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Definition
amni/o   amnion  
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cervic/o   neck, cervix  
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chori/o   chorion  
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colp/o   vagina  
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culd/o   cul-de-sac  
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dilat/o   to widen  
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embry/o   embryo  
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episi/o   vulva  
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estr/o   female  
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fet/o   fetus  
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gynec/o   female  
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hymen/o   hymen  
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hyster/o   uterus  
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lact/o   milk  
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mamm/o   breast  
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men/o   menses, menstruation  
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metr/o   uterus  
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nat/o   birth  
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o/o   ovum  
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oophor/o   ovary  
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ov/o   ovum  
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ov/i   ovum  
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ovari/o   ovary  
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pareun/o   sexual intercourse  
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perine/o   perineum  
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radic/o   root  
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salping/o   uterine tubes  
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uter/o   uterus  
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vagin/o   vagina  
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vulv/o   vulva  
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-arche   beginning  
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-gravida   pregnant woman  
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-para   to bear (offspring)  
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-partum   childbirth  
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-salpinx   uterine tube  
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-tocia   labor  
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ante-   before, in front of  
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contra-   against  
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primi-   first  
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abdomin/o   abdomen  
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bi/o   life  
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carcin/o   cancer  
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cyst/o   urinary bladder  
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esophag/o   esophagus  
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fibr/o   fibers  
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hemat/o   blood  
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lapar/o   abdomen  
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later/o   side  
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leuk/o   white  
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mast/o   breast  
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olig/o   scanty  
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or/o   mouth  
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pelv/o   pelvis  
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py/o   pus  
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rect/o   rectum  
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semin/i   semen  
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son/o   sound  
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tox/o   poison  
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vesic/o   urinary bladder  
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-al   pertaining to  
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-algia   pain  
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-an   pertaining to  
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-ar   pertaining to  
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-ary   pertaining to  
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-cele   protrusion  
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-centesis   puncture to withdraw fluid  
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-cyesis   pregnancy  
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-eal   pertaining to  
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-ectomy   surgical removal  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-gram   record  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-ia   condition  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-ine   pertaining to  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-logy   study of  
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-nic   pertaining to  
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-oid   resembling  
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-opsy   view of  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-otomy   cutting into  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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-pexy   surgical fixation  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-rrhagia   abnormal flow condition  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-rrhea   discharge  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-scope   instrument for viewing  
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-scopy   process of viewing  
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-tic   pertaining to  
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-uria   urine condition  
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a-   without  
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bi-   two  
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dys-   painful  
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endo-   inner, within  
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hyper-   excessive  
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in-   not  
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intra-   within  
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multi-   many  
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neo-   new  
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nulli-   none  
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peri-   around  
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post-   after  
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pre-   before  
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pseudo-   false  
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syn-   together  
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ultra-   beyond  
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endometrial   pertaining to the inner lining of the uterus  
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andr/o   male  
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balan/o   glans penis  
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crypt/o   hidden  
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epididym/o   epididymis  
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orch/o   testes  
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orchi/o   testes  
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orchid/o   testes  
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pen/o   penis  
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phall/o   penis  
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prostat/o   postate gland  
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semin/i   semen  
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spermat/o   sperm  
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testicul/o   testes  
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vas/o   vas deferens  
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vesicul/o   seminal vesicle  
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-cide   to kill  
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-plasia   formation of cells  
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-spermia   condition of sperm  
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genit/o   genital  
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hydr/o   water  
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immun/o   protection  
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ur/o   urine  
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urethr/o   urethra  
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varic/o   dilated vein  
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-gen   that which produces  
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-ile   pertaining to  
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-ism   state of  
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-ostomy   surgically create an opening  
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an-   without  
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anti-   against  
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epi-   above  
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hypo-   below  
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trans-   across  
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balanic   pertaining to the glans penis  
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phallic   pertaining to the penis  
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lactic   pertaining to milk  
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mammary   pertaining to a breast  
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uterine   pertaining to the uterus  
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acr/o   extremities  
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aden/o   gland  
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adren/o   adrenal glands  
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adrenal/o   adrenal glands  
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calc/o   calcium  
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crin/o   to secrete  
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gluc/o   glucose  
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glyc/o   sugar  
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gonad/o   sex glands  
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iod/o   iodine  
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kal/i   potassium  
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ket/o   ketones  
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mineral/o   minerals, electrolytes  
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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 gland  
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radi/o   ray  
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somat/o   body  
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thym/o   thymus  
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thyr/o   thyroid gland  
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thyroid/o   thyroid gland  
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toxic/o   poison  
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-dipsia   thirst  
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-emic   pertaining to a blood condition  
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-tropic   pertaining to stimulating  
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-tropin   to stimulate  
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chem/o   drug  
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cortic/o   outer layer  
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cyt/o   cell  
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glycos/o   sugar  
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hem/o   blood  
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lob/o   lobe  
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neur/o   nerve  
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ophthalm/o   eye  
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oste/o   bone  
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retin/o   retina  
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-edema   swelling  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-globin   protein  
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-megaly   enlarged  
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-meter   instrument to measure  
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-pathy   disease  
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-prandial   pertaining to a meal  
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-scopic   pertaining to visually examining  
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ex-   outward  
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pan-   all  
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poly-   many  
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alges/o   sense of pain  
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astr/o   star  
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centr/o   center  
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cerebell/o   cerebellum  
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cerebr/o   cerebrum  
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clon/o   rapid contracting and relaxing  
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concuss/o   to shake violently  
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dur/o   dura mater  
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encaphal/o   brain  
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gli/o   glue  
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medull/o   medulla oblongata  
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mening/o   meninges  
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meningi/o   meninges  
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ment/o   mind  
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myel/o   spinal cord  
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peripher/o   away from center  
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poli/o   gray matter  
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pont/o   pons  
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radicul/o   nerve root  
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thalam/o   thalamus  
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thec/o   sheath, meninges  
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tom/o   to cut  
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ton/o   tone  
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ventricul/o   ventricle  
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-paresis   weakness  
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-phasia   speech  
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-taxia   muscle coordination  
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arteri/o   artery  
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cephal/o   head  
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crani/o   skull  
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cutane/o   skin  
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electr/o   electricity  
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hal/o   to breathe  
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isch/o   to hold back  
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lumb/o   low back  
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my/o   muscle  
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scler/o   hard, sclera  
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topic/o   a specific area  
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vascul/o   blood vessel  
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ven/o   vein  
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vetebr/o   vertebra  
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-asthenia   weakness  
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-ical   pertaining to  
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-ion   action  
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-oma   tumor, mass  
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-ose   pertaining to  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-trophic   pertaining to development  
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de-   without  
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hemi-   half  
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mono-   one  
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para-   abnormal, two like parts of a pair  
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quadri-   four  
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semi-   partial  
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sub-   under  
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tri-   three  
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un-   not  
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cephalic   pertaining to the head  
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cerebrospinal   pertaining to the cerebrum and spine  
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cranial   pertaining to the skull  
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encephalic   pertaining to the brain  
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intracranial   pertaining to within the skull  
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intrathecal   pertaining to inside the meninges  
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medullary   pertaining to the medulla oblongata  
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myelonic   pertaining to the spinal cord  
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neural   pertaining to nerves  
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neuroglial   pertaining to glial cells  
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pontine   pertaining to the pions  
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subdural   pertaining to under the dura mater  
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thalamic   pertaining to the thalamus  
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ventricular   pertaining to the ventricles  
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vertebral   pertaining to the vertebrae  
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ambly/o   dull or dim  
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aque/o   water  
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blast/o   immature  
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blephar/o   eyelid  
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chromat/o   color  
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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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cycl/o   ciliary body  
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dacry/o   tears  
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dipl/o   double  
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emmetr/o   correct, proper  
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glauc/o   gray  
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ir/o   iris  
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irid/o   iris  
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kerat/o   cornea  
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lacrim/o   tears  
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macul/o   macula lutea  
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mi/o   lessening  
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mydr/i   widening  
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nyctal/o   night  
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ocul/o   eye  
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opt/o   eye, vision  
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optic/o   eye, vision  
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papill/o   optic disk  
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phac/o   lens  
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phot/o   light  
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presby/o   old age  
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pupill/o   pupil  
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stigmat/o   point  
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uve/o   vascular, choroid  
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vitre/o   glassy  
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-ician   specialist  
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-metrist   one who measures  
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-opia   vision condition  
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-opsia   vision conditions  
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-phobia   fear  
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-tropia   turned condition  
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aniso-   unequal  
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eso-   inward  
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exo-   outward  
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myo-   to shut  
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angi/o   vessel  
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cry/o   cold  
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esthesi/o   sensation, feeling  
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myc/o   fungus  
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pneum/o   air  
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xer/o   dry  
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-atic   pertaining to  
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-malacia   abnormal softening  
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-metry   process of measuring  
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-ptosis   drooping  
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extra-   outside of  
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micro-   small  
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extraocular   pertaining to being outside the eyeball  
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intraocular   pertaining to within the eye  
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iridal   pertaining to the iris  
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lacrimal   pertaining to tears  
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macular   pertaining to the macula lutea  
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ocular   pertaining to the eye  
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ophthalmic   pertaining to the eye  
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optic   pertaining to the eye or vision  
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optical   pertaining to the eye or vision  
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uveal   pertaining to the choroid layer of the eye  
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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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aur/o   ear  
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auricul/o   ear  
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cerumin/o   cerumen  
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cochle/o   cochlea  
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labyrinth/o   labyrinth (inner ear)  
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myring/o   tympanic membrane  
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ot/o   ear  
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salping/o   auditory tube (eustachian tube)  
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staped/o   stapes  
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tympan/o   tympanic membrane  
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vestibul/o   vestibule  
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-cusis   hearing  
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-otia   ear condition  
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laryng/o   larynx  
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rhin/o   nose  
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-emetic   pertaining to vomiting  
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-ory   pertaining to  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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macro-   large  
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acoustic   pertaining to hearing  
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auditory   pertaining to hearing  
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aural   pertaining to the ear  
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auricular   pertaining to the ear  
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binaural   pertaining to both ears  
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monaural   pertaining to one ear  
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otic   pertaining to the ear  
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tympanic   pertaining to the tympanic membrane  
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azot/o   nitrogenous waste  
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bacteri/o   bacteria  
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corpor/o   body  
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glomerul/o   urinary bladder  
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home/o   sameness  
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iatr/o   physician, medicine, treatment  
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idi/o   distinctive  
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keton/o   ketones  
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meat/o   meatus  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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noct/i   night  
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protein/o   protein  
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pyel/o   renal pelvis  
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ren/o   kidney  
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ureter/o   ureter  
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urin/o   urine  
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-lith   stone  
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-lysis   to destroy  
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lith/o   stone  
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necr/o   death  
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peritone/o   peritoneum  
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-ectasis   dilated  
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-genic   producing  
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-lithiasis   condition of stones  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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-tripsy   surgical crushing  
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retro-   backward  
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cystic   pertaining to the bladder  
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pyelitic   pertaining to the renal pelvis  
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renal   pertaining to the kidney  
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urinary   pertaining to urine  
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