Terminology
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| adren/o | gland
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| adrenal/o | gland
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| andr/o | male
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| calc/o | calcium
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| crin/o | secrete
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| chrom/o | colour
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| cyt/o | cell
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| dips/o | thirst
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| glyc/o | sugar
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| glycos/o | sugar
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| gluc/o | sugar
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| glucos/o | sugar
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| home/o | same, alike
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| insulin/o | insulin
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| kal/i | potassium
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| pancreat/o | pancreas
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| parathyroid | parathyroid gland
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| phe/o | dusky, dark
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| pituitar/o | pituitary gland
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| thorac/o | the chest
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| thym/o | thymus gland
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| thyr/o | thyroid gland
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| thyroid/o | thyroid gland
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| toxic/o | poison
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| -crine | secrete
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| -dipsia | thirst
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| -ectomy | excision
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| -emia | blood condition
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| -gen | forming producing origin
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| -genesis | forming, producing, origin
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| -gram | record, writing
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| -graph | insturment for recording
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| -ism | condition
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| -logist | specialist in the study of
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| -logy | study of
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| -oid | resembles
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| -oma | tumor
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| -stasis | standing still
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| -tomy | incision
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| -toxic | toxin
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| -tropin | stimulate
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| -uria | urin
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| endo | within, in
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| eu | good
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| exo | outside, outward
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| hyper | excessive, above
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| hypo | below, under, deficient
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| poly | many, much
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| abdomin/o | abdomen
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| acr/o | extremity
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| albin/o | white
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| anter/o | anterior/front
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| bi/o | life
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| cardi/o | heart
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| caud/o | tail
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| cervic/o | neck, cervix, neck of uterus
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| chlor/o | green
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| cirrh/o | yellow
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| cost/o | ribs
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| crani/o | cranium
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| crin/o | secrete
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| cyan/o | blue
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| dist/o | far/farthest
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| dors/o | back
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| erythr/o | red
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| eti/o | cause
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| glucos/o | sugar/sweetness
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| gnos/o | knowing
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| hist/o | tissue
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| histi/o | tissue
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| idi/o | unknown/perculiar
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| infer/o | lower/below
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| inguin/o | groin
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| jaund/o | yellow
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| kary/o | nucleus
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| later/o | side to one side
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| leuk/o | white
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| lumb/o | lower back
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| medi/o | middle
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| melan/o | black
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| morph/o | form shape, structure
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| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord
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| nucle/o | nucleus
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| omphal/o | navel (umbilical)
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| pancreat/o | pancreas
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| path/o | disease
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| pelv/i | pelvis
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| pelv/o | pelvis
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| pituitar/o | pituitary gland
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| poli/o | grey, gray matter
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| poster/o | back of body, behind, posterior
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| proxim/o | near, nearest
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| radi/o | radiation xray
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| somat/o | body
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| son/o | sound
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| spin/o | spine
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| super/o | upper, above
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| umbilic/o | umbilius, naval
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| ventr/o | belly, belly side
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| viscer/o | internal organs
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| xanth/o | yellow
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| -ac | pertaining to
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| -ad | toward
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| -al | pertaining to
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| -ar | pertaining to
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| -cyte | cell
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| -duction | act of leading, bringing forward
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| -ectomy | excision, removal
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| -gen | forming, producing origin
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| -gnosis | knowing
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| -graphy | process of
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| -ic | pertaining to
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| -ice | noun, ending
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| -ior | pertaining to
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| -lysis | separation, destruction, losening
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| -meter | instrument for measuring
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| -metry | act of measuring
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| -opia | vision
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| -opsy | view of
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| -ose | pertaining to, sugar
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| -osis | abnormal condition, increased (usually pertaining to blood cells)
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| -ous | pertaining to
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| -pathy | disease
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| -plasia | formation, growth
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| ab- | from, away from
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| ad- | toward
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| hetero- | different
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| homeo- | same, alike
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| infra- | below, under
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| pan- | all
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| peri- | around
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| super- | upper, above
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| trans- | across, through
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| ultra- | excess, beyond
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