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Cyt/o

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Cell

i.e. Cytologist: specialist in the study of cells

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Hist/o

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Tissue

i.e. histology: study of tissues

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Kary/o

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Nucleus

i.e. karyolysis: destruction of the nucleus

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Nucle/o

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Nucleus

i.e. nuclear: pertaining to the nucleus

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Anter/o

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Anterior, front

i.e. anterior: pertaining to the front

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Caud/o

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Tail

i.e. caudad: toward the tail

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Cephal/o

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Head

i.e cephalad: toward the head

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Dist/o

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Far, farthest

i.e distal: pertains to the farthest (point of attachment)

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Dors/o

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Back (of body)

i.e dorsal: pertaining to the back (of the body)

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Infer/o

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Lower, below

i.e inferior: pertaining to a lower (structure or surface)

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Later/o

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Side, to one side

i.e lateral: pertaining to a side

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Medi/o

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Middle

i.e mediad: toward the middle

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Poster/o

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Back (of body), behind, posterior

i.e posterior: pertaining to the back (of the body)

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Proxim/o

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Near, nearest

i.e proximal: pertaining to the nearest (point of attachment

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Ventr/o

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Belly, belly side

i.e ventral: pertaining to the belly side (front of the body)

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

i.e abdominal: pertaining to the abdomen

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Cervic/o

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Neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)

i.e cervical: pertaining to the neck

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Crani/o

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Cranium (skull)

i.e cranial: pertaining to the cranium

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

i.e hypogastric: pertaining to (the area) below the stomach

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ili/o

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ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)

i.e. iliac: pertaining to the ilium

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inguin/o

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Groin

i.e. inguinal: pertaining to the groin

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Lumb/o

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Loins (lower back)

i.e. lumbar: pertaining to the looks (lower back)

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Pelv/i

Pelv/o

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Pelvis

i.e. pelvimeter: instrument for measuring the pelvis

Pelvic: pertaining to the pelvis

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Spin/o

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Spine

i.e. spinal: pertaining to the spine

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Thorac/o
Chest i.e. thoracic: pertaining to the chest
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umbilic/o
Umbilicus, navel i.e. umbilical: pertaining to the navel
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Albin/o Leuk/o
White i.e. albinism: condition of whiteness Leukocyte: white cell
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Chlor/o
Green i.e. chloropia: green vision
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Chrom/o
Color i.e. heterochromic: pertaining to different colors
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cirrh/o jaund/o xanth/o
Yellow i. e. cirrhosis: abnormal yellowing jaundice: yellowing xanthosis: abnormal condition of yellow(ness)
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Cyan/o
Blue i.e. pertaining to blueness
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Erythr/o
Red i.e. erythrocyte: red cell
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Melan/o
Black i.e. melanoma: black tumor
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Poli/o
Gray; gray matter (of brain or spinal cord) i.e. poliomyelitis: inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord
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Acr/o
Extremity i.e. acrocyanosis: abnormal condition in which the extremities are blue.
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eti/o
Cause i.e. etiology: study of the causes of disease
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idi/o
Unknown, peculiar i.e. idiopathic: pertaining to an unknown (cause of) disease
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Morph/o
Form, shape, structure i.e. morphology: study of form, shape, or structure
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Path/o
Disease i.e. pathologist: specialist in the study of disease
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Radi/o
Radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone in thumb side) i.e. radiologist: specialist in the study of radiation
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Somat/o
Body i.e. somatic: pertaining to the body
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Son/o
Sound i.e. sonography: process of recording sound; also called ultrasonography
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Tom/o
To cut i.e. tomography: process of recording a cut (or slice)
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Viscer/o
Internal organs i.e. pertaining to internal organs
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xer/o
Dry i.e. xerosis: abnormal condition of dryness
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-genesis
Forming, producing, origin i.e. pathogenesis: origin of disease
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-gnosis
Knowledge, knowing i.e. prognosis: knowing before
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-gram
Picture, record, writing i.e. arteriogram: record of an artery
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-graph
Instrument for recording i.e. radiograph: instrument for recording x-rays
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-graphy
Process of recording i.e. arthrography: process of recording a joint
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-logist
Specialist in the study of i.e. dermatologist: specialist in the study of skin
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-logy
Study of i.e. hematology: study of blood
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-meter
Instrument for measuring i.e. thermometer: instrument for measuring heat
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-metry
Act of measuring i.e. ventriculometry: act of measuring the ventricles
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-pathy
Disease i.e. gastropathy: disease of the stomach
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Ab-
From, away from i.e. abduction: act of bringing away from (midline of the body)
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Ad-
Toward i.e. adduction: act of bringing toward (the midline of the body)
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Hetero-
Different i.e. heteromorphous: different form or shape
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Homeo-
Same, alike i.e. homeoplasia: formation of same (tissue)
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infra-
Below, under i.e. infracostal: pertaining to (the area) below the ribs
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peri-
Around i.e. periumbilical: pertaining to (the area) around the umbilicus
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Super-
Upper, above i.e. pertaining to the upper (area)
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Trans-
Across, through i.e. transabdominal: pertaining to (a direction) across or through the abdomen
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Ultra-
Excess, beyond i.e. ultrasonic: pertaining to beyond (audible) sound
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Adip/o Lip/o Steat/o
Fat i.e. adiposis: abnormal condition of fat. Lipocele: hernia containing fat Steatitis: inflammation of fatty (adipose) tissue
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Cutane/o Dermat/o Derm/o
Skin i.e. subcutaneous: pertaining to beneath the skin Dermatoplasty: surgical repair of the skin Hypodermic: pertaining to under the skin
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Hidr/o Sudor/o
Sweat i.e. hidroadenitis: inflammation of the sweat glands Sudoresis: profuse sweating; also called hyperhidrosis
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ichthy/o
Dry, scaly i.e. ichthyosis: abnormal condition of dry or scaly skin
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Kerat/o
Horny tissue; hard; cornea i.e. keratosis: abnormal condition of the horny tissue
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Melan/o
Black i.e. melanoma: black tumor
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Myc/o
Fungus (plural, fungi) i.e. dermatomycosis: fungal infection of the skin
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onych/o ungu/o
Nail i. e. onychomalacia: softening of the nails ungual: pertaining to the nails
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pil/o Trich/o
Hair i.e. pilonidal: pertaining to hair in a nest Trichopathy: disease involving the hair
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Scler/o
Hardening; sclera (white of eye) i.e. scleroderma: hardening of the skin
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Seb/o
Sebum, sebaceous i.e. seborrhea: discharge of sebum
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Squam/o
Scale i.e. squamous: pertaining to scales (or covered with scales)
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xen/o
Foreign, strange I.e. xenograft: skin transplantation from a foreign donor (usually a pig) for a human; also called heterograft
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xer/o
Dry i.e. xeroderma: dry skin
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-cyte
Cell i.e. lipocyte: fat cell
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-derma
Skin i.e. pyoderma: pus in the skin
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-logists
Specialist in the study of i.e. dermatologist: specialist in the study of skin disorders.
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-logy
Study of i.e. dermatology: study of the skin (and it’s diseases)
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-therapy
Treatment i.e. cryotherapy: use of cold in the treatment (of disease)
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an-
Without, not i.e. anhidrosis: abnormal condition of not sweating
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dia-
Through, across i.e. diaphoresis: excessive or profuse sweating; also called sudoresis or hyperhidrosis
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epi-
Above, upon i.e. epidermis: above the skin
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Homo-
Same i.e. homograft: transplantation of tissue between individuals of the same species; also called allograft.
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Hyper-
Excessive, above normal i.e. hyperhidrosis: excessive or profuse sweating; also called diaphoresis or sudoresis
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Sub-
Under, below i.e. subungual: pertainingbto beneath the nail of a finger or toe
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Anky/o
Stiffnes; bent, crooked i.e. ankylosis: abnormal condition of stiffness
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Arthr/o
Joint i.e. arthritis: inflammation of a joint
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Kyph/o
Humpback i.e. kyphosis: abnormal condition of a humpback posture
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Lamin/o
Lumina ( part of vertebral arch) i.e. laminoectomy: excision of the lamina
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Lord/o
Curve, swayback i.e. lordosis: abnormal condition of a swayback posture
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Myel/o
Bone marrow; spinal cord i.e. myelocyte: bone marrow cell
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Orth/o
Straight i.e. orthopedist: specialist in treatment of musculoskeletal disorders
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Oste/o
Bone i.e. osteoma: tumor composed of bone
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Ped/o Ped/i
Foot; child i.e. pedograph: instrument for recording the foot Pedicure: care of feet
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Scoli/o
Crooked, bent i.e. scoliosis: abnormal bending of the spine
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Thorac/o
Chest i.e. thoracodynia: pain in the chest
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Acromi/o
Acromion (projection of the scapula) i.e. acromial: pertaining to the acromion
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Brachi/o
Arm i.e. brachialgia: pain in the arm
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Calcane/o
Calcaneum (heel bone) e: calcaneodynia: pain in the heel
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Carp/o
Carpus (wrist bone) e: carpoptosis: downward displacement of the wrist; also called wrist drop
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Cephal/o
Head e: cephalad: toward the head
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Cervic/o
Neck; cervix uteri (neck of the uterus) e: cervicodynia: pain in the neck; also called cervical
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Clavicul/o
Clavicle (collar bone) e. Clavicular: pertaining to the clavicle
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Cost/o
Ribs e. Costectomy: excision of a rib
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Crani/o
Cranium (skull) e. Craniotomy: incision of the cranium
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Dactyl/o
Fingers;toes e. Inflammation of fingers or toes
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Femor/o
Femur (thigh bone) e. Femoral: pertaining to the femur
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Fibul/o
Fibula ( smaller bones of the lower leg) e. Fibulocalcaneal: pertaining to the fibula and calcaneus
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Humer/o
Humerus (upper arm bone) e. Humeroscapular: relations to the humerus and scapula
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ili/o
ilium (lateral, Flaring portion of the hip bone) e. iliopelvic: pertaining to the iliac area of the pelvis
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ischi/o
ischium ( lower portion of the hipbone ) e. ischiodynia: pain the ischium
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Lumb/o
Loins (lower back) e. Limbodynia: pain in the lumbar region of the back; also called lumbage
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metacarp/o
Metacarpus (Hand bones) e. Metacarpectomy: excision of the metacarpal bone(s)
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Metatars/o
Metatarsus (foot bones) e. Metatarsalgia: pain in the metatarsus
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Patell/o
Patella (kneecap) e. Patellectomy: removal of the patella
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Pelv/i
Pelvis e. Pelvimetry: act of measuring the pelvis
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Phalang/o
Phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes) e. Phalangectomy: excision of the phalanges
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Pod/o
Foot e. Podiatry: treatment of the feet
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Pub/o
Pelvis bone (anterior part of the pelvic bone ) e. Pubococcygeal: pertaining to the pubis and the coccyx
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Radi/o
Radiation, x-ray; radius ( lower arm bone on the thumb side) e. Radial: pertaining to the radius
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Spondyl/o Vertebr/o
Vertebrae (backbone) e. Spondylitis: inflammation of the vertebrae Intervertebral: relaying to the area between two vertebrae
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Stern/o
Sternum (breastbone) e. Sternad: toward the sternum
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Tibi/o
Tibia (larger bone of the lower leg) e. Tibiofemoral: pertaining to the tibia and femur
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Leiomy/o
Smooth muscle (visceral) e. Leiomyoma: tumor of smooth muscle
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Muscul/o My/o
Muscle e. Muscular: pertaining to muscles Myoma: tumor of muscle
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Rhabd/o
Rod-shaped (striated) e. Rhabdoid: resembling a rod
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Rhabdomy/o
Rod-shaped (striated) muscle e. Rhabdomyoma: tumor composed of striated muscular tissue
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Chondr/o
Cartilage e. Chondritis: inflammation of cartilage
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Fasci/o
Band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles) e. Fascioplasty: surgical repair of a fascia
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Fibr/o
Fiber, fibrous tissue e. Fibroma: tumor of fibrous tissue
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Synov/o
Synovial membrane, synovial fluid e. Synovectomy: removal of a synovial membrane
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Ten/o Tend/o Tendin/o
Tendon e. Tenodesis: surgical binding or fixation of a tendon Tendoplasty: surgical repair of a tendon Tendinitis: inflammation of a tendon
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-asthenia
Weaknes, debility e. Myasthenia: weakness of muscle (and abnormal fatigue)
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-blast
Embryonic cell e. Myoblast: embryonic cell that develops into muscle
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-clasia
To break; surgical fracture e. Osteoclasia: surgical fracture of a bone
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-clast
To break; surgical fracture e. Osteoclast: (multinucleated cell that) breaks down bone
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-desis
Binding, fixation (of a bone or joint) e. Arthrodesis: binding together of a joint
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-malacia
Softening e. Chondromalacia: softening of cartilage
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-physis
Growth e. Epiphysis: growth upon (the end of a long bone)
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-porosis
Porous e. Osteoporosis: porous bone
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-sarcoma
Malignant tumor of a connective tissue e. Chondrosarcoma: malignant tumor from cartilage (cells)
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-scopy
Visual examination e. Arthroscopy: visual examination of a joint
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Syn-
Union, together, joined e. Syndactylism: condition of joined fingers or toes
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Adren/o Adrenal/o
Adrenal glands
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Calc/o
Calcium
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Crin/o
Secrets
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Gluc/o Glyc/o Glycos/o
Sugar, sweetness
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Home/o
Same, alike
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Kal/i
Potassium (an electrolyte)
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Pancreat/o
Pancreas
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Parathyroid/o
Parathyroid gland
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Thym/o
Thomas gland
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Thyr/o Thyroid/o
Thyroid gland
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Toxic/o
Poison
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-crine
Secrete
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-dipsia
Thirst
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-gen
Forming, producing, origin
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-toxic
Pertaining to poison
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-Uria
Urine
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eu-
Good, normal
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Exo-
Outside, outward
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Hyper-
Excessive, above normal
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Cerebr/o
Cerebrum
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Crani/o
Cranium (skull)
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Encephal/o
Brain
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Gangli/o
Ganglion (knot or knotlike mass)
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Gli/o
Glue; neuroglial tissue
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Kinesi/o
Movement
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Lept/o
Thin, slender
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Lex/o
Word, phrase
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Mening/o Meningi/o
Meninges (membranes covering the brain and spinal cord)
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Myel/o
Bone marrow, spinal cord
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Narc/o
Stupor; numbness; sleep
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Neur/o
Nerve
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Radicul/o
Nerve root
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Sthen/o
Strength
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Thalam/o
Thalamus
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Thec/o
Sheath (usually refers to meninges)
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Ton/o
Tension
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Ventricul/o
Ventricle (of the heart or brain)
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- algesia | - Algia
Pain
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-asthenia
Weakness, debility
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-esthesia
Feeling
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-kinesia
Movement
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-lepsy
Seizure
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-paresis
Partial paralysis
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-phasia
Speech
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-plegia
Paralysis
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-taxia
Order, coordination
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pachy-
Thick
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Para-
Near, beside; beyond
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Syn-
Union, together, joined
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Ambly/o
Dull, dim
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Aque/o
Water
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Blephar/o
Eyelid
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Choroid/o
Choroid
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Conjuctiv/o
Conjunctiva
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Core/o Pupill/o
Pupil
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Corne/o
Cornea
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Cycl/o
Ciliary body of the eye; circular; cycle
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Dacry/o Lacrim/o
Tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)
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Dacryocyst/o
Lacrimal sac
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Glauc/o
Gray
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Goni/o
Angle
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Irid/o
Iris
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Kerat/o
Horny tissue Hard Cornea
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Ocul/o Ophthalm/o
Eye
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Opt/o Optic/o
Eye, vision
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Phac/o
Lens
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Phot/o
Light
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Presby/o
Old age
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Retin/o
Retina
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Scler/o
Hardening; sclera (white of eye)
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Scot/o
Darkness
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Vitr/o
Vitreous body (of the eye)
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Audi/o
Hearing
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Labyrinth/o
Labyrinth (inner ear)
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Mastoid/o
Mastoid process
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ot/o
Ear
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Salping/o
Tubes (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)
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Staped/o
Stapes
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Myring/o Tympan/o
Tympanic membrane (eardrum)
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- acusia | - cusis
Hearing
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- opia | - opsia
Vision
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-tropia
Turning
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Exo-
Outside, outward
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Nas/o Rhin/o
Nose
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Sept/o
Septum
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Sinus/o
Sinus, cavity
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Adenoid/o
Adenoids
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Tonsill/o
Tonsils
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Pharyng/o
Pharynx (throat)
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Epiglott/o
Epiglottis
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Laryng/o
Larynx (voice box)
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Trache/o
Trachea (wind-pipe)
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Bronchi/o Bronch/o
Bronchus, ( plural, bronchi)
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Bronchiol/o
Bronchiole
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Alveol/o
Alveolus; air sac
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Pleur/o
Pleura
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Pneum/o Pneumon/o
Air; lung
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Pulmon/o
Lung
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Anthrac/o
Coal, coal dust
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Atel/o
Incomplete; imperfect
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Coni/o
Dust
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Cyan/o
Blue
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Lob/o
Lobe
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Orth/o
Straight
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Ox/i Ox/o
Oxygen
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Pector/o Steth/o Thorac/o
Chest
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Phren/o
Diaphragm ; mind
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-capnia
Carbon dioxide
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-osmia
Smell
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-phonia
Voice
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-pnea
Breathing
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-ptysis
Spitting
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-thorax
Chest
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Brady-
Slow
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Dys-
Bad; difficult ; painful
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Eu-
Good, normal
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Tachy-
Rapid
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Aneurysm/o
Widened blood vessel
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Angi/o Vascul/o
vessel (usually blood or lymph
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Aort/o
Aorta
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Artieri/o
Artery
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Arteriol/o
Arteriole
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Atri/o
Atrium
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Ather/o
Flattu plaque
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Cardi/o Coron/o
Heart
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Electr/o
Electricity
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Embol/o
Embolus (plug)
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Hemangi/o
Blood vessel
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My/o
Muscle
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Phleb/o Ven/o
Vein
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Scler/o
Hardening; sclera (white of the eye)
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Sphygm/o
Pulse
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Sten/o
Narrowing, stricture
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Thromb/o
Blood clot
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Valv/ Valvul/o
Valve
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Vas/o
Vessel; vas deferens ; duct
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Ventricul/o
Ventricle (of the heart or brain)
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-cardia
Heart condition
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-gram
Recording or writing
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- graph | - graphy
Instrument for recording Process of recording
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-stenosis
Narrowing, stricture
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Brady-
Slow
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Endo-
In, within
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Extra-
Outside
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Trans-
Across
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Aden/o
Gland
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Agglutin/o
Clumping, gluing
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Bas/o
Base (alkaline, opposite of acid)
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Blast/o
Embryonic cell
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Chrom/o
Color
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Eosin/o
Dawn (rose-colored)
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Granul/o
Granule
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Lymphaden/o
Lymph gland (node)
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Lymphangi/o
Lymph vessel
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Morph/o
Form, shape, structure
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Myel/o
Bone marrow; spinal cord
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Phag/o
Swallowing, eating
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Plas/o
Formation, growth
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Poikil/o
Varied, irregular
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Reticul/o
Net, mesh
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Ser/o
Serum
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Sider/o
Iron
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Splen/o
Spleen
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Thromb/o
Blood clot
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Thym/o
Thym is gland
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Xen/o
Foreign, strange
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-blast
Embryonic cell
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-emia
Blood condition
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-globin
Protein
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-graft
Transplantation
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-osis
Abnormal condition; increase
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-penia
Decrease, deficiency
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-phil
Attraction for
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-phoresis
Carrying, transmission
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-phylaxis
Protection
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-poiesis
Formation, production
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Allo-
Other, differing from normal
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Aniso-
Unequal , dissimilar
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iso-
Same, equal as
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Albumin/o
Albumin, protein
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Azot/o
Nitrogenous compounds
329
Bacteri/o
Bacteria , (singular- bacterium)
330
Cyst/o Vesic/o
Bladder
331
Glomerul/o
Glomerulus
332
Kal/i
Potassium (an electrolyte)
333
Keton/o
Ketone bodies (acids and acetones)
334
Lith/o
Stone, calculus
335
Meat/o
Opening, meatus
336
Nephr/o Ren/o
Kidney
337
Noct/o
Night
338
Olig/o
Scanty
339
Py/o
Pus
340
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
341
Ur/o
Urine, urinary tract
342
Ureter/o
Ureter
343
Urethr/o
Urethra
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-uria
Urine
345
Dia-
Through, across
346
Amin/o
Amnion (amniotic sac)
347
Cervic/o
Neck; cervix uteri (neck of the uterus)
348
Colp/o Vagin/o
Vagina
349
Galact/o Lact/o
Milk
350
Gynec/o
Woman, female
351
Hyster/o Metri/o Uter/o
Uterus (womb)
352
Mamm/o Mast/o
Breast
353
Men/o
Menses, menstruation
354
Metr/o
Uterus (womb) ; measure
355
Nat/o
Birth
356
Oophor/o Ovari/o
Ovary
357
Perine/o
Perineum
358
Salping/o
Tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tunes)
359
-arche
Beginning
360
-cyesis
Pregnancy
361
-gravida
Pregnant woman
362
-para
To bear (offspring)
363
-salpinx
Tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tunes)
364
-tocia
Childbirth , labor
365
-version
Turning
366
Andr/o
Male
367
Balan/o
Glans penis
368
Crypt/o
Hidden
369
Epididym/o
Epididymis
370
Genit/o
Genitalia
371
Gonad/o
Gonads, sex glands
372
Olig/o
Scanty
373
Orch/o Orchi/o Orchid/o Test/o
Testis (plural, testes)
374
Perine/o
Perineum (area between scrotum [or vulva in the female] and anus)
375
Prostat/o
Prostate gland
376
Spermat/o Sperm/o
Spermatoza Sperm cells
377
Varic/o
Dilated vein
378
Vas/o
Vessel; vas deferens; duct
379
Vesicul/o
Seminal vesicle
380
-spadias
Slit, fissure
381
Or/o Stomat/o
Mouth
382
Gloss/o Lingu/o
Tongue
383
Bucc/o
Cheek
384
Cheil/o Labi/o
Lip
385
Dent/o Odont/o
Teeth
386
Gingiv/o
Gums
387
Sial/o
Saliva Salivary gland
388
Esophag/o
Esophagus
389
Pharyng/o
Pharynx (throat)
390
Gastr/o
Stomach
391
Pylor/o
Pylorus
392
Duoden/o
Duodenum (first part of small intestine)
393
Enter/o
Intestine | usually small intestine
394
Jejun/o
Jejunum (second part of small intestine)
395
ile/o
ileum (third part of small intestine)
396
Append/o Appendic/o
Appendix Large intestine
397
Col/o Colon/o
Colon Large intestine
398
Sigmoid/o
Sigmoid colon Large intestine
399
Rect/o
Rectum Terminal end of large intestine
400
Proct/o
Anus, rectum Terminal end of large intestine
401
An/o
Anus Terminal end of intestine
402
Hepat/o
Liver Accessory organs of digestion
403
Pancreat/o
Pancreas Accessory organs of digestion
404
Cholangi/o
Bile vessel Accessory organs of digestion
405
Chol/e
Bile, gall Accessory organs of digestion
406
Cholecyst/o
Gallbladder Accessory organs of digestion
407
Choledoch/o
Bile duct Accessory organs of digestion
408
-emesis
Vomit
409
-orexia
Appetite
410
-pepsia
Digestion
411
-phagia
Swallowing or eating
412
-prandial
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Medical Terminology (17 decks)

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