Etymology Prefixes Flashcards
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a, an
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without; lack of; negation absence of
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ab
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from; away from
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abdomino
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abdomen
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aceto
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vinegar; acid
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achromo
A
colorless
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acro
A
extremities
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acromio
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acromion
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ad
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to; toward; near
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adeno
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gland
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adipo
A
animal fat
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aeneo, chalco
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bronze
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aero, pneo, pneumo
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air; lung
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ambi
A
both
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amphi
A
about; around; both sides
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amylo
A
starch
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ana
A
up; apart; across; throughout
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angio
A
tube or blood vessel; vascular system
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aniso
A
unequal
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ankylo
A
stiffness; stricture; adhesion
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ante
A
before
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antero; anterio
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before; front; in front
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anthraco
A
coal
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anti
A
against
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aorto
A
aorta
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apo
away; different from
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appendico
appendix
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aqueo
water
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argenti; argento
silver
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arterio
artery
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arthro; articulo
joint
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astragalo
astragalus
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audio
pertaining to hearing
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auri, auro
gold
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auriculo
auricle
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auto
self
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azo
pertaining to nitrogen
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bacterio
bacteria
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balano
glans penis
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baro
atmospheric pressure
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bary
heavy
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bathy, batho
deep; depth
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bi(n)
both; two; double
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bio
living; life
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blepharo
eyelid
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brady
slow
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brachio
arm
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brachy
short
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bromato
food
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broncho, bronchi
bronchus
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bucco
cheek
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calcaneo
cacaneus
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capillaro
capillary
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carcino
cancer
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cardio
heart
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carpo
carpus
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caryo (karyo)
nucleus
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cata (kata)
down; back
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caudo
tail; down; downward
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cephalo
head; up; upward
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cerato, kerato, corni
horn
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cerebello
cerebellum
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cerebro
cerebrum
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cervico
neck; cervix; neck of the uterus
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cheilo, labio
lips
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chemo
chemical
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chiro
hand
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chlor
green
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chole, cholo
bile; gall
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chondro
cartilage
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chrom, chromo
color; pigment
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circum
around
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clavico, claviculo
clavicle
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co, com, con
with; together
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cocco
coccus; spherical cell
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colo
large intestine; colon
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collo
glue; jelly; gelatin
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colpo
vagina
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condylo
condyle
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conjunctivi, conjunctivo
conjunctiva
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contra
against; opposed
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core, coreo
pupil
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cortico
cortex
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costo
rib
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counter
against
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cranio
cranium; skull
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cryo
icy; cold; frost; extremely cold
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crypto
hidden; crypt
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cupro
copper
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cyclo
ciliary body
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cyst, cysto
closed sac; bladder; cyst; sac with fluid
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cyto
cell
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dactyko
finger
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de
from; away from; down from
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deci
ten; tenth
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dendro
dendron
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dentino
dentin
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dento, denti, odonto
tooth
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derma, dermato, dermo
skin
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dextro
right
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di, diplo
two; double
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dia
through; apart
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dispo
thirst
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dis
to undo; free from; apart; away; the opposite of
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dolicho
long
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dorso
back
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dosi
dose
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dromo
running; symptom
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duodeno
duodenum
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dys
with difficulty; painful; bad
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e, ec, ek, ecto, ekto
out of; out from; outer; outside
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electro
electricity
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en, em
in
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encephalo
brain
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endo
within; inside; inner
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ennea
nine; ninth
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entero
small intestine
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epi
on; upon; over
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eyrthro
red
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eso
inward
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esophago
esophagus
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eu
good; well; normal
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eury
wide
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ex
out of; from; through; without
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exo, extra, externo, exterio
outside of; beyond; in addition
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femoro
femur
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ferri, ferro, sidero
iron
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fibro
fiber
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fibulo
fibula
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flavo
yellow
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gamo
marriage; union
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ganglio, gangliono
ganglion
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gastro
stomach
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geno
origin; race
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geo
the earth
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gingivo
gums
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globulo
globule; blood corpuscle
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glosso; linguo
tongue
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gluteno, glutinni
glue
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glycol, gluco
sweet; sugar
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gnatho
jaw
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gnoso
knowledge
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gyneco
woman
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halo, sali
salt
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haplo
single; simple
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hapt
to grasp
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hector, hecato
one-hundred; one-hundredth
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helio
sun
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hem, hema, hemato, hemo
blood
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hemi
half
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hepa, hapato
liver
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hepta
seven; seventh
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hetraro, hetero
dissimilar; other; different
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hexa
six
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hidro
sweat
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histo
tissue
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homeo, homo
similar; same; like
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humero
humerus
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hyalo
glass
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hydro, hygro
water; fluid; moisture; damp; humid
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hymeno
hymen
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hyper
above; beyond; excessive; over; more than normal
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hypo
below; lack; deficiency; under; less than normal
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hystero
uterus
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ileo
ileum
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in
in; into; not
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infra, infero, inferio
below; under
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ino
fiber
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inter
between; among
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intra, interno, interio
within; inside
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intro
into
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iro, irido
iris
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ischio
ischium
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iso
equal
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jejuno
jejunum
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kilo
one-thousand; one-thousandth
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kerato, corneo
cornea
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lacrimo, dacryo
tear; tear sac
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lacto
milk
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laparo
abdominal wall
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laryngo
larynx
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latero
side
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leio
smooth
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lepto
thin; slender; delicate; fine
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leuco, leuko
white
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lipo
fat
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litho
stone
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lumbo
loin
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lympho
lymph
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lys
loosening; decomposition
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macro
large; long
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mal
disorder; bad
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malleo
malleus
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mamm, mammo, masto
breast; mammary gland
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mandibulo; mandible
lower jaw
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maxilla
maxilla; upper jaw
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medio
middle
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meg, mega, mego, megalo
great; large
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meningo
meninges
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meno
monthly; menstrual; menstruation
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mento
chin
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meso, mesio
middle
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meta
beyond; after; between; linkage
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meteoro
high in the air; weather
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metro
uterus; uterine tissues
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micro
small
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mono
one; single
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morpho
form
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muco
mucus
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myco
fungus
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myel, myelo
bone marrow; spinal cord
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myo
muscle
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myria
ten-thousand; countless
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myxo
mucus; slime
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narco
sleep
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naso
nose
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necro, thanato
death
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neo
new
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nephelo
cloudiness; mist
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nephro
kidney
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neuro, nervi, nervo
nerve
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nocti, nycto
night
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ob
inversely
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octi
eight; eighth
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odonto, dento
tooth
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oleo
oil
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olig, oligo
few; little
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omo
shoulder
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omphalo
navel
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onycho
nail
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opthalmo, oculo, opto
eye
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orchio, orchido
testicle
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oro
mouth
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ortho
straight; straightening; correct; right
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os, osteo
bone
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oto
ear
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ovi, ovo
ovum
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pachy
thick
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palato
palate
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pan
all
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pancreato
pancreas
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para
nearby; nearly; not normal; beside; beyond; abnormal
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paro
to give birth
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patello
patella; kneecap
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patho
disease
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pedo, podo
child; foot
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pelvi, pelvo
pelvis
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penta
five
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per
through
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peri
around
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phago
to eat
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phalango
phalanges
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pharmaco
drug
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pharyngo
pharynx
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phaso
speech
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phlebo
vein
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pheno
to appear
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phobo
fear
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phono
sound; voice
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photo
light
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phreno
diaphragm
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phyco
seaweed; alga
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physio
nature
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phyto
plant
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plasmo
plasma
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platy
broad; flat
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plumbi, plumbo
lead
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pneumo, pneumono
respiration; lungs
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polio
gray
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poly
much; many
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post, postero, posterio
after; behind
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pre
before; in front of
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pro
before; in behalf of; for
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procto
anus; rectum
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prosthe
to add
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proto
first; earliest form of
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pseud, pseudo
false
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psycho
mind
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psychro
cold
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pubo, pubio
pubis
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pulmono, pulmo
lung
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pyelo
renal; pelvis; kidney
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pyo
pus
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pyro
fever; heat; fire
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rachi, rachio
spine
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re
back again
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recto
rectum
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reno
kidney
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retino
retina
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retro
back; behind; backward
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rhino
nose
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rhodo
rose
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saccharo
sugar
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salpingo
oviduct; fallopian tube
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sanguino
blood
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sarco
flesh
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scapulo
scapula
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schizo, schisto
split
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sclero
hard; sclera
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scolio
crooked; warped
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sebo, sebi, stearo, steato
tallow; grease from the glands
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semi
half
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semino
semen
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sero
serum
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sidero
iron
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sinistro
left
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spermo, spermato
sperm
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spino
spine
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spiro
coil; spiral; breathing
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splanchno
viscera
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spleno
spleen
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staphylo
uvula; cluster-like
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steno
narrow
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strepto
curved; twisted
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stereo
three dimensional; solid
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sterno
sternum
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stetho
chest
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stomato
mouth
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sub
under
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sulf
sulfur
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super
above; excessively; greater; over
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supra, supero, superio
above; upon; over
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sym, syn, sum
with; together
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syphilo
syphilis
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tachy, tacho
fast; rapid
325
testo
peno; penis
326
tetra
four; fourfold
327
thermo
heat
328
thio
sulfur
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thoraco
thorax
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thrombo
clot
331
tonsillo
tonsil
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topo
surface
333
tox, toxico
poison
334
tracheo
trachea
335
trachy, tracho
rough
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trans
through; across; over
337
tri, triplo
three; triple
338
tricho
hair
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tropho
nourishment
340
tympano
tympanum; eardrum
341
umbilico
navel
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uni
one
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uretero, urethra
ureter; urethra
344
uro
urine
345
utero
uterus
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uvulo
uvula
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vagino
vagina
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vas, vaso
vessel; duct; vas deferens
349
veno
vein
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ventriculo
ventricle
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ventro, ventri
belly
352
vesico
bladder
353
viscero
viscera; internal organs
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vitreo, vitrio
glass
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xeno
strange; foreign
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xero
dry
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zoo
living being; animal
358
zygo
yoke
