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  1. Acr/o
    Extremities
  2. Anter/o
    Front
  3. Axill/o
    Armpit | axilla
  4. Blephar/o
    Eyelid | eyelash
  5. Brachi/o
    Arm
  6. Bucc/o
    Cheek (on the face!)
  7. Canth/o
    Angle of the eyelids
  8. Capit/o
    Head
  9. Carp/o
    Wrist
  10. Caud/o
    Tail/downward
  11. Cephal/o
    Head
  12. Cervic/o
    Neck or cervix (neck of uterus)
  13. Cheil/o | chil/o
    Lip
  14. Cheir/o | chir/o
    Hand
  15. Cili/o
    Eyelash or eyelid, or small hair-like processes
  16. Cor/e | cor/o
    Pupil of eye
  17. Derm/a | derm/o, dermat/o
    Skin
  18. Dors/i | dors/o
    Back or posterior
  19. Faci/o
    Face
  20. Gingiv/o
    Gums in mouth
  21. Gloss/o
    Tongue
  22. Gnath/o
    Jaws
  23. Inguin/o
    Groin
  24. Irid/o
    Iris of eye
  25. Labi/o
    Lips
  26. Lapar/o
    Abdomen, loin, or flank
  27. Later/o
    Side
  28. Lingu/o
    Tongue
  29. Mamm/a | mamm/o
    Breast
  30. Mast/o
    Breast
  31. Nas/o
    Nose
  32. Occipit/o
    Back of the head
  33. Ocul/o
    Eye
  34. Odont/o
    Teeth
  35. Omphal/o
    Umbilicus
  36. Onych/o
    Nails
  37. Ophthalm/o | ocul/o
    Eyes
  38. Optic/o | opt/o
    Seeing | sight
  39. Or/o
    Mouth
  40. Ot/o
    Ear
  41. Papill/o
    Nipple
  42. Pelv/o
    Pelvis
  43. Phall/o
    Penis
  44. Pil/o
    Hair
  45. od/o
    Foot
  46. Rhin/o
    Nose
  47. Somat/o
    Body
  48. Steth/o
    Chest
  49. Stomat/o
    Mouth
  50. Tal/o
    Ankle
  51. Tars/o
    Foot
  52. Thorac/o
    Chest | thorax
  53. Trachel/o
    Neck or necklike
  54. Trich/o
    Hair or hairlike
  55. Ventr/i | ventr/o
    Front of body
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exterior root words
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