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1
Q

Thromb/o

A

blood clot

2
Q

lith/o

A

stone, calculus

3
Q

electr/o

A

electricity

4
Q

hepat/o

A

liver

5
Q

chol/e

A

bile, gall

6
Q

hem/o

A

blood

7
Q

men/o

A

menses, menstruation

8
Q

hypo

A

under, below, deficient

9
Q

arthr/o

A

joint

10
Q

oste/o

A

bone

11
Q

append

A

appendix

12
Q

mast/o

A

breast

13
Q

rhin/o

A

nose

14
Q

my/o

A

muscle

15
Q

trache/o

A

trachea/windpipe

16
Q

cardi/o

A

heart

17
Q

angi/o

A

vessel (usually blood or lymph)

18
Q

pelv/i

A

pelvis

19
Q

endo

A

in, within

20
Q

neur

A

nerve

21
Q

ot/o

A

ear

22
Q

bronchi

A

bronchus (plural, bronchi)

23
Q

lymph

A

lymph

24
Q

hyper

A

excessive, above normal

25
Q

gastr

A

stomach

26
Q

chondr/o

A

cartilage

27
Q

erythr/o

A

red

28
Q

hemi

A

one half

29
Q

dia

A

through, across

30
Q

arteri/o

A

artery

31
Q

odont

A

teeth

32
Q

therm

A

heat

33
Q

vagin

A

vagina

34
Q

bacteri

A

bacteria

35
Q

muscul

A

muscle

36
Q

Nucle

A

nucleus

37
Q

nat

A

birth

38
Q

derm

A

skin