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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden | gland |
| adren | adrenal glands |
| appendic | appendix |
| arthr | joint |
| blephar | eyelia |
| bucc | cheeck |
| cephal | head |
| cervix | neck |
| chole | bill or gall |
| col | colon or large intestines |
| crani | skull |
| cyst | urinary bladder |
| dactyl | fingers or toes |
| derm | skin |
| enter | small intestine |
| gingival | gums |
| hemo | blood |
| histo | tissue |
| lapar | abdomen |
| lipo | fat or lipid |
| mast | breast |
| myelo | spinal cord |
| naso | nose |
| neuro | nerve |
| odont | tooth |
| ophthalm | eye vision |
| latero | side |
| angi | blood or lymph vessels |
| arter | artery |
| aur | ear or hearing |
| bronchus | bronchial tube |
| cardi | heart |
| cerebr | brain |
| cheil | lip |
| chondr | cartilage |
| cost | rib |
| cut | skin |
| cyt | cell |
| dent | teeth |
| dors | back of body |
| gastro | stomach |
| gloss | tongue |
| hepat | liver |
| hyster | uterus |
| lingua | tongue |
| mamm | breast |
| myo | muscle |
| myring | tympanic membrane, eardrum |
| nephr | kidney |
| ocular | eye |
| oophor | ovary |
| orch | testicles testis |
| osteo | bone |
| proct | anus |
| rhino | nose |
| oto | ear |
| oss | bone |
| phleb | vein |
| pleura | side of body |
| pod | foot |
| pulmon | lung |
| ren | kidney |
| salpingo | fallopian tube |
| spondyl | back bone |
| thorac | chest |
| valv | valve |
| vena | vein |
| pedes | foot |
| phren | diaphragm |
| pneum | lung |
| pyelo | kidney |
| splen | spleen |
| stoma | mouth |
| utero | ureter |
| vaso | vessel |
| ventr | belly side of body |