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| a-, an- | without, not
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| aden/o | gland
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| adip/o | fat
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| adren/o | adrenal glands
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| -al | pertaining to
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| -algia | pain
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| angi/o | vessel (usually blood or lymph)
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| anter/o | front, anterior
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| ante- | before
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| anti- | against
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| -ar | pertaining to
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| arteri/o | artery
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| arthr/o | joint
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| -ary | pertaining to
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| blephar/o | eyelid
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| brady- | slow
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| bronch/o | bronchus
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| calc/o | calcium
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| carcin/o | cancer
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| cardi/o | heart
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| -cele | hernia, swelling
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| -centesis | surgical puncture
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| cephal/o | head
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| cerebr/o | cerebrum (brain)
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| cervic/o | neck, cervix uteri (neck of the uterus)
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| chol/e | bile, gall
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| cholecyst/o | gallbladder
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| chondr/o | cartilage
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| -cide | kill, destroy
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| col/o | colon
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| colp/o | vagina
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| cost/o | ribs
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| crani/o | cranium (skull)
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| cutane/o | skin
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| cyan/o | blue
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| cyst/o | bladder
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| -cyte/byto | cell
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| dacry/o | tear, lacrimal
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| dent/o | teeth
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| -derma | skin
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| derm/o | skin
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| dia- | through
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| dipl/o | double
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| -dipsia | thirst
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| -dynia | pain
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| dys- | bad, painful, difficult
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| -ectasis | dilation, expansion
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| -ectomy | excision, removal
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| -edema | swelling
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| electr/o | electric
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| -emesis | vomiting
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| -emia | blood
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| encephal/o | brain
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| enter/o | intestines (usually small)
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| epi- | above, upon
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| erythr/o | red
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| esophag/o | esophagus
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| eu- | good, normal
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| -gen | producing, forming
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| -genesis | producing, forming
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| gero- | aged
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| gingiv/o | gum
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| -gloss | tongue
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| gluc/o | sugar, glucose
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| glyc/o | sugar, glucose
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| -gram | record
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| -graphy | process of recording
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| -gravida | pregnant woman
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| gynec/o | woman, female
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| hemangi/o | blood vessel
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| hemat/o | blood
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| hemi- | half, partly
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| hem/o | blood
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| hepat/o | liver
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| hydr/o | water
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| hyper- | excessive
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| hypo- | under, below
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| hyster/ | uterus
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| -ia | condition
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| -iasis | abnormal condition
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| -ic | pertaining to
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| in- | not
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| inter- | between
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| intra- | within
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| irid/o | iris
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| -ism | condition
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| iso- | equal
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| -itis | inflammation
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| kerat/o | cornea
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| laryng/o | larynx (voice box)
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| leuk/o | white
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| lip/o | fat
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| lith/o | stone, calculus
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| -logist | specialist in the study of
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| -logy | study of
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| lumb/o | lower back
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| lymph/o | lymph
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| -lysis | separation, destruction, loosening
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| lyso- | dissolving
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| macro- | large
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| mamm/o | breast
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| mast/o | breast
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| maxilla/o | jaw
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| megal/o | enlargement
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| melan/o | black
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| meningi/o | meninges
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| -meter | measure, instrument for measuring
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| metr/o | uterus
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| micro- | small
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| muc/o | mucus
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| myc/o | fungus
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| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow
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| my/o | muscle
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| myring/o | tympanic membrane (eardrum)
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| nas/o | nose
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| necr/o | death
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| neo- | new
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| nephr/o | kidney
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| neur/o | nerve
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| noct/o | night
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| odont/o | teeth
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| -ole | small
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| -oma | tumor
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| onych/o | nail
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| oophor/o | ovary
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| ophthalm/o | eye
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| -opia | vision
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| orchid/o | testis
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| or/o | mouth
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| orth/o | straight
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| -osis | abnormal condition
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| ot/o | ear
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| -ous | pertaining to
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| para- | near, beside, around
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| patell/o | knee cap
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| -pathy | disease
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| pedia | child
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| pedo | foot
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| pelv/o | pelvis
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| -penia | decrease
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| -pepsia | digestion
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| peri- | around
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| -phagia | swallow, eating
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| phalang/o | phalanges (finger and toe)
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| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat)
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| -phasia | speech
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| phleb/o | vein
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| -phobia | fear
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| -plasia | formation, growth
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| -plasm | formation, growth
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| plasty | surgical repair
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| -plegia | paralysis
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| pleur/o | pleura
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| -pnea | breathing
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| pneum/o | lung air
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| poly- | many, much
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| post- | after, behind
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| poster/o | back (of body), behind, posterior
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| pre- | before
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| proct/o | anus, rectum
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| -ptosis | prolapse, falling, dropping
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| pyel/o | renal pelvis
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| py/o | pus
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| quadri- | four
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| radi/o | x-rays, radiation
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| rect/o | rectum
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| ren/o | kidney
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| retin/o | retina
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| rhin/o | nose
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| roentgen/o | x-rays
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| -rrhage | bursting forth (of)
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| -rrhaphy | suture
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| -rrhea | flow, discharge
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| sacr/o | sacrum
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| sclera/o | hardening, sclera (white of the eye)
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| -scope | instrument to view
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| -scopy | visual examination
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| spermat/o | sperm
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| spin/o | spine
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| spondyl/o | vertebra (backbone)
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| -stasis | at a stand still
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| -stenosis | stricture, narrow
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| stomat/o | mouth
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| -stomy | forming a new opening or mouth
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| sub- | under, below
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| supra- | above
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| tachy- | rapid
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| -therapy | treatment
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| therm/o | heat
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| thorac/o | chest
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| thromb/o | blood clot
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| thyr/o | thyroid gland
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| -tome | instrument to cut
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| -tomy | incision, cut into
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| tox/o | poison
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| trache/o | trachea (windpipe)
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| tri- | three
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| trich/o | hair
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| -tripsy | crushing
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| tympan/o | tympanic membrane (eardrum)
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| -ule | small
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| -uria | urine, urination
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| uter/o | uterus
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| vagin/o | vagina
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| vascul/o | blood vessel
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| ven/o | vein
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| ventricul/o | ventricle
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| vesic/o | bladder
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| vertebr/o | vertebra (backbone)
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| vulvo | vulva
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| xanth/o | yellow
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| xer/o | dry
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