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abdominal abdomin/o = abdomen
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| pertaining to the abdomen |
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adipose adip/o = fat
ose = resembling |
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anerior anter/o = front
ior = pertaining to |
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brachial brachi/o = arm
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cardiac cardi/o = heart
ac = pertaining to |
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cardiology cardi/o = heart
logy = study of |
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cardiovascular cardi/o = heart
vascul/o = blood vessel
ar = pertaining to |
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pertaining to the heart
and blood vessal |
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caudal caud/o = tail
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cephalic cephal/o = head
ic = pertaining to |
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cervical cervic/o = neck
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cranial crani/o = skull
al = pertaining to |
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crural crul/o = leg
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cytology cyt/o = cell
logy = study of |
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dermatology dermat/o = skin
logy = study of |
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distal dist/o = away from
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dorsal dors/o = back of body
al = pertaining to |
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pertaining to the back
of the body |
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endocrinology endo = within
crin/o = to secrete
logy = study of |
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study of secreting within
(endocrine system) |
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epigastric epi = above
gastr/o = stomach
ic = pertaining to |
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pertaining to above the
stomach |
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epithelial epitheli/o = epithelium
al = pertaining to |
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| pertaining to the epithelium |
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gastroenterology gastr/o = stomach
enter/o = sm intestine
logy = study of |
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study of the stomach and the
small intestine |
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gluteal glute/o = buttock
al = pertaining to |
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| pertaining to the buttocks |
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gynecology gynec/o = woman
logy = study of |
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hematic hemat/o = blood
ic = pertaining to |
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hematology hemat/o = blood
logy = study of |
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histology hist/o = tissue
logy = study of |
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hypochondriac hypo = under
chondro = cartilage
iac = pertaining to |
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pertaining to under
the cartilage |
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hypogastric hypo = under
gastr/o = stomach
ic = pertaining to |
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pertaining to under
the stomach |
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immunology immun/o = protection
logy = study of |
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study of protection
(immune system) |
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inferior infer = below
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lateral later/o = side
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lumbar lumb/o = loin
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pertaining to the loin
(side and back between the
ribs and pelvic bone) |
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lymphatic lymph/o = lymph
atic = pertaining to |
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medial medi/o = middle
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muscular muscul/o = muscles
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nephrology nephr/o = kidney
logy = study of |
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neurology neur/o = nerve
logy = study of |
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ophthalmology ophthalm/o = eye
logy = study of |
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otorhinolaryngology ot/o = ear
rhin/o = nose
laryng = larynx
logy = study of |
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study of the ear, nose,
and larynx |
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pelvic pelv/o = pelvis
ic = pertaining to |
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peritoneal peritone = peritoneum
al = pertaining to |
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| pertaining to the peritoneum |
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pleural pleur/o = pleura
al = pertaining to |
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posterior poster/o = back
ior = pertaining to |
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proctology proct/o = rectum and anus
logy = study of |
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| study of the rectum and anus |
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proximal proxim/o = near to
al = pertaining to |
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pubic pub/o = genital region
ic = pertaining to |
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| pertaining to the genital region |
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pulmonology pulmon/o = lung
logy = study of |
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spinal spin/o =spine
al = pertaining to |
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superior super/o = above
ior = pertaining to |
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thoracic thorac/o = chest
ic = pertaining to |
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urology ur/o = urine
logy = study of |
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ventral vent/o = belly
al = pertaining to |
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pertaining to the belly
(side) |
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vertibral vertebra/o = vertabrae
al = pertaining to |
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| pertaining to the vertabrae |
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visceral viscer/o = internal organ
al = pertaining to |
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| pertaining to internal organs |
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