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11/29/2024
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Term
acid/o
 Definition
acid, sour, bitter
Term
acu-
 Definition
needle
Term
acu/o, acut/o
 Definition
sharp, severe
Term
adip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
aer/o
 Definition
air, gas
Term
agit/o
 Definition
rapidity, restlessness
Term
ambul/o
 Definition
to walk
Term
anomal/o
 Definition
irregular
Term
anthrac/o
 Definition
coal, carbon, carbuncle
Term
anthrop/o
 Definition
man, human being
Term
antr/o
 Definition
antrum
Term
aphth/o
 Definition
ulcer
Term
apic/o
 Definition
apex
Term
aque/o
 Definition
water
Term
atmo-
 Definition
steam, vapor
Term
axi/o
 Definition
axis
Term
bar/o
 Definition
weight, pressure
Term
bary-
 Definition
heavy, dull, hard
Term
bathy-, batho-
 Definition
deep, depth
Term
bio-, bi/o
 Definition
life, living
Term
blast/o
 Definition
early embryonic stage, immature
Term
calor/i
 Definition
heat
Term
campt/o
 Definition
bent
Term
capsul/o, caps/o
 Definition
capsule, container
Term
carcin/o
 Definition
cancer
Term
cari/o
 Definition
caries, rottenness
Term
cathar/o, cathart/o
 Definition
cleasnsing, purging
Term
caud/o
 Definition
tail
Term
cavit/o, cav/o
 Definition
hollow, cavity
Term
chem/o
 Definition
chemical, chemistry
Term
chron/o
 Definition
time, timing
Term
clin/o
 Definition
to slope, bend
Term
consci/o
 Definition
awareness, aware
Term
constrict/o
 Definition
narrowing, binding
Term
contus/o
 Definition
to bruise
Term
corpor/o
 Definition
body
Term
critic/o
 Definition
crisis, danger
Term
cry/o
 Definition
cold
Term
cyt/o,
 Definition
cell
Term
dem/o
 Definition
people
Term
desicc/o
 Definition
to dry
Term
dilat/o
 Definition
enlarge, expand
Term
dolich/o
 Definition
long
Term
dolor/o
 Definition
pain
Term
dors/o
 Definition
back
Term
duct/o
 Definition
to lead
Term
dynam/o
 Definition
power, strength
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, difficult, painful
Term
echin/o
 Definition
spiny, prickly
Term
ectr/o
 Definition
congenital absence
Term
ele/o
 Definition
oil
Term
emmetr/o
 Definition
the correct measure, proportioned
Term
enanti/o
 Definition
opposite, opposed
Term
equi-
 Definition
equality, equal
Term
erethism/o
 Definition
irritation
Term
eti/o
 Definition
cause
Term
eu-
 Definition
good,normal, well
Term
febr/i
 Definition
fever
Term
fil/o, fili/, filament/o
 Definition
thread, threadlike
Term
frig/o, frigid/o
 Definition
cold
Term
funct/o
 Definition
performance
Term
gel/o
 Definition
to freeze, congeal
Term
gemell/o
 Definition
twins
Term
ger/o, geront/o
 Definition
aged, old age
Term
hapl/o
 Definition
simple, single
Term
heredo-
 Definition
heredity
Term
hist/o
 Definition
tissue
Term
homeo-
 Definition
likeness, constant, sameness
Term
hydr/o
 Definition
water, hydrogen
Term
iatr/o
 Definition
treatment, physician
Term
ion/o
 Definition
ion
Term
ipsi-
 Definition
same
Term
kary/o
 Definition
nucleus
Term
kel/o
 Definition
tumor, fibrous, growth
Term
kraur/o
 Definition
dry
Term
kym/o
 Definition
waves
Term
later/o
 Definition
side
Term
ligat/o
 Definition
binding, tying
Term
lim/o
 Definition
hunger
Term
lumin/o
 Definition
light
Term
ly/o
 Definition
dissolve, loosen
Term
medi/o
 Definition
middle
Term
medic/o
 Definition
heal, healing
Term
mer/o
 Definition
part
Term
meso-
 Definition
middle
Term
method/o
 Definition
procedure, technique
Term
morph/o
 Definition
shape, form
Term
mort/o
 Definition
death
Term
nom/o
 Definition
custom, law
Term
nomen-
 Definition
name
Term
nos/o
 Definition
disease
Term
nucle/o
 Definition
nucleus
Term
nutri/o, nutrit/o
 Definition
nourish
Term
ole/o
 Definition
oil
Term
onc/o
 Definition
tumor, mass
Term
organ/o
 Definition
organ
Term
palliat/o
 Definition
soothe, relieve
Term
pant/o
 Definition
all, whole
Term
path/o
 Definition
disease
Term
pharmac/o
 Definition
drugs
Term
phyl/o
 Definition
race, species, type
Term
physi/o
 Definition
nature
Term
physic/o
 Definition
physical, natural
Term
phyt/o
 Definition
plant
Term
pin/o
 Definition
to drink
Term
plan/o
 Definition
flat, level, wandering
Term
plant/o
 Definition
sole of the foot
Term
plex/o
 Definition
network (nerves,vessels),plexus
Term
posit/o
 Definition
arrangement, place
Term
prosop/o
 Definition
face
Term
prote/o
 Definition
protein
Term
psamm/o
 Definition
sand, sand-like material
Term
puls/o, pulsat/o
 Definition
to beat, beating
Term
purul/o
 Definition
pus formation
Term
pyr/o
 Definition
fire, fever, heat
Term
pyret/o
 Definition
fever
Term
resuscit/o
 Definition
revive
Term
reticul/o
 Definition
netlike
Term
sanit/a
 Definition
health
Term
scirrh/o
 Definition
hard
Term
somat/o
 Definition
body
Term
spectr/o
 Definition
image, spectrum
Term
stere/o
 Definition
solid, three-dimensional
Term
succ/o
 Definition
juice
Term
symptom/o
 Definition
occurrence
Term
synaps/o, synapt/o
 Definition
point of contact, to join
Term
system/o
 Definition
system
Term
systol/o
 Definition
contraction
Term
techn/o
 Definition
skill, art
Term
tele/o
 Definition
perfect, complete
Term
temp/o, tempor/o
 Definition
period of time, the temples
Term
therapeuti/o
 Definition
treatment
Term
therm/o
 Definition
heat
Term
tors/o
 Definition
twisting, twisted
Term
trem/o, tremul/o
 Definition
shaking, trembling
Term
tri/o
 Definition
to sort out, sorting
Term
tumesc/o
 Definition
swelling
Term
typ/o
 Definition
class, representative form
Term
ventil/o
 Definition
to aerate, oxygenate
Term
ventr/o
 Definition
belly, front of the body
Term
vers/o
 Definition
turn, turning
Term
vir/o
 Definition
virus
Term
viscero/o
 Definition
internal organs
Term
vit/o
 Definition
live
Term
volv/o, volut/o
 Definition
to roll
Term
zyg/o
 Definition
union, junction
Term
acous/o
 Definition
hearing
Term
acoust/o
 Definition
hearing
Term
audi/o
 Definition
hearing
Term
audit/o
 Definition
hearing
Term
olfact/o
 Definition
smell
Term
osm/o
 Definition
smell
Term
osphersi/o
 Definition
smell
Term
haph/e
 Definition
touch
Term
pselaphes/o
 Definition
touch
Term
tact/o
 Definition
touch
Term
thigm/o
 Definition
touch
Term
gustat/o
 Definition
taste
Term
gust/o
 Definition
taste
Term
opt/o
 Definition
vision
Term
abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
celi/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
aer/o
 Definition
air
Term
phys/o
 Definition
air
Term
pneum/o
 Definition
air
Term
pneumon/o
 Definition
air
Term
pan-
 Definition
all
Term
pant/o
 Definition
all
Term
bil/i
 Definition
bile
Term
chol/e
 Definition
bile
Term
cyst/o
 Definition
bladder
Term
vesic/o
 Definition
bladder
Term
hem/o
 Definition
blood
Term
hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
sangu/i
 Definition
blood
Term
sanguin/o
 Definition
blood
Term
corpor/o
 Definition
body
Term
somat/o
 Definition
body
Term
mamm/o
 Definition
breast
Term
mast/o
 Definition
breast
Term
respir/o
 Definition
breathe
Term
respirat/o
 Definition
breathe
Term
spir/o
 Definition
breathe
Term
cec/o
 Definition
cecum
Term
typhl/o
 Definition
cecum
Term
pector/o
 Definition
chest
Term
steth/o
 Definition
chest
Term
thorac/o
 Definition
chest
Term
toc/o
 Definition
childbirth
Term
corne/o
 Definition
cornea of eye
Term
kerat/o
 Definition
cornea of eye
Term
mort/o
 Definition
death
Term
necr/o
 Definition
death
Term
thanat/o
 Definition
death
Term
allo-
 Definition
different
Term
hetero-
 Definition
different
Term
nos/o
 Definition
disease
Term
path/o
 Definition
disease
Term
kraur/o
 Definition
dry
Term
xer/o
 Definition
dry
Term
aur/o
 Definition
ear
Term
auricul/o
 Definition
ear
Term
ot/o
 Definition
ear
Term
myring/o
 Definition
eardrum
Term
tympan/o
 Definition
eardrum
Term
ocul/o
 Definition
eye
Term
ophthalm/o
 Definition
eye
Term
opt/o
 Definition
eye
Term
blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
Term
palpebr/o
 Definition
eyelid
Term
faci/o
 Definition
face
Term
op/o
 Definition
face
Term
prosop/o
 Definition
face
Term
adip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
lip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
pimel/o
 Definition
fat
Term
steat/o
 Definition
fat
Term
corp/o
 Definition
feces
Term
scat/o
 Definition
feces
Term
sterc/o
 Definition
feces
Term
febr/i
 Definition
fever
Term
pyr/o
 Definition
fever
Term
pyret/o
 Definition
fever
Term
arch/e
 Definition
first
Term
arch/i
 Definition
first
Term
primi-
 Definition
first
Term
prot/o
 Definition
first
Term
ped/o
 Definition
foot
Term
pod/o
 Definition
foot
Term
pil/o
 Definition
hair
Term
trich/o
 Definition
hair
Term
demi-
 Definition
half
Term
hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
semi-
 Definition
half
Term
acous/o
 Definition
hearing
Term
acoust/o
 Definition
hearing
Term
audi/o
 Definition
hearing
Term
audit/o
 Definition
hearing
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
coron/o
 Definition
heart
Term
calor/i
 Definition
heat
Term
therm/o
 Definition
heat
Term
gigant/o
 Definition
huge
Term
mega-
 Definition
huge
Term
meglo-
 Definition
huge
Term
prurit/o
 Definition
itching
Term
psor/o
 Definition
itching
Term
nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
ren/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
phac/o
 Definition
lens of eye
Term
phak/o
 Definition
lens of eye
Term
bio-
 Definition
life
Term
bi/o
 Definition
life
Term
vit/o
 Definition
life
Term
viv/i
 Definition
life
Term
desm/o
 Definition
ligament
Term
ligament/o
 Definition
ligament
Term
syndesm/o
 Definition
ligament
Term
cheil/o
 Definition
lip
Term
chil/o
 Definition
lip
Term
labi/o
 Definition
lip
Term
pneum/o
 Definition
lung
Term
pneumon/o
 Definition
lung
Term
pulmon/o
 Definition
lung
Term
galact/o
 Definition
milk
Term
lact/o
 Definition
milk
Term
ment/o
 Definition
mind
Term
phren/o
 Definition
mind
Term
psych/o
 Definition
mind
Term
or/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
stomat/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
blenn/o
 Definition
mucus
Term
muc/o
 Definition
mucus
Term
myx/o
 Definition
mucus
Term
muscul/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
myos/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
onych/o
 Definition
nail
Term
ungu/o
 Definition
nail
Term
noct/i
 Definition
night
Term
nyct/o
 Definition
night
Term
nas/o
 Definition
nose
Term
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
kary/o
 Definition
nucleus
Term
nucle/o
 Definition
nucleus
Term
ele/o
 Definition
oil
Term
ole/o
 Definition
oil
Term
oophor/o
 Definition
ovary
Term
ovari/o
 Definition
ovary
Term
dolor/o
 Definition
pain
Term
palat/o
 Definition
palate
Term
uran/o
 Definition
palate
Term
gravid/o
 Definition
pregnancy
Term
cor/o
 Definition
pupil
Term
pupill/o
 Definition
pupil
Term
proct/o
 Definition
rectum
Term
rect/o
 Definition
rectum
Term
ptyal/o
 Definition
saliva
Term
sial/o
 Definition
saliva
Term
homeo-
 Definition
same
Term
homo-
 Definition
same
Term
ipsi-
 Definition
same
Term
tauto-
 Definition
same
Term
cutane/o
 Definition
skin
Term
derm/o
 Definition
skin
Term
dermat/o
 Definition
skin
Term
son/o
 Definition
sound
Term
phon/o
 Definition
sound
Term
lith/o
 Definition
stone
Term
petr/o
 Definition
stone
Term
orth/o
 Definition
straight
Term
dynam/o
 Definition
strength
Term
sthen/o
 Definition
strength
Term
gluc/o
 Definition
sugar
Term
glyc/o
 Definition
sugar
Term
sacchar/o
 Definition
sugar
Term
hidr/o
 Definition
sweat
Term
sud/o
 Definition
sweat
Term
tumesc/o
 Definition
swelling
Term
dacry/o
 Definition
tear
Term
lacrim/o
 Definition
tear
Term
pachy-
 Definition
thick
Term
pycn/o
 Definition
thick
Term
pykn/o
 Definition
thick
Term
chron/o
 Definition
time
Term
temp/o
 Definition
time
Term
tempor/o
 Definition
time
Term
gloss/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
lingu/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
dent/i
 Definition
tooth
Term
odont/o
 Definition
tooth
Term
onc/o
 Definition
tumor/mass
Term
hyster/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
metr/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
uter/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
colp/o
 Definition
vagina
Term
vagin/o
 Definition
vagina
Term
phleb/o
 Definition
vein
Term
ven/o
 Definition
vein
Term
rachi/o
 Definition
vertebral/spinal column
Term
spin/o
 Definition
vertebral/spinal column
Term
spondyl/o
 Definition
vertebral/spinal column
Term
angi/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
vas/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
episi/o
 Definition
vulva
Term
vulv/o
 Definition
vulva
Term
aque/o
 Definition
water
Term
hydr/o
 Definition
water
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