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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
Melano,
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"