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Abdomin/o
Abdomen
Abort/o
Miscarry
Abrasion/o
To rub away
Acid/o
A solution or substance with a pH less than 7
Acr/o
Extremity
Actin/o
Radiation
Aden/o
Gland
Adren/o
Adrenal gland
Albin/o
White
Albumin/o
Albumin (a protein)
Alveol/o
Air sac, alveolus
Amni/o
Amnion
An/o
Anus
Andr/o
Male
Angi/o
Blood vessel
Ankyl/o
Crooked
Anter/o
Front
Aort/o
Aorta
Append/o
Appendix
Appendic/o
Appendix
Arter/o
Artery
Arteri/o
Artery
Arthr/o
Joint
Articul/o
Joint
Asthen/o
Weakness
Atel/o
Incomplete
Ather/o
Fatty plaque
Atri/o
Atrium
Audi/o
Hearing
Aut/o
Self
Azot/o
Urea, nitrogen
Bacteri/o
Bacteria
Balan/o
Glans penis
Bi/o
Life
Bil/i
Bile
Blast/o
Germ, bud, developing cell
Blephar/o
Eyelid
Botul/o
Sausage
Brachi/o
Arm
Bronch/i
Airway, bronchus
Bronch/o
Airway, bronchus
Burs/o
Purse or sac, bursa
Calc/i
Calcium
Calc/o
Calcium
Carcin/o
Cancer
Cardi/o
Heart
Carp/o
Wrist
Caud/o
Tail
Cec/o
Blind intestine, cecum
Cellul/o
Little cell
Cephal/o
Head
Cerebell/o
Little brain, cerebellum
Cerebr/o
Brain, cerebrum
Cervic/o
Neck, cervix
Cheil/o
Lip
Chol/e
Bile, gall
Cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
Choledoch/o
Common bile duct
Chondr/i
Gristle, cartilage
Chondr/o
Gristle, cartilage
Chori/o
Membrane, chorion
Chron/o
Time
Chym/o
Juice
Cirrh/o
Orange
Coccidioid/o
Coccidioides immitis (a fungus)
Col/o
Colon
Colon/o
Colon
Colp/o
Vagina
Coni/o
Dust
Condyl/o
Knuckle of a joint
Conjunctiv/o
To bind together, conjunctiva
Cor/o
Pupil
Coron/o
Crown or circle, heart
Cost/o
Rib
Cran/o
Skull, cranium
Crani/o
Skull, cranium
Crin/o
To secrete
Crypt/o
Hidden
Cutane/o
Skin
Cyan/o
Blue
Cyes/o
Pregnancy
Cyesi/o
Pregnancy
Cyst/o
Bladder, sac
Cyt/o
Cell
Dacry/o
Tear
Dent/o
Teeth
Derm/o
Skin
Dermat/o
Skin
Dilat/o
To widen
Dips/o
Thirst
Dist/o
Distant
Diverticul/o
Diverticulum
Dors/o
Back
Duoden/o
Twelve, duodenum
Dur/o
Hard
Ech/o
Sound
Electr/o
Electricity
Embol/o
Plug
Embry/o
Embryo
Encephal/o
Brain
Enter/o
Small intestine
Epididym/o
Epididymis
Episi/o
Vulva
Erythr/o
Red
Esophag/e
Gullet, esophagus
Esophag/o
Gullet, esophagus
Esthesi/o
Sensation
Extern/o
Exterior
Fasci/o
Fascia
Fec/o
Feces
Femor/o
Thigh, femur
Fet/o
Fetus
Fibr/o
Fiber
Fibul/o
Fibula
Flux/o
Flow
Follicul/o
Little follicle
Fung/o
Fungus
Gangli/o
Swelling, knot
Ganglion/o
Swelling, knot
Gastr/o
Stomach
Gingiv/o
Gums
Gli/o
Glue
Globin/o
Protein
Glomerul/o
Little ball, glomerulus
Gloss/o
Tongue
Glott/o
Opening into the windpipe
Gluc/o
Sweet, sugar
Glute/o
Buttock
Glyc/o
Sweet, sugar
Glycos/o
Sweet, sugar
Gnos/o
Knowledge
Gonad/o
Sex gland
Gravid/o
Pregnancy
Gravidar/o
Pregnancy
Gyn/o
Woman
Gynec/o
Woman
Halit/o
Breath
Hem/o
Blood
Hemat/o
Blood
Hepat/o
Liver
Hidr/o
Sweat
Hirsut/o
Hairy
Hom/o
Same
Home/o
Sameness, unchanging
Hormon/o
To set in motion
Hydr/o
Water
Hyster/o
Uterus
Iatr/o
Physician
Idi/o
Individual
Ile/o
To roll, ileum
Ili/o
Flank, hip, groin, ilium of the pelvis
Immun/o
Exempt, immunity
Infer/o
Below
Inguin/o
Groin
Ir/o
Iris
Isch/o
Hold back
Ischi/o
Haunch, hip joint, ischium
Jejun/o
Empty, jejunum
Kerat/o
Hard, cornea
Ket/o
Ketone
Keton/o
Ketone
Kinesi/o
Motion
Kyph/o
Hump
Labyrinth/o
Maze, inner ear
Lact/o
Milk
Lamin/o
Thin, lamina
Lapar/o
Abdomen
Laryng/o
Voice box, larynx
Later/o
Side
Lei/o
Smooth
Leuk/o
White
Lingu/o
Tongue
Lip/o
Fat
Lith/o
Stone
Lob/o
A rounded part, lobe
Lord/o
Bent forward
Lumb/o
Loin, lower back
Lymph/o
Clear water or fluid
Mamm/o
Breast
Man/o
Thin, scanty
Mast/o
Breast
Mastoid/o
Resembling a breast
Maxim/o
Biggest, highest
Meat/o
Opening, passage
Med/o
Middle
Medi/o
Middle
Melan/o
Black
Men/o
Month, menstruation
Mening/i
Membrane
Mening/o
Membrane
Menisc/o
Meniscus
Menstru/o
Month, menstruation
Ment/o
Mind
Metr/i
Uterus
Metr/o
Uterus
Muc/o
Mucus
Muscul/o
Muscle
My/o
Muscle
Myc/o
Fungus
Myel/o
Bone marrow; spinal cord, medulla, myelin
Myos/o
Muscle
Myring/o
Membrane, eardrum
Myx/o
Mucus
Narc/o
Numbness
Nas/o
Nose
Nat/o
Birth
Necr/o
Death
Nephr/o
Kidney
Neur/o
Nerve
Noct/o
Night
Nosocom/o
Hospital
Nucle/o
Kernel, nucleus
Obstetr/o
Midwife
Ocul/o
Eye
Olig/o
Few in number
Onych/o
Nail
Oophor/o
Ovary
Ophthalm/o
Eye
Opt/o
Eye
Or/o
Mouth
Orchi/o
Testis
Orchid/o
Testis
Orex/o
Appetite
Organ/o
Tool
Orth/o
Straight
Ost/o
Bone
Oste/o
Bone
Ot/o
Ear
Ovar/o
Ovary
Ox/i
Oxygen
Pancreat/o
Sweetbread, pancreas
Pariet/o
Wall
Parot/o
Parotid gland
Patell/o
Patella
Path/o
Disease
Pect/o
Chest
Pector/o
Chest
Ped/o
Child
Pedicul/o
Body louse
Pelv/o
Bowl, basin
Pen/o
Penis
Peps/o
Digestion
Pept/o
Digestion
Peritone/o
To stretch over, peritoneum
Petr/o
Stone
Phag/o
Eat, swallow
Phalang/o
Phalanges
Pharyng/o
Throat, pharynx
Phasi/o
To speak
Phleb/o
Vein
Phragm/o
Partition
Phragmat/o
Partition
Phren/o
Mind
Phys/o
Growth
Physi/o
Nature
Plasm/o
Form
Pleur/o
Pleura, rib
Pneum/o
Air, lung
Pneumon/o
Air, lung
Poikil/o
Irregular
Poli/o
Gray
Polyp/o
Small growth
Por/o
Hole
Poster/o
Back
Presby/o
Old age
Proct/o
Rectum or anus
Prostat/o
Prostate gland
Protein/o
Protein
Proxim/o
Near
Pseud/o
FALSE
Psych/o
Mind
Pub/o
Pubis
Pulmon/o
Lung
Py/o
Pus
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
Pylor/o
Pylorus
Radi/o
Radius
Radic/o
Nerve root
Radicul/o
Nerve root
Rect/o
Rectum
Ren/o
Kidney
Retin/o
Retina
Rhin/o
Nose
Rhiz/o
Nerve root
Rhythm/o
Rhythm
Rhytid/o
Wrinkle
Rrhythm/o
Rhythm
Sacr/o
Sacred, sacrum
Salping/o
Trumpet, fallopian tube
Sarc/o
Flesh, meat
Schiz/o
To divide, split
Scler/o
Hard, sclera
Scoli/o
Curved
Scop/o
Viewing instrument
Seb/o
Sebum, oil
Semin/o
Seed, sperm
Sept/o
Putrefying; wall, partition
Sial/o
Saliva
Sigm/o
The letter s, sigmoid colon
Sinus/o
Cavity
Skelet/o
Skeleton
Somat/o
Body
Son/o
Sound
Spadias/o
Rip, tear
Sperm/o
Seed, sperm
Spermat/o
Seed, sperm
Sphygm/o
Pulse
Sphyx/o
Pulse
Spir/o
Breathe
Splen/o
Spleen
Spondyl/o
Vertebra
Staphylococc/o Staphylococcus (a bacterium)
Steat/o
Fat
Sten/o
Narrow
Stern/o
Chest, sternum
Stigmat/o
Point
Stomat/o
Mouth
Streptococc/o
Streptococcus (a bacterium)
Super/o
Above
Syn/o
Connect
Synov/o
Synovial
Synovi/o
Synovial
Tampon/o
Plug
Tars/o
Tarsal bone
Tax/o
Reaction to a stimulus
Ten/o
Stretch, tendon
Tendon/o
Stretch, tendon
Tens/o
Pressure
Test/o
Testis, testicle
Testicul/o
Little testis, testicle
Thorac/o
Chest, thorax
Thromb/o
Clot
Thym/o
Wartlike, thymus gland
Thyr/o
Shield, thyroid
Thyroid/o
Resembling a shield, thyroid
Toc/o
Birth
Tom/o
To cut
Tonsill/o
Almond, tonsil
Tox/o
Poison
Trache/o
Windpipe, trachea
Trich/o
Hair
Troph/o
Development
Tubercul/o
Little swelling
Tympan/o
Eardrum
Umbilic/o
Navel, umbilicus
Ur/o
Urine
Ureter/o
Ureter
Urethr/o
Urethra
Urin/o
Urine
Vag/o
Vagus nerve
Vagin/o
Sheath, vagina
Valvul/o
Little valve
Varic/o
Dilated vein
Vas/o
Vessel
Vascul/o
Little vessel
Ven/o
Vein
Ventr/o
Belly
Ventricul/o
Little belly, ventricle
Vertebr/o
Vertebra
Vesic/o
Bladder
Vesicul/o
Small bag
Volv/o
To roll
Vulv/o
Vulva
Xer/o
Dry
Zo/o
Animal, living
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