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1
Q

Aden/o

A

Gland

2
Q

Arden/o

A

Adrenal gland

3
Q

Alveoli/ o

A

Air sac

4
Q

Angi/o

A

Vessel

5
Q

Arteri/o

A

Artery

6
Q

Arteriol/o

A

Arteriole

7
Q

Athr/o

A

Joint

8
Q

Atri/o

A

Atrium

9
Q

Audi/o

A

Hearing

10
Q

Balan/o

A

Glans penis

11
Q

Bio-

A

Life

12
Q

Bronch/i, bronch/o

A

Bronchus

13
Q

Bronchiol/o

A

Bronchiole

14
Q

Carcin/o

A

Cancer

15
Q

Cardi/o

A

Heart

16
Q

Cellul/o

A

Cell

17
Q

Cerebell/o

A

Cerebellum

18
Q

Cerebr/i, cerebr/o

A

Cerebrum

19
Q

Chol/e

A

Bile

20
Q

Cholecyst/o

A

Gallbladder

21
Q

Choledoch/o

A

Common bile duct

22
Q

Chondr/i, chondr/o

A

Cartilage

23
Q

Chrom/o

A

Color

24
Q

Col/o

A

Colon

25
Q

Colp/o

A

Vagina

26
Q

Cost/o

A

Rib

27
Q

Cry/o

A

Cold

28
Q

Crypt/o

A

Hidden

29
Q

Cutane/o

A

Skin

30
Q

Cyan/o

A

Blue

31
Q

Cyst/i, cyst/o

A

Bladder or cyst

32
Q

Cyt/o

A

Cell

33
Q

Dipl/o

A

Double, twice

34
Q

Duoden/o

A

Duodenum

35
Q

Encephal/o

A

Brain

36
Q

Enter/o

A

Intestine

37
Q

Episi/o

A

Vulva

38
Q

Erythr/o

A

Red

39
Q

Esophag/o

A

Esophagus

40
Q

Fibr/o

A

Fibers

41
Q

Galact/o

A

Milk

42
Q

Gastr/o

A

Stomach

43
Q

Glyc/o

A

Sugar

44
Q

Gynec/o

A

Female

45
Q

Hemat/o

A

Blood

46
Q

Hepat/o, hepatic/o

A

Liver

47
Q

Heter/o

A

Other, different

48
Q

Hidr/o

A

Sweat

49
Q

Hist/o, histi/o

A

Tissue

50
Q

Hom/o, home/o

A

Same, alike

51
Q

Hydr/o

A

Water, wet

52
Q

Hyster/o

A

Uterus

53
Q

Latr/o

A

Treatment

54
Q

Ile/o,

A

Ileum (intestines)

55
Q

Ili/o

A

Ilium (pelvic bone)

56
Q

Intestin/o

A

Intestines

57
Q

Jejun/o

A

Jejunum

58
Q

Kerat/o

A

Cornea of the eye, horny tissue

59
Q

Lacrima

A

Tears

60
Q

Laryng/o

A

Larynx

61
Q

Leuk/o

A

White

62
Q

Lipid/o

A

Fat

63
Q

Lith/o

A

Stone (in gallbladder or kidney)

64
Q

Lymph/o

A

Lymph vessels

65
Q

Melan/o

A

Black

66
Q

Men/o

A

Menses, menstruation

67
Q

Mening/o

A

Meninges

68
Q

Metr/a, metr/o

A

Uterus

69
Q

My/o

A

Muscles

70
Q

Myel/o

A

Bone marrow or spinal cord

71
Q

Myring/o

A

Eardrum

72
Q

Nat/o

A

Birth

73
Q

Necr/o

A

Death

74
Q

Nephr/o

A

Kidney

75
Q

Neur/o

A

Nerve

76
Q

Oophor/o

A

Ovary

77
Q

Orchid/o, orchi/o

A

Testis

78
Q

Oss/eo, Oss/i, ost/e, ost/eo

A

Bone

79
Q

Palat/o

A

Roof of mouth

80
Q

Path/o

A

Disease

81
Q

Peritone/o

A

Peritoneum

82
Q

Pharmac/o

A

Drug

83
Q

Pharyng/

A

Pharynx

84
Q

Phleb/o

A

Vein

85
Q

Phren/o

A

Diaphragm

86
Q

Pneum/a, pneum/o, pneum/ato, pneum/ono

A

Lungs

87
Q

Py/o

A

Pus

88
Q

Pyel/o

A

Pelvis of kidney

89
Q

Rect/o

A

Rectum

90
Q

Ren/i, ren/o

A

Kidney

91
Q

Sacr/o

A

Sacrum

92
Q

Salping/o

A

Fallopian tube

93
Q

Sarc/o

A

Flesh

94
Q

Splen/o

A

Spleen

95
Q

Spondyl/o

A

Vertebra

96
Q

Stern/o

A

Sternum

97
Q

Tend/o, ten/o

A

Tendon

98
Q

Testicul/o

A

Testis

99
Q

Therm/o

A

Heat

100
Q

Thorac/o

A

Chest

101
Q

Thym/o

A

Thymus

102
Q

Thyr/o

A

Thyroid gland

103
Q

Pleur/o

A

Pleura, rib (side)

104
Q

Poli/o

A

Gray matter of the nervous system

105
Q

Proct/o

A

Rectum, anus

106
Q

Pulmon/o

A

Lungs

107
Q

Scapul/o

A

Scapula

108
Q

Sept/o

A

Infection

109
Q

Thyroid/o

A

Thyroid gland

110
Q

Tonsill/o

A

Tonsils

111
Q

Trache/o

A

Trachea

112
Q

Tympan/o

A

Eardrum

113
Q

Ur/e, ur/ea, ur/eo, urin/o, ur/o

A

Urine

114
Q

Ureter/o

A

Ureter

115
Q

Urethr/o

A

Urethra

116
Q

Vas/o

A

Vas deferens

117
Q

Vas/o, ven/o

A

Vein

118
Q

Vesic/o

A

Bladder

119
Q

Viscer/o

A

Viscera (internal organs)

120
Q

Xanth/o

A

Red, redness

121
Q

Xer/o

A

Dry

122
Q

Abdomin/o

A

Abdomen