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away from/ without

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ab-

away from

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abdomin/o

abdomen

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ablat/o

destroy/ take away

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-able

able to be

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abort/o

stop prematurely

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abras/o

scrape off

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absorpt/o

absorb/ take in

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pertaining to

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access/o

contributing part/ supplemental part

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accommod/o

adapt

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acetabul/o

socket of the hip joint

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acid/o

acid/ low pH

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acous/o

hearing/ sound

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acr/o

extremely/ highest point

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actin/o

rays of sun

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act/o

action

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acu/o

needles/ sharpness

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-acusis

abnormal condition of hearing

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-ad

in the direction of/ toward

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ad-

toward

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-ade

action/ process

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aden/o

gland

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adenoid/o

structure resembling a gland

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adhes/o

stick to

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adip/o

fat

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adnex/o

accessory connecting parts

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adolesc/o

beginning of being an adult

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adren/o

adrenal gland

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affect/o

have an influence on/ mood/ state of mind

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affer/o

toward the center

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ag/o

lead to

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-age

collection/ group

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agglutin/o

clumping/ sticking

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aggreg/o

group crowded together

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pertaining to

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albin/o

white

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albumin/o

albumin

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alg/o

pain

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alges/o

sensation of pain

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align/o

arranged in a straight line

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ailment/o

food/ nourishment

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-alis

pertaining to

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alkal/o

base/ high pH

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all/o

other/ strange

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allerg/o

allergy

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aller/o

other work/ strange activity

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alopec/o

bald

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alveol/o

air sac

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ambly/o

dimness

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ambulat/o

walking

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amnes/o

memory loss

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amni/o

amnion

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-amnios

amniotic fluid

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amput/o

cut off

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amygdal/o

almond shape

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amyl/o

carbohydrate/ starch

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-an

pertaining to

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an-

not/ without

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ana-

apart/ excessive

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anastom/o

create an opening between two structures

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-ance

state

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ancill/o

accessory/ servant

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-ancy

state

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andr/o

male

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aneurysm/o

aneurysm/ dilation

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angi/o

blood vessel/ lymphatic vessel

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angin/o

angina

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anis/o

unequal

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ankyl/o

fused together/ stiff

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an/o

anus

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-ant

pertaining to

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antagon/o

opposing effect

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ante-

before/ forward

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anter/o

before/ front part

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anthrac/o

coal

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anti-

against

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aort/o

aorta

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apher/o

withdrawal

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apic/o

apex/ tip

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apo-

away from

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append/o

small structure hanging from a larger structure

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appendic/o

appendix

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appendicul/o

limb/ small attached part

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aque/o

clear watery fluid

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-ar

pertaining to

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arachn/o

spider/ spider web

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-arche

beginning

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areol/o

small circular area

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pertaining to

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arter/o

artery

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arteri/o

artery

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arteriol/o

arteriole

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arthr/o

joint

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articul/o

joint

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pertaining to

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asbest/o

asbestos

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ascit/o

ascites

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-ase

enzyme

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aspir/o

breathe in/ suck in

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asthen/o

lack of strength

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asthm/o

asthma

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astr/o

star-like structure

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-ate

composed of/ pertaining to

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-ated

composed of/ pertaining to a condition

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atel/o

incomplete

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athre/o

soft fatty substance

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atheromat/o

fatty deposit/ fatty mass

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athet/o

without position or purpose

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-atic

pertaining to

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-ating

pertaining to having

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-ation

being/ having/ process

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-ative

pertaining to

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-ator

person/thing who does or produces

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-atory

pertaining to

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atri/o

atrium/ chamber that is open at the top

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-ature

system composed of

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audi/o

hearing

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audit/o

sense of hearing

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augment/o

increase in degree or size

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aur/i

ear

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auricul/o

ear

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auscult/o

listening

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aut/o

self

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autonom/o

independent/ self governing

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axi/o

axis

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bacteri/o

bacterium

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balan/o

glans penis

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bar/o

weight

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bas/o

alkaline/ base of a structure

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bi-

two

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bi/o

living organism/ living tissue

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bifurcat/o

divide into two branches

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bil/it

bile/ gall

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bili/o

bile/ gall

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bilirubin/o

bilirubin

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-blast

immature cell

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blast/o

embryonic/ immature

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blephar/o

eyelid

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-body

structure/ thing

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brachi/o

arm

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brachy-

short

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brady-

slow

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bronchi/o

bronchus

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bronchiol/o

bronchiole

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bronch/o

bronchus

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bucc/o

cheek

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buccin/o

cheek

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bulb/o

bulb like structure

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bunion/o

bunion

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burs/o

bursa

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calc/i

calcium

calc/o

calcium

calcane/o

calcaneus/ heel bone

calcific/o

hard from calcium

calcul/o

stone

cali/o

calyx

calic/o

calyx

cancell/o

lattice structure

cancer/o

cancer

candid/o

candida/ yeast

capill/o

capillary/hair like structure

capn/o

carbon dioxide

capsul/o

capsule/ enveloping structure

carbox/y

carbon monoxide

carcin/o

cancer

card/i

heart

card/o

heart

cardi/o

heart

carot/o

loss of consciousness

carp/o

wrist

cartilagin/o

cartilage

cata-

down

catheter/o

catheter

caud/o

tailbone

caus/o

burning

cav/o

hollow space

cec/o

cecum

-cele

hernia

celi/o

abdomen

cellul/o

cell

-centesis

procedure to puncture

cephal/o

head

cephalus-

head

-ception

having a receptor

-cere

waxy substance

cerebell/o

cerebellum

cerebr/o

cerebrum

cervic/o

cervix/ neck

cheil/o

lip

chem/o

chemical/ drug

chez/o

press feces

chir/o

hand

chlor/o

chloride

chol/e

bile/ gall

cholangi/o

bile duct

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

choledoch/o

common bile duct

cholesterol/o

cholesterol

chondr/o

cartilage

chorion/o

chorion

choroid/o

choroid

chrom/o

color

chron/o

time

cili/o

hair like structure

circa-

about

circul/o

circle

circulat/o

moving in a circular route

circum-

around

cirrh/o

yellow

cis/o

cut

-clast

cell that breaks down

claudicat/o

limping pain

clav/o

clavicle/ collarbone

calvicul/o

clavicle/ collarbone

-cle

small thing

cleid/o

clavicle/ collarbone

clinic/o

medicine

clon/o

identical group derived from one/ rapid contracting and relaxing

-clonus

rapid contracting and relaxing

-cnemius

leg

coagul/o

clotting

coarct/o

narrowed

cocc/o

spherical bacterium

-coccus

spherical bacterium

coccyg/o

coccyx/ tailbone

cochle/o

cochlea/ spiral shaped structure

cognit/o

thinking

coit/o

sexual intercourse

col/o

colon

coll/a

fibers that hold together

-collis

condition of the neck

colon/o

colon

colp/o

vagina

comat/o

unconsciousness

comminut/o

break into small spaces

communic/o

impart/ transmit

communicat/o

impart/ transmit

compress/o

press together

compromis/o

exposed with danger

con-

with

con/o

cone

concept/o

conceive/ form

concuss/o

violent impact

conduct/o

carrying/ conveying

condyl/o

rounded prominence

congenit/o

present at birth

congest/o

accumulation of fluid

coni/o

dust

conjug/o

joined together

conjunctiv/o

conjunctiva

constip/o

compacted feces

constrict/o

drawn together/ narrowed

construct/o

build

contin/o

hold together

contra-

against

contract-o

pull together

contus/o

bruising

converg/o

coming together

convolut/o

coiled

convuls/o

seizure

cor/o

pupil

corne/o

cornea

coron/o

structure that encircles like a crown

corpor/o

body

cortic/o

cortex/ outer region

cosmet/o

adorned/ attractive

cost/o

rib

crani/o

cranium/ top part of the skull

crin/o

secrete

-crine

pertaining to secreting

-crit

separation of

cry/o

cold

crypt/o

hidden

culd/o

cul-de-sac

cusp/o

point/ projection

cut/i

skin

cutane/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

cycl/o

ciliary body/ circle/ cycle

cyst/o

bladder/ guild filled sac/ semisolid cyst

cyt/o

cell

-cyte

cell

dacry/o

lacrimal sac/ tears

dactyl/o

digit/ finger/ toe

-dactyly

condition of fingers or toes

de-

reversal of/ without

defici/o

inadequate/ lacking

deglutit/o

swallowing

delt/o

triangle

dem/o

people/ population

dendr/o

branching structure

densit/o

density

dent/o

tooth

depress/o

press down

derm/a

skin

derm/o

skin

-derma

skin

dermat/o

skin

desicc/o

dry up

-desis

procedure to fuse together

dextr/o

right/sugar

di-

two

dia-

complete/ through

diabet/o

diabetes

diaphragmat/o

diaphragm

diaphys/o

shaft of a bone

diastol/o

dilating

didym/o

testis

-didymis

testis

dietet/o

diet/ foods

different/o

different/ distinct

digest/o

break down food/ digest

digit/o

digit/ finger/ toe

dilat/o

dilate/ widen

dipl/o

double

dips/o

thirst

dis-

away from/ lock of

disk/o

disk

dissect/o

cut apart

dissemin/o

scattered throughout the body

dist/o

away from the center or point of origin

diverticul/o

diverticulum

donat/o

gift/ giving

dors/o

back/ dorsum

-dose

measured quantity

-drome

a running

-duct

duct/ tube

duct/o

bring/ duct/ move

duoden/o

duodenum

dur/o

dura matter

dynam/o

movement/ power

dys-

abnormal/ difficult/ painful

-eal

pertaining to

ec-

out/ outward

ecchym/o

blood in the tissue

ech/o

echo of a sound wave

eclamps/o

seizure

-ectasis

condition of dilation

ecto-

outermost/ outside

-ectomy

surgical removal

ectop/o

outside

-ed

pertaining to

-edema

swelling

-ee

person or thing that is the object of an action

efface/o

do away with/ obliterate

effer/o

away from the center

effus/o

pouring out

ejacul/o

expel suddenly

ejaculat/o

expel suddenly

elast/o

flexing/ stretching

electr/o

electricity

elimin/o

remove from the body

em-

-ema

condition

embol/o

embolus/ occluding plug

embryon/o

embryo/ immature form

-emesis

abnormal condition of vomiting

emet/o

vomiting

-emia

substance or condition of blood

-emic

pertaining to a substance or condition of blood

emiss/o

send out

emulsific/o

liquid with suspended particles

en-

in/ inward/ within

-ence

state

enchephal/o

brain

-encephaly

condition of the brain

-ency

condition of being or having

endo-

innermost/ within

-ent

pertaining to

enter/o

intestine

enucle/o

remove the main part

enur/o

urinate

-eon

person who performs

eosin/o

eosin/ red acidic eye

ependym/o

cellular lining

epi-

above/ upon

epilept/o

seizure

epiphys/o

enlarged end of long bone