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aden /o

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root word meaning gland

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arthr /o

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root word meaning joint

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bi /o

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root word meaning life

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carcin /o

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root word meaning cancer or cancerous

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cardi /o

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root word meaning heart

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cerebr /o

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root word meaning cerbrum

the largest part of the brain

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cis /o

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root word meaning to cut

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crin /o

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root word meaning to secrete

to form and to give off

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cyst /o

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root word meaning urinary bladder a sac or a a cyst

a sac containing fluid

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cyt /o

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root word meaning cell

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derm /o

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root word meaning skin

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encephal /o

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root word meaning brain

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enter /o

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root word meaning intestines

usually the small intestines

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gastr /o

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root word meaning stomach

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glyc /o

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root word meaning sugar

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gnos /o

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root word meaning knowledge

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gynec /o

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root word meaning woman or female

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hemat /o

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root word meaning blood

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hem /o

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root word meaning blood

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hepat /o

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root word meaning liver

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leuk /o

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root word meaning white

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log /o

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root word meaning study of

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nephr /o

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root word meaning kidney

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neur /o

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root word meaning nerve

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onc /o
root word meaning tumor
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opthalm /o
root word meaning eye
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oste /o
root word meaning bone
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path /o
root word meaning disease
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ped /o
root word meaning child
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pysch /o
root word meaning mind
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radi /o
root word meaning x-rays
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ren /o
root word meaning kidney
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rhin /o
root word meaning nose
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sarc /o
root word meaning flesh
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sect /o
root word meaning to cut
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thromb /o
root word meaning clot or clotting
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ur /o
root word meaning urinary tract of urine
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-ac
suffix meaning pertaining to
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-al
suffix meaning pertaining to
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-algia
suffix meaning pain
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-cyte
suffix meaning cell
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-ectomy
suffix meaning excision or removal
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-emia
suffix meaning blood condition
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-genic
suffix meaning pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in
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-globin
suffix meaning protien
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-gram
suffix meaning record
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-ic or -ical
suffix meaning pertaining to
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-ion
suffix meaning process
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-ist
suffix meaning specialist
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-itis
suffix meaning inflammation
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-logy
suffix meaning the process of study
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-oma
suffix meaning tumor, mass, or swelling
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-opsy
suffix meaning process of veiwing
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-osis
suffix meaning condition, usually abnormal a slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells
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-pathy
suffix meaning disease or condition
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-scope
suffix meaning and instrument to visually examine
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-scopy
suffix meaning the process of visually examining
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-sis
suffix meaning the state or condition
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-tomy
suffix meaning the process of cutting or incision
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-y
suffix meaning the process or condition
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a- or an-
prefix meaning no, not or without
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aut- or auto-
prefix meaning self or own
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dia-
prefix meaning complete or through
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endo-
prefix meaning within
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epi-
prefix meaning above or upon
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ex- or exo-
prefix meaning out, outside of, or outward
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hyper-
prefix meaning excessive above or more than normal
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hypo-
prefix meaning deficient, below, under, less than normal
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in-
prefix meaning into or in
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peri-
prefix meaning surrounding or around
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pro-
prefix meaning before or forward
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re-
prefix meaning back, backward, or again
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retro-
prefix meaning behind
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sub-
prefix meaning below or under
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trans-
prefix meaning across or through
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Erythr /o
Root word meaning red
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Gnos /o
Root word meaning knowledge
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Leuk /o
Root word meaning white

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