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lacrim/o
tear duct
bi/o
life
rect/o
rectum
hepat/o
liver
muc/o
mucus
gloss/o
tongue
glyc/o
sugar
tendin/o
tendon
tibi/o
tibia
uln/o
ulna
vertebr/0
vertebrae
spondyl/o
vertebrae
stern/o
sternum
synov/o
synovial membrane
tars/o
tarsus
sacr/o
sacrum
scapul/o
scapula
oss/e oss/i
bone
pelv/o
pelvic
metatars/o
metatarsals
olecran/o
olecranon
orth/o
bone
mandibul/o
mandible lower jaw
maxill/o
maxilla upper jaw
metacarp/o
metacarpals
ligament/o
ligament
lord//o
sway back, bend backward
fibul/o
fubula
hemat/o
blood
humer/o
humerus
ischi/o
ischium
kinesi/o
movement
femor/o
femur
fibros/o
fibrous tissue
calc/o
calcium
calcane/o
calcaneus
chondr/o
cartilage
clavicul/o
clavicle collar bone
crani/o
cranial skull
acetabul/o
acetabulum
articul/o
joint
burs/o
bursa
dors/o
dorsal back
later/o
lateral side
medi/o
middle
lumb/o
lumbar lower back
pelv/o
pelvis
adip/o
fat
abdomin/o
abdomen
dist/o
away
cyt/o
cell
coccyg/o
coccygeal
viscer/o
visceral internal organs
chrom/o
color
poster/o
back behind
proxim/o
proximal closer to
spin/o
spine
umbilic/o
navel
vetebr/o
vertebrae
path/o
disease
laryng/o
larynx
rhin/o
nose
thorac/o
chest thoracic
trache/o
trachea wind pipe
my/o
muscle
nucle/o
nucleus
aden/o
gland
caud/o
caudal tail
crin/o
to secrete
sarc/o
connective tissue
stern/o
sternum
hist/o
tissue
col/o colon/o
colon lg intestine
pharyag/o
pharynx throat
opt/o
eye
derm/o
skin
cyt/o
cell
bi/o
life
arthr/o
joint
dermat/o
skin
cephal/o
head
enter/o
small intestines
encephal/o
brain
electr/o
electricity
erythr/o
red
nephr/o
kidney
gastr/o
stomach
neur/o
nerve
ur/o
urinary tract
thromb/o
clot
oste/o
bone
splen/o
spleen
radi/o
xray
hydr/o
water
hem/o
blood
arthr/o
joint
necr/o
death
pub/o
pubis
carp/o
carpals
dactyl/o
digits
ped/o
child foot
ren/o
kidney
ophthalm/o
eye
leuk/o
white
cib/o
meals
carcin/o
cancer
chron/o
time
malleol/o
malleolus
rhabdomy/o
striated muscle
ten/o
tendon
ton/o
tension
myos/o
muscles
cyst/o
urinary bladder
pariet/o
side
acu/o
sharp
lapar/o
abdomen
lamin/o
lamina
leiomy/o
smooth muscle
perone/o
fibula
kyph/o
humpback
rheumat/o
watery flow
erg/o
work
fasci/o fasc/i
fascia
cost/o
rib
ankyl/o
stiff
duct/o
to lead carry
kary/o
nucleus
anter/o
front
bol/o
to cast
cervic/o
neck
sacr/o
sacrum
peritone/o
peritoneum
inguin/o
groin
neur/o
nerve
thel/o
nipple
anis/o
unequal
prot/o
first
cyst/o
urinary bladder
cis/o
to cut
gnos/o
knowledge
hemato/o hem/o
blood
iatr/o
treatment
phag/o
to eat swallow
myel/o
spinal cord
ili/o
ilium
sect/o
to cut
aliment/o
to nourish
amyl/o
starch
an/o
anus
bil/i
bile, gall
bilirubin/o
bilirubin
bucc/o
cheek
cec/o
cecum
celi/o
belly; abdomen
cheil/o
lip
chol/e
bile; gall
cholangi/o
bile vessel; bile duct
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
choledoch/o
common bile duct
copr/o
feces
decidu/o
shedding
dent/o dent/i
tooth
dips/o
thirst
duoden/o duoden/i
duodenum
esophag/o
esophagus
faci/o
face
gingiv/o
gums
gluc/o
sugar
glycogen/o
glycogen
gnath/o
jaw
herni/o
hernia
ile/o
ileum
jejun/o
jejunum
labi/o
lips
lingu/o
tongue
lip/o
fat
lith/o
stone
nas/o
nose
odont/o
tooth
or/o
mouth
palat/o
palate; roof of mouth
pancreat/o
pancreas
peritone/o
peritoneum
pharyng/o
pharynx; throat
proct/o
anus and rectum
prote/o
protein
py/o
pus
pylor/o
pyloric sphincter; pylorus
rug/o
wrinkle or fold
sial/o
saliva; salivary
sialaden/o
salivary gland
steat/o
fat sebum
stomat/o
mouth
trich/o
hair
vill/i
tuft of hair; thread like projection from membrane
balan/o
glans penis
crypt/o
hidden
epididym/o
epididymis
gen/o
producing
later/o
side
orch/o
testis, testicles
orchi/o
testis, testicles
orchid/o
testis, testicles
pen/i
penis
priap/o
penis
prostat/o
prostate
semin/i
semen, seed
sperm/o
spermatozoa, semen
spermat/o
spermatozoa, semen
test/o
testis, testicles
theri/o
beast
urethr/o
urethra
vas/o
vessel, vas deferens
zo/o
animal life
amni/o
amnion, amniotic sac
colp/o
vagina
episi/o
vulva
galact/o
milk
genit/o
related to birth, reproductive organs
gester/o
pregnancy
gynec/o
pregnancy
hyster/o
uterus, womb
lact/o
milk
mamm/o
mammary glands
mast/o
mammary glands
metr/o
uterus, womb, measure
metri/o
uterus, womb
nat/i
birth
o/o
egg
obstetr/o
midwife, one who receives
oophor/o
ovary
ov/i
egg
ov/o
egg
ovari/o
ovary
ovul/o
egg
part/o
birth, labor
parturit/o
birth, labor
perine/o
perineum
salping/o
fallopian tubes, uterine tubes, auditory tubes, eustachian
umbilic/o
umbilicus, navel
uter/o
uterus, womb
vagin/o
vagina
viv/o
life
vulv/o
vulva
angi/o
vessel
aort/o
aorta
arter/o
artery
arteri/o
artery
ather/o
plaque
atri/o
atrium
capn/o
carbon dioxide
cholesterol/o
cholesterol
coron/o
heart
cyan/o
blue
isch/o
to hold back, back
man/o
pressure
necr/o
death
ox/o
oxygen
pericardi/o
pericardium
phleb/o
vein
sphygm/o
pulse
steth/o
chest
thorac/o
chest
valv/o
valve
valvul/o
valve
vascul/o
vessel
ven/i
vein
ven/o
vein
ventricul/o
ventricle
alveol/o
alveoli, air sacs
bronch/o
bronchial tubes
bronchiol/o
bronchioles
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
epiglott/o
epiglottis
furc/o
forking, branching
glott/o
glottis
lob/o
lobe
mediastin/o
mediastinum
olfact/o
smellng
onc/o
sumor
pector/o
checst
phragm/o
wall
phren/o
diaphragm
pleur/o
pleura
pneum/o
lung;air ; gas
pneumon/o
lung; air; gas
pulmon/o
lunch
sinus/o
sinus
spir/o
to breathe, breathing
tel/o
complete
thorac/o
chest
tuss/i
cough
bas/o
base
coagul/o
clotting
eosin/o
red, rosy, dawn
erythr/o
red
granul/o
granules
hemoglobin/o
hemoglobin
home/o
sameness, unchanged, constant
is/o
same equal
lymph/o
lymph
mon/o
one single
morph/o
shape form
meutr/o
neutrophil, natural, neither
poikil/o
irregular, varied
sider/o
iron
spher/o
round, globe shaped
aden/o
gland
axill/o
armpit
chem/o
drug, chemical
immun/o
immune, protection, safe
lymph/o
lymph
lymphaden/o
lymph node
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
staphyl/o
clusters, uvula
splen/o
spleen
strept/o
twisted chains
thym/o
thymus gland
tonsill/o
tonsils
tox/o
poison, toxic
acr/o
extremities
adren/o
adrenal gland
adrenal/o
adrenal gland
andr/o
male
calc/o
calcium
cortic/o
cortex
crin/o
to secrete
dips/o
thirst
estr/o
female
hormon/o
hormones
kal/i
potassium
keton/o
ketones
natr/o
sodium
parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
phys/o
growth
pineal/o
pineal gland
pituitar/o
pituitary
stomat/o
body
thym/o
thymus gland
ster/o
solid structure
thyr/o
thyroid gland
toc/o
childbirth
toxic/o
poison
chlor/o
chloride
magnesi/o
magnesium
adip/o
fat
albin/o
white
cutane/o
skin
dermat/o
skin
erythem/o
redness flushed
erythemat/o
redness flushed
hidr/o
sweat
ichthy/o
dry scaly
kerat/o
horny hard cornea
lip/o
fat
melan/o
black
myc/o
fungus
onych/o
nail
pil/o
hair
seb/o
sebum
sebace/o
sebum
squam/o
scale
steat/o
fat sebum
ther.o
heat
ungul/o
hail hoof
xer/o
dry
alges/o
sensitivity to pain
arachn/o
arachnoid membrane
astr/o
star
ax/o
axis, main stem