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Definition
a-   without, not  
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-a   noun ending  
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ab-   from, away from  
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abdomin/o   abdomen  
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abort/o   to miscarry  
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-ac   pertaining to  
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acid/o   acid  
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acous/o   hearing  
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acr/o   extremity  
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acromi/o   acromion (projection of the scapula)  
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-acusia   hearing  
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-acusis   hearing  
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-ad   toward  
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ad-   toward  
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aden/o   gland  
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adenoid/o   adenoids  
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adip/o   fat  
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adren/o   adrenal glands  
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adrenal/o   adrenal glands  
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aer/o   air  
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af-   toward  
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agglutin/o   clumping, gluing  
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agora-   marketplace  
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-al   pertaining to  
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albin/o   white  
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albumin/o   albumin (protein)  
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-algesia   pain  
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-algia   pain  
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allo-   other, differing from the normal  
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alveol/o   alveolus; air sac  
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ambly/o   dull, dim  
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amni/o   amnion (amnioic sac)  
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an-   without, not  
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an/o   anus  
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ana-   against; up; back  
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andr/o   male  
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aneurysm/o   aneurysm (widened blood vessel)  
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angi/o   vessel (usually blood or lymph)  
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angin/o   choking pain  
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aniso-   unequal, dissimilar  
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ankyl/o   stiffness; bent, crooked  
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ante-   before, in front of  
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anter/o   anterior, front  
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anthrac/o   coal, coal dust  
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anti-   against  
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aort/o   aorta  
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append/o   appendix  
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appendic/o   appendix  
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aque/o   water  
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-ar   pertaining to  
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-arche   beginning  
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arteri/o   artery  
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arteriol/o   arteriole  
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arthr/o   joint  
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-ary   pertaining to  
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asbest/o   asbestos  
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-asthenia   weakness, debility  
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astr/o   star  
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-ate   having the form of, possessing  
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atel/o   incomplete; imperfect  
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ather/o   fatty plaque  
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-ation   process (of)  
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atri/o   atrium  
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audi/o   hearing  
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audit/o   hearing  
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aur/o   ear  
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auricul/o   ear  
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auto-   self, own  
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ax/o   axis, axon  
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azot/o   nitrogenous componds  
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bacteri/o   bacteria (singular, bacterium)  
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balan/o   glans penis  
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bas/o   base (alkaline, opposite of acid)  
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bi-   two  
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bil/i   bile, gall  
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bi/o   life  
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-blast   embryonic cell  
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blast/o   embryonic cell  
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blephar/o   eyelid  
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brachi/o   arm  
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brachy-   short  
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brady-   slow  
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bronch/o   bronchus (plural, bronchi)  
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bronchi/o   bronchus (plural, bronchi)  
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bronchiol/o   bronchiole  
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bucc/o   cheek  
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calc/o   calcium  
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calcane/o   calcaneum (heel bone)  
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-capnia   carbon dioxide (C02)  
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carcin/o   cancer  
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cardi/o   heart  
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-cardia   heart condition  
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carp/o   carpus (wrist bones)  
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cata-   down  
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caud/o   tail  
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cauter/o   heat, burn  
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cec/o   cecum  
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-cele   hernia, swelling  
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-centesis   surgical puncture  
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cephal/o   head  
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-ceps   head  
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-ception   conceiviing  
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cerebell/o   cerebellum  
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cerebr/o   cerebrum  
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cervic/o   neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)  
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chalic/o   limestone  
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cheil/o   lip  
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chem/o   chemical; drug  
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chlor/o   green  
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chol/e   bile, gall  
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cholangi/o   bile vessel  
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cholecyst/o   gallbladder  
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choledoch/o   bile duct  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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chori/o   chorion  
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choroid/o   choroid  
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chrom/o   colour  
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chromat/o   colour  
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-cide   killing  
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circum-   around  
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cirrh/o   yellow  
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-cision   a cutting  
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-clasia   to break; surgical fracture  
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-clasis   to break; surgical fracture  
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-clast   to break; surgical fracture  
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clavicul/o   clavicle (collar bone)  
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clon/o   clonus (turmoil)  
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-clysis   irrigation, washing  
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coccyg/o   coccyx (tailbone)  
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cochle/o   cochlea  
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col/o   colon  
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colon/o   colon  
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colp/o   vagina  
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condyl/o   condyle  
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coni/o   dust  
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conjuctiv/o   conjunctiva  
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-continence   to hold back  
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contra-   against, opposite  
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cor/o   pupil  
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core/o   pupil  
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corne/o   cornea  
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coron/o   heart  
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corp/o   body  
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corpor/o   body  
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cortic/o   cortex  
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cost/o   ribs  
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crani/o   cranium (skull)  
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crin/o   secrete  
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-crine   secrete  
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cruci/o   cross  
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cry/o   cold  
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crypt/o   hidden  
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culd/o   cul-de-sac  
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-cusia   hearing  
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-cusis   hearing  
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cutane/o   skin  
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cyan/o   blue  
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cycl/o   ciliary body of the eye; circular; cycle  
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-cyesis   pregnancy  
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cyst/o   bladder  
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cyt/o   cell  
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-cyte   cell  
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dacry/o   tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)  
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dacryocyst/o   lacrimal sac  
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dactyl/o   fingers; toes  
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de-   cessation  
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dendr/o   tree  
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dent/o   teeth  
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derm/o   skin  
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-derma   skin  
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dermat/o   skin  
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-desis   binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)  
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di-   double  
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dia-   through, across  
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dipl-   double  
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dipl/o   double  
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dips/o   thirst  
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-dipsia   thirst  
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dist/o   far, farthest  
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dors/o   back (of body)  
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duct/o   to lead; carry  
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-duction   act of leading, bringing, conducting  
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duoden/o   duodenum (first part of the small intestine)  
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dur/o   dura mater; hard  
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-dynia   pain  
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dys-   bad; painful; difficult  
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-eal   pertaining to  
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ec-   out, out from  
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echo-   repeated sound  
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-ectasis   dilation, expansion  
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ecto-   outside, outward  
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-ectomy   excision, removal  
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-edema   swelling  
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ef-   away from  
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electr/o   electricity  
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-ema   state of; condition  
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embol/o   embolus (plug)  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-emia   blood condition  
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emphys/o   to inflate  
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en-   in, within  
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encephal/o   brain  
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end-   in, within  
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endo-   in, within  
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enter/o   intestine (usually small intestine)  
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eosin/o   dawn (rose-coloured)  
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epi-   above, upon  
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epididym/o   epididymis  
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epiglott/o   epiglottis  
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episi/o   vulva  
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erythem/o   red  
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erythemat/o   red  
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erythr/o   red  
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eschar/o   scab  
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-esis   condition  
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eso-   inward  
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esophag/o   esophagus  
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esthes/o   feeling  
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-esthesia   feeling  
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eti/o   cause  
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eu-   good, normal  
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ex-   out, out from  
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exo-   outside, outward  
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extra-   outside  
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faci/o   face  
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fasci/o   band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles)  
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femor/o   femur (thigh bone)  
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-ferent   to carry  
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fibr/o   fiber, fibrous tissue  
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fibul/o   fibula (smaller bone of the lower leg)  
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fluor/o   luminous, fluorescence  
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galact/o   milk  
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gangli/o   ganglion (knot or knotlike mass)  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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-gen   forming, producing, origin  
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gen/o   forming, producing, origin  
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-genesis   forming, producing, origin  
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genit/o   genitalia  
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gest/o   pregnancy  
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gingiv/o   gum(s)  
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glauc/o   gray  
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gli/o   glue; neuroglial tissue  
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-glia   glue; neuroglial tissue  
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-globin   protein  
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glomerul/o   glomerulus  
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gloss/o   tongue  
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glott/o   glottis  
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gluc/o   sugar, sweetness  
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glucos/o   sugar, sweetness  
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glyc/o   sugar, sweetness  
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glycos/o   sugar, sweetness  
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gnos/o   knowing  
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-gnosis   knowing  
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gonad/o   gonads, sex glands  
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goni/o   angle  
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gon/o   seed (ovum or spermatozoon)  
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-grade   to go  
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-graft   transplantation  
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-gram   record, writing  
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granul/o   granule  
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-graph   instrument for recording  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-gravida   pregnant woman  
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gyn/o   woman, female  
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gynec/o   woman, female  
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hallucin/o   hallucination  
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hedon/o   pleasure  
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hem/o   blood  
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hemangi/o   blood vessel  
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hemat/o   blood  
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hemi-   one half  
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hepat/o   liver  
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hetero-   different  
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hidr/o   sweat  
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hist/o   tissue  
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histi/o   tissue  
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home/o   same, alike  
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homeo-   same, alike  
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homo-   same  
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humer/o   humerus (upper arm bone)  
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hydr/o   water  
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hyp-   under, below, deficient  
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hyper-   excessive, above normal  
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hyp/o   under, below, deficient  
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hypn/o   sleep  
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hypo-   under, below, deficient  
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hyster/o   uterus (womb)  
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-ia   condition  
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-iac   pertaining to  
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-iasis   abnormal condition (produced by something specified)  
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iatr/o   physician; medicine; treatment  
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-iatry   medicine; treatment  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-ical   pertaining to  
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-ice   noun ending  
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ichthy/o   dry, scaly  
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-ician   specialst  
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-icle   small, minute  
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-icterus   jaundice  
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idi/o   unknown, peculiar  
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-ile   pertaining to  
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ile/o   ileum (third part of the small intestine)  
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ili/o   ilium (lateral, flaring portion of the hip bone)  
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im-   not  
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immun/o   immune, immunity, safe  
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in-   in, not  
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-ine   pertaining to  
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infer/o   lower, below  
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infra-   below, under  
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inguin/o   groin  
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insulin/o   insulin  
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inter-   between  
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intra-   in, within  
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-ion   the act of  
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-ior   pertaining to  
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irid/o   iris  
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-is   noun ending  
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isch/o   to hold back; block  
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ischi/o   ischium (lower portion of the hip bone)  
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-ism   condition  
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iso-   same, equal  
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-ist   specialist  
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-isy   state of; condition  
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-itic   pertaining to  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-ive   pertaining to  
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-ization   process (of)  
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jaund/o   yellow  
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jejun/o   jejunum (second part of the small intestine)  
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kal/i   potassium (an electrolyte)  
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kary/o   nucleus  
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kerat/o   horny tissue; hard; cornea  
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kern/o   kernel (nucleus)  
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ket/o   ketone bodies (acids and acetones)  
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keton/o   ketone bodies (acids and acetones)  
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kinesi/o   movement  
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-kinesia   movement  
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kinet/o   movement  
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klept/o   to steal  
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kyph/o   humpback  
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labi/o   lip  
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labyrinth/o   labyrinth (inner ear)  
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lacrim/o   tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)  
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lact/o   milk  
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-lalia   speech, babble  
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lamin/o   lamina (part of the vertebral arch)  
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lapar/o   abdomen  
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laryng/o   larynx (voice box)  
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later/o   side, to one side  
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lei/o   smooth  
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leiomy/o   smooth muscle (visceral)  
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-lepsy   seizure  
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lept/o   thin, slender  
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leuk/o   white  
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lex/o   word, phrase  
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lingu/o   tongue  
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lip/o   fat  
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lipid/o   fat  
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-listhesis   slipping  
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-lith   stone, calculus  
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lith/o   stone, calculus  
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lob/o   lobe  
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log/o   study of  
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-logist   specialist in the study of  
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-logy   study of  
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lord/o   curve, swayback  
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-lucent   to shine; clear  
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lumb/o   loins (lower back)  
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lymph/o   lymph  
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lymphaden/o   lymph gland (node)  
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lymphangi/o   lymph vessel  
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-lysis   separation; destruction; loosening  
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macro-   large  
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mal-   bad  
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-malacia   softening  
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mamm/o   breast  
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-mania   state of mental disorder, frenzy  
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mast/o   breast  
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mastoid/o   mastoid process  
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maxill/o   maxilla (upper jaw bone)  
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meat/o   opening, meatus  
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medi-   middle  
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medi/o   middle  
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mediastin/o   mediastinum  
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medull/o   medulla  
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mega-   enlargement  
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megal/o   enlargement  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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melan/o   black  
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men/o   menses, menstruation  
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mening/o   meninges (membranes covering the brain and spinal cord)  
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meningi/o   meninges (membranes covering the brain and spinal cord)  
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ment/o   mind  
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meso-   middle  
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meta-   change, beyond  
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metacarp/o   metacarpus (hand bones)  
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metatars/o   metatarsus (foot bones)  
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-meter   instrument for measuring  
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metr/o   uterus (womb); measure  
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metri/o   uterus (womb)  
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-metry   act of measuring  
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mi/o   smaller, less  
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micr/o   small  
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micro-   small  
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mono-   one  
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morph/o   form, shape, structure  
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muc/o   mucus  
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multi-   many, much  
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muscul/o   muscle  
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mut/a   genetic change  
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my/o   muscle  
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myc/o   fungus (plural, fungi)  
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mydr/o   widen, enlarge  
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myel/o   bone marrow; spinal cord  
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myos/o   muscle  
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myring/o   tympanic membrane (eardrum)  
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myx/o   mucus  
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narc/o   stupor; numbness; sleep  
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nas/o   nose  
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nat/o   birth  
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natr/o   sodium ( an electrolyte)  
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necr/o   death, necrosis  
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neo-   new  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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neur/o   nerve  
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neutr/o   neutral; neither  
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nid/o   nest  
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noct/o   night  
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nucle/o   nucleus  
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nulli-   none  
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nyctal/o   night  
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obstetr/o   midwife  
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ocul/o   eye  
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odont/o   teeth  
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-oid   resembling  
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-ole   small, minute  
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olig/o   scanty  
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-oma   tumour  
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omphal/o   navel (umbilicus)  
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onc/o   tumour  
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onych/o   nail  
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oophor/o   ovary  
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-opaque   obscure  
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ophthalm/o   eye  
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-opia   vision  
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-opsia   vision  
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-opsy   view of  
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opt/o   eye, vision  
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optic/o   eye, vision  
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or/o   mouth  
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orch/o   testis (plural testes)  
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orchi/o   testis (plural testes)  
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orchid/o   testis (plural testes)  
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-orexia   appetite  
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orth/o   straight  
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-ory   pertaining to  
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-ose   pertaining to; sugar  
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-osis   abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)  
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-osmia   smell  
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oste/o   bone  
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ot/o   ear  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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ovari/o   ovary  
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ox/i   oxygen  
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ox/o   oxygen  
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-oxia   oxygen  
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oxy-   quick, sharp  
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pachy-   thick  
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palat/o   palate (roof of the mouth)  
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pan-   all  
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pancreat/o   pancreas  
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-para   to bear (offspring)  
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para-   near, beside; beyond  
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parathyriod/o   parathyroid glands  
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-paresis   partial paralysis  
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patell/o   patella (kneecap)  
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path/o   disease  
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-pathy   disease  
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pector/o   chest  
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ped/i   foot; child  
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ped/o   foot; child  
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pedicul/o   lice  
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pelv/i   pelvis  
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pelv/o   pelvis  
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pen/o   penis  
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-penia   decrease, deficiency  
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-pepsia   digestion  
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per-   through  
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peri-   around  
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perine/o   perineum (area between the scrotum [or vulva in female] and anus)  
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peritone/o   peritoneum  
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-pexy   fixation (of an organ)  
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phac/o   lens  
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phag/o   swallowing, eating  
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-phage   swallowing, eating  
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-phagia   swallowing, eating  
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phalang/o   phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes)  
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pharmaceutic/o   drug, medicine  
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pharyng/o   pharynx (throat)  
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-phasia   speech  
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phe/o   dusky, dark  
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-phil   attraction for  
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phil/o   attraction for  
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-philia   attraction for  
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phim/o   muzzle  
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phleb/o   vein  
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-phobia   fear  
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-phonia   voice  
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-phoresis   carrying, transmission  
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-phoria   feeling (mental state)  
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phot/o   light  
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phren/o   diaphragm; mind  
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-phylaxis   protection  
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-physis   growth  
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pil/o   hair  
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pituitar/o   pituitary gland  
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-plakia   plaque  
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plas/o   formation, growth  
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-plasia   formation, growth  
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-plasm   formation, growth  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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pleur/o   pleura  
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-plexy   stroke  
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-pnea   breathing  
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pneum/o   air; lung  
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pneumon/o   air; lung  
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pod/o   foot  
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-poiesis   formation, production  
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poikil/o   varied, irregular  
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poli/o   gray; gray matter (of the brain or spinal cord)  
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poly-   many, much  
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polyp/o   small growth  
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-porosis   porous  
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post-   after, behind  
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poster/o   back (of body), behind, posterior  
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-potence   power  
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-prandial   meal  
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pre-   before, in front of  
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presby/o   old age  
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primi-   first  
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pro-   before, in front of  
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proct/o   anus, rectum  
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prostat/o   prostate gland  
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proxim/o   near, nearest  
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pseudo-   false  
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psych/o   mind  
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-ptosis   prolapse, downward displacement  
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ptyal/o   saliva  
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-ptysis   spitting  
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pub/o   pelvis bone (anterior part of the pelvic bone)  
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pulmon/o   lung  
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pupill/o   pupil  
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py/o   pus  
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puel/o   renal pelvis  
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pylor/o   pylorus  
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pyr/o   fire  
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quadri-   four  
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rachi/o   spine  
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radi/o   radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on the thumb side)  
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radicul/o   nerve root  
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rect/o   rectum  
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ren/o   kidney  
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reticul/o   net, mesh  
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retin/o   retina  
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retro-   backward, behind  
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rhabd/o   rod-shaped (striated)  
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rhabdomy/o   rod-shaped (striated) muscle  
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rhin/o   nose  
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rhytid/o   wrinkle  
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roentgen/o   x-rays  
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-rrhage   bursting forth (of)  
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-rrhagia   bursting forth (of)  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-rrhea   discharge, flow  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-rrhythm/o ????   rhythm  
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rube/o   red  
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sacr/o   sacrum  
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-sarcoma   malignant tumour of connective tissue  
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scapul/o   scapula (shoulder blade)  
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-schisis   a splitting  
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schiz/o   split  
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scler/o   hardening; sclera (white of the eye)  
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scoli/o   crooked, bent  
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-scope   instrument for examining  
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-scopy   visual examination  
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scot/o   darkness  
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seb/o   sebum, sebaceous  
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semi-   one half  
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semin/o   semen; seed  
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semin/i   semen; seed  
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sept/o   septum  
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sequestr/o   separation  
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ser/o   serum  
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sial/o   saliva, salivary gland  
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sider/o   iron  
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sigmoid/o   sigmoid colon  
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silic/o   flint  
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sin/o   sinus, cavity  
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sinus/o   sinus, cavity  
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-sis   state of; condition  
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-social   society  
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somat/o   body  
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somn/o   sleep  
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son/o   sound  
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-spadias   slit, fissure  
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salping/o   tube (usually the fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tube)  
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-salpinx   tube (usually the fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tube)  
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sarc/o   flesh (connective tissue)  
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-spasm   involuntary contraction, twitching  
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sperm/i   spermatozoa, sperm cells  
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sperm/o   spermatozoa, sperm cells  
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spermat/o   spermatozoa, sperm cells  
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sphygm/o   pulse  
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-sphyxia   pulse  
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spin/o   spine  
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spir/o   breathe  
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splen/o   spleen  
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spondyl/o   vertebrae (backbone)  
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squam/o   scale  
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staped/o   stapes  
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-stasis   standing still  
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steat/o   fat  
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sten/o   narrowing, stricture  
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-stenosis   narrowing, stricture  
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stern/o   sternum (breastbone)  
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steth/o   chest  
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sthen/o   strength  
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stigmat/o   point, mark  
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stomat/o   mouth  
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-stomy   forming an opening (mouth)  
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sub-   under, below  
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sudor/o   sweat  
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super-   upper, above  
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super/o   upper, above  
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supra-   above; excessive; superior  
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sym-   union, together, joined  
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syn-   union, together, joined  
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synapt/o   synapsis, point of contact  
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synov/o   synovial membrane, synovial fluid  
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tachy-   rapid  
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tax/o   order, coordination  
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-taxia   order, coordination  
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ten/o   tendon  
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tend/o   tendon  
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tendin/o   tendon  
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-tension   to stretch  
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test/o   testis (plural, testes)  
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thalam/o   thalamus  
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thec/o   sheath (usually referring to the meninges)  
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thel/o   nipple  
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therapeut/o   treatment  
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-therapy   treatment  
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therm/o   heat  
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thorac/o   chest  
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-thorax   chest  
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thalass/o   sea  
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thromb/o   blood clot  
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thym/o   thymus gland  
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-thymia   mind; emotion  
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thyr/o   thyroid gland  
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thyroid/o   thyroid gland  
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tibi/o   tibia (larger bone of the lower leg)  
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-tic   pertaining to  
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till/o   to pull  
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-tocia   childbirth, labor  
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tom/o   to cut  
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-tome   instrument to cut  
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-tomy   incision  
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ton/o   tension  
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tonsill/o   tonsils  
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tox/o   poison  
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-toxic   pertaining to poison  
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toxic/o   poison  
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trabecul/o   trabecula (supporting bundles of fibers)  
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trache/o   trachea (windpipe)  
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trans-   across, through  
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tri-   three  
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trich/o   hair  
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trigon/o   trigone (triangular region at the base of the bladder)  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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-trophy   development, nourishiment  
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-tropia   turning  
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-tropin   stimulate  
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tubercul/o   a little swelling  
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tympan/o   tympanic membrane (eardrum)  
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-ula   small, minute  
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-ule   small, minute  
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uln/o   ulna (lower arm bone on the opposite side of the thumb)  
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ultra-   excess, beyond  
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-um   structure, thing  
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umbilic/o   umbilicus, navel  
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ungu/o   nail  
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uni-   one  
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ur/o   urine, urinary tract  
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ureter/o   ureter  
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urethr/o   urethra  
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-uria   urine  
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urin/o   urine, urinary tract  
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-us   condition; structure  
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uter/o   uterus (womb)  
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uvul/o   uvula  
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vagin/o   vagina  
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valv/o   valve  
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valvul/o   valve  
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varic/o   dilated vein  
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vas/o   vessel; vas deferens; duct  
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vascul/o   vessel (usually blood or lymph)  
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ven/o   vein  
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ventr/o   belly, belly side  
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ventricul/o   ventricle (of the heart or brain)  
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-version   turning  
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vertebr/o   vertebrae (backbone)  
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vesic/o   bladder  
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vesicul/o   seminal vesicle  
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vest/o   clothes  
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viscer/o   internal organs  
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vitr/o   vitreous body (of the eye)  
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vitre/o   glassy  
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vol/o   volume  
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voyeur/o   to see  
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vulv/o   vulva  
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xanth/o   yellow  
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xen/o   foreign, strange  
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xiph/o   sword  
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-y   condition; process  
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