Root Words/Combining Forms Flashcards
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abdomin/o
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abdomen, abdominal cavity
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abras/o
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to rub away
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acid/o
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solution or substance w/ pH less than 7
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acou/o; acoust/o
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hearing
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acr/o
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extremity
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aden/o
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gland
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albumin/o
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albumin (protein)
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alges/o
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pain
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alveol/o
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air sac, alveolus
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amni/o; amnion/o
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amnion, amniotic fluid
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an/o
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anus
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andr/o
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male
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angi/o; angin/o
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blood vessel
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ankyl/o
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fused, not straight
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anter/o; anteri/o
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front
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aort/o
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aorta
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append/o
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hang onto, appendix
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aracn/o
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spider
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arter/o; arteri/o
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artery
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asthen/o
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weakness
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atel/o
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incomplete
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ather/o
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fat
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atri/o
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atrium
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aud/o; audi/o
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hearing
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aur/o
ear
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aut/o
self
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azot/o
urea, nitrogen
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bacter/o; bacteri/o
bacteria
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balan/o
glans penis
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bi/o
life
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bil/i
bile
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blast/o
germ, bud, developing cell
33
blephar/o
eyelid
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brachi/o
arm
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bronch/i; bronch/o
airway, bronchus
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burs/o
purse or sac, bursa
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calc/i
calcium
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carcin/o
cancer
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card/o; cardi/o
heart
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carp/o
wrist
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cartil/o
gristle, cartilage
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caud/o
tail
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cec/o
blind intestine, cecum
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cel/o
hernia, protrustion
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celi/o
abdomen, abdominal cavity
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cellul/o
small chamber
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cephal/o
head
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cerebell/o
cerebellum, little brain
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cerebr/o
brain, cerebrum
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cervic/o
cervix, neck
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cheil/o
lip
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chem/o
chemistry
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chir/o
hand
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chol/e
bile, gall
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choledoch/o
common bile duct
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chondr/o; chondri/o
gristle, cartilage
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chori/o
membrane, chorion
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chrom/o; chromat/o
color
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chron/o
time
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cirrh/o
orange
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col/o; colon/o
colon
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colp/o
vagina
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con/i
dust
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condyl/o
knuckle of a joint
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conjunctiv/o
to bind together, conjunctiva
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cor/o; core/o
pupil
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corne/o
horny, cornea
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coron/o
crown, circle, heart
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cortic/o
tree bark, outer covering, cortex
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cost/o
rib
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cran/o; crani/o
skull, cranium
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crin/o
to secrete
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crypt/o
hidden
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culd/o
cul-de-sac
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cutane/o
skin
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cyan/o
blue
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cyst/o
bladder, sac
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cyt/o
cell
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dacry/o
tear
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dent/o
teeth
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derm/o; dermat/o
skin
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dipl/o
double
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dips/o
thirst
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disk/o
flat shape, intervertebral disk
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dist/o
away
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diverticul/o
small blind pouch, diverticulum
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dors/o
back
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duct/o
lead, move
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duoden/o
twelve, duodenum
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dur/o
hard
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ech/o
to bounce, sound
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elast/o
change shape
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electr/o
electricity
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embol/o
a plug
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embry/o
embryo
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emmetr/o
according to measure
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encephal/o
brain
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enter/o
small intestine
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epididym/o
epididymus
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episi/o
vulva
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eryth/o; erythr/o
red
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esophag/e; esophag/o
gullet, esophagus
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eti/o
cause (of disease)
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fasci/o
fascia
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femor/o
thigh
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fet/o
fetus
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fibr/o
fiber
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fibul/o
clasp or buckle, fibula
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flex/o
bend
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fung/o
fungus
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gangli/o; ganglion/o
knot, swelling
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gastr/o
stomach
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gen/o; gene/o
formation, cause, produce
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ger/o; geront/o
old age
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gingiv/o
gums
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gli/o
glue, neuroglia
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glomerul/o
little ball, glomerulus
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gloss/o
tongue
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glott/o
opening into the windpipe
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gluc/o
glucose, sugar, sweet
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glut/o
buttock
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glyc/o; glycos/o
glycogen, glucose, sugar, sweet
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gnos/o
knowledge
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gravid/o; gravidar/o
pregnancy
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gyn/o; gynec/o
woman
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halit/o
breath
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hem/o; hemat/o
blood
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hemorrh/o
likely to bleed
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hepat/o
liver
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hern/o; herni/o
rupture or protrusion through weakened membrane or wall
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heter/o
other
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hidr/o
sweat
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hist/o
tissue
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hom/o; home/o
sameness, unchanging
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hormon/o
to set in motion
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hydr/o
water
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hyster/o
uterus
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iatr/o; iatri/o
to heal
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idi/o
person, self
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ile/o
to roll, ileum
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ili/o
flank, hip, groin
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immun/o
exempt, immunity
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infect/o
to enter, invade
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infer/o; inferi/o
below
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inguin/o
groin
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ir/o; irid/o
rainbow, iris
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isch/o
to hold back, deficiency, blockage
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ischi/o
haunch, hip joint, ischium
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jejun/o
empty, jejunum
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kal/i
potassium
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kerat/o
hard, horny tissue
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ket/o; keton/o
ketone bodies
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kinesi/o
motion
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kyph/o
hump
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labyrinth/o
maze, inner ear
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lacrim/o
tear
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lact/o
milk
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lamin/o
thin, lamina
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lapar/o
abdomen
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laryng/o
voice box, larynx
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later/o
side
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lei/o
smooth
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leuk/o
white
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lingu/o
tongue
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lip/o
fat, lipid
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lith/o
stone
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lob/o
a rounded part, lobe
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lord/o
bent forward
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lumb/o
loin, lower back
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lymph/o
clear water or fluid
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lys/o
break apart, dissolution
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mal/o
bad
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mamm/o
breast
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man/o
thin
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mast/o
breast
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maxill/o
upper jaw bone
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meat/o
opening, passage
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medi/o
middle
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melan/o
dark, black
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men/o; menstru/o
month, menstruation
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mening/i; mening/o
membrane, meninges
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menisc/o; menisci/o
crescent-shaped moon, meniscus
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ment/o
mind
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metr/i; metr/o
uterus
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mon/o
one
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muc/o; myx/o
mucus
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my/o; myos/o
muscle
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myc/o
fungus
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myel/o; myelon/o
bone marrow; spinal cord, medulla, myelin sheath
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myring/o
membrane, eardrum
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narc/o
numbness
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nas/o
nose
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nat/o
birth
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natr/o
sodium
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necr/o
death
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nephr/o
kidney
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neur/o
sinew or cord, nerve; fascia
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noct/o
night
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nucl/o; nucle/o
kernel, nucleus
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nyct/o; nyctal/o
night, nocturnal
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obstetr/o
midwife, prenatal development
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ocul/o
eye
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olig/o
few in number
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omphal/o
umbilicus (navel)
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onc/o
tumor
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onych/o
nail
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oophor/o
ovary
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ophthalm/o
eye
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opt/o
eye, vision
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or/o
mouth
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orch/o; orchi/o; orchid/o
testis, testicle
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organ/o
tool
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orth/o
straight, normal
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oste/o
bone
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ot/o
ear
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ov/o
egg
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ovari/o
ovary
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ox/i
oxygen
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pachy/o
thick
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palat/o
roof of the mouth, palate
221
pancreat/o
sweetbread, pancreas
222
par/o
parturition or labor
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pariet/o
wall
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patell/o
small pan, patella
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path/o
disease
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pector/o
chest
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ped/o; pediatr/o
child
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pedicul/o
body louse
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pelv/i; pelv/o
pelvis, washbasin
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pen/o
penis
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peps/o; pept/o
digestion
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perine/o
perineum
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peritone/o
to stretch over, peritoneum
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petr/o
stone
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phac/o
lens
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phag/o
eat, swallow
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phak/o
lens
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phalang/o
row of soldiers, phalanx
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pharyng/o
throat, pharynx
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phas/o; phasi/o
speech
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phleb/o
vein
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phot/o
light
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phragm/o; phragmat/o
partition
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physi/o
nature
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physis/o
growth
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plas/o
change
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plegi/o
paralysis
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pleur/o
rib, pleura
249
pneum/o; pneumat/o; pneumon/o
air, lung
250
pod/o
foot
251
poikil/o
irregular
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poli/o
gray
253
polyp/o
a small growth, polyp
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por/o
small hole
255
poster/o; posteri/o
back
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presby/o
old age
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prim/i
first
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proct/o
rectum, anus
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prostat/o
prostate gland
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proxim/o
near
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pseud/o
false
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psych/o
mind
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pub/o
grown up, pubis
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puerper/i; puerper/o
childbirth
265
pulmon/o
lung
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py/o
pus
267
pyel/o
renal pelvis
268
pylor/o
gatekeeper, pylorus
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quadr/i; quadr/o
four
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rachi/o
spine, vertebral column
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radi/o
light energy, radiation; spoke of a wheel, radius
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radic/o; radicul/o
nerve root
273
rect/o
straight, erect, rectum
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ren/o
kidney
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retin/o
net, retina
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rhabd/o
rod
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rheumat/o
discharge
278
rhin/o
nose
279
rhytid/o
wrinkle
280
rrhythm/o
repetition, rhythm
281
rubin/o
red pigment
282
sacr/o
sacred, sacrum
283
salping/o
tube (usually eustachian or fallopian)
284
sarc/o
flesh, meat
285
scler/o
thick, hard; sclera
286
scop/o
to view
287
scoli/o
curved
288
seb/o
sebum, oil
289
semin/o
seed, sperm
290
sept/o
wall, partition
291
septic/o
putrefying
292
sial/o
saliva
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sigmoid/o
the letter S
294
sinus/o
cavity
295
skelet/o
dried up, skeleton
296
somat/o
body
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somn/o
sleep
298
son/o
sound
299
spadias/o
rip, tear
300
spasm/o
sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
301
sperm/o; spermat/o
seed, sperm
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sphygm/o; sphyx/o
pulse
303
spin/o
spine, thorn
304
spir/o
to breathe
305
splen/o
spleen
306
spondyl/o
vertebra
307
staped/o
stirrup, stapes
308
staphyl/o
grape-like clusters; Staphylococcus
309
steat/o
fat
310
sten/o
narrowness, constriction
311
stern/o
chest, sternum
312
steth/o
chest
313
stigmat/o
point
314
stomat/o
mouth
315
strept/o
twisted or gnarled; Streptococcus
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super/o; superi/o
above
317
synov/o; synovi/o
binding of eggs, synovial
318
tars/o
flat surface, tarsum
319
tax/o; taxi/o
reaction to a stimulus
320
ten/o; tend/o; tendin/o
to stretch out, tendon
321
tens/o
pressure
322
test/o; testicul/o
testis, testicle
323
thalam/o
inner chamber, thalamus
324
thel/i
nipple
325
therm/o
heat
326
thorac/o
chest, thorax
327
thromb/o
clot
328
thym/o
wart-like, thymus gland
329
thyr/o
shield, thyroid
330
toc/o
birth, labor
331
tom/o
to cut
332
ton/o
tone, tension, pressure
333
tonsill/o
almond, tonsil
334
tox/o; toxic/o
poison
335
trache/o
windpipe, trachea
336
trachel/o
cervix, neck
337
trich/o
hair
338
tubercul/o
little mass or swelling
339
tympan/o
eardrum
340
umbilic/o
navel
341
ur/o
urine
342
ureter/o
ureter
343
urethr/o
urethra
344
urin/a; urin/o
urine
345
uter/o
womb, uterus
346
uvul/o
grape, uvula
347
vagin/o
sheath, vagina
348
vag/o
vagus nerve
349
valvul/o
little valve
350
varic/o
dilated vein
351
vas/o
blood vessel; duct
352
vascul/o
small blood vessel
353
ven/o
vein
354
ventr/o
front, belly
355
ventricul/o
little belly, cavity, ventricle
356
vers/o
turn
357
vertebr/o
joint, vertebra
358
vesic/o
vesicle, seminal vesicle
359
vir/o
virus
360
vitr/o; vitre/o
glassy
361
vulv/o
vulva
362
xer/o
dry
363
zo/o
animal
