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ab-

away from, not
acoustic-

hearing
acro-

extremeties
aden-

gland
adnexa-

adrenal
adreno-

adrenal
aer-

air
-algia

painful condition, pain
alveoli-

cavity
ameb-

change
an-, a-

without, not
angi-

vessel
ante-

before
anti-

vessel
anti-

against
antr-

cavity
appendic-

appendix
arter-

artery
arthr-

joint
astenia-

weakness
astr-

star shaped
aur-

ear
auto-

self
cheir-

hand
chole-

bile
basi-

base
benign

mild, not cancerous
bi-

two, double, both
bili-

bile
blephar-

eyelid
brady-

slow
bronch-

bronchus
bucco-

cheek
burso-

sac
celc-

heel, stone
cantho-

angel at the end of the eyelid
carcin-

cancer
cardi-

heart
caudo-

tail
cec-

blind passage
-cele

hernia
celio-

abdomen
-centesis

puncture
cephal-

head
cerebr-

brain
cervic-

neck
cheil-

lip
dent-

teeth
dermat-

skin
chondr-

cartilage
celia-

eyelash
cine-

move
col-

colon
colla-

glue
colpo-

hollow, vagina
contra-

against, counter
cor

heart
corne-

horny
cost-

rib
crani-

skull
-crine

to secrete
cryo-

cold
cut-

skin
cyan-

blue
cyst-

sac containing fluid, bladder
cyt-

cell
dacry-

tear
dactyl-

finger, toe
dendr-

tree, branching
-esthesia

sensation
ex-

out, away from
fistul-

pipe
-desis

binding, fixation
digit

finger toe
dors-

back
duodeno-

duodenum
dura

hard
dyn-

pain
dynamo-

power
dys-

bad
-ectasis

expansion
ectomy-

surgical removal of all or part of
edema-

swelling
-emisis

vomiting
en-

in
encephal-

brain
end-

inside, within
enter-

intestines
ependym-

wrapping
epi-

upon, in addition to
erthro-

red
esophag-

esophagus
hormone

excite
hydro-

water
hyper-

above, more than normal
hypno-

sleep
furca-

fork-shaped
gangli-

swelling
gastro-

stomach
germin-

twin
gen-

original
gingiv-

gum
glom-

ball
glosso-

tongue
glyco-

sweet
grad-

walk, take steps
-gram

record
gran-

grain, particle
gravid

pregnant
hallux-

big toe, great toe
helio-

sun
hem(at)-

blood
hemi-

half
hepat-

liver
histo-

tissue
leio-

smooth
leuk-

white
lien-

spleen
lig-

ligament
lingua-

tongue
hypo-

under
hyster-

uterus, womb
-iasis

condition
ile-

ileum
ili=

ilium
infra-

beneath
inter-

between
intra-

within
iris

rainbow
iso-

equal
-itis

inflammation
kerat-

horny
labi-

lip
lacrim-

tear
lact-

milk
lal-

speech
lepar-

abdominal wall
laryng-

larnyx
later-

side
mening-

membrane
ment-

membrane
meabol(e)-

change
metro-

uterus
micro-

small
lip-

fat
lith-

stone
lobo-

loins
-lysis

loosening, destruction
macro-

large
macul-

spot
mal-

bad
-malacia

soft, softening, soft condition
malign-

bad
mamm-

breast
mani-

madness
mast-

breast
maxilla-

upper jaw bone
mechano-

machine
megal-

enlarged
melan-

black
ophthalm

eye
or-

mouth
orchid-

testis
-osis

any condition
osmo-

odor
ost-

bone
-ostomy

create an opening
my-

muscle
myso-

fungus
myel-

marrow, spinal cord
miring-

eardrum
neo-

new
nephr-

kidney
neuro-

nerve
ocul-

eye
odont-

tooth
oid-

like
-ologist

specialist in the study of
-ology

the study of
-oma

tumor
oment-

covering
onco-

tumor
onych-

nail, claw
oophor-

ovary
phage

to eat
phak-

lens
pharmax-

drug
pharyng-

pharnyx
phleb-

veins
phob-

fear
phon-

voice, sound
oto-

ear
-otomy

cut into, incision into
ovar-

egg
ovario-

ovary
palpebr-

eyelid
pan-

all
pod-

foot
para-

beside, beyond
pariet-

wall
part-

labor, bring forth
path-

disease
pelvi-

pelvis
-penia

decrese
phot-

light
phren-

mind
physio-

nature
pilo-

hair
plak-

plate
plasia-

development
plast-

plastic repair/surgical repair
-plegia

paralysis
pleur-

pleura, rib, side
plexus

braid
pneum-

lung
poly-

many
post

after
peps-

digest
peri-

about, around
-pexy

suspension
prolix-

offspring
psycho-

mind
-ptosis

falling, drooping
ptyal-

saliva
puer-

child
pulmon-

lung
pyle-

gate
rachi-

spinal column
pre-

in front of, before
pro-

in front of, before
proct-

anus
sedat-

quiet, calm
semen

seed
semi-

half
sept0

wall, fence
sinus

hollow space
somato-

body
somni-

sleep
spas-

pull, draw
radi-

ray
radic-

root
ramus

branch
ren-

kidney
retr(o)-

backwards
rhexis

breakm burst
rhin-

nose
-rrhaphy

suture
rug-

wrinkle, fold, crease
sacro-

sacrum
salpingo-

tube
sarc-

flesh
scirr(h)-

hard
sclera(a)-

hard
spasm

involuntary contraction
sphenic-

wedge
spiro-

coil
splen-

spleen
sondyl-

spinal column
squam-

scale
steno-

narrow, contracted
stoma-

mouth
strept-

twist
strict-

draw tight
sub-

under
supra-

above
syn-, sym-

together
tarso-

ankle
-scop

look, observe
tegument

covering, skin
tens-

stretch
thalam-

inner chamber
thel-

nipple
therap-

therapy
therm-

heat
thorac-

chest
thromb-

lump, clot
thyro-

thyroid
tarso-

framework of the eyelid
utero-

uterus
vaso-

vessel
vesic-

bladder
vestibule

entrance
viscero-

organ
vuls(e)-

twitch or pull
-tope

place
trachel-

neck
trans-

through, across
traumat-

wound
tri-

three
trich-

hair
trip-

rub, friciton
-trophy

development
tumor

swelling
turbin-

shaped like a top
tympan-

eardrum
umbilic-

navel
urethr-

urethra

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191313

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