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1
Q

abdomin/o

A

abdomen

2
Q

acr/o

A

extreme point

3
Q

acu/o

A

sharp, severe, sudden

4
Q

aden/o

A

gland

5
Q

adip/o

A

fat

6
Q

angi/o

A

vessel

7
Q

arteri/o

A

artery

8
Q

arthr/o

A

joint

9
Q

axill/o

A

armpit

10
Q

bi/o

A

life

11
Q

blephar/o

A

eyelid

12
Q

bronch/o

A

bronchial tubes

13
Q

carcin/o

A

cancer

14
Q

cardi/o

A

heart

15
Q

chem/o

A

drug, chemical

16
Q

chondr/o

A

cartillage

17
Q

chron/o

A

time

18
Q

col/o

A

colon (large intestine)

19
Q

cyst/o

A

bladder

20
Q

encephal/o

A

brain

21
Q

erythr/o

A

red

22
Q

hem/o

A

blood

23
Q

hepat/o

A

liver

24
Q

hydr/o

A

water

25
Q

inguin/o

A

groin

26
Q

isch/o

A

to hold back

27
Q

lapar/o

A

abdomen, abdominal wall

28
Q

laryng/o

A

larynx

29
Q

leuk/o

A

white

30
Q

lymph/o

A

lymph

31
Q

mamm/o

A

breast

32
Q

mast/o

A

breast

33
Q

morph/o

A

shape, form

34
Q

muc/o

A

mucus

35
Q

my/o

A

muscle

36
Q

myel/o

A

spinal cord, bone marrow

37
Q

necr/o

A

death

38
Q

nephr/o

A

kidney

39
Q

neur/o nerve

A

nerve

40
Q

neutr/o

A

neutrophil

41
Q

nucle/o

A

nucleus

42
Q

opthalm/o

A

eye

43
Q

oste/o

A

bone

44
Q

ot/o

A

ear

45
Q

path/o

A

disease

46
Q

peritone/o

A

peritoneum

47
Q

phag/o

A

to eat, swallow

48
Q

phleb/o

A

vein

49
Q

plas/o

A

formation, developement

50
Q

pleur/o

A

pleura

51
Q

pneumon/o

A

lungs

52
Q

pulmon/o

A

lungs

53
Q

radi/o

A

x-rays

54
Q

rect/o

A

rectum

55
Q

ren/o

A

kidney

56
Q

rhin/o

A

nose

57
Q

sarc/o

A

flesh

58
Q

splen/o

A

spleen

59
Q

staphyl/o

A

clusters

60
Q

strept/o

A

twisted chains

61
Q

thorac/o

A

chest

62
Q

thromb/o

A

clot

63
Q

tonsill/o

A

tonsils

64
Q

trache/o

A

trachea

65
Q

ven/o

A

vein

66
Q

aneter/o

A

front

67
Q

bol/o

A

throw

68
Q

anter/o

A

front

69
Q

cervic/o

A

neck

70
Q

chrom/o

A

colour

71
Q

coccyg/o

A

tailbone

72
Q

cyt/o

A

cell

73
Q

dist/o

A

far

74
Q

dors/o

A

back portion of the body

75
Q

hist/o, histi/o

A

tissue

76
Q

ili/o

A

ilium

77
Q

inguin/o

A

groin

78
Q

kary/o

A

nucleus

79
Q

later/o

A

side

80
Q

lumb/o

A

lower back

81
Q

medi/o

A

middle

82
Q

pelv/i

A

pelvis

83
Q

poster/o

A

back

84
Q

proxim/o

A

close

85
Q

sacr/o

A

sacrum

86
Q

sarc/o

A

flesh

87
Q

thel/o, theli/o

A

nipple

88
Q

thorac/o

A

chest

89
Q

umbilic/o

A

naval

90
Q

ventr/o

A

front

91
Q

viscer/o

A

internal organs

92
Q

carp/o

A

wrist bone

93
Q

cib/o

A

meals

94
Q

cost/o

A

rib

95
Q

cutane/o

A

skin

96
Q

dactyl/o

A

fingers, toes

97
Q

duct/o

A

to lead, carry

98
Q

flex/o

A

bend

99
Q

furc/o

A

branching

100
Q

gloss/o

A

tongue

101
Q

glyc/o

A

sugar

102
Q

immun/o

A

protection

103
Q

mort/o

A

death

104
Q

nat/i

A

birth

105
Q

nect/o

A

bind, tie

106
Q

norm/o

A

rule, order

107
Q

pub/o

A

pubis