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Medical Word Roots - Statistics
General Stats
- This quiz has been taken 32 times
- The average score is 29 of 313
Answer Stats
| Word Root | Definition | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| gastr/o | stomach | 68%
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| abdomin/o | celi/o | abdomen | 64%
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| cardi/o | heart | 54%
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| pneumon/o, pulm/o, pulmon/o | lung | 54%
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| ater/o, arteri/o | artery | 50%
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| encephal/o | brain | 50%
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| nephr/o | ren/o | kidney | 46%
|
| aort/o | aorta | 43%
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| hem/o, hemat/o | blood | 43%
|
| ot/o | ear | 43%
|
| adip/o | fat | 39%
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| prote/o | protein | 39%
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| colp/o | vagina | 39%
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| arthr/o | joint | 36%
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| bio | life | 36%
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| oste/o | bone | 32%
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| hepat/o | liver | 32%
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| derm/o, dermat/o | skin | 32%
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| rachi/o | spine | 32%
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| phleb/o | ven/o, ven/i | vein | 32%
|
| phobia | fear | 29%
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| pod/o | foot | 29%
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| cephal/o | head | 29%
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| audi/o | hearing | 29%
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| andr/o | male | 29%
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| or/o | stoma, stomat/o | mouth | 29%
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| muscul/o, my/o | muscle | 29%
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| episi/o | vulv/o | vulva | 29%
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| cerebell/o | cerebellum | 25%
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| clitor/o, clitorid/o | clitoris | 25%
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| ferr/i, ferr/o | sider/o | iron | 25%
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| skelet/o | skeleton | 25%
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| sacchar/o | sugar | 25%
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| tonsil/o | tonsil | 25%
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| urethr/o | urethra | 25%
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| cyt/o | cell | 21%
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| steth/o | chest | 21%
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| esophag/o | esophagus | 21%
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| kin/o, kine, kinesi/o, kinet/o | movement | 21%
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| nas/o, rhin/o | nose | 21%
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| alg/o, algi/o, algesi/o | pain | 21%
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| cor/o, cor/e, pupill/o | pupil | 21%
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| hyster/o | uter/o | uterus | 21%
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| angi/o | vascul/o | vessel | 21%
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| leukocyt/o | white blood cell | 21%
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| adrenal/o | adrenal gland | 18%
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| an/o | anus | 18%
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| brachi/o | arm | 18%
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| arteriol/o | arteriole | 18%
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| somat/o | body | 18%
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| calc/i | calcium | 18%
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| chem/o | chemical | 18%
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| corne/o | cornea | 18%
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| duoden/o | duodenum | 18%
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| embry/o | embryo | 18%
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| fet/o | fetus | 18%
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| fibr/o | fiber | 18%
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| gluc/o | glucose | 18%
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| enter/o | intestine | 18%
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| phot/o | light | 18%
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| cheil/o | labi/o | lip | 18%
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| galact/o | lact/o | milk | 18%
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| oophor/o, ovari/o | ovary | 18%
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| pancreat/o | pancreas | 18%
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| erythrocyt/o | red blood cell | 18%
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| thyr/o, thyroid/o | thyroid | 18%
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| spondyl/o | vertebra | 18%
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| vir/o | virus | 18%
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| bacteri/o | bacterium | 14%
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| col/o, colon/o | colon | 14%
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| cholecyst/o | gallbladder | 14%
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| aden/o | gland | 14%
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| chir/o | hand | 14%
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| jejun/o | jejunum | 14%
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| laryng/o | larynx | 14%
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| kary/o | nucle/o | nucleus | 14%
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| prostat/o | prostate | 14%
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| retin/o | retina | 14%
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| gloss/o | lingu/o | tongue | 14%
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| trache/o | trachea | 14%
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| gyn/o, gynec/o | woman | 14%
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| bili | bile | 11%
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| bronchiol | bronchiole | 11%
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| chondr/o | cartilage | 11%
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| cerebr/o | cerebrum | 11%
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| puer | child | 11%
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| trich/o | hair | 11%
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| lymphaden/o | lymph node | 11%
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| pelvi/o | pelvis | 11%
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| cost/o | rib | 11%
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| semin | semen | 11%
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| hypn/o | somn/i, somn/o | sleep | 11%
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| ten/o, tendin/o | tendon | 11%
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| uvul/o | uvula | 11%
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| atri/o | atrium | 7%
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| bucc/o | cheek | 7%
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| coccy, coccyg/o | coccyx | 7%
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| cry/o | cold | 7%
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| epididym/o | epididymis | 7%
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| blephar/o, palpebr/o | eyelid | 7%
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| copro | feces | 7%
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| crypt/o | hidden | 7%
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| ir, irit/o, irid/o | iris | 7%
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| gnath/o | jaw | 7%
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| lymphangi/o | lymphatic vessel | 7%
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| psych/o | mind | 7%
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| papill/o | nipple | 7%
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| parathyr/o, parathyroid/o | parathyroid | 7%
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| pharyng/o | pharynx | 7%
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| kali | potassium | 7%
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| bar/o | pressure | 7%
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| proct/o | rect/o | rectum | 7%
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| osche/o | scrotum | 7%
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| splen/o | spleen | 7%
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| thalam/o | thalamus | 7%
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| hist/o, histi/o | tissue | 7%
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| onc/o | tumor | 7%
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| ureter/o | ureter | 7%
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| adrenocortic/o | adrenal cortex | 4%
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| atlant/o | atlas | 4%
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| nat/i | birth | 4%
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| spir/o | breathing | 4%
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| bronch/i, bronch/o | bronchus | 4%
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| carcin/o | cancer, carcinoma | 4%
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| fer | carry | 4%
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| chori/o, choroid/o | choroid | 4%
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| electr/o | electricity | 4%
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| endocrin/o | endocrine system | 4%
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| steat/o | fatty | 4%
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| sclerosis | hardening | 4%
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| ile/o | ileum | 4%
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| lent/i | phac/o, phak/o | lens | 4%
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| mening/o, meninge/o | meninges | 4%
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| onych/o | nail | 4%
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| cervic/o | neck, cervix | 4%
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| oo, ov/o, ovul/o | ovum | 4%
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| periton, peritone/o | peritoneum | 4%
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| sphygm/o | pulse | 4%
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| py/o | pus | 4%
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| sacr/o | sacrum | 4%
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| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon | 4%
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| listhesis | slipping | 4%
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| malacia | softening | 4%
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| thym/o | thymus gland | 4%
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| chron/o | time | 4%
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| myring/o | tympanic membrane | 4%
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| valv/o, valvul/o | valve | 4%
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| emesis | vomiting | 4%
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| lapar/o | abdominal wall | 0%
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| edema | accumulation of fluid, swelling | 0%
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| trop | acting on, affecting | 0%
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| adren/o | adrenal gland, epinephrine | 0%
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| aer/o | air, gas | 0%
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| pneum/o, pneumat/o | air, gas, lung, respiration | 0%
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| amino | amnion, embryo membrane | 0%
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| goni/o | angle | 0%
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| phil | attracting, absorbing | 0%
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| bacill/i, bacill/o | bacillus, rod-shaped bacteria | 0%
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| cholangi/o | bile duct | 0%
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| chol/e, chol/o | bile, gall | 0%
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| thromb/o | blood clot | 0%
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| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord | 0%
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| clasis | breaking | 0%
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| mamm/o | mast/o | breast, mammary gland | 0%
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| burs/o | bursa, joint cushion | 0%
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| lith | calculus, stone | 0%
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| cali/o, calic/o | calyx, urine tube | 0%
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| ventricul/o | cavity, ventricle | 0%
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| cec/o | cecum, first large intestione region | 0%
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| thorac/o | chest, thorax | 0%
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| cycl/o | ciliary body, ciliary muscle of the eye | 0%
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| cochle/o | cochlea in the inner ear | 0%
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| chrom/o, chromat/o | color, stain | 0%
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| choledoch/o | common bile duct | 0%
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| kerat/o | cornea, keratin, horny layer of skin | 0%
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| melan/o | dark, black, melanin | 0%
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| necrosis | death of tissue | 0%
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| phren/o | diaphragm | 0%
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| ectasia, ectasis | dilation, dilatation, distension | 0%
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| path/o | disease, any disease of | 0%
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| ptosis | dropping, downward, displacement, prolapse | 0%
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| pharm, pharmac/o | drug, medicine | 0%
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| phag/o | eat, ingest | 0%
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| mania | excited state, obsession | 0%
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| dilation, dilatation | expanision, widening | 0%
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| acro | extremity, end | 0%
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| ocul/o, ophthalm/o, opt/o | eye, vision | 0%
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| fasci/o | fascia, layer of connective tissue | 0%
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| lip/o | fat, lipid | 0%
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| troph/o | feeding, growth, nourishment | 0%
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| pyr/o, pyret/o | fever, fine | 0%
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| in/o | fiber, muscle fiber | 0%
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| cyst/o | filled sac or pouch, cyst, bladder, urinary bladder | 0%
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| dactyl/o | finger, toe | 0%
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| schisis | fissure | 0%
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| ped/o | foot, child | 0%
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| dynam/o | force, energy | 0%
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| xen/o | foreign, strange | 0%
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| plas | formation, molding, development | 0%
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| morph/o | form, structure | 0%
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| myc/o | fungus, mold | 0%
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| gangli/o, ganglion/o | ganglion, a cyst near joints/tendons | 0%
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| balan/o | glans penis | 0%
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| glomerul/o | glomerulus, kidney | 0%
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| gingiv/o | gum, gingiva | 0%
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| scler/o | hard, sclera of the eye | 0%
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| therm/o | heat, temperature | 0%
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| ili/o | ilium | 0%
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| blast/o | immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell | 0%
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| immun/o | immunity, immune system | 0%
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| atel/o | incomplete, imperfect | 0%
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| medull/o | inner part, medulla oblongata, spinal cord | 0%
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| toc/o | labor | 0%
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| labyrinth/o | labyrinth of the inner ear | 0%
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| dacryocyst/o | lacrimal sac | 0%
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| lumb/o | lumbar region, lower back | 0%
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| lymph/o, lymphocyt/o | lymph, lymphatic system, lymphocyte | 0%
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| terat/o | malformed fetus | 0%
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| metr/o, metr/i | measure, uterus | 0%
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| men/o, mens | month, mestruation | 0%
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| muc/o, myx/o | mucous membrane, mucus | 0%
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| stenosis | narrowing, constriction | 0%
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| neur/o, neur/i | nervous system, nerve | 0%
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| reticul/o | network | 0%
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| gli/o | neuroglia | 0%
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| noct/i, nyct/o | night, darkness | 0%
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| azot/o | nitrogenous compound | 0%
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| ger/e, ger/o | old age | 0%
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| tax/o | order, arrangement | 0%
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| gen | origin, formation | 0%
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| cortic/o | outer portion, cerebral cortex | 0%
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| ox/y | oxygen, sharp, acute | 0%
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| palat/o | palate, roof of mouth | 0%
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| insul/o | pancreatic islets | 0%
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| paresis | partial paralysis, weakness | 0%
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| perine/o | perineum | 0%
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| phrenic/o | phrenic nerve | 0%
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| iatr/o | physician | 0%
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| hypophysi/o | pituitary gland, hypophysis | 0%
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| pituitar/i | pituitary, hypophysis | 0%
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| phyt/o | plant | 0%
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| thrombocyt/o | platelet, thrombocyte | 0%
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| pleur/o | pleura | 0%
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| tox/o, toxic/o | poison, toxin | 0%
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| gravida | pregnant woman | 0%
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| centesis | puntcure, tap | 0%
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| pylor/o | pylorus, stomach and duodenum connection | 0%
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| radi/o | radiation, x-ray | 0%
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| erythr/o- | red, red blood cell | 0%
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| pyel/o | renal pelvis | 0%
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| rhabd/o | rod, muscle cell | 0%
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| radicul/o | root of spinal nerve | 0%
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| sial/o | saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct | 0%
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| seb/o | sebum, sebaceous gland | 0%
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| sperm/i, spermat/o | semen, spermatoza | 0%
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| vesicul/o | seminal vesicle | 0%
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| lysis | separation, looseningm dissolving, destruction | 0%
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| sept/o | septum, partition, dividing wall | 0%
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| vagin/o | sheath, vagina | 0%
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| crani/o | skull, cranium | 0%
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| osm/o | smell | 0%
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| natri | sodium | 0%
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| acous, acus | cus | sound, hearing | 0%
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| son/o | sound, ultrasound | 0%
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| phon/o | sound, voice | 0%
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| ptysis | spitting | 0%
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| staped/o, stapedi/o | stapes in the ear | 0%
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| amyl/o | starch | 0%
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| sthen/o | strength | 0%
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| narc/o | stupor, unconsciousness | 0%
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| spasm | sudden contraction, cramp | 0%
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| glyc/o | sugar, glucose | 0%
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| stasis | suppression, stoppage | 0%
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| hidr/o | sweat, perspiration | 0%
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| synov/i | synovial joint, synovial membrane | 0%
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| dacry/o | lacrim/o | tear, lacrimal apparatus | 0%
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| orchid/o, orchi/o | testis | 0%
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| test/o | testis, testicle | 0%
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| ton/o | tone | 0%
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| dent/o, dent/i | odont/o | tooth, teeth | 0%
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| salping/o | tube, uterine tube, auditory (eustachian) tube | 0%
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| trop/o | turning | 0%
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| varic/o | twisted and swollen vein, varix | 0%
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| tympan/o | tympanic cavity of the middle ear, tympanic membrane | 0%
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| vesic/o | urinary bladder | 0%
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| urin/o, ur/o | urine, urinary tract | 0%
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| uve/o | uvea of the eye | 0%
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| vertebr/o | vertebra, spinal column | 0%
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| vas/o | vessel, duct, vas deferens | 0%
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| vestibul/o | vestibule, vestibular apparatus of the ear | 0%
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| hydr/o | water, fluid | 0%
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| leuk/o | white, colorless, white blood cell | 0%
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| para | woman who has given birth | 0%
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| erg/o | work | 0%
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