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-cyte

A

cell

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epi-

A

on; over;upon

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thorac/o

A

chest

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anti-

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against

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cephal/o

A

head

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-tomy

A

process of cutting; incision

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lip/o

A

fat

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cervic/o

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neck; cervix (neck of uterus)

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col/o, colon/o

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large intestine; colon

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-um

A

structure ;tissue;thing

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caud/o

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tail

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cardi/o

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heart

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bi/o

A

life

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arthr/o

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joint

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anter/o

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front

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peri-

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around; surrounding

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brady-

A

slow

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neur/o

A

nerve

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my/o

A

muscle

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medi/o

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middle

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log/o

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study

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hist/o

A

tissue

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infer/o

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below

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later/o

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side

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dist/o

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away from the point of origin;far;distance

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dors/o

A

back of body

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-oma

A

tumor;mass

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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bi-

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two; both

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ante-

A

before

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a-, an-

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not; without

32
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viscer/o

A

internal organs

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ventr/o

A

belly side of body; ventral aspect

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surpa-

A

above

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sub-

A

below;under

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tachy-

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fast

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trans-

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across

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-ia

A

condition

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-ine

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a substance (noun) pertaining to (adjective)

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super/o

A

above

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sarc/o

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flesh; connective tissue

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proxim/o

A

near the point of origin; near; close

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path/o

A

disease

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poster/o

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back (of the body); behind

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hyper-

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above; above normal; excessive

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-logist

A

specialist (one who studies)

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inter-

A

between

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hypo-

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below; below normal; deficient

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cyt/o

A

cell

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cost/o

A

rib

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-pathy

A

disease

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-gen

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substance that produces

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal; excision

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-algia

A

pain

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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -iac, -ial, -ial, -ic, -ical, -ior

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pertaining to

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-logy

A

study of

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-stomy

A

surgical opening

62
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enter/o

A

intestines (usually the small intestine)

63
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gastr/o

A

stomach

64
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glyc/o

A

sugar; glucose

65
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hepat/o

A

liver