
sacr/o	sacrum
salping/o	tube
sanguin/o	blood
sarc/o	flesh
scapul/o	scapula
schiz/o	split
scler/o	hard, fibrous
scoli/o	curvature
scot/o	dark
seb/o	oil
senile/o	old
ser/o	serum
sial/o	saliva
sid/o	iron
sigmoid/o	sigmoid, colon
sin/o	curve
sit/o	foot
somat/o	body
somn/o	sleep
son/o	sound
sperm/o	seed
spermt/o	seed
sphincter/o	closure
sphygm/o	pulse
spin/o	thorn, spine
spir/o	breath
spir/o	coil
splen/o	spleen
spondyl/o	vertebra
staped/o	stapes, stirrup
staphyl/o	cluster, uvula
steat/o	fat
sten/o	narrowing
stern/o	sternum
steth/o	chest
stigmat/o	point
stomat/o	mouth, opening
strept/o	chain
sympathy/o	sympathy
syphil/o	syphilis
tars/o	ankle bone
ten/o	tendon
tendin/o	tendon
tendon/o	tendon
tenon/o	tendon
terat/o	monster
test/o	testis
thalass/o	sea
than/o	death
thel/o	nipple
therm/o	heat
thromb/o	blood clot
thym/o	thymus
thyr/o	thyroid
tibi/o	tibia
tinnit/o	jingling
toc/o	birth
tom/o	cut
ton/o	tone, tension
tonsill/o	tonsil
top/o	place
torti/o	twisted
toxic/o	poison
trache/o	trachea
traumat/o	wound, injure
trephinat/o	bore
trich/o	hair
trigon/o	trigone
trop/o	turn
tubercul/o	swelling
tympan/o	drum
ul/o	scar
ulcer/o	surface excavation
uln/o	elbow
ungu/o	nail
ur/o	urine
ureter/o	ureter
urethr/o	urethra
urin/i	urine
urinat/o	urine
uve/o	uvea
vagin/o	vagina
vag/o	vagus nerve, wondering
varic/o	twisted vein
vas/o	vessel, duct
vascul/o	small vessel
vector/o	carrier
ven/o	vein
vener/o	desire, love (sexual intercourse)
veni/o	vein
ventricul/o	ventricle
vertebr/o	vertebra
vertig/o	dizziness
vesic/o	vesicle
vesicul/o	vesicle
vir/o	virus
viril/o	masculine
viscer/o	body organs
vitamin/o	vitamin
vitre/o	vitreous humor
xanth/o	yellow
xen/o	alien, foreign
xiph/o	sword
zo/o	animal
zon/o	encircling area
zyg/o	joined

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