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Utero-

A

Related to the uterus or womb (uterine)

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Urin-

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Related to urine, the urinary system (uniferous)

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Uri-, uric(o)-

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Uric acid

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Un(i)-

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One (unilateral)

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Ungui-

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Related to the nail, a claw (unguiform, ungual)

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Ultra-

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Beyond, excessive

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Umbilic-

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Related to the navel (umbilical)

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Viscer(o)-

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Pertaining to the internal organs, the viscera

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Vesic(o)-

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Pertaining to the bladder (vesica)

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Ventricul(o)-

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Pertaining to the ventricles, any hollow region inside an organ (cardiac ventriculography)

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Ventr(o)-

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Relating to the stomach cavities or belly (ventrodorsal)

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Ven-

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Related to the blood, veins, a vein (venoplasm)

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Vasculo-

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Blood vessel

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Vas(o)-

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Duct, blood vessel (vasoconstriction)

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Varic(o)-

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Swollen or twisted vein (varicose)

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Vagin-

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Related to the vagina

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Xanth(o)-

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Yellow colour, abnormally yellow (xanopathy)

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Xen(o)-

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Foreign, different (xenograft)

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Xer(o)-

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Dry, desert-like (xerostomia)

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Zo(o)-

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Animal life (zoology)

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Anti-

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Against (antitoxin)

22
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Ante-

A

Before (antepartum)

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A-

A

Without (acellular)

24
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An-

A

Loss (anorexia, loss of appetite)

25
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Azo(to)-

A 
Nitrogenous compound 
(Azothermia: raised temp due to nitrogenous substances in the blood)
26
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Axill-

A

Pertaining to the armpit

27
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Aux(o)-

A

Increase, growth

auxocardia: enlargement of the heart

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Aut(o)-

A

Self (autoimmune)

29
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Aur(i)-

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Of or pertaining to the ear (aural)

30
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Atri(o)-

A 
An atrium (esp of the heart) 
(Atrioventricular)
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Anther(o)-

A

Fatty deposit; soft, gruel-like deposit (antherosclerosis)

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Atel(o)-

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Imperfect or incomplete development

Antelocardia: imperfect dev of the heart

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Articul(o)-

A

Joint (articulation)

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Arthr(o)-

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Of or pertaining to the joints, limbs (arthritis)

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Arteri(o)-

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Of or pertaining to an artery

Arteriole

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Arsen(o)-

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Of or pertaining to a male, masculine

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Arch(i, e, o)-

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First, primitive

Archinephron: first formed kidney

38
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Apo-

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Separated from, derived from

Apoptosis

39
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Anti-

A

Against or opposed to

Antibody, antipsychotic

40
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Ante-

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Positioned in front of another thing (antepartum)

41
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Ankyl(o), ancyl(o)-

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Crooked or bent

Ankylosis

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Aniso-

A

Unequal

Anisotropic, anisocytosis

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Angi(o)-

A

Blood vessel

Angiogram

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Andr(o)-

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Pertaining to a man, to man

Andrology, Android

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Ana-

A

Back, again, up

Anaplasia

46
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An-

A

Not, without (analgesia)

47
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Amnio-

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Pertaining to the membrane of the fetal sac (amnion)

Amniocentesis

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Ambi-

A

Positioned on both sides, both or 2

Ambidextrous

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Allo-

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Denoting something as different or as an addition

Alloantigen, allopathy

50
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Alge(si)-

Alg(i)o-

A

Pain

Analgesic, myalgia

51
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Alb-

A

Denoting a white or pale colour (albino)

52
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Cor(e)/(o)-

A

Of or pertaining to the eye’s pupil

Note: cor- can also mean with, together

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