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Term
a
 Definition
without, not
Term
ab
 Definition
from/off, away from
Term
abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
acr/o
 Definition
extremities
Term
actin/o
 Definition
ray
Term
acu
 Definition
a needle, sharp, clear
Term
ad
 Definition
toward (suffix), to, toward, addition to intensification (prefix)
Term
aden/o
 Definition
gland
Term
aer/o
 Definition
air, gas
Term
alges/i
 Definition
sensitivity to pain
Term
algia
 Definition
pain, painful condition
Term
all/o
 Definition
other, different
Term
amb/i
 Definition
both or both sides
Term
amni/o
 Definition
amnion (sac holding fetus)
Term
an
 Definition
without, not
Term
andr/o
 Definition
man, male
Term
angi/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
ansi/o
 Definition
unequal, asymmetric, dissimilar
Term
ankly/o
 Definition
stiff
Term
ante
 Definition
before, forward
Term
anter/o
 Definition
in front of
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anti
 Definition
against
Term
antr/o
 Definition
cavity, antrum, sinus
Term
appendic/o
 Definition
appendix, attached to a larger part
Term
arteri/o
 Definition
artery, vessel carrying blood from heart
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joint, articulation
Term
atel/o
 Definition
incomplete development, imperfect
Term
ather/o
 Definition
porridge-like
Term
audi/o
 Definition
hear, hearing
Term
aut/o
 Definition
self
Term
bar/o
 Definition
weight, heavy, pressure
Term
bi
 Definition
two, double, twice
Term
bi/o
 Definition
life
Term
blast/o
 Definition
germ or embryonic
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blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
Term
brachi/o
 Definition
upper arm
Term
brad/y
 Definition
slow
Term
bronch/o
 Definition
windpipe
Term
burs/o
 Definition
bursa, sac
Term
cac/o
 Definition
bad, diseased, abnormal
Term
calcane/o
 Definition
heel
Term
carcin/o
 Definition
cancer
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
cari/o
 Definition
decay
Term
carp/o
 Definition
wrist
Term
cat/a
 Definition
down, downward, under, against, lower, with
Term
caud/o
 Definition
tail
Term
cele
 Definition
a rupture or hernia, a swelling or tumor
Term
centesis
 Definition
puncture
Term
cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
cer
 Definition
wax
Term
cerebr/o
 Definition
brain
Term
cervic/o
 Definition
neck or neck of organ, cervix
Term
cheil/o
 Definition
lip
Term
chir/o
 Definition
hand
Term
chlor/o
 Definition
green
Term
chol/e
 Definition
gall, bile
Term
chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
Term
chrom/o
 Definition
color
Term
chron/o
 Definition
time
Term
circum
 Definition
around
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clas/ia
 Definition
breaking
Term
clys/o
 Definition
washing, irrigation
Term
cocc/o
 Definition
bacteria
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col/o
 Definition
large intestine, colon
Term
colp/o
 Definition
vagina
Term
con
 Definition
with, together with
Term
condyl/o
 Definition
condyle
Term
contra
 Definition
against
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cor/e, core/o
 Definition
pupil
Term
corne/o
 Definition
portion of eye, cornea
Term
cortic/o
 Definition
outer layer, cortex
Term
cost/o
 Definition
rib
Term
crani/o
 Definition
skull, cranium
Term
cry/o
 Definition
cold, freezing
Term
crypt/o
 Definition
hidden, small sac
Term
cyan/o
 Definition
blue
Term
cycl/o
 Definition
ciliary body, circular
Term
cyst/o
 Definition
bladder, fluid filed sac
Term
cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
dacry/o
 Definition
tear
Term
dactyl/o
 Definition
fingers or toes, digits
Term
de
 Definition
from, to do the opposite, away, off, to remove entirely, down
Term
dent/o
 Definition
tooth
Term
derm/o, dermato
 Definition
skin
Term
dextr/o
 Definition
right
Term
di/a
 Definition
through, two, twice, apart, away from
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dipl/o
 Definition
double
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dips/o
 Definition
thirst
Term
dis
 Definition
to free of, separate, to undo
Term
dors/o
 Definition
back
Term
drom/o
 Definition
running
Term
dyn/ia
 Definition
pain
Term
dys
 Definition
bad, difficult, painful
Term
ect/o
 Definition
outer, outside
Term
ectas/ia, ectas/is
 Definition
stretching, dilation
Term
ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal
Term
ectop/o
 Definition
out of place
Term
edema
 Definition
swelling
Term
electr/o
 Definition
electrical
Term
emesis
 Definition
vomit
Term
emia
 Definition
blood
Term
encephal/o
 Definition
brain
Term
end/o
 Definition
inner, inside
Term
enter/o
 Definition
small intestine
Term
epi
 Definition
over, upon
Term
erg/o
 Definition
work
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
es/o
 Definition
within, inward
Term
esophag/o
 Definition
food pipe, esophagus
Term
esthesi/o
 Definition
feeling, sensation
Term
eti/o
 Definition
cause
Term
eu
 Definition
well, easy, good
Term
ex
 Definition
out from
Term
external
 Definition
outer
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extra
 Definition
outside, beyond, in addition to
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febr/i
 Definition
fever
Term
femor/o
 Definition
thigh
Term
fibr/o
 Definition
fiber, threadlike
Term
gangli/o
 Definition
a mass of tissue, ganglion
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach, abdomen
Term
gen/o
 Definition
origin, produce, bear
Term
geri, geronto, sen
 Definition
old age
Term
gingiv/o
 Definition
gums
Term
gli/o
 Definition
glue, neuroglia
Term
gloss/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
glyc/o
 Definition
sugar
Term
gnath/o
 Definition
jaw
Term
gnos/ia
 Definition
knowledge
Term
goni/o
 Definition
joint, angle
Term
gram/o
 Definition
record, drawing
Term
graph/o
 Definition
instrument for recording
Term
gynec/o
 Definition
woman
Term
hem/o, hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
hemi
 Definition
half
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
heter/o
 Definition
different, another
Term
hidr/o
 Definition
sweat
Term
hist/o
 Definition
tissue
Term
hom/o
 Definition
same
Term
humer/o
 Definition
upper arm bone, humerus
Term
hyal/o
 Definition
glassy, transparent
Term
hydr/o
 Definition
water, fluid
Term
hyper
 Definition
above, excessive, beyond
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hypo
 Definition
less than normal, below, deficient
Term
hyster/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
ichthy/o
 Definition
fish
Term
idi/o
 Definition
personal, one's own, private, distinctive, peculiar
Term
in
 Definition
within, not
Term
in/o
 Definition
fiber, fibrous
Term
infra
 Definition
below, under, beneath
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ir/o, irid/o
 Definition
iris of eye
Term
is/o
 Definition
equal
Term
ischi/o
 Definition
ischium, portion of pelvis
Term
itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
kerat/o
 Definition
horny, cornea
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kinesi/o
 Definition
movement, motion
Term
labi/o
 Definition
lip
Term
lacrim/o
 Definition
tear
Term
lal/o
 Definition
speech, disordered speech, babble
Term
lapar/o
 Definition
abdominal wall
Term
laryng/o
 Definition
organ of voice, larynx
Term
later/o
 Definition
side
Term
leps/y
 Definition
seizure
Term
lept/o
 Definition
thin, light, slender
Term
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
lip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
lith/o, calculus
 Definition
stone
Term
log/o
 Definition
science, study of
Term
lumb/o
 Definition
lumbar, lower back and sides, loins
Term
lymph/o
 Definition
lymph
Term
lys/o
 Definition
breaking down, destruction
Term
macr/o
 Definition
large, abnormal size
Term
mal
 Definition
bad, poor, abnormal
Term
malac/o
 Definition
soft
Term
mania
 Definition
madness
Term
medi/o
 Definition
middle
Term
megal/o
 Definition
large, enlarge, great, huge
Term
mel/o
 Definition
limb
Term
melan/o
 Definition
black, dark
Term
men/o
 Definition
menses, menstration
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mening/o
 Definition
membranes covering spinal cord and brain, meninges
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mes/o
 Definition
middle
Term
met/a
 Definition
after, change
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metr/o
 Definition
measure
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metri
 Definition
uterus
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micr/o
 Definition
small
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mon/o
 Definition
one
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morph/o
 Definition
form
Term
muc/o
 Definition
mucus
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mult/i
 Definition
many
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
myc/o
 Definition
fungus
Term
myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
Term
myring/o
 Definition
ear drum, tympanic membrane
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narc/o
 Definition
sleep
Term
nas/o
 Definition
nose
Term
ne/o
 Definition
new
Term
necr/o
 Definition
death
Term
nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
neur/o
 Definition
nerve, neuron
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nev/o
 Definition
birthmark, mole
Term
noct/i
 Definition
night
Term
null/i
 Definition
none
Term
o/o
 Definition
egg
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ocul/o
 Definition
eye
Term
odont/o
 Definition
tooth
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oid
 Definition
resemble, like
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olig/o
 Definition
few, little, scant
Term
oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
omphal/o
 Definition
umbilicus, navel
Term
onc/o
 Definition
tumor, mass, swelling
Term
onych/o
 Definition
nail
Term
oophor/o
 Definition
ovary
Term
ophthalm/o
 Definition
eye, visual condition
Term
opia
 Definition
vision
Term
opt/o, optic/o
 Definition
vision
Term
orchid/o
 Definition
testes, testicle
Term
orrhagia
 Definition
hemorrhage, excessive flow
Term
orrhaphy
 Definition
suturing, stitching
Term
orrhea
 Definition
flow, discharge
Term
orrhexis
 Definition
rupture, hernia
Term
orth/o
 Definition
correct, straight, normal
Term
osis
 Definition
condition
Term
osm/o
 Definition
odor, sense of smell
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
ostomy
 Definition
forming an opening
Term
ot/o
 Definition
ear
Term
otomy
 Definition
incision
Term
ox/y
 Definition
sharp, acute, acid
Term
pach/y
 Definition
thick
Term
pan
 Definition
all
Term
papill/o
 Definition
nipple-like, papilla
Term
par, par/a
 Definition
near, beside
Term
paralysis
 Definition
loss of voluntary function
Term
par/o
 Definition
to bear
Term
path/o
 Definition
disease, suffering
Term
pelv/i
 Definition
pelvis bone, basin shaped
Term
penia
 Definition
decrease, deficiency
Term
peps/o
 Definition
digestion
Term
per
 Definition
through
Term
peri
 Definition
around
Term
perine/o
 Definition
perineum, pelvic floor
Term
pex/o
 Definition
fixation, fastening
Term
phag/o
 Definition
to eat, ingestion
Term
phalang/o
 Definition
bones of fingers or toes
Term
phall/o
 Definition
penis
Term
pharyng/o
 Definition
throat
Term
phas/o
 Definition
speech
Term
phil/o
 Definition
attraction to
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phelb/o
 Definition
vein
Term
phob/o
 Definition
fear of
Term
phon/o
 Definition
voice, sound
Term
phor/o
 Definition
carry, bear
Term
phot/o
 Definition
light
Term
phren/o
 Definition
diaphragm, mind
Term
phyt/o
 Definition
plant
Term
pil/o
 Definition
hair
Term
plas/o plasm/o
 Definition
formation, molded
Term
plast/o
 Definition
repair, surgically molded
Term
plat/y
 Definition
flat, broad
Term
pleg/o
 Definition
paralysis
Term
pleur/o
 Definition
pleura, side
Term
plic/i
 Definition
fold
Term
pne/o
 Definition
breathe, breathing
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pneum/o, pneumon/o
 Definition
lung
Term
pod/o
 Definition
foot
Term
pol/y
 Definition
many
Term
poli/o
 Definition
gray
Term
post
 Definition
after, behind
Term
poster/o
 Definition
behind, after
Term
pre
 Definition
before
Term
prim/i
 Definition
first
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pro
 Definition
before, in front of
Term
proct/o
 Definition
anus, rectum
Term
prot/o
 Definition
first
Term
pseud/o
 Definition
false
Term
psych/o
 Definition
soul, mind
Term
pteryg/o
 Definition
wing
Term
ptosis
 Definition
prolapse, dropping, drooping
Term
pub/o
 Definition
pubis portion of pelvis, grown up
Term
py/o
 Definition
pus
Term
pyel/o
 Definition
renal pelvis
Term
pyro
 Definition
fire, heat, fever
Term
rach/i, rachi/o
 Definition
spine
Term
radicul/o
 Definition
root
Term
rect/o
 Definition
rectum, straight
Term
ren/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
retin/o
 Definition
retina portion of eye
Term
retr/o
 Definition
backward, behind
Term
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
salping/o
 Definition
fallopian tubes
Term
sanguin/o
 Definition
blood
Term
sarc/o
 Definition
flesh
Term
schiz/o
 Definition
split
Term
scler/o
 Definition
hard
Term
scoli/o
 Definition
curved, curvature, twisted, crooked
Term
scop/o
 Definition
examine
Term
scot/o
 Definition
darkness
Term
seb/o
 Definition
fatty secretion, sebum
Term
semi
 Definition
half
Term
sept/o
 Definition
infection
Term
sinistr/o
 Definition
left, lefthanded
Term
sit/o
 Definition
food
Term
somat/o
 Definition
body
Term
somn/o
 Definition
sleep
Term
son/o
 Definition
sound
Term
spasm
 Definition
twitch, twitching
Term
spermat/o
 Definition
seed
Term
sphygm/o
 Definition
pulse
Term
spir/o
 Definition
breath
Term
splen/o
 Definition
spleen
Term
spondyl/o
 Definition
spine
Term
staphyl/o
 Definition
cluster; uvula
Term
stasis
 Definition
stopping, slowing
Term
sten/o
 Definition
narrowness, constriction
Term
stere/o
 Definition
solid, solid body
Term
stern/o
 Definition
sternum, chest
Term
steth/o
 Definition
chest
Term
sthen/o
 Definition
strength
Term
stigmat/o
 Definition
mark, point
Term
stomat/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
strept/o
 Definition
twisted
Term
sub
 Definition
under, below
Term
super, supra
 Definition
above, more than normal
Term
sym, syn
 Definition
together, joined, union, joined
Term
tach/y
 Definition
fast, rapid
Term
tel/e
 Definition
distant, far
Term
ten/o
 Definition
tendons
Term
terat/o
 Definition
monster, wonder
Term
tetr/o
 Definition
four
Term
thanat/o
 Definition
death
Term
thel/o
 Definition
nipple
Term
therap/o
 Definition
treatment
Term
therm/o
 Definition
heat
Term
thorac/o
 Definition
thorax, chest
Term
thromb/o
 Definition
clot
Term
tome
 Definition
cutting
Term
trache/o
 Definition
wind pipe, neck, trachea
Term
trans
 Definition
across, over, through
Term
tri
 Definition
three
Term
trich/o
 Definition
hair
Term
trips/y
 Definition
crushing
Term
trop/o
 Definition
turning
Term
troph/o
 Definition
nourishment (development)
Term
tympan/o
 Definition
eardrum
Term
ultra
 Definition
beyond
Term
uni
 Definition
one
Term
ur/o
 Definition
urine
Term
ureter/o
 Definition
tube carrying urine from kidney to bladder, ureter
Term
urethr/o
 Definition
tube for discharge of urine from bladder, urethra
Term
varic/o
 Definition
vein, twisted, varicose
Term
vas/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
ven/o
 Definition
vein, vena cava
Term
ventr/o
 Definition
belly, front
Term
vesic/o
 Definition
bladder
Term
viscer/o
 Definition
internal organs, viscera
Term
xanth/o
 Definition
yellow
Term
xen/o
 Definition
strange, foreign
Term
xer/o
 Definition
dry
Term
nyct/o
 Definition
night, darkness
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