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abdomin/o

abdomen
acanth/o

spiny; thorny
acetabul/o

acetabulum (hip socket)
acous/o

hearing
acr/o

extremities; top; extreme point
acromi/o

acromion (extension of shoulder bone)
actin/o

light
acu/o

sharp; severe sudden
aden/o

gland
adenoid/o

adenoids
adip/o

fat
adren/o
adrenal/o

adrenal gland
aer/o

air
agglutin/o

clumping; sticking together
alb/o
albin/o

white
albumin/o

albumin (protein)
alges/o

sensitivity to pain
all/o

other
aveol/o

aveolus; air sac; small space
ambly/o

dim; dull
amni/o

amnion (sac surrounding the embryo)
amyl/o

starch
andr/o

male
aneurysm/o

aneurysm (widened blood vessel)
angi/o

vessel (blood)
anis/o

unequal
ankyl/o

stiff
anter/o

front
anthrac/o

coal
anthr/o

antrum of the stomach
anxi/o

uneasy; anxious
aort/o

aorta (largest artery)
aphth/o

ulcer
aponeur/o

aponeurosis (type of tendon)
append/o
appendic/o

appendix
aque/o

water
arter/o
arteri/o

artery
arteriol/o

arteriole (small artery)
arthr/o
articul/o

joint
asbest/o

asbestos
atel/o

incomplete
ather/o

plaque (fatty substance)
atri/o

atrium (upper heart chamber)
audi/o
audit/o

hearing
aur/o
auricul/o

ear
axill/o

armpit
azot/o

urea; nitrogen
bacill/o

bacilli (bacterial)
bacteri/o

bacteria
balan/o

glans penis
bar/o

pressure; weight
bartholin/o

bartholin glands
bas/o

base; opposite of acid
bi/o

life
bilirubin/o

bilirun
blephar/o

eyeid
bol/o

cast; throw
brachi/o

arm
bronch/o
bronchi/o

bronchial tube
bronchiol/o

bronchiole
bucc/o

cheek
bunion/o

bunion
burs/o

bursa (sac of fluid near joints)
byssin/o

cotton dust
cac/o

bad
calc/o
calci/o

calcium
cali/o
calic/o

calyx
capillar/o

capillary (tiniest blood vessel)
carcin/o

cancerous; cancer
cardi/o

heart
carp/o

wristbones (carpal)
caud/o

tail; lower part of body
caus/o

burn; burning
cauter/o

heat; burn
cec/o

cecum
celi/o

belly; abdomen
cephal/o

head
cerebell/o

cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)
cec/o

hernia
cerebr/o

cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
cerumin/o

cerumen
cervic/o

neck; cervix (neck of uterus)
cheil/o

lip
chem/o

drug; chemical
chir/o

hand
chlor/o

green
chlorhydr/o

hydrochloric acid
chol/e

bile; gall
cholang/o

bile vessel
cholecyst/o

gallbladder
choledoch/o

common bile duct
cholesterol/o

cholesterol
chondr/o

cartilage
chore/o

dance
chori/o

chorion (outermost membrane of the fetus)
chorion/o

chorion
choroid/o

choroid layer of the eye
chrom/o

color
chron/o

time
chym/o

to pour
cib/o

meal
cine/o

movement
cirrh/o

orange-yellow
cis/o

to cut
claustr/o

enclosed space
clavicul/o

clavicle (collar bone)
coagul/o

coagulation (clotting)
coccyg/o

coccyx (tailbone)
cochle/o

cochlea (inner part of ear)
col/o
colon/o

colon (large intestine)
coll/a

glue
colp/o

vagina
comat/o

deep sleep
coni/o

dust
comi/o

to care for
conjuctv/o

conjuctiva (lines the eyelid)
cor/o
core/o

pupil
corne/o

cornea
coron/o

heart
corpor/o

body
cortic/o

cortex, outer region
cost/o

rib
crani/o

skull
cras/o

mixture; temperament
crin/o

secrete
cry/o

cold
crypt/o

hidden
culd/o

cul-de-sac
cutane/o

blue
cyan/o

blue
cycl/o

ciliary body of eye; circle
cyst/o
cyt/o

cell
dacry/o

tear
dacryoaden/o

tear gland
dacryocyst/o

tear sac; lacrimal sac
dactyl/o

fingers; toes
dem/o

tooth
derm/o
dermat/o

skin
desicc/o

drying
diaphor/o

sweat
dipl/o

double
dips/o

thirst
dist/o

far; distant
duct/o

to lead; carry
dors/o

back (of body)
duoden/o

duodenum
dur/o

dura mater
electr/o

electricity
emmetr/o

in due measure
encelphal/o

brain
enter/o

intestines (usually small)
end/o

in; within
eosin/o

red; rosy; dawn-colored
epididym/o

epididymis
epiglott/o

epiglottis
episi/o

vulva (external female genatalia)
epitheli/o

skin; epithelium
equin/o

horse
erg/o

work
erythem/o

flushed; redness
erythr/o

red
esophag/o

esophagus
esthes/o
esthesi/o

nervous sensation
estr/o

female
ethm/o

sieve
eti/o

cause
exanthemat/o

rash
faci/o

face
fasci/o

fascia (membrane surrounding muscles)
femor/o

femur (thigh bone)
fibr/o

fiber
fibros/o

fibrous connective tissue
fibul/o

fibula
flex/o

bend
flour/o

luminous
follicul/o

follicle; small sac
fung/i

fungus; mushroom (lower organism lacking chlorophyll)
furc/o

forking; branching
galact/o

milk
ganglion/o

ganglion; collection of nerve cell bodies
gastr/o

stomach
ger/o
geront/o

old age
gest/o
gester/o

pregnacy
gingiv/o

gum
glauch/o

gray
gil/o

glial cells; neurological cells (supportive tissue of nervous system)
glomerul/o

glomerulus
gloss/o

tongue
gluc/o
glyc/o
glycos/o

glucose; sugar
glycogen/o

glycogen; animal starch
gnos/o

knowledge
gon/o

seed
gonad/o

sex glands
goni/o

angle
granul/o

granule(s)
gravid/o

pregnacy
gynec/o

woman; female
hallucin/o

hallucination
hemat/o
hem/o

blood
hemoglobin/o

hemoglobin
hepat/o

liver
herni/o

hernia
herni/o

state of
hidr/o

sweat
hist/o

tissue
home/o

sameness; unchanging; constant
hormon/o

hormone
humer/o

humerus (upper arm bone)
hydr/o

water
hypn/o

sleep
hypophys/o

pituitary gland
hyster/o

uterus; womb
iatr/o

physicain; treatment
ichthy/o

dry; scaly
idi/o

unknown; distinct; individual
ile/o

ileum
ili/o

ilium
immun/o

immune; protection; safe
inguin/o

groin
insulin/o

insulin (pancreatic hormone)
iod/o

iodine
ion/o

ion; to wander
ir/o
irid/o

iris (colored portion of eye)
is/o

same; equal
isch/o

hold back
ischi/o

ischium (part of hip bone)
jaund/o

yellow
jejun/o

jejunum
kary/o

nucleus
kerat/o

cornea; hard horny tissue
ket/o
keton/o

ketones; acetones
kines/o
kinesi/o

movement
klept/o

to steal
kyph/o

humpback
labi/o

lip
lacrim/o

tear duct; lacrimal duct
lact/o

milk
lamin/o

lamina (part of vertbal arch)
lapar/o

abdominal wall
laryng/o

(larynx) voice box
later/o

side
lept/o

thin; slender
leth/o

death
leuk/o

white
lex/o

word; phrase
ligment/o

ligament
lingu/o

tongue
lip/o

fat
lith/o

stone; calclus
lob/o

lobe
log/o

study of
lord/o

curve; swayback
lumb/o

lower back; loin
lute/o

yellow
lux/o

slide
lymph/o

lymph
limphaden/o

lymph gland (node)
lymphangi/o

lymph vessel
malleol/o

malleous
mamm/o
mast/o

breast
mandibul/o

mandible (lower jaw bone)
mastoid/o

mastoid process (behind the ear)
maxill/o

maxilla (upper jaw)
meat/o

meatus (opening)
medi/o

middle
mediastin/o

mediastinum
medull/o

medulla (inner section) middle; soft, marrow
melan/o

black
men/o

menses; menstruation
mening/o

menings (membranes covering the spinal cord and brain)
ment/o

mind; chin
metacarp/o

metacarpals (hand bones)
metatars/o

metatarsals (foot bones)
metr/o

uterus (womb) ; measure
metri/o

utreus (womb)
mi/o

smaller; less
mon/o

one; single
morph/o

shape; form
mort/o

death
muc/o
myx/o

mucus
mucos/o

mucous membrane (mucosa)
mut/a

genetic change
mutagen/o

causing genetic change
my/o
myom/o

muscle
myc/o

fungus
mydr/o

wide
myel/o

spinal cord; bone marrow
myocardi/o

myocardium (heart muscle)
myring/o

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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