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Definition
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pseud/o   false   pseudarthrosis  
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psych/o   mind   psychiatry  
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pub/o   pubis   pubococcygeal  
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pulm/o pulmon/o   lung   pulmonary  
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py/o   pus   pyoid  
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pyel/o   trough/renal pelvis   pyelogram  
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radi/o   radius/radiant energy   radiology  
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rect/o   rectum   rectal  
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ren/o   kidneys   renal  
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rhin/o   nose   rhinoplasty  
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sacr/o   sacrum   lumbosacral  
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salping/o   tube   salpingo-oophorectomy  
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scrot/o   scrotum   scrotal  
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semin/o   semen   seminal  
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ser/o   serum   serosanguineous  
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somat/o   body   somatization  
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son/o   sound   sonogram  
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spermat/o   seed   spermatocele  
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sphen/o   wedge/sphenoid   sphenoethmoid  
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splen/o   spleen   hepatosplenomegaly  
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spondyl/o   vertebra   spondylolisthesis  
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stern/o   sternum   sternocleidomastoid  
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tars/o   ankle bone (tarsal)   metatarsal  
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tempor/o   temple   temporomandibular  
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ten/o   tendon/tight band   tenosynovitis  
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therm/o   heat   thermometer  
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thorac/o   chest   thoracic  
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thromb/o   clot/thrombus   thrombosis  
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tibi/o   tibia   tibiotalar  
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tonsill/o   tonsil   tonsillectomy  
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tox/o   poison   toxemia  
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trache/o   trachea (windpipe)   tracheotomy  
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uln/o   ulna   ulnoradial  
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ur/o   urine   polyuria  
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ureter/o   ureter   ureterovesical  
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urethr/o   urethra   urethritis  
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uter/o   uterus   uterovaginal  
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vag/o   vagus nerve   vagatomy  
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vas/o   vessel/ductus deferens   vasovagal  
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ven/o   vein   venotomy  
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ventr/o   ventral/belly side   ventral  
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vertebr/o   vertebra   costovertebral  
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vulv/o   vulva   vulvectomy  
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xanth/o   yellow   xanthoma  
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