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Term
Definition
a-, ab-   Away from  
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abdomin-   Of or relating to the abdomen  
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acous-   Of or relating to hearing  
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a-, an-   Without, not  
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ad-   To, toward  
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aden-   Gland  
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adip-   Fat or fatty tissue  
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aesthesio-   Sensation  
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ambi-   Positioned on both sides  
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angio-   Blood vessel  
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ano-   Anus  
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ante-   Before  
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anti-   Against  
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arthr-   Joint  
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aur-   Pertaining to the ear  
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auto-   Self  
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axill-   Pertaining to the armpit  
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bi-   Two  
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bili-   Bile  
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bio-   Life  
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blast-, -blast   Germ or bud  
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brachi-   Arm  
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brady-   Slow  
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bucc-   Pertaining to the cheek  
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burs-   Bursa  
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cardi-   Heart  
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carp(o)-   Wrist  
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cephal-   Head  
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cerebr-   Brain  
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chole-   Gall bladder, bile  
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chondr-   Cartilage  
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chrom-   Color  
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cili-   Pertaining to cilia, the eyelashes; eyelids  
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circum-   Around  
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clast-   Break  
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col-, colo-,colono-   Pertaining to the colon  
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contra-   Against  
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corp-   Body  
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cost-   Rib  
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cox-   Pertaining to the hip  
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crani(o)-   Pertaining to the cranium  
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cyst-   Pertaining to the bladder  
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cyt-   Cell  
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de-   Remove, decrease  
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dent-   Teeth  
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derm-   Skin  
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di-   Two  
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dia-   Through  
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dis-   Seperation, taking apart  
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dors(o)-, dors(i)-   Pertaining to the back  
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dys-   Bad, difficult  
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ect-   Outside, away from  
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encephal(o)-   Pertaining to the brain  
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end-   In, within  
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enter-   Intestine  
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ep-, epi-   Upon, above  
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episi-   Pertaining to the pubic region  
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erythr-   Red  
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eu-   Good, normal  
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ex-   Out, away from  
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extra-   Outside  
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fili-, filli-   Fine, hair like  
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Galact-   Milk  
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gastr-   Stomach  
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gloss-   Tongue  
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gluc-, glyc-   Sweet, glucose  
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gybec-   Woman  
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hema-   Blood  
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hemi-   Half  
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hepat-   liver  
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hetero-   Varied, mixed  
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hist-   Tissue  
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homeo-   Similar, like  
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hydr-   Water, hydrogen  
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hyper-   Above, more than  
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hypo-   Below, less than  
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hyster-   Uterus  
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in-   Into, not  
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infra-   Below, underlying  
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inter-   Between  
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intra-   Within  
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ipse-   Same  
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iso-   equal  
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juxta-   Next to  
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labi(o)-   Lip  
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lacrim(o)-   Tear  
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lact(i)-, lact(o)-   Milk  
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lapar(o)-   Pertaining to the abdomen-wall or flank  
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laryng(o)-   Pertaining to the larynx (voice box)  
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later(o)-   Lateral  
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leuk-   White  
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lip(o)-   Fat  
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macro-   Large  
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mal-   Bad  
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mega-   Large, giant  
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melan(o)-   Black color  
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mening(o)-   Membrane  
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mero-   Part  
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meso-   Middle  
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micro-   Small, tiny  
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mono-   One  
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morph   Shape, form  
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muscul(o)-   Muscle  
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myel-   Muscle  
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myo-   Muscle  
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necr-   Dead  
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neo-   New  
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nephr-   Kidney  
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neur-   Nerve  
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normo-   Normal  
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ocul(o)-   Pertaining to the eye  
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odont(o)-   Pertaining to teeth  
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onych(o)-   Pertaining to the nail of a finger or correct  
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oophor(o)-   Woman's ovary  
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opthalm-   Eye  
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or(o)-   Mouth  
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orth(o)-   Denoting something as straight or correct  
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osseo-   Bony  
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ossi-   Bone  
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ost-   Bone  
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ot-   Ear  
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ov-   Egg  
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para-   Beside  
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path-   Disease  
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ped-, -ped-, -pes   Foot  
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peri-   Around  
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phag-   Eat  
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pharyng(o)-   Pharynx  
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phleb-   Vein  
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phren(i)-, phren-   Diaphragm  
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pleur(o)-, pleure(a)-   Pertaining to the ribs  
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pneumo-   Air  
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polio-   Gray  
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poly-   Many  
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post-   Behind, after  
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pre-   Before, in front of  
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presby(o)-   Old age  
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pro-   Early, before, giving rise to  
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psych-   Mind  
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pulm-   Lung  
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pyo-   Pus  
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pyro-   Fever  
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ren-   Kidney  
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retro-   Behind  
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rhin(o)-   Pertaining to the nose  
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salping(o)-   Pertaining to the fallopian tubes  
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sarc-   Fresh, muscle  
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schiz(o)-   Denoting something "split" or "double-sided"  
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scler-   Tough, hard  
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semi-   Partial, half  
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sinistr(o)-   Left, left side  
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somat(o)-, somatico-   Body, bodily  
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sperma-, spermo-, spermato-   Semen, spermatozoa  
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spleen(o)-   Spleen  
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stom(a)-   Mouth  
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sub-   Beneath, below  
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super-, supra-   Above, greater  
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syn-, sym-   Connecting, with  
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tachy-   Rapid, accelerated  
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thromb-   clot  
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tono-   Tone, pressure  
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tox(i)-, tox(o)-, taxico   Toxin, poison  
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trache(o)-   Trachea  
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trans-   Across  
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tympan(o)-   Eardrum  
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ultra-   Greater, beyond  
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uni-   One  
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ur-   Urine  
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vagin-   Pertaining to the vagina  
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vas-   Tubule, vessel  
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ventr(o)-   Pertaining to the belly, stomach  
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viscer(o)-   Pertaining to the internal organs, the viscera  
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