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Rood words, prefixes, suffices, and commonly used symbols

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cardio   heart  
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angio, vaso   vessel  
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hem, hema, hemato   blood  
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vena, phlebo   vein  
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arteria   artery  
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lympho   lymph  
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thrombo   clot  
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embolus   moving clot  
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bucca   cheek  
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os, stomato   mouth  
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gingiva   gum  
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glossa   tongue  
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pharyngo   pharynx  
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esophago   esophagus  
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gastro   stomach  
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hepato   liver  
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cholecyst   gallbladder  
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pancreas   pancreas  
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esntero   intestines  
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doudeno   duodenum  
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jejuno   jejunum  
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ileo   illeum  
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caeco   cecum  
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appendeco   appendix  
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colo   colon  
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recto   rectum  
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ano, procto   anus  
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skeleto   skeleton  
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naso, rhino   nose  
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tonsillo   tonsil  
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laryngo   larynx  
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tracheo   trachea  
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bronchus, broncho   bronchus  
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pulmo, pneuma pneum   lung  
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neuro   nerve  
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cerebrum   brain  
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oculo, ophthalmo   eye  
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oto   ear  
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psycho, psycho   mind  
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urethro   urethra  
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cysto   bladder  
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uretreo   ureter  
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reni, reno, nephro   kidney  
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pyelo   pelvis of kidney  
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uro   urine  
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vulvo   vuvla  
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perinoeo   perineum  
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labio   labium  
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vagiino, culpo   vagina  
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cervico   cervix  
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utero   womb, uterus  
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tubo, salpingo   fallopian tubes  
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ovario, oophoro   ovary  
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orchido   testes  
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crani, cephalo   head  
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cervico, tracheo   nech  
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thoraco   chest  
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abdomino   abdomen  
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dorsum   back  
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cutis, dermato   skin  
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lip   fat  
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musculo, myo   muscle  
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osteo   bone  
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myelo   marrow  
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chondro   cartilage  
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cyto   cell  
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genetic   formation, origin  
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gram   tracing or mark  
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graph   writing, description  
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kinesis   motion  
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laparo   flank, through the abdominal wall  
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co   together  
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contra   against  
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costo   ribs  
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cysto   bladder  
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cyto   cell  
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demi   half  
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derma   skin  
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dis   from  
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dorso   back  
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dys   abnormal  
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electro   electric  
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en   into, in within  
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encephal   brain  
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entero   pertaining to the intestine  
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equi   equal  
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eryth   red  
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ex   out, out of away from  
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extra   outside of, in addition to  
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ferro   iron  
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fibro   fiber  
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fore   before, in front of  
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gastro   stomach  
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glasso   tongue  
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glyco   sugar  
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hemi   half  
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hemo   blood  
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hep, hepato   liver  
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histo   tissue  
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homo   same  
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hydro   water  
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hygro   moisture  
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hyper   too much, high  
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hypo   under, decreased  
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hyster   uterus  
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ileo   ileum  
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in   in, within, into  
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inter   between  
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intra   within  
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intro   in, within  
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juxta   near, close to  
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lapar   abdomen  
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laryngo   larynx  
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latero   side  
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leuk   white  
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macro   large, big  
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mal   bad, poor  
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mast   breast  
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medio   middle  
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mega, megalo   large, greaet  
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meno   menses  
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myo   muscle  
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neo   new  
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mephro   kidney  
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neuro   nerve  
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nitro   nitrogen  
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noct   night  
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non   not  
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ab   against in  
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oculo   eye  
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odonto   tooth  
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opthalo   eyes  
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ortho   staight  
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os   mouth, bone  
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osteo   bone  
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oto   ear  
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pan   all  
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para   beside  
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path   disease  
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ped   child, foot  
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per   by, through  
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peri   around  
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pharyngo   pharnyx  
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phlebo   vein  
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photo   light  
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phren   diaphragm, mind  
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pneumo   air, lungs  
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pd   foot  
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poly   many, much  
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post   after  
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pre   before  
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proct   rectum  
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pseudo   false  
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psych   mind  
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pyel   pelvis of the kdiney  
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pyo   pus  
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pyro   fever, heat  
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quadri   four  
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radio   radiation  
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re   back, again  
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reno   kidney  
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rhin   nose  
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retro   backward  
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sacro   sacrum  
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salpingo   fallopian tube  
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sacro   flesh  
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semi   half  
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sex   six  
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skeleto   skeleton  
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steno   narrowing constriction  
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sub   under  
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super   above  
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supra   above  
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syn   together  
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tachy   fast  
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thyro   thyroid gland  
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trache   trachea  
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trans   across, over  
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tri   thre  
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ultra   beyond  
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um   not, back, reversal  
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uni   one  
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uretero   ureter  
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urethro   urethra  
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uro   urine  
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able   able to  
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algia   pain  
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cele   tumore, swelling  
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centesis   surgical removal of fluid  
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cide   killing  
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estasia   dilating  
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ectomy   excision  
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emia   blood  
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esis   action  
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form   shaped like  
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genesis, genetic   formation, origin  
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gram   tracin mark  
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graph   writing  
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