-
a-, an-
without, lack of, absence of
-
aden(o)
gland, glandular tissue
-
aer(o)
air, with air, with oxygen, in gas
-
-
-
-
ante-
before, forward, in front of
-
anter(i), anter(o)
front, forward
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
bronch(o)
bronchial tube, bronchus
-
-
-
-centesis
surgical puncture
-
-
cerebr(o)
cerebrum, brain
-
-
-
-
circum-
around, about, encircling
-
-coccus, -cocci
bacterium, bacteria
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
dys-
difficult, abnormal, bad, painful
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-ectomy
excision, excise, to cut out
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-
encephal(o)
brain, inside the head
-
endo-
inside, inner, within
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-gram
picture, graph, record
-
-graph
recording instrument
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-graphy
process of making an image
-
-
-
-
-
hidr(o)
sweat, sweat glands
-
-
-
-
-
hyper-
excessive, high, above, upward
-
-
-iasis
condition of disease
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
laryng(o)
larynx, voice box
-
-
-
-
-
-
-logist
one who studies or specializes
-
-
-lysis
destruction, dissolution, breakdown
-
-
-
mamm(o)
breast, mammary gland
-
mast(o)
breast, mammary gland
-
-
-
melan(o)
dark pigmented, black
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men(o)
menstruation, menses
-
mening(o)
meninges, membranes
-
meta-
beyond, after, in succession to
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-meter
instrument to measure or count
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-metry
process of measuring or counting
-
-
-
myel(o)
bone marrow, spinal cord
-
-
-
-
-
-oma
tumor, abnormal growth
-
-
-
-
-
orch(o)
testes, testis, testicle
-
-osis
condition, increase
-
-
-
para-
beside, near, beyond, abnormal
-
-
-
-penia
deficiency, low number
-
-
-
peri-
near, around, surrounding
-
-
-
-
pharyng(o)
pharynx, throat
-
-
-
-
-plasia
development, formation
-
-
-
-
pneum(o)
air, breath, lung
-
-
-
-
-
poster(i), poster(o)
back, behind
-
-
-
-
-ptosis
prolapse, sagging, sagged
-
-
-
pyel(o)
pelvis of kidney, renal pelvis
-
-
-
-
retro-
behind, backward, in back of
-
-
-rrhagia
hemorrhage, excessive discharge
-
-
salping(o)
fallopian tube, uterine tube
-
-
-scope
instrument used to exam or look
-
-scopy
process of examining
-
semi-
half, partly, partially
-
spondyl(o)
spine, vertebra, vertebrae
-
-
-
supra-
above, over, at the top of
-
syn-
together, with, joined, fused
-
-
-
-
-
-
-tomy
incision, incise, to cut into
-
tox-, toxi-, toxo-
poison
-
trans-
across, over, through
-
-trophy
development, growth, nutrition
-
-
-
vas(o)
vessel, vas deferens
-
-
-
-cele
tumor, hernia, swelling
-
-
-
-ostomy
artificial opening
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-
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