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1
Q

Cancer/o

Carcin/o

A

Cancer

2
Q

Eti/o

A

Cause (of disease)

3
Q

Gno/o

A

Knowledge

4
Q

Iatr/o

A

Physician, medicine (or treatment)

5
Q

Lei/o

A

Smooth

6
Q

Onc/o

A

Tumor, mass

7
Q

Path/o

A

Disease

8
Q

Rhabd/o

A

Rod-shaped, striated

9
Q

Somat/o

A

Body

10
Q

Fibr/o

A

Fiber

11
Q

Hist/o

A

Tissue

12
Q

Kary/o

A

Nucleus

13
Q

Organ/o

A

Organ

14
Q

Sarc/o

A

Flesh, connective tissue

15
Q

Viscer/o

A

Internal organs

16
Q

Aden/o

A

Gland

17
Q

Cyt/o

A

Cell

18
Q

Epitheli/o

A

Epithelium

19
Q

Lip/o

A

Fat

20
Q

My/o

A

Muscle

21
Q

Neur/o

A

Nerve