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cras/o
mixture; temperament
crani/o
skull
cost/o
rib
cortic/o
cortex, outer region
corpor/o
body
coron/o
heart
corne/o
cornea
core/o
pupil
cor/o
pupil
contra-
against; opposite
-constriction
narrowing
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva (lines the eyelids)
coni/o
dust
con-
together, with
comi/o
to care for
comat/o
deep sleep
colp/o
vagina
colon/o
colon (large intestine)
coll/a
glue
col/o
colon (large intestine)
cochle/o
cochlea (inner part of ear)
coccyg/o
coccyx (tailbone)
-coccus (-cocci, pl.)
berry-shaped bacterium
coagul/o
coagulation (clotting)
-clysis
irrigation; washing
clavicul/o
clavicle (collar bone)
claustr/o
enclosed space
-clast
to break
-clasis
to break
cis/o
to cut
cirrh/o
orange-yellow
cine/o
movement
-cidal
pertaining to killing
-cide
killing
cib/o
meal
chym/o
to pour
chron/o
time
chrom/o
color
choroid/o
choroid layer of eye
chorion/o
chorion
chori/o
chorion (outermost membrane of the fetus)
chore/o
dance
chondr/o
cartilage
cholesterol/o
cholesterol
choledoch/o
common bile duct
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
cholangi/o
bile vessel
chol/e
bile; gall
chlorhydr/o
hydrochloric acid
chlor/o
green
chir/o
hand
-chezia
defecation; elimination of wastes
chem/o
drug; chemical
cheil/o
lip
-chalasis
relaxation
-chalasia
relaxation
cervic/o
neck; cervix (neck of uterus)
cerumin/o
cerumen
cerebr/o
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
cerebell/o
cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)
cephal/o
head
-centesis
surgical punture to remove fluid
celi/o
belly; abdomen
-cele
hernia
cec/o
cecum (first part of the colon)
cauter/o
heat; burn
caus/o
burn; burning
caud/o
tail; lower part of body
cata-
down
carp/o
wrist bones (carpals)
cardi/o
heart
carcin/o
cancerous; cancer
-capnia
carbon dioxide
capn/o
carbon dioxide
capillar/o
capillary (tiniest blood vessel)
calic/o
calyx
cali/o
calyx
calci/o
calcium
calcane/o
calcaneus (heel bone)
calc/o
calcium
cac/o
bad
byssin/o
cotton dust
burs/o
bursa (sac of fluid near joints)
bunion/o
bunion
bucc/o
cheek
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
bronchi/o
bronchial tube
bronch/o
bronchial tube
brady-
slow
brachy-
short
brachi/o
arm
bol/o
cast; throw
blephar/o
eyelid
-blastoma
immature tumor (cells)
-blast
embryonic; immature cell
bilirubin/o
bilirubin
bil/i
bile; gall
bi/o
life
bi-
two
bas/o
base; opposite of acid
bartholin/o
Bartholin glands
bar/o
pressure; weight
balan/o
glans penis
bacteri/o
bacteria
bacill/o
bacilli (bacteria)
azot/o
urea; nitrogen
axill/o
armpit
aut-, auto-
self, own
aut/o
self, own
auricul/o
ear
aur/o
ear
audit/o
hearing
audi/o
hearing
atri/o
atrium (upper heart chamber)
-ation
process; condition
ather/o
plaque (fatty substance)
atel/o
incomlete
-asthenia
lack of strength
-ase
enzyme
asbest/o
asbestos
-ary
pertaining to
articul/o
joint
-arthria
articulate (speak distinctly)
arthr/o
joint
arteriol/o
arteriole (small artery)
arteri/o
artery
arter/o
artery
-arche
beginning
-ar
pertaining to
aque/o
water
appendic/o
appendix
append/o
appendix
aponeur/o
aponeurosis (type of tendon)
apo-
off, way
aphth/o
ulcer
-apheresis
removal
aort/o
aorta (largest artery)
anxi/o
uneasy; anxious
anti-
against
anthr/o
antrum of the stomach
anthrac/o
coal
anter/o
front
ante-
before; forward
ankyl/o
stiff
anis/o
unequal
angi/o
vessel (blood)
aneurysm/o
aneurysm (widened blood vessel)
andr/o
male
ana-
up; apart; backward; again, anew
-an
pertaining to
an/o
anus
amyl/o
starch
amni/o
amnion (sac surronding the embryo)
-amine
nitrogen compound
ambly/o
dim; dull
alveol/o
alveolus; air sac; small sac
all/o
other
-algia
pain
-algesia
sensitivity to pain
alges/o
sensitivity to pain
albumin/o
albumin (protein)
albin/o
white
alb/o
white
-al
pertaining to
-agra
excessive pain
agora-
marketplace
-agon
assemble, gather
agglutin/o
clumping; sticking together
af-
toward
aer/o
air
adrenal/o
adrenal gland
adren/o
adrenal gland
adip/o
fat
adenoid/o
adenoids
aden/o
gland
-ad
toward
ad-
toward
-acusis
hearing
acu/o
sharp; severe; sudden
actin/o
light
acromi/o
acromion (extension of shoulder bone)
acr/o
extremities; top; extreme point
acous/o
hearing
acetabul/o
acetabulum (hip socket)
acanth/o
spiny; thorny
-ac
pertaining to
abdomin/o
abdomen
ab-
away from
a-, an-
no; not; without
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