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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adeno | gland |
| Adreno | adrenal gland |
| Angio – | vessel |
| Ano | anus |
| Arterio | artery |
| Arthro | joint |
| Balano | glans penis |
| Blepharo | eyelid |
| Broncho | bronchus (windpipe) |
| Cantho | canthus (angle at either end of Slit between eyelids) |
| Capit | head |
| Cardi- | or |
| cardio | heart |
| Carpo | wrist |
| Cephalo | head |
| Cerebello | cerebellurn (part of brain) |
| Cerebro | cerebrum (part of brain) |
| Cheilo | lip (mouth) |
| Chole | bile (Note: Chole plus cyst, meaning bladder, equals gallbladder;chole plus doch, meaning duct, equals choledocho or common bile duct.) |
| Chondro | cartilage |
| Chordo | cord or string (usually used in connection with the vocal cord or spermatic cord) |
| Cilia | hair (Latin) |
| Cleido | collarbone |
| Coccygo | coccyx (end bone of the spinal column) |
| Colpo | vagina |
| Cordo | cord (usually vocal cord) |
| Coxa | hip (Latin) |
| Cranio | head |
| Cysto | sac, cyst, or bladder (most often used in connection with the urinary bladder) |
| Cyto | cell |
| Dacryo | tear (used commonly in relation to tear duct or sac) |
| Dento- | or |
| donto | tooth |
| Derma | skin |
| Duodeno | duodenum (part of small intestine) |
| Emia | blood |
| Encephalo | brain |
| Entero | intestines |
| Fascia | sheet or band of fibrous tissue (Latin) |
| Fibro | fibers |
| Gastro | stomach |
| Genu | knee (Latin) |
| Gingivo | gums |
| Glomerulo | glomerulus (often a structure of the kidney) |
| Glosso | tongue |
| Gnatho | jaw |
| Hallux | great toe (Latin) |
| Hem, hema,hemo, hemato | blood |
| Hepato | liver |
| Hilus | pit or depression in an organ where vessels and nerves enter (Latin) |
| Histio | tissue |
| Hystero | uterus (Note: This term may also pertain to hysteria.) |
| Ileo | ileum (part of small intestine) |
| Ilio | flank or ilium (bone of the pelvis) |
| Jejuno | jejunum (part of small intestine) |
| Kerato | cornea or horny layer of the skin |
| Labio | lips (either of mouth or vulva) |
| Lacrimo | tears (used also in connection with tear ducts or sacs) |
| Laparo | loin or flank (also refers to abdomen) |
| Laryngo | larynx |
| Linguo | tongue |
| Lympho | lymph |