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Aneurysm   widen blood vessel  
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Arther/o   artery  
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Cardi/o   heart  
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Arther/o   fatty plague  
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Phleb/o   vein  
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Ven/o   vein  
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Thromb/o   blood clot  
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Vas/o   vessel/ duct  
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Vascul/o   vessel  
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Cadia   heart condition  
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Gram   recording  
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Graph   instrument of recording  
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Graphy   process of recording  
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Stenosis   narrowing  
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Brady   sllow  
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Endo   in or within  
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Epi   above or upon  
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Peri   around  
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Embol/o   embolus  
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Erthtr/o   red  
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Hem/o   blood  
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Hemat/0   blood  
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Leuk/o   white  
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Myel/o   bone marrow, spinal cord  
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Anden/o   gland  
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Immune/o   immunity, immune, safe  
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Lymph/o   lymph  
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Lymphaden/o   lymph gland  
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Spleen/o   spleen  
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Thym/o   thymus gland  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-phage   swallowing, eating  
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-phylaxis   protection  
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-poiesis   formation, production  
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-stasis   standing still  
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Macro   large  
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Micro   small  
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Mono   one  
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dent/o   teeth  
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odont/o   teeth  
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gingiv/o   gum  
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gloss/0   tongue  
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lingu/o   tongue  
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or/o   mouth  
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stomat/o   mouth  
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ptyal/o   saliva  
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sial/o   saliva, saliva gland  
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esophag/o   esophagus  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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pharyng/o   pharynx (throat)  
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pylor/o   pylorus (sphincter in lower portion of stomach that opens to duodenum)  
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duoden/o   duodenum (first of small intestines)  
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enter/o   intestines (usually small intestines)  
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jejun/o   jeunum (second part of small intestines)  
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ile/o   ileum (third part of small intestines)  
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an/o   anus  
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append/o   appendix  
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appendic/o   appendix  
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col/o   colon  
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colon/o   colon  
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proct/o   anus, rectum  
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rect/o   rectum  
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sigmoid/o   sigmoid colon  
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cholangi/o   bile vessel  
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chol/e   bile, gall  
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cholecyst/o   gallbladder  
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choledoch/o   bile duct  
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hepat/o   liver  
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pancreat/o   pancreas  
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-algia   pain  
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-dynia   pain  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-iasis   abnormal condition (produced by something specific)  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-orexia   appetite  
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-osis   abnormal condition (blood cells)  
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-pepsia   digestion  
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-phagia   swallowing, eating  
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-prandial   meal  
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-rrhea   discharge, flow  
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endo-   in ,within  
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hypo-   under, below, deficient  
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cirrh   yellow  
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dys-   bad; painful; difficult  
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-y   condition; process  
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-eal   pertaining to  
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-oid   resembling  
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lith/o   stone, calculus  
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-tripsy   cruching  
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extra-   outside  
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corpor   body  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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polyp   small growth  
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cyst/o   bladder  
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vesic/o   bladder  
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glomerul/o   glomerulus  
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meat/o   opening, meatus  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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ren/o   kidney  
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pyel/o   renal pelvis  
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ur/o   urine, urinary tract  
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urin/o   urine, urinary tract  
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ureter/o   ureter  
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urethr/o   urethra  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-pexy   fixation (of an organ)  
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-lysis   separation; destruction; loosening  
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-ptosis   prolapse, downward displacement  
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poly-   many, much  
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supra-   above; excessive; superior  
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amni/o   amnion (amniotic sac)  
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cervic/o   neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)  
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colp/o   vagina  
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vagin/o   vagina  
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galact/o   milk  
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lact/o   milk  
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gynec/o   woman, female  
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hyster/o   uterus (womb)  
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uter/o   uterus (womb)  
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mamm/o   breast  
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mast/o   breast  
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men/o   menses, menstruation  
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metr/o   uterus (womb); measure  
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nat/o   birth  
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oophor/o   ovary  
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overi/o   overy  
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perine/o   perineum  
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salping/o   tube (usually fallopian)  
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vulv/o   vulva  
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episi/o   vulva  
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andr/o   male  
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balan/o   glans penis  
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gonad/o   gonads, sex glands  
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olig/o   scanty  
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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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test/o   testis (plural testes)  
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prostat/o   prostate gland  
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spermat/o   spermatozoa, sperm cells  
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sperm/i*   sperm cells  
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sperm/o   sperm cells  
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varic/o   dilated vein  
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vas/o   vessel; vas deferens; duct  
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vesicul/o   seminal vesicle  
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-arche   beginning  
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-cyesis   pregnancy  
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-gravida   pregnant women  
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-para   to bear (offspring)  
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-salpinx   tube (usually fallopian)  
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-tocia   childbirth, labor  
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adrenal/o   adrenal glands  
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adren/o   adrenal glands  
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calc/o   calcium  
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gluc/o   sugar, sweetness  
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glyc/o   sugar, sweetness  
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parathyroid/o   parathyroid glands  
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pituitar/o   pituitary gland  
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toxic/o   poison  
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-crine   to secrete  
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-ism   condition  
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-toxic   poison  
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cerebr/o   cerebrum  
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encephal/o   brain  
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gli/o   glue; neuroglial tissue  
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mening/o   meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord)  
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meningi/o   meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord)  
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myel/o   bone marrow; spinal cord  
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neur/o   nerve  
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-lepsy   seizure  
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-phasia   speech  
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hemi-   one half  
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quadri-   four  
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fasci/o   band, fascia  
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fibr/o   fiber, fibrous tissue  
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leiomy/o   smooth muscle (visceral)  
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lumb/o   loins (lower back)  
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muscul/o   muscle  
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my/o   muscle  
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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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carp/o   carpus (wrist bone)  
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cost/o   ribs  
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crani/o   cranium (skull)  
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humer/o   humerus (upper arm bone)  
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metacarp/o   metacarpus (hand bones)  
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phalang/o   phalanges (bones of fingers and toes)  
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spondyl/o   vertebra (backbone)  
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vertebr/o   vertebra (backbone)  
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stern/o   sternum (breastbone)  
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calcane/o   calcaneum (heel bone)  
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femor/o   femur (thigh bone)  
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fibul/o   fibula (smaller, outer bone of lower leg)  
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patell/o   patella (kneecap)  
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pelv/i   pelvis  
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pelv/o   pelvis  
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radi/o   radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone, thumb side)  
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tibi/o   tibia (larger bone of lower leg)  
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ankyl/o   stiffness; bent, crooked  
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lamin/o   lamina (part of vertebral arch)  
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-clasia   to break; surgical fracture  
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-clast   to break  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-sarcoma   malignant tumor of connective tissue  
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choroid/o   choroid  
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conjunctiv/o   conjunctiva  
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corne/o   cornea  
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cor/o   pupil  
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core/o   pupil  
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pupill/o   pupil  
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dacry/o   tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)  
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dipl/o   double  
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irid/o   iris  
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kerat/o   horny tissue; hard; cornea  
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ocul/o   eye  
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ophthalm/o   eye  
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opt/o   eye, vision  
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retin/o   retina  
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acous/o   hearing  
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audi/o   hearing  
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audit/o   hearing  
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myring/o   tympanic membrane (eardrum)  
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tympan/o   tympanic membrane (eardrum)  
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ot/o   ear  
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-acusis   hearing  
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-cusis   hearing  
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-opia   vision  
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-opsia   vision  
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-ptosis   prolapse, downward displacement  
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exo-   outside, outward  
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