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ech/o

A

sounding

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-ectasia or ectasis

A

stretching; dilation

3
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ecto-

A

situated on or outside

4
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-ectomy

A

excision; removal

5
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ectop/o

A

outside the usual place

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-edema

A

swelling

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electr/o

A

electric

8
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-emesis

A

vomiting

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-emia

A

blood

10
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en-

A

inside

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encephal/o

A

brain

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endo-

A

inside

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enter/o

A

intestine; small intestine

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epi-

A

above; upon

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-er

A

one who

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erythr/o

A

red

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esphag/o

A

esophagus

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esthesi/o

A

feeling

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eu-

A

good; normal

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ex- or exo-

A

out; without; away from

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extra-

A

outside

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femor/o

A

femur

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fibr/o

A

fiber; fibrous

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fibrin/o

A

fibrin

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fibul/o

A

fibula

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jejun/o

A

jejenum

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gastr/o

A

stomach

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gen/o or -genesis

A

geginning; origin

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ger/a or ger/o or geront/o

A

old; elderly

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gigant/o

A

large

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gingiv/o

A

gums

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glomerul/o

A

glomerulus

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gloss/o

A

tongue

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glyc/o

A

sugar

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gon/o

A

genitals; reproduction

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gonad/o

A

gonads (ovaries or testes)

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-gram

A

a record

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-graph

A

to record

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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gynec/o

A

female

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heli/o

A

sun

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hem/a or hem/o or hemat/o

A

blood

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hemi-

A

half

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hepat/o

A

liver

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hidr/o

A

sweat; perspiration

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hist/o

A

tissue

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home/o

A

constant; sameness

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humer/o

A

humerus (upper arm bone)

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hydr/o

A

water

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hyper-

A

excessive; above normal

51
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hypo-

A

beneath; below normal

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hyster/o

A

uterus

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-ia or -iasis

A

condition

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-iatric

A

medicine

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-ic

A

pertaining to

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idio-

A

individual

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ile/o

A

ileum

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ili/o

A

ilium

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immun/o

A

immune

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in-

A

not; inside

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infer/o

A

inferior; situated below

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infra-

A

below

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inter-

A

between

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intra-

A

within

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is/o

A

equal

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ishi/o

A

ischium

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-ist

A

one who

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itis

A

inflammation

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kerat/o

A

horny; hard

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kinesi/o

A

movement

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lacrim/o

A

tear

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lact/o

A

milk

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lapar/o

A

abdominal wall

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laryng/o

A

larynx

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later/o

A

side

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-lepsy

A

seizure

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leuk/o

A

white

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lingu/o

A

tongue

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lip/o

A

fat

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lith/o or -lith

A

stone; calculus

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-logist

A

one who studies

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-logy

A

study or science of

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lumb/o

A

lower back

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lymph/o

A

lymph; lymphatics

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lys/o

A

destruction; dissolving

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-lysin

A

that which destroys

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-lysis

A

process of destroying

88
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-lytic

A

capable of destroying