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a-

a-

without

ab-

from

-ac

pertaining to

acr-

extremity

ad-

toward

aden-, adeno-

gland

adip-

fat

aer-

air

af-

toward

-al

pertaining to

alb-

white

-algia

pain

allo-

other

ana-

up, back

andro-

male

angio-

vessel

ante-

before

anti-, ant-

against

apo-

from

arachn-

spider

arter-

artery

arthro-

joint

-asis, -asia

state, condition

astro-

star

atel-

imperfect

aur-

ear

auto-

self

baro-

pressure

bi-

two

bio-

life

blast-, -blast

precursor

brachi-

arm

brachy-

short

brady-

slow

bronch-

windpipe, airway

carcin-

cancer

cardi-, cardio-, -cardia

heart

-cele

tumor, hernia, swelling

-centesis

puncture

cephal-

head

cerebr-, cerebr-

brain

cervic-

neck

chole-

bile (fluid produced by liver and stored in the gallbladder)

chondro-

cartilage

chrom-, chromo-

color

circum-

around

-clast

broken

coel-, -coel

cavity

colo-

colon

contra-

against

corp-

body

cortic-

rind or bark

cost-

rib

cranio-

skull

cribr-

sieve

crine-

to seperate

cut-

skin

cyan-

blue

cyst-, -cyst

sac

cyt-

cell

de-

from, away

dendr-

tree

dent-

teeth

derm-

skin

desmo-

band

di-

twice

dia-

through

digit-

a finger or toe

dipl-

double

dis-

apart, away from

diure-

to urinate

dys-

painful

-ectasis

expansion

ecto-

outside

-ectomy

excission

ef-

away from

emmetro-

in proper measure

encephalo-

brain

end-, endo-

inside

entero-

intestine

epi-

on

erythema-

flushed (skin)

erythro-

red

ex-

out, away from

extra-

outside of, beyond, in addition

ferr-

iron

fil-

thread

-form

shape

gastr-

stomach

-gen, -genic

to produce

genicula-

kneelike structure

genio-

chin

gest-

to bear

glosso-, -glosssus

tongue

glyco-

sugar

-gram

record

gran-

grain

-graph, -graphia

to write, record

gyne-, gyno-

woman

hem-, hemato-

blood