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  1. Root
    The combination of a root and a combining vowel.
  2. aden/o
    Gland
  3. bi/o
    life
  4. cephal/o
    head
  5. cyst/o
    urinary baldder
  6. encephal/0
    brain
  7. -oma
    turmor
  8. -scopy
    process of visually examining
  9. -ic
    pertaining to
  10. Biopsy
    process of viewing life
  11. adenitis
    imflammation of the gland
  12. cephalic
    pertaining to the head
  13. cystoscopy
    process of viewing urinary baldder
  14. -ion
    process
  15. -genic
    pertaing to
  16. -algia
    pain
  17. ophthalm/o
    eye
  18. enter-
    intestines
  19. ren/o
    kidney
  20. path
    disease
  21. sect/o
    to cut
  22. sarc/o
    flesh
  23. ur/o
    urinary tract
  24. oste/o
    bone
  25. thromb/o
    clotting
  26. onc/o
    tumor
  27. -ectomy
    removal of
  28. -osis
    state of
  29. -tomy
    process of
  30. hyper-
    above, excessive
  31. peri-
    surrounding
  32. epi-
    upon, above, on
  33. trans-
    across, through
  34. hypo-
    deficient, low
  35. dia-
    complete, through
  36. nephr/o
    kidney
  37. endoscope
    instrument to view within
  38. neur/o
    nerve
  39. sarcoma
    tumor on the flesh
  40. thrombocyte
    platelets
  41. cis/o
    to cut
  42. C1-C7
    cervical
  43. T1-T12
    thoracic
  44. L1-L5
    Lumbar
  45. S1-S5
    Sacral
  46. Tailbone region
    coccygeal
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Medical Terms
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Suffixes, Prefixes and other medical terms
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