Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots Flashcards
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1
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-algia
A
pain, suffering
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-dynia
A
pain
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal, cutting out
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-gram
A
picture or record
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hyper-
A
excessive, increased
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hypo-
A
deficient, decreased
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-osis
A
abnormal condition, disease
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-ostomy
A
The surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
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pre-
A
in front of, before
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
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-rrhage
A
Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
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-rrhaphy
A
Surgical suturing
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-rreah
A
Flow or discharge
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-sclerosis
A
Abnormal hardening
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cyan/o
A
means blue
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erythr/o
A
means red
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leuk/o
A
means white
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melan/o
A
means black
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poli/o
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means gray
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-ac
A
pertaining to
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-ar
A
pertaining to
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-al
A
pertaining to
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-an
A
pertaining to
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-ary
pertaining to
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-eal
pertaining to
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-ical
pertaining to
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-ial
pertaining to
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ine
pertaining to
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-ior
pertaining to
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-ory
pertaining to
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-ous
pertaining to
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-tic
pertaining to
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-ago
abnormal condition or disease
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-esis
abnormal condition or disease
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-ia
abnormal condition or disease
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-iasis
abnormal condition or disease
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-ion
abnormal condition or disease
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-ism
abnormal condition or disease
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-pathy
abnormal condition or disease
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path-
disease
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-ology
study of
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gastr/o
stomach
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-megaly
enlargement
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hepat/o
liver
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-malacia
abnormal softening
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arteri/o
artery
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-necrosis
tissue death
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-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
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-centesis
a surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid
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abdomin/o
abdomen
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angi/o
blood vessel
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-graphy
the process of producing a picture or record
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my/o
muscle
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-scopy
visual examination
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arthr/o
joint
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hem/o
blood
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ten/o
tendon
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peri-
means surrounding
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nat
means birth
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ab-
away from, negative, absent
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ad-
toward, to, in the direction of
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dextro-
right side
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sinistro-
left side
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ex-
out of, outside, away from
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in-
in, into, not, without
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macro-
large, abnormal size, or long
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micro-
small
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mega- , megalo-
large, great
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oligo-
scanty, few
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pre-
before
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post-
behind, after
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dys-
bad, difficult, or painful
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eu-
good, normal, well, or easy
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inter-
means between or among
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intra-
means within or inside
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sub-
means under, less, or below
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super- , supra-
above or excessive
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laryng
larynx or throat
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ot/o
ear
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rhin/o
nose
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end-
within
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ather/o
plaque or fatty substance
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-oma
tumor
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-otomy
cutting or a surgical incision
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myc/o
fungus
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myel/o
bone marrow or spinal cord
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pyel/o
renal pelvis, which is part of the kidney
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py/o
pus
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pyr/o
fever or fire
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aden/o
gland
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adip/o
fat
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anter/o
before, front
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caud/o
lower part of body, tail
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cephal/o
head
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cyt/o
cell
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-cyte
cell
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end-
in, within, inside
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endo-
in, within, inside
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exo-
out of, outside, away from
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hist/o
tissue
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-ologist
specialist
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-ology
the science or study of
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path/o
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
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-pathy
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
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-plasia
development, growth, formation
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poster/o
behind, toward the back
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-stasis
control, maintenance of a constant level
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-static
control, maintenance of a constant level
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plas/o
plas/i
formation
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caudal
toward the lower part of the body
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cephalic
toward the head
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distal
situated farthest from the midline or beginning of a body structure
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dorsal
the back of the organ or body
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inguinal
relating to the groin, refers to the entire lower area of the abdomen.
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medial
the direction toward, or, nearer the midline.
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ventr
belly side of the body
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Superior
uppermost, above, or toward the head
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Inferior
lowermost, below, or toward the feet
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Lateral
the direction toward, or nearer, the side of the body, away from the midline. Lateral is the opposite of medial
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cranial
pertaining to the skull
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Ana-
Backward
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-plasia
Formation
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Dys-
Bad
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-trophy
Development
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Aden
Gland
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Eti-
Cause
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Dem
Population
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idi/o
Particular to the individual
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ger
Old age
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-iatrics
Field of medicine
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ankyl/o
crooked, bent, stiff
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arthr/o
joint
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burs/o
bursa
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chondr/i, chondr/o
cartilage
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cost/o
rib
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crani/o
skull
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-desis
to bind, tie together
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kyph/o
bent, hump
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lord/o
curve, swayback, bent
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Lumb/o
lumbar, lower back
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myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
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oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o
bone
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scoli/o
curved, bent
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spondyl/o
vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone
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synovi/o, synov/o
synovial membrane, synovial fluid
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bi-
twice, double, two
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clon/o
violent action
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dys-
bad, difficult, or painful
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fasci/o
fascia, fibrous band
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fibr/o
fibrous tissue, fiber
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-ia
abnormal condition, disease, plural of -ium
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-ic
pertaining to
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kines/o, kinesi/o
movement
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-lysis
to set free, break down
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my/o
muscle
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-plegia
paralysis, stroke
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tax/o
coordination, order
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ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
tendon, stretch out, extend, strain
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ton/o
tone, stretching, tension
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tri-
three
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angi/o
blood or lymph vessel
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aort/o
aorta
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arteri/o
artery
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ather/o
plaque, fatty substance
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brady-
slow
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cardi/o
heart
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-crasia
a mixture or blending
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-emia
blood, blood condition
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erythr/o
red
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hem/o, hemat/o
blood, relating to the blood
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leuk/o
white
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phleb/o
vein
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tachy-
fast, rapid
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thromb/o
clot
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ven/o
vein
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anti-
against
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carcin/o
cancerous
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immun/o
immune, protection, safe
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lymph/o
lymph, lymphatic tissue
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lymphaden/o
lymph node or gland
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lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
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neo-
new, strange
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ne/o
new, strange
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-oma
tumor, neoplasm
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onc/o
tumor
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phag/o
eat, swallow
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-plasm
formative material of cells
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sarc/o
flesh, connective tissue
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splen/o
spleen
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-tic
pertaining to
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tox/o
poison, poisonous
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bronch/o, bronchi/o
bronchial tube, bronchus
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laryng/o
larynx, throat
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nas/o
nose
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ox/i, ox/o, ox/y
oxygen
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pharyng/o
throat, pharynx
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phon/o
sound, voice
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pleur/o
pleura, side of the body
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-pnea
breathing
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pneum/o, pneumon/o, pneu-
lung, air
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pulm/o, pulmon/o
lung
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sinus/o
sinus
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somn/o
sleep
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spir/o
to breathe
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thorac/o, -thorax
chest, pleural cavity
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trache/o, trachea
windpipe, trachea
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an/o
anus, ring
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chol/e
bile, gall
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cholecyst/o
gallbladder
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col/o
colon, large intestine
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colon/o
colon, large intestine
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-emesis
vomiting
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enter/o
small intestine
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esophag/o
esophagus
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gastr/o
stomach, belly
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hepat/o
liver
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-lithiasis
presence of stones
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-pepsia
digest, digestion
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-phagia
eating, swallowing
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proct/o
anus and rectum
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rect/o
rectum, straight
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sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
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-cele
hernia, tumor, swelling
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cyst/o
urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
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dia-
through, between, apart, complete
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glomerul/o
glomerulus
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hydr/o
water
229
lith/o
stone, calculus
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-lysis
breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
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nephr/o
kidney
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pyel/o
renal pelvis, bowl of kidney
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-tripsy
to crush
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ur/o
urine, urinary tract
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ureter/o
ureter
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urethr/o
urethra
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-uria
urination, urine
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vesic/o
urinary bladder
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caus/o
burning, burn
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cerebr/o
cerebrum, brain
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concuss/o
shaken together, violently agitated
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contus/o
bruise
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encephal/o
brain
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-esthesia
sensation, feeling
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esthet/o
feeling, nervous sensation, sense of perception
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-mania
madness
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mening/o
membranes, meninges
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neur/i, neur/o
nerve, nerve tissue
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-phasia
speak or speech
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phobia
abnormal fear
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psych/o
mind, mental, psyche
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radicul/o
root or nerve root
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-tropic
having an affinity for
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blephar/o
eyelid
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-cusis
hearing
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irid/o
iris, colored part of eye
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kerat/o
horny, hard, cornea
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myring/o
tympanic membrane, eardrum
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ophthalm/o
eye, vision
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-opia
vision condition
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opt/o
eye, vision
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ot/o
ear, hearing
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phak/o
lens of eye
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presby/o
old age
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retin/o
retina, net
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scler/o
sclera, white of eye, hard
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trop/o
turn, change
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tympan/o
tympanic membrane, eardrum
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cry/o
cold
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cutane/o
skin
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derm/o, dermat/o
skin
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hidr/o
sweat
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hirsut/o
hairy, rough
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lip/o
fat, lipid
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melan/o
black, dark
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myc/o
fungus
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onych/o
fingernail or toenail
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pil/i, pil/o
hair
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py/o
pus
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rhytid/o
wrinkle
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seb/o
sebum
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urtic/o
rash, hives
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xer/o
dry
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acr/o
extremities (hands and feet), top, extreme point
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adren/o
adrenal glands
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crin/o
secrete
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-dipsia
thirst
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glyc/o
glucose, sugar
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gonad/o
gonad, sex glands
290
-ism
condition, state of
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pancreat/o
pancreas
292
parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
293
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
294
poly-
many
295
somat/o
body
296
thym/o
thymus gland
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thyr/o, thyroid/o
thyroid gland
298
cervic/o
cervix (neck of uterus)
299
colp/o
vagina
300
gynec/o
woman, female
301
hyster/o
uterus
302
mast/o
breast
303
men/o
menstruation, menses
304
orchid/o
testicles
305
ov/o
egg, ovum
306
ovari/o
ovary
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-para
to give birth
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-pexy
surgical fixation
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salping/o
fallopian tube
310
test/i
testicle, testis
311
vagin/o
vagina
312
albumin/o
albumin, protein
313
calc/i
calcium, lime, the heel
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-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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creatin/o
creatinine
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fluor/o
glowing
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glycos/o
glucose, sugar
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lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
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lingu/o
tongue
320
-otomy
cutting, surgical incision
321
pyret/o
fever
322
radi/o
radiation, x-rays
323
-scope
instrument for visual examination
324
-scopy
visual examination
325
son/o
sound
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ultra-
beyond
