ALL Medical Word Roots/Prefixes/Suffixes

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abdomen/o

abdomen

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caud/o

tail

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cephal/o

head

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cervic/o

neck; neck of uterus

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crani/o

cranium (skull)

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gastr/o

stomach

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ili/o

illium (lateral portion of hip bone)

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inguin/o

groin

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lumb/o

loins (lower back)

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pelv/i

pelvis

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pelv/o

pelvis

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spin/o

spine

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thorac/o

chest

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umbilic/o

umbilicus, navel

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anter/o

anterior, front

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dist/o

far, farthest

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dors/o

back(of body)

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infer/o

lower, below

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later/o

side, to one side

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medi/o

middle

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poster/o

back (of body), behind, posterior

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proxim/o

near, nearest

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super/o

upper, above

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ventr/o

belly, belly side

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cyt/o

cell

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hist/o

tissue

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nucle/o

nucleus

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radi/o

radiation, x-ray, radius (arm bone)

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-al

pertaining to

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-gen, -genesis

forming, producing, origin

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-logist

specialist in the study of

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-logy

study of

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-plasia

formation, growth

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bi-

two

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epi-

above, upon

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infra-

below, under

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trans-

across through

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adip/o

fat

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cutane/o

skin

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cyan/o

blue

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derm/o

skin

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dermat/o

skin

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erythem/o

red

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erythemat/o

red

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erythr/o

red

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hidr/o

sweat

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ichthy/o

dry, scaly

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kerat/o

horny tissue, hard, cornea

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lip/o

fat

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melan/o

black

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myc/o

fungus

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onych/o

nail

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pil/o

hair

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scler/o

hardening, sclera (white of eye)

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seb/o

sebum, sebaceous

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squam/o

scale

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steat/o

fat

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sudor/o

sweat

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therm/o

heat

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trich/o

hair

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xer/o

dry

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-cyte

cell

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-derma

skin

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-oma

tumor

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-phoresis

carrying, transmission

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-therapy

treatment

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epi-

above, upon

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adenoid/o

adenoids

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aer/o

air

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alveol/o

alveolus; air sac

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bronch/o

bronchus (plural, bronchi)

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bronchi/o

bronchus (plural, bronchi)

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bronchiol/o

bronchiole

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cyan/o

blue

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laryng/o

larynx

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muc/o

mucus

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myc/o

fungus

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nas/o

nose

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ortho/o

straight

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pharyng/o

pharynx

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phren/o

diaphragm

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pleur/o

pleura

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pneum/o

air; lung

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pneumon/o

air; lung

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pulmon/o

lung

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py/o

pus

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rhin/o

nose

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thorac/o

chest

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tonsill/o

tonsils

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trache/o

trachea

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brady-

slow

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eu-

good, normal

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tachy-

fast, rapid

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aneurysm/o

widening, widened blood vessel

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aort/o

aorta

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arter/o

artery

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arteri/o

artery

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ather/o

fatty plaque

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atri/o

atrium

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cardi/o

heart