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Question	Answer
ADENO	Gland
CALCULI	Stone
CELE	Tumor, Cyst Hernia
CYTO	Cell
GLYCO	Sweet, Sugar
HOMEO, HOMO	Same, Similar, Like
LINGUA	Tongue
LIP	Fat
LITH	Stone
MADARO	Falling hair, falling
PSYCH	Mind
PYO	Pus
RADI	Rays
THERMIC	Heat
ARTHRO	Joint
CARPO	Wrist
CHONDRO	Musculoskeletal Cartilage
COSTA	Musculoskeletal Rib
CRANIO	Musculoskeletal Skull
DACTYL	Musculoskeletal Finger
ILI	Musculoskeletal Hip
MANUS	Hand
MYEL	Bone Marrow
MYO	Musculoskeletal Muscle
ORTHO	Straighten
OSTEO	Musculoskeletal Bone
PEDI	Foot
SPONDYL	Musculoskeletal Vertebra
CUTIS	Integumentary Skin
DENT	Integumentary Teeth
DERMA	Integumentary Skin
HAPSIA	Touch
ODONT	Integumentary Teeth
ONCO	Integumentary Tumor
ONYCHIA	Nail Beds
PEDICULAR	Lice, like little feet
PRURIGO	Itching
PSORA	Integumentary Itch
SARCO	Integumentary Flesh
SCLERO	Integumentary Hard
SQUAMA	Integumentary Scaly
TRICHO	Hair
CHOLE	Bile, Gall Bladder
COLON	Digestive Large Intestine
EMESIS	Digestive Vomiting
ENTERO	Intestine
GASTRO	Digestive Stomach
GLOSSO	Digestive Tongue
HEPAT	Liver
ILE	Digestive Ileum
LAPARO	Digestive Abdomen
MYXO	Mucus
PROCTO	Anus, Rectum
PYLORO	Pylorus, Gate Keeper
STOMA	Digestive Opening, Mouth
VISCERO	Body Organs
ANGIO	Vessel
AORTAL	Cardiovascular Aorta, Main Artery
ARTERIO	Artery
CARDIO	Heart
EMBOLI	Cardiovascular Vessel Obstruction
EMIA	Blood
HEMA, HEMO	Cardiovascular Blood
PHLEB	Vein
THROMBO	Blood Clot
VARICO	Cardiovascular Varicose Veins
VASO	Cardiovascular Blood Vessels
VENA	Cardiovascular Vein
VENTRICU	Cardiovascular Heart Cavity
ATRIA	Cardiovascular Atrium, Auricle, Heart Chamber
BRONCHO	Respiratory Bronchi, Airway
CILI	Respiratory Hairlike processes
ECTASIS	Respiratory Expansion
LARYNGO	Respiratory Larynx, Voice Box
NASO	Respiratory Nose
ORO	Respiratory Mouth
OXY	Respiratory Oxygen, Keen
PECTOR	Respiratory Breast, Chest
PLEURA	Respiratory Rib side, Rib side of lungs
PNEUMO	Respiratory Lungs
PTYSIS	Respiratory To spit
PULMO	Respiratory Lungs
RHIN	Respiratory Nose
TRACHEO	Respiratory Trachea, Windpipe
CREATININE	Urinary waste material in urine
CYSTO	Urinary Bladder
GLOMERULO	Urinary Nephron part, little ball
NEPHRO	Urinary Kidney
PERITONEO	Urinary Lining of the abdominal organs
PYELO	Urinary Pelvis
RENI	Urinary Kidney
URETERO	Urinary Ureter, tubes that pass urine from kidney to bladder
URETHRO	Urinary Urethra, tubes that pass urine from bladder out of body
URI	Urinary Urine
URIC	Urinary Pertaining to urine
URINA	Urinary Urine
URO	Urinary Urine
BULBO	Reproductive Bulb-like, bulbo urethral gland
CERVI	Reproductive Neck, uterus
GALACTO	Milk
GENITO	Reproductive Reproductive system
HYSTER	Reproductive Uterus
LACTIN	Reproductive Milk
MAST	Reproductive Breast
METR	Reproductive Uterus
NATAL	Reproductive Born
OOPHORO	Reproductive Ovary
ORCHIDO	Reproductive Testicle
OVA, OVI, OVO	Reproductive Egg
SALPING	Reproductive Tube, Fallopian
SPERMA, SPERMATO	Reproductive Seed
VAS	Reproductive Duct, Vessel
PEDIA	Reproductive Child
AUDIO	Neurosensory Sound
CEREBRO	Neurosensory Brain
ENCEPHALO	Neurosensory Brain
ESTHESIA	Neurosensory Sensation
MEDULLA	Neurosensory Brain middle Medulla oblongata controls respiration, vomiting, coughing, sneezing, swallowing
MENINGO	Neurosensory Membranes, spinal cord top between the two halves
NEURO	Neurosensory Nerves
OCCIPUT	Neurosensory Back of skull Occipital lobe allows the viewing of images in motion
OCULO	Neurosensory Eye
OPHTHALMO	Neurosensory Eye
OTO	Neurosensory Ear
PARIETES	Neurosensory Parietal, wall part Back middle of brain that receives info from skin, joints, muscles, organs
PONS	Neurosensory Bridges Located on top of (superior to) medulla oblongata
TEMPORA	Neurosensory Temporal Located near the ears Controls hearing, balance, emotion