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arthr/o

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Joint

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aden/o

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Gland

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Bi/o

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Life

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Carcin/o

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cancerous, cancer

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cardi/o

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Heart

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cephal/o

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Head

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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Cyst/o

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urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (a sac containing fluid)

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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derm/o

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Skin

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Dermat/o

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skin

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Electr/o

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Electricity

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encephal/o

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Brain

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enter/o

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Intestines (usually the small intestine)

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erythr/o

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Red

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gastr/o

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Stomach

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glyc/o

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Sugar

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gnos/o

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knowledge

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gynec/o

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Woman, female

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hemat/o

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Blood

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hemat/o

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Blood

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hem/o

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Blood

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hepat/o

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Liver

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iatr/o

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Treatment, physician

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leuk/o

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white

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log/o

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Study of

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neur/o

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Nerve

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onc/o

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Tumor

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ophthalm/o

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Eye

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oste/o

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Bone

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path/o

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Disease

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ped/o

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Child

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psych/o

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Mind

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radi/o

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X-rays

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ren/o

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Kidney

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rhin/o

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Nose

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sarc/o

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Flesh

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sect/o

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To cut

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thromb/o

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Clot, clotting

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ur/o

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Urinary tract, urine

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Cis/o

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to cut

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crin/o

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to secrete ( to form and give off)

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abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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adip/o

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Fat

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anter/o

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Front

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bol/o

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To cast (throw)

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cervi/o

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Neck (of the body or of the uterus)

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chondr/o

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Cartilage

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chrom/o

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Colour

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coccyg/o

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Coccyx (tailbones)

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crani/o

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Skull

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dist/o

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Far, distant

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dors/o

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Back portion of the body

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hist/o

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Tissue

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ili/o

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Ilium (part of pelvic bone)

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inguin/o

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Groin

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kary/o

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Nucleus

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later/o

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Side

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lumb/o

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Lower back

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medi/o

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Middle

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nucle/o

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Nucleus

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pelv/i

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Pelvis, hip region

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poster/o

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Back, behind

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proxim/o

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Nearest

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sacr/o

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Sacrum

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spin/o

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Spinal, back bone

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thel/o

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Nipple

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thorac/o

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Chest

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trache/o

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Trachea, windpipe

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umbilic/o

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Navel, umbilicus

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ventr/o

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Belly side of the body

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vertebr/o

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Vertebrae, back bones

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viscer/o

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Internal organs

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acr/o

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Extremities, top, extreme point

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acu/o

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Sharp, severe, sudden

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amni/o

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Amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in uterus)

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angi/o

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Vessel

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arteri/o

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Artery

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axill/o

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Armpit

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blephar/o

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Eyelid

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bronch/o

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Bronchial tubes

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chem/o

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Drug, chemical

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chron/o

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Time

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col/o

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Colon

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hydr/o

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Water, fluid

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isch/o

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To hold back

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lapar/o

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Abdomen, abdominal wall

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laryng/o

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Larynx ( voice box)

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lymph/o

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Lymph

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mamm/o

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Breast

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mast/o

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Breast

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morph/o

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Shape, form

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muc/o

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Mucus

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my/o

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Muscle

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myel/o

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Spinal cord, bone marrow

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necr/o

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Death

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neutr/o

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Neutrophil (a white blood cell)

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oste/o

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Bone

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ot/o

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Ear

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peritone/o

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Peritoneum

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phag/o

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To eat, swallow

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phleb/o

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Vein

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plas/o

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Formation, development

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pleur/o

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Pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall)

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pneumon/o

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Lungs

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radi/o

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X-rays

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rect/o

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Rectum

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splen/o

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Spleen

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staphyl/o

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Clusters

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strept/o

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Twisted chains

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thorac/o

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Chest

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thromb/o

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Clot

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tonsill/o

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Tonsils

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trache/o

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Trachea

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ven/o

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Vein

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carp/o

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Wrist bones

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cib/o

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Meals

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cis/o

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To cut

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cost/o

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Rib

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cutane/o

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Skin

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dactyl/o

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Fingers, toes

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duct/o

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To lead, carry

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flex/o

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To bend

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furc/o

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Forking, branching

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gloss/o

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Tongue

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glyc/o

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Sugar

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immun/o

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Protection

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morph/o

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Shape, form

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mort/o

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Death

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nat/I

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Birth

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nect/o

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To bind, tie, connect

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norm/o

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Rule, order

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ox/o

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Oxygen

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pub/o

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Pubis, pubic bone

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seps/o

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Infection

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somn/o

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Sleep

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son/o

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Sound

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the/o

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To put, place

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thel/o

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Nipple

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thyr/o

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Thyroid gland; shield ( the shape of the thyroid gland resembled (-oid) a shield)

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top/o

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Place, position, location

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tox/o

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Poison

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trache/o

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Windpipe, trachea

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urethr/o

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Urethra

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an/o

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Anus

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append/o

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Appendix

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appendic/o

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Appendix

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bucc/o

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Cheek

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cec/o

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Cecum

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celi/o

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Belly, abdomen

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cheil/o

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Lip

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cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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choledoch/o

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Common bile duct

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col/o

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Colon, large intestine

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colon/o

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Colon

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dent/I

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Tooth

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duoden/o

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Duodenum

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enter/o

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Intestines, usually the small

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esophag/o

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Esophagus

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faci/o

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Face

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gastr/o

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Stomach

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gingiv/o

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Gums

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gloss/o

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Tongue

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hepat/o

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Liver

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ile/o

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Ileum

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jejun/o

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Jejunum

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labi/o

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Lips

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lapar/o

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Abdomen

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lingu/o

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Tongue

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mandibul/o

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Lower jaw, mandible

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odont/o

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Tooth

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or/o

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Mouth

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palat/o

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Palate

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pancreat/o

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Pancreas

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peritone/o

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Peritoneum

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pharyng/o

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Throat

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proct/o

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Anus, rectum

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pylor/o

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Pyloric sphincter

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rect/o

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Rectum

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sialaden/o

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Salivary gland

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sigmoid/o

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Sigmoid colon

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stomat/o

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Mouth

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uvul/o

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Uvula

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amyl/o

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Starch

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bil/I

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Gall, bile

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bilirubin/o

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Bilirubin (bile pigment)

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chol/e

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Gall, bile

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chlorhydr/o

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Hydrochloride acid

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gluc/o

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Sugar

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glyc/o

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Sugar

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glycogen/o

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glycogen, animal starch

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lip/o

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Fat, lipid

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lith/o

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Stone

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prote/o

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Protein

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sial/o

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Saliva, salivary

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steat/o

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Fat

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cerebell/o

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Cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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Cerebrum

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dur/o

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Dura mater

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Enchehal/o

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Brain

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gli/o

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Glial cells

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lept/o

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Thin, slender

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mening/o

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Membranes

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meningi/o

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Meninges

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my/o

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Muscle

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myel/o

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Spinal cord (means bone marrow in other contexts)

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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pont/o

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Pons

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radical/o

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Nerve root (of spinal nerves)

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thalam/o

A

Thalamus

217
Q

thec/o

A

Sheath (refers to the meninges)

218
Q

vag/o

A

Vagus nerve (10th cranial nerve)

219
Q

cerebell/o

A

cerebellum

220
Q

dur/o

A

dura mater

221
Q

encephal/o

A

Brain

222
Q

gli/o

A

glial cells

223
Q

lept/o

A

Thin, slender

224
Q

Mening/o

A

Membranes

225
Q

meningi/o

A

meninges

226
Q

my/o

A

muscle

227
Q

myel/o

A

Spinal cord ( means bone marrow in other contexts)

228
Q

neur/o

A

nerve

229
Q

pont/o

A

pons

230
Q

radicul/o

A

Nerve root ( of spinal nerves)

231
Q

radicul/o

A

nerve root (of spinal nerves)

232
Q

thalam/o

A

thalamus

233
Q

thec/o

A

sheath ( refers to the meninges)

234
Q

vag/o

A

vagus nerve (10th cranial nerve)

235
Q

alges/o

A

Excessive sensitivity to pain

236
Q

caus/o

A

burning

237
Q

comat/o

A

Deep sleep (coma)

238
Q

esthesi/o

A

Feeling, nervous sensation

239
Q

kines/o

A

Movement

240
Q

kinesi/o

A

Movement

241
Q

lex/o

A

Word, phase

242
Q

syncop/o

A

To cut off, cut short

243
Q

tax/o

A

Order, coordination

244
Q

lepsy

A

seizure

245
Q

lex/o

A

Word, phrase

246
Q

paresis

A

Weakness

247
Q

-phasia

A

Speech

248
Q

-plegia

A

Paralysis

249
Q

-praxia

A

Action

250
Q

-sthenia

A

Strength

251
Q

syncop/o

A

To cut off, cut short

252
Q

angi/o

A

Vessel

253
Q

aort/o

A

Aorta

254
Q

arter/o, arteri/o

A

Artery

255
Q

ather/o

A

Yellowish plaque, fatty substance.

256
Q

atri/o

A

Atrium , upper heart chamber.

257
Q

brachi/o

A

Arm

258
Q

cardi/o

A

Heart

259
Q

cholesterol/o

A

Cholesterol

260
Q

coron/o

A

Heart

261
Q

cyan/o

A

Blue

262
Q

myx/o

A

Mucous

263
Q

ox/o

A

Oxygen

264
Q

pericardi/o

A

Pericardium

265
Q

phleb/o

A

Vein

266
Q

rrhythm/o

A

Rhythm

267
Q

sphygm/o

A

Pulse

268
Q

steth/o

A

Chest

269
Q

thromb/o

A

Clot

270
Q

valvul/o, valv/o

A

Valve

271
Q

vas/o

A

Vessel

272
Q

vascul/o

A

Vessel

273
Q

ventricul/o

A

Ventricle, lower heart chamber

274
Q

Adenoid/o

A

Adenoids

275
Q

alveol/o

A

Alveolus, air sac

276
Q

bronch/o, bronchi/o

A

Bronchial tube, bronchus

277
Q

bronchiol/o

A

Bronchiole, small bronchus

278
Q

capn/o

A

Carbon dioxide

279
Q

coni/o

A

Dust

280
Q

cyan/o

A

Blue

281
Q

epiglott/o

A

Epiglottis

282
Q

laryng/o

A

Larynx, voice box

283
Q

lob/o

A

Lobe of the lung

284
Q

mediastin/o

A

Mediastinum

285
Q

nas/o

A

Nose

286
Q

orth/o

A

Straight, upright

287
Q

ox/o

A

Oxygen

288
Q

pector/o

A

Chest

289
Q

pharyng/o

A

Pharynx, throat

290
Q

phon/o

A

Voice

291
Q

phren/o

A

Diaphragm

292
Q

pleur/o

A

Pleura

293
Q

pneum/o, pneumon/o

A

Air, lung

294
Q

pulmon/o

A

Lung

295
Q

rhin/o

A

Nose

296
Q

sinus/o

A

Sinus, cavity

297
Q

spir/o

A

Breathing

298
Q

tel/o

A

Complete

299
Q

thorac/o

A

Chest

300
Q

tonsill/o

A

Tonsils

301
Q

trache/o

A

Trachea, wind pipe

Medical Terminology (4 decks)

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