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Acanth/Acantho

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Spinous/with spikes

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Are/aero

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Pertaining to gasses

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Alge/Algo/Albion

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Relating to pain

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Andro

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;Masculine

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Bronch/Bronchi/Broncho

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Pertaining to the bronchi (of the lungs)

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Bronchiol/Bronchio

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Pertaining to the bronchioles (small airways that branch off of the bronchi)

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Carcin/Carcino

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Pertaining to Cancer

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Cardi/Cardio

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Pertaining to the Heart

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Cellul/Cellulo

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Pertaining to Cells

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Cerebell/Cerebello

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Pertaining to the Cerebellum of the Brain

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Cerebr/Cerberi/Cerbero

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Pertaining to the Cerebrum of the Brain

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Chol/Chole

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Pertaining to Bile

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Chrom/Chromo

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Color

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Col/Colo

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Pertaining to the Colon

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Cost/Costo

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Pertaining to the Ribs

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Cry/Cryo

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Meaning cold

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Cutane/Cutaneo

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Pertaining to the Skin

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Cyan/Cyano

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Meaning blue in color

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Cysti/Cyst/Cysto

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Pertaining to Cysts

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Dipl/Diplo

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Meaning double

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Crypt/Crypto

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Meaning hidden

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Duoden/Duodeno

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Pertaining to the Duodenum

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Enter/Entro

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Pertaining to the intestine

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Eryth/Erythro

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Meaning red in color (tip for remembering name of red blood cells as its an erythrocyte)

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Fibr/Fibro
Pertaining to Fibers
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Galact/Galacto
Pertaining to milk
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Glyc/Glyco
Pertaining to Sugar
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Gynec/Gyneco
Female
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Hemat/hemato
Blood
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Hepat/hepato/hepatic
Pertaining to the liver
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Heter/hetero
Meaning different/dissimilar
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Hist/Histo/Histio
Pertaining to tissue
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Hom/homo/home/homeo
Similar
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Hydr/hydro
Meaning water
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Latr/Latro
Meaning treatment
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Jejun/jejuno
Pertaining to the jejunum , the mid part of the small intestine
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Kerat/kerato
Pertaining to the eyes cornea
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Laryng/laryngo
Pertaining to the larynx
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Leul/Leuko
Meaning white in color (tip to remember white blood cells - leukocytes)
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Lip/lipo/lipid/lipido
Pertaining to fat
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Lith/litho
Pertaining to stones that can build in the kidneys or gallblatter *Build up of calcium carbonate
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Lymph/Lympho
Pertaining to Lymphocyte , Lymph nodes, and Lymph cells
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Melan/Melano
Meaning Black in color (tip for remembering melanocytes )
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Meaning/Meningo
Pertaining to Meninges
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My/Myo
Pertaining to muscles
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Myel/myelo
Pertaining to the spine’ Pertaining to bone marrow
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Myring/myringo
Pertaining to the ear drum
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Necr/necro
Death, or deconstruction
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Nephr/nephro
Pertaining to the kidneys
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OSS/Ossea/ossi/ost/osteo
Pertaining to bones
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Palat/palato
Pertaining to the palate [ the roof of the mouth ]
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Path/patho
Meaning disease , pathology is the study of diseases
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Periton/peritone
Pertaining to the peritoneum
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Pharmo/pharmac/pharmaco
Pertaining to drugs
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Pharyng/pharyngo
Pertaining to the pharynx
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Phleb/phlebo
Pertaining to veins
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Phrenology/phreno
Pertaining to the diaphrgam
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Pleur/pleuro
Pertaining to the pleura
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Pneum/pneuma/pneumo/pneumato
Pertaining to the lungs
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Poli/polio
Meaning gray in color
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Proct/procto
Pertaining to the rectum
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Pulmon/pulmono
Pertaining to the lungs
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Pyel/pyelo
Pertaining to the pelvis Pertaining to the kidneys
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Rect/recto
Pertaining to the rectum
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Sacr/sacro
Pertaining to the sacrum
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Sarc/sarco
Pertaining to the flesh
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Sept/septo
Meaning contamination
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Splen/spleno
Pertaining to the spleen
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Spondyl/spondylo
Pertaining to the vertebrae
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Ten/tend/tendo/teno
Pertaining to the tendon
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Testicul/testiculo
Pertaining to the testis
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Therm/thermo
Meaning heat
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Thyr/thyro
Pertaining to the thyroid gland
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Tonsill/tonsillo
Pertaining to the tonsils
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Trache/tracheo
Pertaining to the trachea
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Tympan/tympano
Pertaining to the ear drum
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Ur/urge/urea/ureo/urin/urino/uro
Pertaining to urine
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Vesic/vesico
Pertaining to the bladder
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Viscer/viscero
Pertaining to the viscera - inner organs
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Xanth/xantho
Yellow I’m color

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