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  1. Abdomin/o
    abdomin
  2. Acus/o
    hearing
  3. Acr/o
    extremities
  4. Aden/o
    gland
  5. Adenoid/o
    adenoids
  6. Adip/o
    fat
  7. Adren/o
    adrenal glads
  8. Adrenal/o
    adrenal glands
  9. Aer/o
    air
  10. Agglutin/o
    clumping
  11. Albin/o
    white
  12. Alveol/o
    alveolus;air sac
  13. ambly/o
    dull or dim
  14. amni/o
    amnion
  15. an/o
    anus
  16. andr/o
    male
  17. angi/o
    vessel
  18. ankyl/o
    stiff joint
  19. anter/o
    front
  20. anthrac/o
    coal
  21. anxi/o
    anxiety
  22. aort/o
    aorta
  23. append/o
    appendix
  24. appendic/o
    appendix
  25. aque/o
    water
  26. arteri/o
    artery
  27. arthr/o
    joint
  28. articul/o
    joint
  29. atel/o
    incomplete
  30. ather/o
    fatty substance, plaque
  31. atri/o
    atrium
  32. audi/o
    hearing
  33. audit/o
    hearing
  34. aur/o
    ear
  35. auricul/o
    ear
  36. azot/o
    nitrogenous waste
  37. bacteri/o
    bacteria
  38. balan/o
    glans penis
  39. bar/o
    weight
  40. bas/o
    base
  41. bi/o
    life
  42. blast/o
    primitive cell
  43. blephar/o
    eyelid
  44. brachi/o
    arm
  45. bronch/o
    bronchus
  46. bronchi/o
    bronchiole
  47. bucc/o
    cheek
  48. burs/o
    sac
  49. calc/o
    calcium
  50. carcin/o
    cancer
  51. cardi/o
    heart
  52. carp/o
    wrist
  53. caud/o
    tail
  54. cec/o
    cecum
  55. cephal/o
    head
  56. cerebell/o
    cerebellum
  57. cerebr/o
    cerebrum
  58. cerumin/o
    cerumen
  59. cervic/o
    neck,cervix
  60. chem/o
    chemical,drug
  61. chol/e
    bile,gall
  62. cholangi/o
    bile duct
  63. cholecyst/o
    gallbladder
  64. choledoch/o
    common bile duct
  65. chondr/o
    cartilage
  66. chori/o
    chorion
  67. chrom/o
    color
  68. cis/o
    to cut
  69. clavicul/o
    clavicle
  70. coagul/o
    clotting
  71. chochle/o
    cochlea
  72. col/o
    colon
  73. colono
    colon
  74. colp/o
    vagina
  75. coni/o
    dust
  76. conjunctiv/o
    conjunctiva
  77. core/o
    pupil
  78. corne/o
    cornea
  79. coron/o
    heart
  80. cortic/o
    outer portion
  81. cost/o
    rib
  82. crani/o
    skull
  83. crin/o
    secrete
  84. crur/o
    leg
  85. cry/o
    cold
  86. crypt/o
    hidden
  87. culd/o
    cul-de-sac
  88. cutane/o
    skin
  89. cyan/o
    blue
  90. cycl/o
    ciliary muscle
  91. cyst/o
    urinary bladder
  92. cyt/o
    cell
  93. dacry/o
    tear, tear duct
  94. dent/o
    tooth
  95. derm/o
    skin
  96. dermat/o
    skin
  97. diaphor/o
    profuse sweating
  98. diaphragmat/o
    diaphragm
  99. dipl/o
    double
  100. dist/o
    away from
  101. dors/o
    back of body
  102. duoden/o
    duodenum
  103. electr/o
    electricity
  104. embry/o
    embryo
  105. encephal/o
    brain
  106. enter/o
    small intestine
  107. eosin/o
    rosy red
  108. epididym/o
    epididymis
  109. epiglott/o
    epiglottis
  110. episi/o
    vulva
  111. epitheli/o
    epithelium
  112. erg/o
    work
  113. erythr/o
    red
  114. esophag/o
    esophagus
  115. esthesi/o
    feeling, sensation
  116. estr/o
    female
  117. fasci/o
    fibrous band
  118. femor/o
    femur
  119. fet/o
    fetus
  120. fibr/o
    fibers
  121. fibrin/o
    fibers, fibrous
  122. fibul/o
    fibula
  123. fluor/o
    florescence, luminous
  124. gastr/o
    stomach
  125. gingiv/o
    gums
  126. glauc/o
    gray
  127. gli/o
    glue
  128. glomerul/o
    glomerulus
  129. gloss/o
    tongue
  130. glute/o
    buttock
  131. glyc/o
    sugar
  132. glycos/o
    sugar, glucose
  133. gonad/o
    sex glands
  134. granul/o
    granules
  135. gynec/o
    female
  136. hem/o
    blood
  137. hemangi/o
    blood vessel
  138. hemat/o
    blood
  139. hepat/o
    liver
  140. hidr/o
    sweat
  141. hist/o
    tissue
  142. home/o
    sameness
  143. humer/o
    humerus
  144. hydr/o
    water
  145. hymen/o
    hymen
  146. hyster/o
    uterus
  147. ichthy/o
    scaly, dry
  148. ile/o
    ileum
  149. ili/o
    ilium
  150. immun/o
    immune, protection
  151. infer/o
    below
  152. ir/o
    iris
  153. irid/o
    iris
  154. ischi/o
    ischium
  155. jejun/o
    jejunum
  156. kal/i
    potassium
  157. kerat/o
    cornea, hard, horny
  158. keton/o
    ketone
  159. kinesi/o
    movement
  160. kyph/o
    hump
  161. labi/o
    lip
  162. labyrinth/o
    labyrinth
  163. lacrim/o
    tears
  164. lact/o
    milk
  165. lamin/o
    lamina, part of vertebra
  166. lapar/o
    abdomen
  167. laryng/o
    larynx, voicebox
  168. later/o
    side
  169. leuk/o
    white
  170. lingu/o
    tongue
  171. lip/o
    fat
  172. lith/o
    stone
  173. lob/o
    lobe
  174. lord/o
    bent backwards
  175. lumb/o
    loin
  176. lymph/o
    lymph
  177. lymphaden/o
    lymph node
  178. lymphangi/o
    lymph vessel
  179. mamm/o
    breast
  180. mandibul/o
    mandible
  181. mast/o
    breast
  182. maxill/o
    maxilla
  183. meat/o
    meatus
  184. medi/o
    middle
  185. medull/o
    medulla oblongata,inner portion
  186. melan/o
    black
  187. men/o
    menses, menstruation
  188. mening/o
    meninges
  189. meningi/o
    meninges
  190. ment/o
    mind
  191. metacarp/o
    metacarpals
  192. metatars/o
    metatarsals
  193. metro/o
    uterus
  194. morph/o
    shape
  195. muscul/o
    muscle
  196. mut/a
    genetic change, mutation
  197. my/o
    muscle
  198. myc/o
    fungus
  199. myel/o
    spinal cord, bone marrow
  200. myocardi/o
    heart muscle
  201. myos/o
    muscle
  202. myring/o
    eardrum
  203. nas/o
    nose
  204. nat/o
    birth
  205. natr/o
    sodium
  206. necr/o
    death
  207. nephr/o
    kidney
  208. neur/o
    nerve
  209. neutr/o
    neutral
  210. noct/i
    night
  211. nyctal/o
    night
  212. ocul/o
    eye
  213. odont/o
    tooth
  214. olig/o
    scanty
  215. onych/o
    nail
  216. onc/o
    tumor
  217. oophor/o
    ovary
  218. ophthalm/o
    eye
  219. opt/o
    eye, vision
  220. optic/o
    eye
  221. or/o
    mouth
  222. orch/o
    testes
  223. orchi/o
    testes
  224. orchid/o
    testes
  225. organ/o
    organ
  226. orth/o
    straight, upright
  227. oste/o
    bone
  228. ot/o
    ear
  229. ov/o
    egg
  230. ovari/o
    ovary
  231. ox/i
    oxygen
  232. ox/o
    oxygen
  233. palat/o
    palate
  234. pancreat/o
    pancreas
  235. papill/o
    optic disk
  236. parathyroid/o
    parathyroid gland
  237. patell/o
    patella
  238. path/o
    disease
  239. ped/o
    foot, child
  240. pelv/o
    pelvis
  241. perine/o
    perineum
  242. peritone/o
    peritoneum
  243. phac/o
    lens
  244. phag/o
    eat, swallow
  245. phalang/o
    phalanges
  246. pharmac/o
    drug
  247. pharyng/o
    throat, pharynx
  248. phas/o
    speech
  249. phleb/o
    vein
  250. phren/o
    mind
  251. phon/o
    sound
  252. phot/o
    light
  253. pil/o
    hair
  254. pineal/o
    pineal gland
  255. pituitar/o
    pituitary gland
  256. plant/o
    sole of the foot
  257. pleur/o
    pleura
  258. pneum/o
    lung, air
  259. pneumon/o
    lung, air
  260. pod/o
    foot
  261. poli/o
    gray matter
  262. pont/o
    pons
  263. poster/o
    back
  264. presby/o
    old age
  265. proct/o
    anus and rectum
  266. prostat/o
    prostate
  267. prosth/o
    addtion
  268. proxim/o
    near to
  269. psych/o
    mind
  270. pub/o
    pubis, genital region
  271. pulmon/o
    lung
  272. pupill/o
    pupil
  273. py/o
    pus
  274. pyel/o
    renal pelvis
  275. pylor/o
    pylorus
  276. radi/o
    x-ray, radius
  277. radicul/o
    nerve root
  278. rect/o
    rectum
  279. ren/o
    kidney
  280. retin/o
    retina
  281. rhin/o
    nose
  282. rhytid/o
    wrinkle
  283. roentgen/o
    x-ray
  284. sacr/o
    sacrum
  285. salping/o
    fallopian tubes, uterine tubes, eustachian tubes
  286. sanguin/o
    blood
  287. scapul/o
    scpula
  288. schiz/o
    divided
  289. scler/o
    hard, sclera
  290. scoli/o
    crooked, bent
  291. seb/o
    oil
  292. sect/o
    cut
  293. sialaden/o
    salivary gland
  294. sigmoid/o
    sigmoid colon
  295. sinus/o
    sinus, cavity
  296. somat/o
    body
  297. somn/o
    sleep
  298. son/o
    sound
  299. spermat/o
    sperm
  300. sphygm/o
    pulse
  301. spin/o
    spine
  302. spir/o
    breathing
  303. splen/o
    spleen
  304. spondyl/o
    vertebrae
  305. staped/o
    stapes
  306. stern/o
    sternum
  307. steth/o
    chest
  308. super/o
    above
  309. synovi/o
    synovial membrane
  310. synov/o
    synovial membrane
  311. system/o
    system
  312. tars/o
    ankle
  313. ten/o
    tendon
  314. tend/o
    tendon
  315. tendin/o
    tendon
  316. testicul/o
    testes
  317. thalam/o
    thalamus
  318. thec/o
    sheath (meninges)
  319. therm/o
    heat
  320. thorac/o
    chest
  321. thromb/o
    clot
  322. thym/o
    thymus
  323. thyr/o
    thyroid gland
  324. thyroid/o
    thyroid gland
  325. tibi/o
    tibia
  326. tom/o
    to cut
  327. tonsill/o
    tonsils
  328. tox/o
    poison
  329. toxic/o
    poison
  330. trache/o
    trachea, windpipe
  331. trich/o
    hair
  332. tympan/o
    eardrum
  333. uln/o
    ulna
  334. ungu/o
    nail
  335. ur/o
    urine, urinary tract
  336. ureter/o
    ureter
  337. urethr/o
    urethra
  338. urin/o
    urine
  339. uter/o
    uterus
  340. uve/o
    vascular
  341. vagin/o
    vagina
  342. valv/o
    valve
  343. valvul/o
    valve
  344. varic/o
    varicose veins
  345. vascul/o
    blood vessel
  346. vas/o
    vas deferens, vessel, duct
  347. ven/o
    vein
  348. ventr/o
    belly
  349. ventricul/o
    ventricle
  350. vertebr/o
    vertebra
  351. vesic/o
    bladder
  352. vesicul/o
    seminal vesicle
  353. viscer/o
    internal organ
  354. vitre/o
    glassy
  355. vulv/o
    vulva
  356. xer/o
    dry
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