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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Masto | reast |
| Meningo | meninges (coverings of the brain and spinal cord) |
| Metra, metro | uterus |
| Morpho | form |
| Myelo | bone marrow and also spinal cord (Note: The use of this term will determine which tissue is meant.) |
| Myo | muscle (Note: The Latin word for muscle is mus.) |
| Myringo | eardrum |
| Naso | nose |
| Nephro | kidney |
| Neuro | nerve |
| Oculo | eye |
| Odonto | tooth |
| Omphalo | navel or umbilicus |
| Onycho | nails |
| Oophoro | ovary |
| Ophthalmo | eye |
| Orchio, orchido | testis |
| Oro | mouth |
| Os | bone - or mouth |
| Osteo | bone |
| Oto | ear |
| Ovario | ovary |
| Palato | palate of mouth |
| Palpebro | eyelid |
| Pectus | breast, chest, or thorax (Latin) |
| Pharyngo | pharynx |
| Phlebo | vein |
| Pilo | hair |
| Pleuro | pleura of lung (relates also to side or rib) |
| Pneumo or pneumono | lungs (also used in referring to air or breath) |
| Procto | rectum |
| Pyelo | pelvis of kidney |
| Pyloro | pylorus (part of stomach just be fore duodenum) |
| Rhino | nose |
| Sacro | sacrum |
| Salpingo | fallopian tube or oviduct |
| Sialo | saliva (used in connection with a salivary duct or gland) |
| Splanchno | viscera |
| Spleno | spleen |
| Sterno | sternum |
| Stoma | mouth |
| Tarso | instep of foot; ankle (also edge of eyelid) |
| Teno, tenonto | tendon |
| Thoraco | thorax or chest |
| Thyro | thyroid |
| Trachelo | neck, particularly the neck of the uterus |
| Tracheo | trachea |
| Unguis | nail |
| Uretero | ureter |
| Urethro | urethra |
| Uro | urine; urinary |
| Utero | uterus |
| Vaso | vessel |
| Veno | vein |
| Ventriculo | ventricle, either of heart or brain |
| Viscero | viscera |