Root Words Flashcards
(207 cards)
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Acr/o
A
Extremities
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Abdomin/o
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Abdomen
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Aden/o
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Gland
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Adenoid/o
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Adenoids
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Adip/o
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Fat
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Aer/o
A
Air
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Alb/o
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White
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Albumin/o
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Albumin
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Amni/o
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Amnion
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Amyl/o
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Starch
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Angi/o
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Vessel
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Ankyl/o
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Crooked or Fused
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After/o
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Anterior/Before
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Aort/o
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Aorta
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Append(ic)/o
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Appendix
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Arteri/o
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Artery
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Arthr/o
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Joint
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Articul/o
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Joint
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Atel/o
A
Imperfect
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Ather/o
A
Yellow, fatty plaque
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Aur/I
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Ear
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Bil/I
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Bile
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Bi/o
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Life
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Blast/o
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Embryonic form
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Blephar/o
Eyelid
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Brachi/o
Arm
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Brachy
Short
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Bronchi/o, Bronch/o
Windpipe
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Bucc/o
Cheek
29
Burs/o
Bursa
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Calc/I
Calcium
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Calcane/o
Heel
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Carcin/o
Cancer
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Cardi/o
Heart
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Carp/o
Carpus/Wrist
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Caud/o
Tail
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Cec/o
Cecum
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Cephal/o
Head
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Cerebr/o
Brain
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Cervic/o
Neck
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Chlor/o
Green
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Chol/e
Bile
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Cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
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Chondr/o
Cartilage
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Chori/o
Fetal covering
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Clavicul/o
Clavicle
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Coccyg/o
Coccyx
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Col/o
Colon
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Colp/o
Hollow/Vagina
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Cost/o
Rib
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Crani/o
Cranium/Skull
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Cry/o
Cold
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Crypt/o
Hide, conceal
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Cutane/o
Skin
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Cyan/o
Blue
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Cyst/o
Cyst, bladder
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Cyt/o(-cyte)
Cell
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Dactyl/o
Finger, toe
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Dent/i Dent/o
Teeth
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Derm/a Dermat/o
Skin
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Dextr/o
Right
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Dips/o
Thirst
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Disc/o
Disc/Disk
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Dist/o
Far/Distant from origin
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Dors/o
Directed toward/On the back
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Duoden/o
Duodenum
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Ech/o
Sound
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Electr/o
Electricity
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Encephal/o
Brain
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Enter/o
Intestine
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Erythr/o
Red
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Esophag/o
Esophagus
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Esthesi/o
Feeling
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Femor/o
Femur
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Fet/o
Fetus
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Fibr/o
Fiber
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Fibul/o
Fibula
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Front/o
Forehead/Front
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Galact/o
Milk
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Gastr/o
Stomach
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Genit/o
Genitals
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Ger/o
Old
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Glomerul/o
Glomerulus
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Gloss/o
Tongue
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Glyc/o
Sugar/sweet
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Gnath/o
Jaw
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Granul/o
Grain/particle
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Gynec/o
Female
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Hem/a Hem/o Hemat/o
Blood
89
Hepat/o
Liver
90
Hist/o
Tissue
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Hom/o
Common/Same
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Humer/o
Humerus
93
Hydr/o
Water
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Hyster/o
Uterus/Womb
95
Ile/o
Ileum (small intestine)
96
Ili/o
Ilium (hip bone)
97
Immun/o
Immune
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Infer/o
Lowermost/below
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Intestin/o
Intestine
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Irid/o
Colored circle/Iris
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Ischi/o
Ischium (hip)
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Jejun/o
Jejunum
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Labi/o
Lip
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Lacrim/o
Tear/crying
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Lact/o
Milk
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Lapar/o
Flank/abdominal wall
107
Laryng/o
Larynx (voice box)
108
Later/o
Side
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Latr/o
Treatment, physician
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Leuc/o Leuk/o
White
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Lingu/o
Tongue
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Lip/o
Fat
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Lith/o
Stone
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Lob/o
Lobe
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Lumb/o
Lower back
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Lymph/o
Lymph/lymphatics
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Mamm/o
| Mast/o
Breast
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Medi/o
Middle
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Melan/o
Black
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Men/o
Month
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Mening/o
Membrane
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Mete/I
Uterine tissue
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Mon/o
One/Only
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Muc/o
Mucus
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Muscul/o
Muscle
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My/o
Muscle
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Myc/o
Fungus
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Myel/o
Marrow/spinal cord
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Narc/o
Sleep/numbness
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Nas/o
Nose
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Ne/o
New
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Necr/o
Dead/corpse
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Nephr/o
Kidney
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Neur/o
Nerves
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Odont/o
Teeth
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Odyn/o
Pain/distress
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Onc/o
Bulk/tumor
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Oophor/o
Ovary
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Ophthalm/o
Eye
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Or/o
Mouth
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Orchi/o
Testicle
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Orth/o
Straight
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Oste/o
Bone
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Ot/o
Ear
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Pancreat/o
Pancreas
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Patell/o
Patella (kneecap)
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Path/o
Disease
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Pelv/i
Pelvis
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Periton/o
Peritoneum
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Pharmac/o
Drugs/medicine
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Pharyng/o
Pharynx
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Phleb/o
Vein
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Phon/o
Sound/voice
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Phot/o
Light
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Phren/o
Mind/diaphragm
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Pleur/o
Pleura
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Poster/o
Posterior/toward back
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Pneum/o
Air/breathing/lung
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Proct/o
Rectum/anus
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Prostat/o
Prostate
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Proxim/o
Nearest point of origin
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Pseud/o
False
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Psych/o
Mind
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Pub/o
Pubis
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Pulm/o pulmon/o
Lung
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Py/o
Pus
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Pyel/o
Trough/renal pelvis
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Radi/o
Radius/radiant energy
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Rect/o
Rectum
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Ren/o
Kidneys
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Rhin/o
Nose
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Sacr/o
Sacrum
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Sarc/o
Flesh
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Salping/o
Tube
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Scrot/o
Scrotum
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Semin/o
Semen
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Ser/o
Serum
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Somat/o
Body
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Son/o
Sound
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Spermat/o
Seed
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Sphen/o
Wedge/sphenoid
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Splen/o
Spleen
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Spondyl/o
Vertebra
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Stern/o
Sternum
185
Ankle bone (tarsal)
Tars/o
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Tempor/o
Temple
187
Ten/o
Tendon/tight band
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Therm/o
Heat
189
Thorac/o
Chest
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Thromb/o
Clot/thrombus
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Tibi/o
Tibia
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Tonsill/o
Tonsil
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Tox/o
Poison
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Trache/o
Trachea (windpipe)
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Uln/o
Ulna
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Ur/o
Urine
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Ureter/o
Ureter
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Urethr/o
Urethra
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Uter/o
Uterus
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Vag/o
Vagus nerve
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Vas/o
Vessel / Ductus deferens
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Ven/o
Vein
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Ventr/o
Ventral / Belly side
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Vertebr/o
Vertebra
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Vulv/o
Vulva
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Xanth/o
Yellow
