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abdomin/o
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abdomen
Ex: abdominal |
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acr/o
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extremities
Ex: acromegaly |
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aden/o
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gland
Ex: adenocarcinoma |
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adenoid/o
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adenoids
Ex: adenoidectomy |
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adip/o
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fat
Ex: adipose |
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aer/o
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air
Ex: aerobic |
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alb/o
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white
Ex: albino |
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albumin/o
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albumin (water-soluble protein)
Ex: albuminemia |
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amni/o
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amnion (a thin, tough, membranous sac that encloses the embryo or fetus of a mammal)
Ex: amniotic |
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amyl/o
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starch
Ex: amylase |
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angi/o
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vessel
Ex: angiogram |
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ankyl/o
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crooked or fused
Ex: ankylosing |
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aort/o
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aorta
Ex: aortic |
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appendic/o
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appendix
Ex: appendicitis |
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anter/o
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anterior/before/in front
Ex: anterolateral |
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arteri/o
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artery
Ex: arteriovenous |
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arthr/o
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joint
Ex: arthroplasty |
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articul/o
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joint
Ex: articulation |
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atel/o
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imperfect
Ex: atelectasis |
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ather/o
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yellow, fatty plaque
Ex: atheroma |
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append/o
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appendix
Ex: appendicitis |
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aur/i
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ear
Ex: auricle |
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bil/i
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bile
Ex: biliary |
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blast/o
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embryonic form
Ex: blastoma |
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blephar/o
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eyelid
Ex: blepharitis |
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brachi/o
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arm
Ex: brachiocephalic |
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brachy
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short
Ex: brachyesophagus |
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bronch/o
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windpipe
Ex: bronchospasm, bronchoscope |
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bronchi/o
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windpipe
Ex: bronchiolitis |
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bucc/o
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cheek
Ex: buccal |
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burs/o
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bursa (fluid-filled sac)
Ex: bursectomy, bursotomy |
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calc/i
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calcium
Ex: calcification |
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calcane/o
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heel
Ex: calcaneocuboid |
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carcin/o
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cancer
Ex: carcinoma |
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cardi/o
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heart
Ex: cardiomyopathy |
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carp/o
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carpus/wrist
Ex: carpometacarpal |
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caud/o
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tail
Ex: caudal, caudectomy, caudocephalad |
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cec/o
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cecum (the large blind pouch forming the beginning of the large intestine...also called "blind gut")
Ex: cecal |
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cephal/o
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head
Ex: cephalad |
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cerebr/o
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brain
Ex: cerebral |
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cervic/o
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neck
Ex: cervicothoracic |
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chlor/o
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green
Ex: chlorophyll |
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chol/e
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bile
Ex: cholecystectomy, choleic, cholestasis NOTE: Although chol/e means bile, its most common usage is in the terms related to cholecyst/o, which means gallbladder. |
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cholecyst/o
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gallbladder
Ex: cholecystitis |
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chondr/o
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cartilage
Ex: chondrocalcinosis |
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chori/o
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fetal covering
Ex: chorioamnionitis |
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clavicul/o
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clavicle
Ex: acromioclavicular |
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coccyg/o
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coccyx
Ex: coccygeal |
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col/o
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colon
Ex: colonoscopy |
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colp/o
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hollow/vagina
Ex: colporrhaphy |
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cost/o
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rib
Ex: costovertebral |
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crani/o
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cranium/skull
Ex: craniocervical |
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cry/o
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cold
Ex: cryotherapy |
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crypt/o
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hide, conceal
Ex: cryptogenic |
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cutane/o
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skin
Ex: subcutaneous |
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cyan/o
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blue
Ex: cyanosis |
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cyst/o
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cyst, bladder
Ex: cystitis |
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cyt/o
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cell
Ex: plasmacytoma |
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dactyl/o
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finger, toe
Ex: hexadactylism |
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dent/i
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teeth
Ex: dental |
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dent/o
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teeth
Ex: dentoid, dentofacial |
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derm/a
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skin
Ex: dermabrasion |
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dermat/o
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skin
Ex: dermatitis |
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dextr/o
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right
Ex: dextroscoliosis |
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dips/o
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thirst
Ex: polydipsia |
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disc/o
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disc/disk
Ex: discogenic |
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dist/o
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far/distant from origin
Ex: distally |
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dors/o
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directed toward the back/on the back
Ex: dorsal |
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duoden/o
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duodenum (part of the small intestine)
Ex: duodenal |
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ech/o
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sound
Ex: echogram |
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electr/o
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electricity
Ex: electrodermal |
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encephal/o
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brain
Ex: encephalomalacia |
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enter/o
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intestine
Ex: enterocolitis |
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erythr/o
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red
Ex: erythrocyte |
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esophag/o
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esophagus
Ex: esophageal |
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esthesi/o
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feeling
Ex: anesthesia |
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femor/o
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femur
Ex: femoral |
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fet/o
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fetus
Ex: fetal |
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fibr/o
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fiber
Ex: fibroma |
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fibul/o
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fibula
Ex: fibulotibial |
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front/o
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forehead/front
Ex: frontalis |
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galact/o
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milk
Ex: galactorrhea |
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gastr/o
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stomach
Ex: gastrectomy |
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genit/o
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genitals
Ex: genitourinary |
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ger/o
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old
Ex: geriatrics |
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glomerul/o
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glomerulus (a cluster of vessels or nerves)
Ex: glomerulonephritis |
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gloss/o
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tongue
Ex: glossotonsillar |
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glyc/o
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sugar/sweet
Ex: hyperglycemia |
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gnath/o
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jaw
Ex: gnathodynia |
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granul/o
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grain/particle
Ex: granulocyte |
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gynec/o
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female
Ex: gynecology |
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hem/a
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blood
Ex: hemacyte |
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hem/o
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blood
Ex: hemoglobin |
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hemat/o
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blood
Ex: hematochezia |
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hepat/o
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liver
Ex: hepatomegaly, hepatocellular (pertaining to or affecting liver cells) |
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hist/o
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tissue
Ex: histoplasmosis |
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hom/o
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common/same
Ex: homogeneous |
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humer/o
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humerus
Ex: humeral |
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hydr/o
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water
Ex: hydrometer |
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hyster/o
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uterus/womb
Ex: hysterosalpingogram |
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ile/o
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ileum (small intestine)
Ex: ileocecal |
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ili/o
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ilium (hip bone)
Ex: sacroiliac |
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immun/o
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immune
Ex: immunodeficiency |
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infer/o
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lowermost/below
Ex: inferior |
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intestin/o
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intestine
Ex: gastrointestinal |
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irid/o
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colored circle/iris
Ex: iridectomy |
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ischi/o
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ischium (hip)
Ex: ischiodynia |
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jejun/o
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jejunum
Ex: jejunostomy |
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labi/o
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lip
Ex: labial |
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lacrim/o
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tear/crying
Ex: lacrimal |
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lact/o
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milk
Ex: lactulose |
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lapar/o
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flank/abdominal wall
Ex: laparoscope |
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laryng/o
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larynx (voicebox)
Ex: laryngeal |
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later/o
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side
Ex: anterolateral |
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leuc/o
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white
Ex: leucopenia (reduction of white cells in the blood) |
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leuk/o
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white
Ex: leukocyte |
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lingu/o
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tongue
Ex: lingual |
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lip/o
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fat
Ex: liposuction |
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lith/o
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stone
Ex: cholelithiasis |
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lob/o
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lobe
Ex: lobular |
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lumb/o
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lower back
Ex: lumbosacral |
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lymph/o
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lymph/lymphatics
Ex: lymph nodes |
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mamm/o
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breast
Ex: mammogram |
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mast/o
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breast
Ex: mastectomy |
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medi/o
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middle
Ex: mediolateral |
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melan/o
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black
Ex: melanotic |
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men/o
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month
Ex: dysmenorrhea |
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mening/o
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membrane
Ex: meningocele |
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metr/i
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uterine tissue
Ex: endometritis |
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mon/o
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one/only
Ex: monoclonal |
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muc/o
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mucus
Ex: mucoperiosteal |
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muscul/o
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muscle
Ex: musculotendinous |
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my/o
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muscle
Ex: myometrium |
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myc/o
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fungus
Ex: mycoplasma |
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myel/o
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marrow/spinal cord
Ex: myeloma |
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narc/o
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sleep/numbness
Ex: narcolepsy |
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nas/o
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nose
Ex: nasopharyngeal |
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ne/o
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new
Ex: neoblastic |
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necr/o
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dead/corpse
Ex: necrosis |
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neur/o
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nerve
Ex: neuritis |
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odont/o
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teeth
Ex: odontoid |
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odyn/o
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pain/distress
Ex: odynophagia |
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onc/o
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bulk/tumor
Ex: oncology |
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oophor/o
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ovary
Ex: oophorosalpingitis |
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ophthalm/o
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eyes
Ex: ophthalmology |
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or/o
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mouth
Ex: intraoral |
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orchi/o
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testicle
Ex: orchiectomy |
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nephr/o
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kidney
Ex: nephrolithiasis |
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orth/o
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straight
Ex: orthopedic |
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oste/o
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bone
Ex: osteopathic |
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ot/o
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ear
Ex: otolaryngology |
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
Ex: pancreatitis |
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patell/o
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patella (knee cap)
Ex: patellofemoral |
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path/o
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disease
Ex: pathologist |
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pelv/i
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pelvis
Ex: pelvimetry |
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periton/o
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peritoneum (a membrane that lines the abdomen)
Ex: intraperitoneal |
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pharmac/o
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drugs/medicine
Ex: pharmacological |
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pharyng/o
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pharynx
Ex: cricopharyngeal |
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phleb/o
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vein
Ex: phlebolith |
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phon/o
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sound/voice
Ex: phonation |
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phot/o
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light
Ex: photophobia |
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phren/o
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diaphragm/mind
Ex: costophrenic, phrenology (an obsolete doctrine having to do with mental capabilities) |
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pleur/o
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pleura (a membrane around the lungs)
Ex: pleurodesis |
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poster/o
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posterior/toward the back
Ex: posterolateral |
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pneum/o
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air/breathing/lung
Ex: pneumothorax |
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proct/o
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rectum/anus
Ex: proctitis |
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prostat/o
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prostate
Ex: prostatectomy |
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proxim/o
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nearest to the point of origin
Ex: proximal |
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pseud/o
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false
Ex: pseudarthrosis |
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psych/o
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mind
Ex: psychiatry |
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pub/o
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pubis
Ex: pubococcygeal |
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pulm/o
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lung
Ex: pulmoaortic |
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pulmon/o
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lung
Ex: pulmonary |
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py/o
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pus
Ex: pyoid |
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pyel/o
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trough/renal pelvis
Ex: pyelogram |
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radi/o
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radius/radiant energy
Ex: radiology |
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rect/o
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rectum
Ex: rectal |
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ren/o
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kidneys
Ex: renal |
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rhin/o
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nose
Ex: rhinoplasty |
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sacr/o
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sacrum
Ex: lumbosacral |
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salping/o
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tube
Ex: salpingo-oophorectomy |
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scrot/o
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scrotum
Ex: scrotal |
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semin/o
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semen
Ex: seminal |
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ser/o
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serum
Ex: serosanguineous (pertaining to both serum and blood) |
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somat/o
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body
Ex: somatization |
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son/o
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sound
Ex: sonogram |
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spermat/o
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seed
Ex: spermatocele |
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sphen/o
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sphenoid bone/wedge
Ex: sphenoethmoid |
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splen/o
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spleen
Ex: hepatosplenomegaly |
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spondyl/o
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vertebra
Ex: spondylolisthesis |
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stern/o
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sternum
Ex: sternocleidomastoid |
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tars/o
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ankle bone (tarsal)
Ex: metatarsal |
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tempor/o
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temple
Ex: temporomandibular |
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ten/o
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tendon/tight band
Ex: tenosynovitis |
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therm/o
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heat
Ex: thermometer |
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thorac/o
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chest (thorax)
Ex: thoracic |
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thromb/o
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clot/lump/thrombus
Ex: thrombosis |
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tibi/o
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tibia (the medial and larger of the two bones of the lower leg) i.e. "shin bone"
Ex: tibiotalar |
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tonsill/o
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tonsil
Ex: tonsillectomy |
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tox/o
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poison
Ex: toxemia |
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trache/o
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trachea (windpipe)
Ex: tracheotomy |
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uln/o
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ulna (medial and larger of the two bones of the forearm)
Ex: ulnoradial |
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ur/o
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urine
Ex: polyuria |
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ureter/o
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ureter (tube between kidney and bladder)
Ex: ureterovesical |
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urethr/o
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urethra (canal from the bladder to outside the body)
Ex: urethritis |
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uter/o
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uterus
Ex: uterovaginal |
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vag/o
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vagus nerve (10th cranial nerve)
Ex: vagotomy |
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vas/o
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vessel/ductus deferens (the sperm duct)
Ex: vasovagal/vasectomy |
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ven/o
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vein
Ex: venotomy |
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ventr/o
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ventral/belly side
Ex: ventral |
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vertebr/o
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vertebra
Ex: costovertebral |
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vulv/o
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vulva
Ex: vulvectomy |
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xanth/o
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yellow
Ex: xanthoma |
