Medical Terminology
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| -emia | blood condition
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -algia | pain
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| -dynia | pain
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| -genesis | origin or production
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| -lysis | breaking down or dissolution
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| -oid | resembling
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| -penia | abnormal reduction
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| -rrhea | discharge
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| -spasm | involuntary contraction
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| -cele | pouching or hernia
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| -ectasis | expansion or dilation
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| -iasis | formation or presence of
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| -malacia | softening
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| -oma | tumor
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| -osis | condition or increase
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| -phil, -philia | attraction for
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| -ptosis | falling or downward displacement
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| -rrhage, -rrhagia | to burst forth (usually blood)
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| -centesis | puncture or aspiration
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| -desis | binding
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| -ectomy | excision or removal
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| -pexy | suspension or fixation
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| -plasty | surgical repair or reconstruction
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| -rrhaphy | suture
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| -stomy | creation of an opening
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| -tomy | incision
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| -tripsy | crushing
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| -e | noun marker (makes the root a noun)
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| -ia, -ism | condition of
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| -ium | structure or tissue
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| -ation, -y | condition or process of
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| -ac | pertaining to
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| -al | pertaining to
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| -ar | pertaining to
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| -ary | pertaining to
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| -ary | pertaining to
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| -eal | pertaining to
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| -ic | pertaining to
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| -ous | pertaining to
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| -tic | pertaining to
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| -icle | small
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| -ole | small
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| -ula | small
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| -ule | small
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| -gram | record
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| -graph | instrument for recording
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| -graphy | process of recording
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| -iatrics, iatry | treatment
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| -ist | one who specializes in
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| -logist | one who specializes in the study or treatment of
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| -logy | study of
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| -meter | instrument for measuring
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| -metry | process of measuring
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| -poiesis | formation
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| -scope | instrument for examination
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| -scopy | examination
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| -stasis | stop or stand
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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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| 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, dermat/o, cutane/o | skin
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| vas/o, vascul/o | vessel
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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, glucos/o, glyc/o | sugar
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| hem/o, 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, 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 | voice or sound
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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, 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, toxic/o | poison
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| troph/o | nourishment or development
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| ur/o, urin/o | urine
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| ante-, pre-, pro- | before
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| brady- | slow
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| tachy- | fast
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| post- | after or behind
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| re- | again or back
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| con-, syn-, sym- | together or with
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| dys- | painful, difficult, or faulty
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| neo- | new
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| a-, an- | without
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| anti-, contra- | against or opposed to
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| de- | from, down or not
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| ab- | away from
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| ad- | to, toward, or near
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| circum-, peri- | around
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| dia-, trans- | across or through
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| e-, ec-, ex- | out or away
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| ecto- exo-, extra- | outside
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| en-, endo-, intra- | within
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| epi- | upon
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| inter- | between
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| meso- | middle
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| meta- | beyond, after, or change
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| para- | alongside of or abnormal
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| retro- | backward or behind
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| sub-, infra- | below or under
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| bi- | two or both
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| hemi-, semi- | half
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| hyper- | above or excessive
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| hypo- | below or deficient
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| macro- | large or long
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| micro- | small
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| mono-, uni- | one
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| oligo | few or deficient
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| pan- | all
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| poly-, multi- | many
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| quadr- | four
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| super-, supra- | above or excessive
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| tri- | three
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| ultra- | beyond or excessive
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| acous/o | hearing
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| crin/o | to secrete
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| -blast | germ or bud (immature cell)
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| blast/o | germ or bud (immature cell)
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| cervic/o | neck or cervix
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| chrom/o, chromat/o | color
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| chyl/o | juice
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| colp/o | vagina
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| cyst/o | bladder or sac
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| cyt/o | cell
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| dips/o | thirst
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| dis- | seperate from or apart
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| encephal/o | brain
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| enter/o | small intestine
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| -emesis | vomiting
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| esthesi/o | sensation
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| eu- | good or normal
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| gloss/o | tongue
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| gynec/o | woman
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| hetero- | different
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| homo- | same
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| hypn/o | sleep
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| hyster/o | uterus
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| immun/o | safe
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| kinesi/o | movement
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| -lepsy | seizure
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| lingu/o | tongue
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| lymph/o | clear fluid
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| mamm/o, mast/o | breast
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| morph/o | form
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| my/o, myos/o | muscle
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| myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord
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| necr/o | death
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| nat/i | birth
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| neur/o | nerve
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| ocul/o, ophthalm/o | eye
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| oophor/o | ovary
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| orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o | testis
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| ot/o | ear
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| pachy- | thick
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| patell/o | knee cap
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| pector/o | chest
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| phag/o | eat or swallow
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| phleb/o | vein
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| phren/o | diaphragm (also mind)
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| plas/o | formation
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| -plegia | paralysis
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| pneum/o, pneumon/o | air or lung
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| proct/o | anus and rectum
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| py/o | pus
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| scler/o | hard
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| pulmon/o | lung
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| somn/i, somn/o | sleep
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| sperm/o, spermat/o | sperm (seed)
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| sphygm/o | pulse
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| splen/o | spleen
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| thromb/o | clot
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| tox/o, toxic/o | poison
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| top/o | place
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| thym/o | thymus gland
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| thorac/o, steth/o | chest
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| tympan/o | eardrum
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| varic/o | swollen or twisted vein
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| ven/o | vein
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| xanth/o, lute/o | yellow
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| vesic/o, vesicul/o | bladder or sac
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| xer/o | dry
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| ather/o | fatty paste
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| andr/o | male
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| seb/o | oil
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| ger/o, geronto/o, presby/o | old age
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| glott/o, meat/o | opening
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| chondr/o | cartilage
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| scoli/o | twisted
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| cost/o | rib
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| dipl/o | double
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| electr/o | electricity
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| onc/o | tumor
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| cyes/i, gravid/o | pregnancy
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| dors/o | back
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| dacry/o | tear
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| iso- | equal or same
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| ambi- | both or around
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| coron/o | circle or crown
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| -desis | binding
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| -edema | swelling
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| -phobia | fear
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| -pathy | disease
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