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| ab- | away from
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| ad- | toward or in the direction of
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| dys- | difficulty, bad, painful
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| endo- | within
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| eu- | good, normal
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| hyper- | excessive or increased
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| hypo- | deficient or decreased
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| inter- | between or among
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| intra- | within or inside
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| neo- | new
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| peri- | surrounding
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| post- | after
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| pre- | before
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| sub- | under, less or below
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| super- | above
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| supra- | excessive
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| abdomin/o | abdomen
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| angi/o | blood vessel
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| append/o , appendic/o | appendix
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| arteri/o | artery
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| arthr/o | joint
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| arther/o | fatty substance or plaque
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| cardi/o | heart
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| col/o | colon
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| chondr/o | cartilage
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| crani/o | skull
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| cyan/o | blue
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| enter/o | small intestine
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| erythr/o | red
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| geront/o | old age
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| hepat/o | liver
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| hem/o | blood
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| laryng/o | throat, larynx
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| leuk/o | white
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| melan/o | black
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| my/o | muscle
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| myc/o | fungus
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| myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord
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| nat/o | birth
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| nephr/o | kidney
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| neur/o | nerve
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| ot/o | ear
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| poli/o | grey
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| py/o | pus
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| pyel/o | renal pelvis
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| pyr/o | fever
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| rhin/o | nose
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| tonsill/o | tonsils
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| -ac , -al | pertaining to
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| -algia | pain
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| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid
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| -cyte | cell
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| -derma | skin
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| -dia | through
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| -dynia | pain
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| -ectomy | surgical removal
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| -graphy | producing a picture or record
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| -gram | a picture or record
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| -ic | pertaining to
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -osis | conditions
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| -malacia | abnormal softening
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| -necrosis | tissue death
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| -ologist | specialist
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| -ology | study of
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| -oma | tumor
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| -ostomy | surgically creating an artificial opening
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| -otomy | cutting into or surgical incision
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| -pathy | disease
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| -rrhage , -rrhagia | bleeding or excessive flow
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening
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| -scopy | visual examination
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| -stenosis | abnormal narrowing
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| end- | with
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| ex- | out
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| caud/o | tail
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| cephal/o | head
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| cyt/o | cell
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| gen/o or gene | producing
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| hist/o | tissue
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| -crine | secrete
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| -plasm | material of cells
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| -tics | pertaining to
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| arthr/o | joint
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| burs/o | bursa
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| cervic/o | neck
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| chondr/o | cartilage
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| crani/o | head
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| ili/o | ilium or hip
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| hem/o , hemat/o | blood
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| ligament/o | ligament
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| lumb/o | lower back
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| mandibul/o | lower jaw
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| myel/o | bone marrow
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| oste/o | bone
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| pelv/o | pelvis
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| pod/o | feet
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| sacr/o | sacrum
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| scapul/o | scapula (shoulder blade)
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| stern/o | chest
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| synov/o , synovi/o | synovial fluid
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| tars/o | tarsal bones in the feet
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| vertebr/o | vertebra
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| -poietic | pertaining to formation
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| ab- | away from
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| ad- | toward
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| ex- | away from
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| hemi- | half
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| para- | along side of
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| cardi/o | heart
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| dorsi/o , dors/o | back of body
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| duct/o | to lead
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| fasci/o | fascia
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| flex/o | to bend
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| kinesi/o | movement
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| my/o , myos/o , muscul/o | muscle
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| quadr/i | four
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| ten/o , tend/o , tendin/o | tendon
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| tens/o | to stretch out
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| -al | pertaining to
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| -ion | action
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| -paresis | partial or incomplete paralysis
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| -plegia | total paralysis
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| brady- | slow
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| hyper- | excessive, increased
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| hypo- | deficient, decreased
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| tachy- | fast
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| angi/o | blood vessels
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| arteri/o | arteries
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| capill/o | capillaries
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| card/o , cardi/o | heart
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| erythr/o | red
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| leuk/o | white
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| phleb/o | veins
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| thromb/o | clot
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| vas/o , vascul/o | blood vessels
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| ven/o | veins
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| -cytes | cells
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| meta- | beyond
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| neo- | new
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| adenoid/o | adenoids
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| axill/o | armpit
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| cervic/o | neck
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| immun/o | protected
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| inguin/o | groin
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| lymph/o | lymph
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| lymphaden/o | lymph nodes
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| lymphangi/o | lymph vessels
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| lymphocyt/o | lymphocyte
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| onc/o | tumor
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| phag/o | to eat or destroy
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| splen/o | spleen
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| thym/o | thymus
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| tonsill/o | tonsils
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| -ary | pertaining to
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| -lytic | to destroy
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| -plasm | formation
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| -stasis | stopping
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| alveo/o | alveoli
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| bronch/o , bronchi/o | bronchi
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| capn/o | carbon dioxide
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| epiglott/o | epiglottis
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| laryng/o | larynx
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| lob/o | lobe
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| nas/o | nose
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| ox/o , oxy/o | oxygen
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| phon/o | voice or sound
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| pleur/o | pleura
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| pharyng/o | pharynx
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| rhin/o | nose
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| sinus/o | sinuses
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| thorac/o | chest
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| trache/o | trachea
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| -oxia | oxygen
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| -pnea | breathing
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| -thorax | chest
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| -ventilation | breathing
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| an/o | anus
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| append/o , appendic/o | appendix
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| cholecyst/o | gallbladder
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| col/o , colon/o | large intestine (colon)
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| dent/o | teeth
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| duoden/o | duodenum
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| enter/o | small intestine
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| esophag/o | esophagus
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| hepat/o | liver
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| ile/o | ileum
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| intestin/o | intestine
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| jejun/o | jejunum
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| odont/o | teeth
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| or/o | mouth
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| palat/o | palate
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| pancreat/o | pancreas
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| pharyng/o | pharynx
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| proct/o | rectum and anus
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| rect/o | rectum
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| stomat/o | mouth
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| -pepsia | digestion
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| -phagia | swallowing
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| cyst/o | urinary bladder
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| glomerul/o | glomerulus
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| home/o | sameness
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| nephr/o | kidneys
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| pyel/o | renal pelvis
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| ren/o | kidneys
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| ur/o | urine
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| ureter/o | ureters
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| urethr/o | urethra
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| urin/o | urine
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| -lith | stones
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| -lithiasis | presence of stones
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| -stasis | control
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| -uria | urine
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| cerebell/o | cerebellum
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| cerebr/o | cerebrum
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| encephal/o | brain
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| esthesi/o , esthet/o | sensation, feeling
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| lob/o | lobe
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| mening/o | meninges
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| myel/o | spinal cord
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| neur/o | nerves
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| psych/o | mind
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| somn/o | sleep
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| spin/o | spinal cord
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| therm/o | temperature
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| -algia | pain
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| -phasia | speech
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| -sthesia | sensation, feeling
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| -taxia | muscle coordination
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| acous/o , acoust/o | hearing, sound
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| audi/o , audit/o | hearing, sound
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| dacryocyst/o | lacrimal apparatus
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| blephar/o | eyelid
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| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva
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| ir/i , ir/o , irid/o , irit/o | iris
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| labyrinth/o | labyrinth
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| lacrim/o | lacrimal apparatus
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| myring/o | tympanic membrane
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| ocul/o , ophthalm/o , opt/i , opt/o , optic/o | eye
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| ot/o | hearing, sound
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| phac/o , phak/o | lens
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| pinn/i | pinna
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| retin/o | retina
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| sclera/o | sclera
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| tympan/o | tympanic membrane
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| cutane/o , derm/o , dermat/o | skin
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| diaphor/o | sweat profusely
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| hidr/o | sweat
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| onych/o | nails
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| pil/o , pil/i | hair
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| rhytid/o | wrinkles
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| seb/o | sebaceous glands
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| trich/o | hair
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| ungu/o | nails
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| adren/o | adrenal glands
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| calc/i , calc/o | calcium
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| crin/o | secrete
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| gluc/o , glyc/o , glycos/o | sugar, glucose
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| gonad/o | sex gland
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| kal/i | potassium
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| natr/o | sodium
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| pancreat/o | pancreas
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| parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland
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| pineal/o | pineal gland
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| pituit/o , pituitary/o | pituitary gland
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| thym/o | thymus
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| thry/o , thyroid/o | thyroid gland
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| balan/o | glans penis
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| cervic/o | cervix
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| colp/o | vagina
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| epididym/o | epididymis
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| episi/o | vulva
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| hyster/o | uterus
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| lact/o | milk
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| mamm/o , mast/o | breast
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