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04/19/2020
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Term
acetabul/o
 Definition
acetabulum
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acous/o
 Definition
hearing
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aden/o
 Definition
gland
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adenoid/o
 Definition
adenoids
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adip/o
 Definition
fat
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adren/o
 Definition
adrenal
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adrenal/o
 Definition
gland
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agglutin/o
 Definition
to clump
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albin/o
 Definition
white
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albumin/o
 Definition
albumin, protein
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alges/o
 Definition
sensitivity to pain
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alveol/o
 Definition
air sac, alveolus
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ambly/o
 Definition
dull
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amni/o
 Definition
amnion
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amyl/o
 Definition
starch
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angi/o
 Definition
relating to blood or lymph vessels
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ankyl/o
 Definition
crooked, bent, stiff
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anxi/o
 Definition
uneasy, anxious
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aort/o
 Definition
aorta
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append/o
 Definition
appendix
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aque/o
 Definition
aqueous humor
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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arthr/o
 Definition
joint
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articul/o
 Definition
joint
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ather/o
 Definition
plaque, fatty substance
Term
audi/o
 Definition
hearing
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audit/o
 Definition
hearing
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aur/o
 Definition
ear
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auricul/o
 Definition
ear
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axill/o
 Definition
armpit or central
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azot/o
 Definition
nitrogen
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bacteri/o
 Definition
bacteria
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balan/o
 Definition
penis
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bas/o
 Definition
base
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blast/o
 Definition
embryonic stage of development
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blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
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brachi/o
 Definition
arm
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bronch/o
 Definition
bronchial tube
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bronchiol/o
 Definition
bronchiole
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bucc/o
 Definition
cheek
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burs/o
 Definition
bursa
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calcane/o
 Definition
calcaneus
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cali/o
 Definition
calix
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calic/o
 Definition
calix
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carcin/o
 Definition
cancerous
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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carp/o
 Definition
carpals (wrist bones)
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caus/o
 Definition
burn, burning
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cauter/o
 Definition
heat, burn
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cerebell/o
 Definition
cerebellum
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cerebr/o
 Definition
cerebrum
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cervic/o
 Definition
neck, cervix
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chlor/o
 Definition
green
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chol/e
 Definition
bile, gall
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cholesterol/o
 Definition
cholesterol
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chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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chori/o
 Definition
chorion
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chrom/o
 Definition
color
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cirrh/o
 Definition
tawny yellow
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clavicul/o
 Definition
clavicle (collar bone)
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coagul/o
 Definition
clotting
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cochle/o
 Definition
cochlea
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col/o
 Definition
colon, large intestine
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colon/o
 Definition
colon, large intestine
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colp/o
 Definition
vagina
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conjunctiv/o
 Definition
conjunctiva
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cor/o
 Definition
pupil
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corne/o
 Definition
cornea
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coron/o
 Definition
heart
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cost/o
 Definition
rib
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crani/o
 Definition
skull
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cry/o
 Definition
cold
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culd/o
 Definition
cul-de-sac
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cutane/o
 Definition
skin
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
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cycl/o
 Definition
ciliary body or muscle
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cyst/o
 Definition
urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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dacry/o
 Definition
tears
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derm/o
 Definition
skin
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dermat/o
 Definition
skin
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diaphor/o
 Definition
profuse sweating
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dipl/o
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double
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dips/o
 Definition
thirst
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dors/o
 Definition
back
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electr/o
 Definition
electrical
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encephal/o
 Definition
brain
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end/o
 Definition
within, in, inside
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enter/o
 Definition
small intestine
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eosin/o
 Definition
rosy
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epiglott/o
 Definition
epiglottis
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episi/o
 Definition
vulva
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erythem/o
 Definition
redness
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erythemat/o
 Definition
redness
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erythro/o
 Definition
red
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es/o
 Definition
within
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esthesi/o
 Definition
sensation or feeling
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ex/o
 Definition
outward
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femor/o
 Definition
femur (thigh bone)
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fibr/o
 Definition
fiber
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fibul/o
 Definition
fibular (smaller leg bone)
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fung/o
 Definition
fungus
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galact/o
 Definition
milk
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach, belly
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geront/o
 Definition
old age
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glauc/o
 Definition
gray, silver
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gli/o
 Definition
gluey substance
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glomerul/o
 Definition
glomerulus
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granul/o
 Definition
granules
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gravid/o
 Definition
pregnancy
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gynec/o
 Definition
woman, female
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hallucin/o
 Definition
hallucination
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hem/o
 Definition
blood, relating to blood
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hemat/o
 Definition
blood, relating to blood
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hepat/o
 Definition
liver
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hidr/o
 Definition
sweat
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humer/o
 Definition
humerus (upper arm bone)
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hypn/o
 Definition
sleep
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hypophys/o
 Definition
pituitary gland
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hyster/o
 Definition
uterus, womb
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iatr/o
 Definition
treatment
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ichthy/o
 Definition
scaly, dry
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ili/o
 Definition
ilium (upper part of pelvic bone)
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immun/o
 Definition
immune system
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ir/I
 Definition
iris
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ir/o
 Definition
iris
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irid/o
 Definition
iris
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irit/o
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iris
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is/o
 Definition
equal
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isch/o
 Definition
ischium
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jaund/o
 Definition
yellow
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kary/o
 Definition
nucleus
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kerat/o
 Definition
horny, hard, cornea
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ket/o
 Definition
ketone bodies
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keton/o
 Definition
ketone bodies
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kinesi/o
 Definition
movement
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labryinth/o
 Definition
inner ear
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lacrim/o
 Definition
tears
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lact/o
 Definition
milk
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lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen
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laryng/o
 Definition
larynx, voice box
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lens
 Definition
phac/o
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
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ligament/o
 Definition
ligament
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lingu/o
 Definition
tongue
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lip/o
 Definition
fat, lipid
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lith/o
 Definition
stone, calculus
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lute/o
 Definition
yellow
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malleol/o
 Definition
malleolus
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mamm/o
 Definition
breast
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mandibul/o
 Definition
mandible (lower jaw bone)
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mast/o
 Definition
breast
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mastoid/o
 Definition
mastoid
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maxill/o
 Definition
maxilla (upper jaw bone)
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meat/o
 Definition
meatus
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medull/o
 Definition
medulla oblongata
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melan/o
 Definition
black, dark
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men/o
 Definition
menstruation
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meningi/o
 Definition
meninges
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ment/o
 Definition
mind
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metacarp/o
 Definition
metacarpals (hand bones)
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metatars/o
 Definition
metatarsals (foot bones)
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metr/o
 Definition
uterus
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metri/o
 Definition
uterus
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mi/o
 Definition
smaller , less
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morph/o
 Definition
form, shape
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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myc/e
 Definition
fungus
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mydr/o
 Definition
widen, enlarge
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myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
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myom/o
 Definition
muscle tumor
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myring/o
 Definition
eardrum
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myx/o
 Definition
mucus
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narc/o
 Definition
sleep
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nas/o
 Definition
nose
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nat/i
 Definition
birth
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nat/o
 Definition
birth
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nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
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neur/o
 Definition
nerve, pertaining to nerves
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neutr/o
 Definition
neutral
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noct/i
 Definition
night
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nucl/o
 Definition
nucleus
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nyct/o
 Definition
night
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o/o
 Definition
egg, ovum
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obstetr/o
 Definition
midwife
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ocul/o
 Definition
eye
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olecran/o
 Definition
olecranon (elbow)
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olig/o
 Definition
scanty, few
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onc/o
 Definition
tumor
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onc/o
 Definition
swelling
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onych/o
 Definition
nail
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oophor/o
 Definition
ovary
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ophthalm/o
 Definition
eye
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opt/o
 Definition
eye, vision
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optic/o
 Definition
eye, vision
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orch/o
 Definition
testis, testes
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orchi/o
 Definition
testis
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orchid/o
 Definition
testis, testes
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orth/o
 Definition
straight
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ossicul/o
 Definition
ossicle
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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ot/o
 Definition
ear, hearing
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ov/o
 Definition
ovum, egg
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ovari/o
 Definition
ovary
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ox/o
 Definition
oxygen
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palpebr/o
 Definition
eyelid
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pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
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papill/o
 Definition
optic disk; nipple
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parathyroid/o
 Definition
parathyroid gland
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patell/o
 Definition
patella (kneecap)
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pector/o
 Definition
chest
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pelv/i
 Definition
pelvis (hip bone)
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pericardi/o
 Definition
pericardium
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perine/o
 Definition
perineum
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perone/o
 Definition
fibula
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phac/o
 Definition
lens
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phag/o
 Definition
to eat
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phak/o
 Definition
lens
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phalang/o
 Definition
phalanges (finger bones)
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pharmac/o
 Definition
drugs
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pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx
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phil/o
 Definition
attraction to, love
Term
phleb/o
 Definition
vein
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phor/o
 Definition
to bear
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phot/o
 Definition
light
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phren/o
 Definition
diaphragm
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phren/o
 Definition
mind
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phyt/o
 Definition
plant
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pil/o
 Definition
hair
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pituitar/o
 Definition
pituitary gland
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pleur/o
 Definition
pleura, side of the body
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pne/o
 Definition
breathing
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pneum/o
 Definition
lung, air
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pneumon/o
 Definition
lung, air
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poikil/o
 Definition
varied; irregular
Term
poli/o
 Definition
gray
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presby/o
 Definition
old age
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proct/o
 Definition
anus and rectum
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prostat/o
 Definition
prostate gland
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pseud/o
 Definition
false
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psych/o
 Definition
mind
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pub/o
 Definition
pubis
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pulm/o
 Definition
lung
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pulmon/o
 Definition
lung
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pupill/o
 Definition
pupil
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py/o
 Definition
pus
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pyel/o
 Definition
renal pelvis, bowel of kidney
Term
quadr/i
 Definition
four
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quadr/o
 Definition
four
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radi/o
 Definition
radius (lower arm bone)
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ren/o
 Definition
kidney
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retin/o
 Definition
retina
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rheumat/o
 Definition
watery flow
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rhin/o
 Definition
nose
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sacr/o
 Definition
flesh
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salping/o
 Definition
eustachian tube
Term
salping/o
 Definition
tubes, fallopian or eustacian
Term
scapul/o
 Definition
scapula (shoulder bone)
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schiz/o
 Definition
split
Term
scirrh/o
 Definition
hard
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scler/o
 Definition
hard/tough
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scop/o
 Definition
to view
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scot/o
 Definition
darkness
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scrot/o
 Definition
scrotum
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seb/o
 Definition
sebum
Term
sider/o
 Definition
iron
Term
sinus/o
 Definition
sinus
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somat/o
 Definition
body
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spher/o
 Definition
globe; round
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sphygm/o
 Definition
pulse
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splen/o
 Definition
spleen
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spondyl/o
 Definition
vertebra
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squam/o
 Definition
scale-like
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staped/o
 Definition
stapes (third bone of the ear.)
Term
steat/o
 Definition
fat
Term
stern/o
 Definition
sternum (breast bone)
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steth/o
 Definition
chest
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stomat/o
 Definition
mouth
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synov/o
 Definition
synovial
Term
tars/o
 Definition
tarsals (bones of the hindfoot)
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tel/e
 Definition
distance
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ten/o
 Definition
tendon
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tendin/o
 Definition
tendon
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thec/o
 Definition
sheath
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thorac/o
 Definition
thorax, chest
Term
thromb/o
 Definition
clot
Term
thym/o
 Definition
thymus gland
Term
thyroaden/o
 Definition
thyroid
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thyroid/o
 Definition
gland
Term
tibi/o
 Definition
tibia (shin bone)
Term
ton/o
 Definition
tension, tone
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tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsils
Term
trache/o
 Definition
trachea
Term
trich/o
 Definition
hair
Term
trigon/o
 Definition
trigone
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troph/o
 Definition
development
Term
tympan/o
 Definition
eardrum
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uln/o
 Definition
ulna (lower arm bone)
Term
ungu/o
 Definition
nail
Term
ur/o
 Definition
urine, urinary tract
Term
ureter/o
 Definition
ureter
Term
urethr/o
 Definition
urethra
Term
urin/o
 Definition
urine, urea
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uter/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
uve/o
 Definition
uvea; vascular layer of the eye
Term
vagin/o
 Definition
vagina
Term
valv/o
 Definition
valve
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valvul/o
 Definition
valve
Term
vas/o
 Definition
relating to the blood or lymph vessels
Term
vas/o
 Definition
vas deferens
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vascul/o
 Definition
vessel
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ven/o
 Definition
vein
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ventricul/o
 Definition
ventricle
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vesic/o
 Definition
bladder
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vestibul/o
 Definition
vestibule
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vitre/o
 Definition
glassy
Term
vulv/o
 Definition
vulva
Term
xanth/o
 Definition
yellow
Term
xer/o
 Definition
dry
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