Root Words Flashcards
(225 cards)
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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acr/o
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extremities
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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
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air
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alb
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white
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albumin/o
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albumin [part of blood]
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amni/o
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amnion [membrane forming the amniotic sac]
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amyl/o
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starch
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angi/o
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vessel [denoting relationship to a vessel, usually a blood vessel]
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ankyl/o
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crooked/fused
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anter/o
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anterior/before/in front
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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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articular/o
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joint
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atel/o
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imperfect
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ather/o
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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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blast/o
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embryonic form
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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brachi/o
arm
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brachy
short
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bronch(i)/o
windpipe [bronchus]
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bucc/o
cheeks
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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 [any blind pouch or cul-de-sac]
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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
55
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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derm/a
skin
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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 the origin
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dors/o
directly 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
intestines
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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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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
front/forehead
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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
toungue
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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
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hem/a
blood
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hem/o
blood
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hemat/o
blood
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hepat/
liver
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hist/o
tissue
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hom/o
common/same
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humer/o
humerus
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hydr/o
water
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hyster/o
uterus/womb
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ile/o
ileum
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ili/o
ilium (hip bone)
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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 [middle portion of small intestines]
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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
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laryng/o
larynx (voicebox)
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later/o
side
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leuc/o leuk/o
white
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leuc/o
white
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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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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
134
mamm/o
breast
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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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metr/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
muscel
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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
nerve
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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/diaphram
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pleur/o
pleura [membrane lining the lungs]
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poster/o
posterior/toward the 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 to the point of orgin
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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 [Radius is the bone on the thumb side of the forearm.]
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rect/o
rectum
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ren/o
kidney
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rhin/o
nose
190
sacr/o
sacrum [the triangular bone just below the lumbar vertebrae]
191
salping/o
tube [Denoting relationship to a tube, specifically to the uterine or to the auditory tube.]
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scrot/o
scrotum
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semin/o
semen
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ser/o
serum [The clear portion of any body fluid.]
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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 bone-[a single irregular, wedge-shaped bone at the base of the skull]
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pulm/o
lung
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pulmon/o
lung
201
splen/o
spleen
202
spondyl/o
vertebra
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stern/o
sternum
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tars/o
ankle bone (tarsal)
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tempor/o
temple
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ten/o
tendon/tight band
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therm/o
heat
208
thorac/o
chest
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thromb/o
clot/thrombus
210
tibi/o
tibia
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tonsill/o
tonsill
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tox/o
poison
213
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
220
vas/o
vessle/ductus deferens
221
ven/o
vein
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ventr/o
ventral/belly side
223
vertebr/o
vertebra
224
vulv/o
vulva
225
xanth/o
yellow
