Medical Terminology Combining Forms #34052
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| abdomin/o | abdomen
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| lapar/o | abdomen
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| acr/o | extremity or topmost
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| aden/o | gland
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| aer/o | air or gas
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| angi/o | vessel
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| vas/o | vessel
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| vascul/o | vessel
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| carcin/o | cancer
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| cardi/o | heart
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| cephal/o | head
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| cyan/o | blue
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| cyt/o | cell
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| derm/o | skin
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| dermat/o | skin
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| cutane/o | skin
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| dextr/o | right or on the right side
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| erythr/o | red
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| fibr/o | fiber
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| gen/o | origin or production
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| gluc/o | sugar
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| glyc/o | sugar
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| glucos/o | sugar
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| hem/o | blood
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| hemat/o | blood
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| hepat/o | liver
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| hydr/o | water
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| leuk/o | white
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| lip/o | fat
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| lith/o | stone
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| melan/o | black
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| morph/o | form
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| nas/o | nose
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| rhin/o | nose
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| necr/o | death
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| or/o | mouth
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| orth/o | straight, normal or correct
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| oste/o | bone
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| path/o | disease
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| ped/o | child or foot
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| phob/o | exaggerated fear or sensitivity
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| phon/o | sound or voice
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| plas/o | formation
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| pod/o | foot
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| psych/o | mind
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| py/o | pus
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| ren/o | kidney
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| nephr/o | kidney
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| scler/o | hard
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| sinistr/o | left or on the left side
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| son/o | sound
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| sten/o | narrow
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| therm/o | heat
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| tox/o | poison
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| toxic/o | poison
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| troph/o | nourishment or developement
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| ur/o | urine
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| urin/o | urine
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| adip/o | fat
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| steat/o | fat
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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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| ichthy/o | fish
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| kerat/o | hard
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| myc/o | fungus
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| onych/o | nail
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| seb/o | sebum(oil)
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| purpur/o | purple
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| squam/o | scale
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| trich/o | hair
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| xanth/o | yellow
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| xer/o | dry
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| ankyl/o | crooked or stiff
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| arthr/o | joint (articulation)
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| articul/o | joint (articulation)
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| brachi/o | arm
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| cervic/o | neck
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| chondr/o | cartilage (gristle)
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| cost/o | rib
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| crani/o | skull
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| dactyl/o | digit (finger or toe)
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| fasci/o | fascia (a band)
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| femor/o | femur
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| kyph/o | humpback
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| lei/o | smooth
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| lord/o | bent
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| lumb/o | loin (lower back)
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| myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord
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| my/o | muscle
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| myos/o | muscle
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| muscul/o | muscle
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| oste/o | bone
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| patell/o | knee cap
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| pelv/i | hip bone or pelvic cavity
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| pelv/o | hip bone or pelvic cavity
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| radi/o | radius
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| rhabd/o | rod shaped or striated (skeletal)
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| aort/o | aorta
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| arteri/o | artery
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| ather/o | fatty paste
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| atri/o | atrium
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| coron/o | circle or crown
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| pector/o | chest
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| steth/o | chest
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| sphygm/o | pulse
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| thromb/o | clot
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| ven/o | vein
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| phleb/o | vein
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| veric/o | swollen, twisted vein
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| ventricul/o | ventricle (belly or pouch)
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| blast/o | germ or bud
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| chrom/o | color
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| chromat/o | color
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| chyl/o | juice
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| immun/o | safe
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| lymph/o | clear fluid
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| phag/o | eat or swallow
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| reticul/o | a net
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| thym/o | thymus gland
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| splen/o | spleen
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| alveol/o | alveolus (air sac)
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| bronch/o | bronchus (air way)
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| bronchi/o | bronchus (air way)
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| bronchiol/o | bronchiole (little airway)
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| capn/o | carbon dioxide
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| carb/o | carbon dioxide
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| laryng/o | larynx (voice box)
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| lob/o | lobe (a portion)
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| ox/o | oxygen
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| palat/o | palate
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| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat)
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| phren/o | diaphragm (also mind)
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| pleur/o | pleura
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| pneum/o | air or lung
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| pneumon/o | air or lung
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| pulmon/o | lung
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| sinus/o | sinus (cavity)
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| spir/o | breathing
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| tonsill/o | tonsil (almond)
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| trache/o | trachea (windpipe)
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| uvul/o | uvula
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| cerebell/o | cerebellum (little brain)
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| cerebr/o | cerebrum (largest part of brain)
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| encephal/o | entire brain
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| esthesi/o | sensation
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| gangli/o | ganglion (knot)
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| gli/o | glue
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| gnos/o | knowing
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| hypn/o | sleep
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| somn/i | sleep
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| somn/o | sleep
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| kinesi/o | movement
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| lex/o | word or phrase
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| mening/o | meninges (membranes)
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| meningi/o | meninges (membrane)
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| narc/o | stupor, sleep
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| neur/o | nerve
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| phas/o | speech
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| phor/o | carry or bear
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| schiz/o | split
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| somat/o | body
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| spin/o | spine (thorn)
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| stere/o | 3 dimensional or solid
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| tax/o | order or coordination
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| thalam/o | thalamus (a room)
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| top/o | place
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| adren/o | adrenal gland
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| adrenal/o | adrenal gland
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| andr/o | male
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| crin/o | to secrete
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| dips/o | thirst
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| hormon/o | hormone (an urging on)
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| ket/o | ketone bodies
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| keton/o | ketone bodies
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| pancreat/o | pancreas
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| thyr/o | thyroid gland (shield)
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| thyroid/o | thyroid gland (shield)
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| aque/o | water
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| blephar/o | eyelid
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| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva (to join together)
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| corne/o | cornea
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| cycl/o | ciliary body (circle)
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| ir/o | iris (colored circle)
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| irid/o | iris (colored circle)
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| lacrim/o | tear
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| dacry/o | tear
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| ocul/o | eye
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| phac/o | lens (lentil)
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| phak/o | lens (lentil)
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| phot/o | light
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| presby/o | old age
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| retin/o | retina
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| vitre/o | glassy
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| acous/o | hearing
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| audi/o | hearing
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| aer/o | air or gas
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| aur/i | ear
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| ot/o | ear
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| cerumin/o | wax
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| salping/o | eustachian tube or uterine tube
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| tympan/o | eardrum
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| myring/o | eardrum
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| meat/o | opening
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| celi/o | abdomen
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| an/o | anus
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| appendic/o | appendix
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| bil/i | bile
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| chol/e | bile
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| bucc/o | cheek
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| cheil/o | lip
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| col/o | colon
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| colon/o | colon
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| cyst/o | bladder or sac
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| doch/o | duct
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| duoden/o | duodenum
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| enter/o | small intestine
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| gingiv/o | gum
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| gloss/o | tongue
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| lingu/o | tongue
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| hepatic/o | liver
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| herni/o | hernia
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| ile/o | ileum
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| inguin/o | groin
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| jejun/o | jejunum (empty)
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| stomat/o | mouth
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| pancreat/o | pancreas
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| peritone/o | peritoneum
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| proct/o | anus and rectum
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| pylor/o | pylorus (gatekeeper)
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| rect/o | rectum
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| sial/o | saliva
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| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon (resembles s)
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