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Term
abdomen
 Definition
abdomin
Term
extremities
 Definition
acr
Term
gland
 Definition
aden
Term
adenoids
 Definition
adenoid
Term
fat
 Definition
adip
Term
air
 Definition
aer
Term
white
 Definition
alb
Term
albumin
 Definition
albumin
Term
amnion
 Definition
amni
Term
starch
 Definition
amyl
Term
vessel
 Definition
angi
Term
crooked or fused
 Definition
ankyl
Term
anterior/before
 Definition
anter
Term
aorta
 Definition
aort
Term
appendix
 Definition
append (ic)
Term
artery
 Definition
arteri
Term
joint
 Definition
arthr/articul
Term
imperfect
 Definition
atel
Term
yellow, fatty plaque
 Definition
ather
Term
ear
 Definition
aur/i
Term
bile
 Definition
bil/i
Term
embryo
 Definition
blast
Term
eyelid
 Definition
blephar
Term
arm
 Definition
brachi
Term
short
 Definition
brachy
Term
windpipe
 Definition
bronchi, bronch
Term
cheek
 Definition
bucc
Term
bursa
 Definition
burs
Term
calcium
 Definition
calc/i
Term
heel
 Definition
calcane
Term
cancer
 Definition
carcin
Term
heart
 Definition
cardi
Term
carpus/wrist
 Definition
carp
Term
tail
 Definition
caud
Term
cecum
 Definition
cec
Term
head
 Definition
cephal
Term
brain
 Definition
cerebr
Term
neck
 Definition
cervic
Term
bile (gallbladder)
 Definition
chol
Term
gallbladder
 Definition
cholecyst
Term
cartilage
 Definition
chondr
Term
fetal covering
 Definition
chori
Term
clavicle
 Definition
clavicul
Term
coccyx
 Definition
coccyg
Term
colon
 Definition
col
Term
hollow/vagina
 Definition
colp
Term
rib
 Definition
cost
Term
cranium/skull
 Definition
crani
Term
cold
 Definition
cry
Term
hide, conceal
 Definition
crypt
Term
skin
 Definition
cutane
Term
blue
 Definition
cyan
Term
cyst, bladder
 Definition
cyst
Term
cell
 Definition
cyt (-cyte)
Term
finger, toe
 Definition
dactyl
Term
teeth
 Definition
dent (i, o)
Term
skin
 Definition
derm/a, dermat/o
Term
right
 Definition
dextr
Term
thirst
 Definition
dips
Term
disc/disk
 Definition
disc
Term
far/distant from origin
 Definition
dist
Term
directed toward/on the back
 Definition
dors
Term
duodenum
 Definition
duoden
Term
sound
 Definition
ech
Term
electricity
 Definition
electr
Term
brain
 Definition
encephal
Term
intestine
 Definition
enter
Term
red
 Definition
erythr
Term
esophagus
 Definition
esophag
Term
feeling
 Definition
esthesi
Term
femur
 Definition
femor
Term
fetus
 Definition
fet
Term
fiber
 Definition
fibr
Term
fibula
 Definition
fibul
Term
forehead/front
 Definition
front
Term
milk
 Definition
falact
Term
stomach
 Definition
gastr
Term
genitals
 Definition
genit
Term
old
 Definition
ger
Term
glomerulus
 Definition
glomerul
Term
tongue
 Definition
gloss
Term
sugar/sweet
 Definition
glyc
Term
jaw
 Definition
gnath
Term
grain/particle
 Definition
granul
Term
female
 Definition
gynec
Term
blood
 Definition
hem/a, hem/o, hemat/o
Term
liver
 Definition
hepat
Term
tissue
 Definition
hist
Term
common/same
 Definition
hom
Term
humerus
 Definition
humer
Term
water
 Definition
hydr
Term
uterus/womb
 Definition
hyster
Term
ileum (small intestine)
 Definition
ile
Term
ilium (hip bone)
 Definition
ili
Term
immune
 Definition
immun
Term
lowermost/below
 Definition
infer
Term
intestine
 Definition
intestin
Term
colored circle/iris
 Definition
irid
Term
ischium (hip)
 Definition
ischi
Term
jejunum
 Definition
jejun
Term
lip
 Definition
labi
Term
tear/crying
 Definition
lacrim
Term
milk
 Definition
lact
Term
flank/abdominal wall
 Definition
lapar
Term
larynx (voice box)
 Definition
laryng
Term
side
 Definition
later
Term
white
 Definition
leuc, leuk
Term
tongue
 Definition
lingu
Term
fat
 Definition
lip
Term
stone
 Definition
lith
Term
lobe
 Definition
lob
Term
lower back
 Definition
lumb
Term
lymph/lymphatics
 Definition
lymph
Term
breast
 Definition
mamm, mast
Term
middle
 Definition
medi
Term
black
 Definition
melan
Term
month
 Definition
men
Term
membrane
 Definition
mening
Term
uterine tissue
 Definition
metr/i
Term
one/only
 Definition
mon
Term
mucus
 Definition
muc
Term
muscle
 Definition
muscul, my
Term
fungus
 Definition
myc
Term
marrow/spinal cord
 Definition
myel
Term
sleep/numbness
 Definition
narc
Term
nose
 Definition
nas
Term
new
 Definition
ne
Term
dead/corpse
 Definition
necr
Term
kidney
 Definition
nephr
Term
nerves
 Definition
neur
Term
teeth
 Definition
odont
Term
pain/distress
 Definition
odyn
Term
bulk/tumor
 Definition
onc
Term
ovary
 Definition
oophor
Term
eyelid
 Definition
ophthalm
Term
mouth
 Definition
or
Term
testicle
 Definition
orchi
Term
straight
 Definition
orth
Term
bone
 Definition
oste
Term
ear
 Definition
ot
Term
pancreas
 Definition
pancreat
Term
patella (kneecap)
 Definition
patell
Term
disease
 Definition
path
Term
pelvis
 Definition
pelv/i
Term
peritoneum
 Definition
periton
Term
drugs/medicine
 Definition
pharmac
Term
pharynx
 Definition
pharyng
Term
vein
 Definition
phleb
Term
sound/voice
 Definition
phon
Term
light
 Definition
phot
Term
mind/diaphragm
 Definition
phren
Term
pleura
 Definition
pleur
Term
posterior/toward back
 Definition
poster
Term
air/breathing/lung
 Definition
pneum
Term
rectum/anus
 Definition
proct
Term
prostate
 Definition
prostat
Term
nearest point of origin
 Definition
proxim
Term
false
 Definition
pseud
Term
mind
 Definition
psych
Term
pubis
 Definition
pub
Term
lung
 Definition
pulm
Term
pus
 Definition
py
Term
trough/renal pelvis
 Definition
pyel
Term
radius/radiant energy
 Definition
radi
Term
rectum
 Definition
rect
Term
kidneys
 Definition
ren
Term
nose
 Definition
rhin
Term
sacrum
 Definition
sacr
Term
tube
 Definition
salping
Term
scrotum
 Definition
scrot
Term
semen
 Definition
semin
Term
serum
 Definition
ser
Term
body
 Definition
somat
Term
sound
 Definition
son
Term
seed
 Definition
spermat
Term
wedge/sphenoid
 Definition
sphen
Term
spleen
 Definition
splen
Term
vertebra
 Definition
spondyl
Term
sternum
 Definition
stern
Term
ankle bone (tarsal)
 Definition
tars
Term
temple
 Definition
tempor
Term
tendon/tight band
 Definition
ten
Term
heat
 Definition
therm
Term
chest
 Definition
thorac
Term
clot/thrombus
 Definition
thromb
Term
tibia
 Definition
tibi
Term
tonsil
 Definition
tonsill
Term
poison
 Definition
tox
Term
trachea (windpipe)
 Definition
trache
Term
ulna
 Definition
uln
Term
urine
 Definition
ur
Term
ureter
 Definition
ureter
Term
urethra
 Definition
urethr
Term
uterus
 Definition
uter
Term
vagus nerve
 Definition
vag
Term
vessel/ductus deferens
 Definition
vas
Term
vein
 Definition
ven
Term
ventral/belly side
 Definition
ventr
Term
vertebra
 Definition
vertebr
Term
vulva
 Definition
vulv
Term
xanth
 Definition
yellow
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