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Medical Terms

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noct/o   night  
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seb   sebum (oil)  
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sigmoid/o   sigmoid colon  
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leuk/o   white  
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aur/i, aur/o, ot/o   ear  
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hidr/o   sweat  
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abdoni,/o, celi/o, lapar.o   abdomen  
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melan/o   black  
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femor/o   femur (upper leg bone)  
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gloss/o, lingu/o   tongue  
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dipl/o   two, double  
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ton/o   tension, pressure  
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divericul/o   diverticulum  
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adenoid/o   adenoids  
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epididym.o   epididymis  
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cry/o   COLD  
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tympan/o   tympanic membrane (eardrum), middle ear  
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mastoid/o   mastoid bone  
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myring/o   typmanic membrane (eardrum)  
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cochle/o   cochlea  
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prostat/o   prostate gland  
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vesicu/o   seminal vesicle`  
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sperm.o,spermat/o   spermatozoon, sperm  
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spir/o   breathe, breathing  
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labyrinth/o   labyrinth (inner ear)  
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heter/o   other  
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onycho/o, ungul/o   nail  
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viscer/o   internal organs  
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hydr/o   water  
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blast/o   developing cell, germ cell  
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ureter/o   ureter  
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albumin/o   albumin  
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glyc/o, glycos/o   sugar  
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pyel/o   renal pelvis  
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urethr/o   urethra  
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cephal/o   head  
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andr/o   male  
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vas/o   vessel, duct  
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orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o, test/o   testis, testicle  
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pseud/o   false  
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staped/o   stapes (middle ear bone)  
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vestibul/o   vestibule  
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rhytid/o   wrinkles  
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meat/o   meatus (opening)  
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polyp/o   polyp, small growth  
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palat/o   palate  
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later/o   side  
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strept/o   twisted chains  
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pylor/o   pyorus, pyloric spinncter  
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xanth/o   yellow  
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son/o   sound  
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organ/o   organs  
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somat/o   body  
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proxim/o   near (the point of attachment of a body part)  
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sail/o   saliva, salivary gland  
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gno/o   knowledge  
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crypt/o   hidden  
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scler/o   sclera  
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kerat/o   horny tissue, hard  
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carp/o   carpals (wrist bones)  
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audi/o   hearing  
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poster/o   back, behind  
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pancreat/o   pancreas  
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coni/o   dust  
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alveol/o   alveolus  
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peritone/o   peritoneum  
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cyst/o, vesic/o   bladder, sac  
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muc/o   mucus  
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myc/o   FUNGUS  
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py/o   pus  
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puerper/o   childbirth  
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omphal/o   umbilicus, navel  
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orth/o   straight  
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sp,m/o   sleep  
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azot/o   urea, nitrogen  
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diaphragmato/o, phren/o   diaphragm  
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laryng/o   larynx  
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nas/o, rhin/o   nose  
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corne/o, kerat/o   cornea  
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lob/o   lobe  
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epiglot/o   epiglottis  
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bronchi/o, bronch/o   bronchus  
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pleur/o   pleura  
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pulmon/o   lung  
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hem/o, hemat/o   blood  
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atel/o   inperfect, incomplete  
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phon/o   sound, voice  
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ox/o, ox/i   oxygen  
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capn/o   carbon dioxide  
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pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o   lung, air  
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eept/o   septum (wall off, fence)  
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thorac/o   chest (thorax)  
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trache/o   trachea  
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pharyng/o   pharynz  
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tonsill/o   tonsil  
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sinus/o   sinus  
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par/o, part/o   bear, give birth to, labor, chilbirth  
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pelv/i, pelv/o   pelvic bone, pelvis  
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esophag/o   esophagus  
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prim/i   first  
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super/o   above  
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cyan/o   blue  
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uvul/o   uvula  
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tom/o   cut, section  
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lip/o   fat  
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fibul/o   fibula (lower leg bone)  
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phot/o   light  
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terat/o   malformations  
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pylor/o   pylorus, pyloric spincter  
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aden/o   glands  
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erythr/o   red  
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rhabd/o   rod-shaped, straited  
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dacry/o, lacrim/o   tear, tear duct  
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staphyl/o   grape-like clusters  
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irid/o, ir/o   iris  
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medi/o   middle  
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fibr/o   fibers  
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chlor/o   green  
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my/o   muscle  
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path/o   disease  
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cut/o   cell  
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epitheli/o   epithelium  
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onc/o   tumor, mass  
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chol/e   gall, bile  
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humer/o   humerus (upper arm bone)  
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cheil/o   lip  
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blephar/o   eyelid  
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dist/o   away (from the point of attachment of a body part)  
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bi/o   life  
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olig/o   scanty, few  
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retin/o   retina  
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aut/o   self  
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cholanhi/o   bile duct  
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iatr/o   physician, medicine (also means treatment)  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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pachy/o   thick  
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crani/o   cranium (skull)  
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opt/o   vision  
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cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o   skin  
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chrom/o   color  
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urin/o, ru/o   urine, urinary tract  
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necr/o   death (cells, body)  
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kary/o   nucleus  
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cephal/o   head (upward)  
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lei/o   smooth  
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xer/o   dry  
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glomerul/o   glomerulus  
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system/o   system  
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caner/o, carcin/o   CANCER  
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hepat/o   liver  
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ocul/o, opthalm/o   eye  
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eti/o   cause (of disease  
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gingiv/o   gum  
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dors/o   back  
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hist/o   tissue  
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cost/o   rib  
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caud/o   tail (downward)  
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trich/o   hair  
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ventr/o   belly (front)  
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cor/o, core/o, pupill/o   pupil  
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steat/o   fat  
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infer/o   below  
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sarc/o   flesh, connective tissue  
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anter/o   front  
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c;lavic/o, clavicul/o   clavicle (collarbone)  
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herni/o   protrusion of an organ througha membrane or cavity wall  
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neur/o   nerve  
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gravis   grave, or serious  
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appendic/o   appendix  
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conjunctiv/o   conjuntiva  
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balan/o   glans penis  
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lith/o   stone, calculus  
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choledoch/o   common bile duct  
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calc/i   calcium  
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kal/i   potassium  
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mon/o   one, single  
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phas/o   speech  
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dips/o   thirst  
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poli/o   grey matter  
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quadr/i   four  
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natr/o   sodium  
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fet/o,fet/i   fetus, unborn child  
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lact/o   mild  
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chori/o   chorion  
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cerebr/o   cerebrum, brain  
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encephal/o   brain  
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an/o   anus  
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cec/o   cecum  
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antr/o   antrum  
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col/o, colon/o   colon  
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isch/o   deficiency, blockage  
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thromb/o   clot  
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electr/o   electricity, electrical activity  
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therm/o   heat  
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amini/o, aminon/o   aminon, aminiotic fluid  
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embry/o   embryo, to be full  
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gravido/o   pregnancy  
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nat/o   birth  
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cerebell/o   cerebellum  
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dur/o   hard, dura matter  
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disl/o   intervertebral disk  
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burs/o   bursa (cavity)  
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lymphaden/o   lymph node  
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myel/o   bone marrow  
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proct/o, rect/o   rectum  
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jujun/o   jejenum  
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scapul/o   scapula (shoulder blade)  
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stern/o   sternum (breastbone)  
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arti/o   atrium  
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gastro   stomach  
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aponeur/o   aponeurosis  
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radi/o   radius (lower arm bone)  
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aort/o   aorta  
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enter/o   intestine  
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tibi/o   tibia (lower leg bone)  
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pub/o   pubis  
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lymph/o   lymph, lymph tissue  
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or/o, stomat/o   mouth  
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cardi/o   heart  
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ile/o   ileum  
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spondyl/o, vertebr/o   vertebra  
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sarc/o   sarrum  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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arthr/o   joint  
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arteri/o   artery  
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esophag/o   esophagus  
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rachi/o   spine, vertebral column  
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uln/o   ulna (lower arm bone)  
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tars/o   tarsals (ankle bones)  
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PHALANG/O   PHALANGES (finger or toe bones)  
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duoden/o   doudenum  
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angio/o   vessel  
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men/o   menstruation  
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perine/o   perineum  
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ooophor/o   ovart  
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mamm/o, mast/o   breast  
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salping/o   uterine (fallopian) tube  
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esthesi/o   sensation, sensitivity, feeling  
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patell/o   patella (kneecap)  
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thyroid/o, thyr/o   thyroid gland  
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neur/o   nerve  
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maxill/o   maxilla (upper jawbone)  
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parathyroid/o   parathyroid glands  
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meningi/o, mening/o   meninges  
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lumb/o   loin, lumbar region of the spine  
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cortic/o   cortex  
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gangli/o, ganglion/o   ganglion  
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ili/o   ilium  
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aden/o   gland  
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gli/o   glia, gluey substance  
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ischi/o   ischium  
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adren/o, adrenal/o   adrenal glands  
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myel/o   spinal cord, also means bone marrow  
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mandilbul/o   mandible (lower jawbone)  
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endocrin/o   endocrine  
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radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o   nerve root  
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myel/o   bone marrow  
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pituitar/o   pituitary gland  
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ment/o, psych/o   mind  
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pelv/i, pelv/o   pelvis, pelvic bone  
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acr/o   extremities, height  
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synovi/o   synovia, synovial membrane  
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menisc/o   meniscus (crescent)  
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anlyl/o   crooked, stiff, bent  
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ten/o, tend/o, tentin/o   tendon  
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kyph/o   hump  
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kinesi/o   movement, motion  
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lord/o   bent forward  
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lamin/o   lamina (thin flat plate or layer)  
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