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- adeno- - gland
- -agra - seizure of pain
- -aholic - one having addiction to something
- algo- - pain
- arterio- - artery
- arthro- - joint
- bacill- - rodlike
- bacteri- - bacteria
- blepharo- - eyelid
- brady- - slow
- broncho- - windpipe, throat
- carcino- - cancer
- cardio- - heart
- -cele - tumor
- cephalo- - head
- cerebro- - brain, esp. cerebrum
- chilo- - lip
- chiro- - hand
- cholo- - bile
- chondrio- - cartilage
- -coccus - spherical bacterium
- colo- - lower intestine
- coro- - pupil of eye
- cortico- - cortex
- costo- - rib
- cysto- - bladder, cyst
- cyto- - cell
- dacryo- - tears
- denti- - tooth
- dermato- - skin
- dextro- - right side
- dys- - ill, impaired
- -ectomy - surgical removal
- -emia - blood condition
- encephalo- - brain
- entero- - intestine
- erythro- - red
- febri- - fever
- fibro- - fibrous
- gastro- - stomach
- -genic - producing or causing, produced or caused by
- geronto- - old age
- glosso- - tongue
- -gram - record or image made by a device
- -graph - recording or tracing device
- gyneco- - woman
- hema- - blood
- hemo- - blood
- hepato- - liver
- histo- - tissue
- hydro- - water
- hyper- - extreme, excessive, beyond
- hypno- - sleep
- hypo- - insufficient, below, under
- hystero- - uterus, womb
- -ia - name of disease or condition
- -iasis - disease
- -iatrics - medical treatment
- -iatrist - physician or healer
- iatro- - medicine
- -iatry - specific area of healing or medical practice
- ilio- - flank, upper hipbone
- immuno- - immune
- -itis - inflammation or abnormal condition
- kerato- - hornlike
- labio- - lip
- laparo- - flank, abdominal wall
- laryngo- - windpipe, larynx
- leuko- - white
- lipo- - fat
- litho- - stone, calcification
- -logy - science or body of knowledge
- -lysis - breaking down, decomposing
- masto- - breast
- melano- - black, dark
- musculo- - muscle
- myco- - fungus, mold
- myelo- - marrow, spinal cord
- myo- - muscle
- narco- - stupor, drugged state
- nephro- - kidney
- neuro- - nerve
- -odont - having or relating to teeth
- odonto- - tooth
- -odynia - pain
- -oid - resembling or referring to form
- -oma - tumor
- ophthalmo- - eye
- -opia - eye, sight
- -opsy - medical examination
- opto- - eye
- orchido- - testes
- ortho- - erect, straight, normal
- -osis - diseased or abnormal condition or state
- ossi- - bone
- osteo- - bone
- oto- - ear
- ovi- - egg
- patho- - disease, sickness, suffering
- -pathy - suffering, disease, or treatment
- pedi- - foot
- pedo- - child
- pharmaco- - drug or medication
- pharyngo- - pharynx
- -phasia - speech disorder
- phlebo- - vein
- -phrenia - lack, deficiency, disorder
- -plasia - growth
- -plast - cell, living substance
- -plasty - surgical repair or molding formation
- pleuro- - rib, side of body
- pneumo- - lung, air
- podo- - foot
- polio- - gray matter
- procto- - anus, rectum
- psycho- - mind
- pulmo- - lung
- pyelo- - pelvis
- reni- - kidney
- -rrhagia - rupture, profuse flow or discharge
- -rrhaphy - suture
- -rrhea - flow, discharge
- -rrhexis - rupture
- sangui- - blood
- sarco- - flesh
- schizo- - split
- -scope - instrument for viewing
- -sect - cut
- sero- - serum, blood
- somato- - body
- somni- - sleep
- stomato- - mouth
- -stomy - surgical operation involving creation of artificial opening
- tachy- - rapid
- thanato- - death
- thrombo- - blood clot, coagulation
- -tome - cutting instrument
- tomo- - cut, section
- -tomy - surgical incision or excision
- -tonia - muscle or nerve tension
- toxico- - poison
- toxo- - poison
- tracheo- - windpipe, trachea
- tricho- - hair
- -trophic - having nutritional requirements
- tropho- - nourishment
- urino- - urine
- uro- - urine
- utero- - womb, uterus
- vaso- - vessel
- veno- - vein
- ventro- - abdomen
- vermi- - worm
- zymo- - fermentation
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