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4hidr(o)‐ sweat
morph(o)‐form shape, structure
hist‐, histio‐, histo‐ tissue
my(o)‐muscle
homeo‐ same, constant
myel(o)‐bone marrow; spinal cord
hydr(o)‐ water, hydrogen
myring(o)‐tympanic membrane
hyper‐ above normal, excessive
myx(o)‐mucus
hypo‐ below normal, deficient
hyster(o)‐ uterus
nas(o)‐nose
natr(i)‐sodium
‐ic pertaining to
necr(o)‐death,necrosis
Ilio‐ ilium
neo‐new
in‐ in;not
nephr(o)‐kidney
infra‐below
neur(i)‐, neuro‐,nerve,nervous system
inguino‐groin
norm(o)‐normal
inter‐between, among
intra‐, intro‐within
ocul(o)‐eye
‐ischio(o)‐ ischium
odyn(o)‐, ‐odynia pain
‐ism condition; disease
‐oid resemblance to
‐ismus spasm; contraction
olig(o)‐few, little
iso‐ equal,like,sameness
‐oma tumor, neoplasm
‐ite of the nature of, sameness
‐omata pleural of –oma
‐itis inflammation
oncho‐,onco‐ tumor,bulk,volume
‐one ketone
kal(l)‐potassium
onych(o)‐,onychia fingernail,toenail
kary(o)‐nucleus
oo‐ovum,oocyte,ovary
kerat(o)‐cornea, cornified epithelium
oophor(o)‐ovary
kin(e)‐, kinesi(o)‐, kineso‐, kino‐ movement
opthalm(o)‐eye
‐opia,‐opsia,‐opsis vision
labio‐lip
or‐,or‐,oro‐ mouth
lacrim(o)‐tears
orchi‐,orchid(o)‐,orchio‐testes
lact(l)‐, lacto‐milk
‐ose sugar
laparo‐abdomen, abdominal wall
‐oses plural of –osis
laryng(o)‐ larynx
‐osis process, condition,state
lateri‐,latero‐lateral, to one side, side
osseo‐bony
‐lepsis,‐lepsy seizure
ossi‐,ost(e)‐,osteo bone
leuk(o)‐ white
ovari(o)‐ovary
lien(o)‐spleen
ov(i)‐,ovo‐ ovum,oocyte
linguo‐ tongue
lip(o)‐fat,lipid
pachy‐thick
lith(o)‐stone,calculus, calcification
pan‐ all entire
‐logy study of;collecting
para‐ beside,near,similar,abnormal
lymph(o)‐lymph;lymphocyte
path(o)‐ disease, abnormality
lys(o)‐, lysis, ‐lytic dissolution, disintegration
‐pathy disease, abnormality
ped(l)‐, pedo‐ child;foot
macr(o)‐large
‐penia deficiency
mal‐bad, deficient
per‐ through,thoroughly, intensely
‐malacia softening
peri‐ around, about
mamm‐ mamm(a)‐,mammo‐breast
‐phage,‐phagia,phago‐,‐phagy eating,devouring
mast(o)‐breast
pharyng(o)‐ pharynx
meg(a)‐,megal(o)‐large,oversize
phelb(o)‐vein
‐megaly enlargement
‐phobe,‐phobia fear;chemical repulsion
melan(o)‐black
phon(o)‐ sound,speech
men(o)‐menstruation
‐phrenia mind
mening(o)‐meninges
physi(o)‐ physical;natural
mes(o)‐middle, attaching membrane
plan(l)‐,plano‐flat
meta‐after,joint action
‐plasia formation
metr(o)‐uterus
‐plegia paralysis
micr(o)‐small, microscopic
pleur(a)‐, pleuro‐ rib,side,pleura
mon(o)‐single
‐pnea,pneo‐ breath,respiration
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