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This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in <a title="Medical terminology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_terminology">medical terminology</a>, their meanings, and their <a title="Etymology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology">etymology</a>. A few rules should be noted when using medical roots. Firstly, prefixes and suffixes, primarily in <a title="Ancient Greek" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek">Greek</a> -- but also in <a title="Latin" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin">Latin</a>, have a droppable -o-. As a general rule, this -o- almost always acts as a joint-stem to connect two consonantal roots, e.g. arthr- + -o- + logy = arthrology. But generally, the -o- is dropped when connecting to a vowel-stem, e.g. arthr- + itis = arthritis, instead of arthr-o-itis. Secondly, medical roots generally go together according to language: Greek prefixes go with Greek suffixes and Latin prefixes with Latin suffixes. Although it is technically considered acceptable to create hybrid words, it is strongly preferred to not mix different lingual roots.

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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#Prefixes_and_suffixes">1 Prefixes and suffixes</a> 
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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#A">1.1 A</a> 
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#B">1.2 B</a> 
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#C">1.3 C</a> 
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#D">1.4 D</a> 
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#E">1.5 E</a> 
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#F">1.6 F</a> 
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#G">1.7 G</a> 
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#H">1.8 H</a> 
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#I">1.9 I</a> 
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#K">1.10 K</a> 
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#L">1.11 L</a> 
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#M">1.12 M</a> 
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#N">1.13 N</a> 
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#O">1.14 O</a> 
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#P">1.15 P</a> 
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#Q">1.16 Q</a> 
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#R">1.17 R</a> 
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#S">1.18 S</a> 
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#T">1.19 T</a> 
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#U">1.20 U</a> 
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#V">1.21 V</a> 
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#X">1.22 X</a> 
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#Y">1.23 Y</a> 
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#Z">1.24 Z</a> </li></ul>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#English_Meanings">2 English Meanings</a> 
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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#Roots_of_the_Body">2.1 Roots of the Body</a> 
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<li class="toclevel-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#Roots_of_Bodily_Concepts">2.1.1 Roots of Bodily Concepts</a> 
<li class="toclevel-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#Roots_of_Body_Parts_.26_Components">2.1.2 Roots of Body Parts &amp; Components</a> </li></ul>
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#Roots_of_Color">2.2 Roots of Color</a> 
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#Roots_of_Description">2.3 Roots of Description</a> 
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#Roots_of_Position">2.4 Roots of Position</a> 
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#Roots_of_Quantity">2.5 Roots of Quantity</a> </li></ul>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_roots%2C_suffixes_and_prefixes#See_also">3 See also</a> </li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

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The following is an alphabetical list of medical prefixes and suffixes, along with their meaning, origin, and an English example.

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<th>Meaning</th>
<th>Origin language and etymology</th>
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<td>a-, an-</td>
<td>Denotes an absence of</td>
<td>Ancient Greek α-/αν- (a-/an-), without, not</td>
<td><a title="Apathy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apathy">Apathy</a></td></tr>
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<td>ab-</td>
<td>away from</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Abduction (kinesiology)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abduction_%28kinesiology%29">Abduction</a></td></tr>
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<td>abdomin(o)-</td>
<td>Of or relating to the <a title="Abdomen" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdomen">Abdomen</a></td>
<td>Latin (abdōmen), abdomen, fat around the belly</td>
<td><a title="Abdomen" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdomen">Abdomen</a></td></tr>
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<td>-ac</td>
<td>pertaining to</td>
<td></td>
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<td>acous(o)-</td>
<td>Of or relating to <a title="Hearing (sense)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_%28sense%29">hearing</a></td>
<td></td>
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<td>acr(o)-</td>
<td>extremity/topmost</td>
<td></td>
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<td>-acusis</td>
<td>hearing condition</td>
<td></td>
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<td>-ad</td>
<td>toward, in the direction of</td>
<td></td>
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<td>ad-</td>
<td>increase, adherence, motion toward, very</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Adduction" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adduction">Adduction</a></td></tr>
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<td>aden(o)-, aden(i)-</td>
<td>Of or relating to a <a title="Gland" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gland">gland</a></td>
<td>Ancient Greek αδην, αδ?ν- (adēn, aden-), an acorn; a <a title="Gland" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gland">gland</a></td>
<td><a class="new" title="Adenology (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adenology&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Adenology</a></td></tr>
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<td>adip(o)-</td>
<td>Of or relating to <a title="Fat" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat">fat</a> or fatty tissue</td>
<td>Latin (adeps, adip-), fat</td>
<td><a title="Adipocyte" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adipocyte">Adipocyte</a></td></tr>
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<td>adren(o)-</td>
<td>Of or relating to <a title="Adrenal gland" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrenal_gland">adrenal glands</a></td>
<td></td>
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<td>-aemia (<a title="British English" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_English">BrE</a>)</td>
<td><a title="Blood" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood">blood</a> condition</td>
<td>Greek ?ναιμ?α, without blood</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Anaemia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaemia">Anaemia</a></td></tr>
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<td>aer(o)-</td>
<td>air, gas</td>
<td></td>
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<td>aesthesio- (BrE)</td>
<td>sensation</td>
<td></td>
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<td>-al</td>
<td>pertaining to</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Human abdomen" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_abdomen">Abdominal</a></td></tr>
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<td>alb-</td>
<td>Denoting a white or pale color</td>
<td>Latin (albus), white</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Albino" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albino">Albino</a></td></tr>
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<td>alge(si)-</td>
<td><a title="Pain" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain">pain</a></td>
<td></td>
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<td>-algia</td>
<td>pain</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Myalgia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myalgia">Myalgia</a></td></tr>
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<td>alg(i)o-</td>
<td>pain</td>
<td></td>
<td></td></tr>
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<td>allo-</td>
<td>Denoting something as different, or as an addition</td>
<td>Ancient Greek αλλο? (allos), another, other</td>
<td><a title="Alloantigen" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alloantigen">Alloantigen</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" title="Allopathy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allopathy">allopathy</a></td></tr>
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<td>ambi-</td>
<td>Denoting something as positioned on both sides; Describing both of two</td>
<td>Latin (ambi-, ambo), both, on both sides</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Ambidextrous" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambidextrous">Ambidextrous</a></td></tr>
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<td>an-</td>
<td>not, without</td>
<td></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Analgesia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analgesia">Analgesia</a></td></tr>
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<td>an(o)</td>
<td><a title="Anus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anus">anus</a></td>
<td></td>
<td></td></tr>
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<td>andr/o</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Pertaining to="to" a="a" man="man" (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pertaining_to_a_man&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">pertaining to a man</a></td>
<td></td>
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<td>angi-</td>
<td><a title="Blood vessel" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_vessel">blood vessel</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Angiogram" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiogram">Angiogram</a></td></tr>
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<td>aniso-</td>
<td>Describing something as unequal</td>
<td>Ancient Greek αν?σο? (anīsos), unequal</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Anisotropic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anisotropic">Anisotropic</a></td></tr>
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<td>ankyl(o)-, ancyl(o)-</td>
<td>Denoting something as crooked or bent</td>
<td>Ancient Greek ανκ?λο? (ankylos), crooked, curved</td>
<td><a title="Ankylosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankylosis">Ankylosis</a></td></tr>
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<td>ante-</td>
<td>Describing something as positioned in front of another thing</td>
<td>Latin (āntē), before, in front of</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Antepartum (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antepartum&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">antepartum</a></td></tr>
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<td>anti-</td>
<td>Describing something as 'against' or 'opposed to' another</td>
<td>Ancient Greek αντι (anti), against</td>
<td><a title="Antibody" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibody">Antibody</a>, <a title="Antipsychotic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipsychotic">antipsychotic</a></td></tr>
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<td>apo-</td>
<td>separated from, derived from</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Apoptosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apoptosis">Apoptosis</a></td></tr>
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<td>arteri(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to an <a title="Artery" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artery">artery</a></td>
<td>Ancient Greek αρτηρ?α (artēría), a wind-pipe, artery (used distinctly versus a vein)</td>
<td><a title="Artery" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artery">Artery</a>, <a class="new" title="Arteriology (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arteriology&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Arteriology</a></td></tr>
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<td>arthr(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the joints, limbs</td>
<td>Ancient Greek αρθρο? (arthros), a joint, limb</td>
<td><a title="Arthritis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthritis">Arthritis</a></td></tr>
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<td>articul(o)-</td>
<td>joint</td>
<td></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Articulation (anatomy)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Articulation_%28anatomy%29">Articulation</a></td></tr>
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<td>-ary</td>
<td>pertaining to</td>
<td></td>
<td></td></tr>
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<td>-ase</td>
<td><a title="Enzyme" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzyme">enzyme</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Lactase" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactase">Lactase</a></td></tr>
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<td>-asthenia</td>
<td><a title="Muscle weakness" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_weakness">weakness</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Myasthenia gravis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myasthenia_gravis">Myasthenia gravis</a></td></tr>
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<td>-ation</td>
<td>process</td>
<td></td>
<td></td></tr>
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<td>aur(i)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the ear</td>
<td>Latin (auris), the ear</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Aural" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aural">Aural</a></td></tr>
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<td>aut(o)-</td>
<td>self, same</td>
<td></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Autoimmune" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoimmune">Autoimmune</a></td></tr>
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<td>axill-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the armpit [uncommon as a prefix]</td>
<td>Latin (axilla), armpit</td>
<td><a title="Axilla" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axilla">Axilla</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
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balan/o

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<td>bacteri(o)-</td>
<td><a title="Bacteria" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacteria">bacteria</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Bactericide" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bactericide">Bactericide</a> , <a title="Bacteriophage" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacteriophage">Bacteriophage</a></td></tr>
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<td>bi-</td>
<td>twice, double</td>
<td></td>
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<td>bio-</td>
<td>life</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Biology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology">Biology</a></td></tr>
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<td>blast(o)-</td>
<td><a title="Germ" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germ">germ</a> or bud</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Blastomere" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blastomere">Blastomere</a></td></tr>
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<td>balan/o</td>
<td><a title="Glans penis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glans_penis">glans penis</a></td>
<td></td>
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<td>blephar(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the eyelid</td>
<td>Ancient Greek βλ?φαρον (blépharon), eyelid</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Blepharoplast" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blepharoplast">Blepharoplast</a></td></tr>
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<td>brachi(o)-</td>
<td>Of or relating to the arm</td>
<td>Latin (brachium) &lt; Ancient Greek βραχ?ων (brachiōn), arm</td>
<td><a title="Brachium" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachium">Brachium</a></td></tr>
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<td>brachy-</td>
<td>Indicating something as 'short' or less commonly 'little'</td>
<td>Ancient Greek βραχυ? (brachys), short; little, shallow</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Brachycephalic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachycephalic">brachycephalic</a></td></tr>
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<td>brady-</td>
<td>Indicating something as 'slow'</td>
<td>Ancient Greek βραδυ? (bradys), slow</td>
<td><a title="Bradycardia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradycardia">Bradycardia</a></td></tr>
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<td>bronch(i)-</td>
<td><a title="Bronchus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronchus">bronchus</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Bronchiolitis obliterans" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronchiolitis_obliterans">Bronchiolitis obliterans</a></td></tr>
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<td>bucc(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the cheek</td>
<td>Latin (bucca), cheek</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Buccolabial (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buccolabial&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Buccolabial</a></td></tr>
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<td>burs(o)-</td>
<td><a title="Bursa (anatomy)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bursa_%28anatomy%29">bursa</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Bursitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bursitis">Bursitis</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<td>capill-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to hair</td>
<td>Latin (capillus), hair</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Capillus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capillus">Capillus</a></td></tr>
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<td>capit-</td>
<td>Pertaining to the head (as a whole)</td>
<td>Latin (caput, capit-), the head</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Capitation" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitation">Capitation</a></td></tr>
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<td>carcin(o)-</td>
<td><a title="Cancer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer">cancer</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Carcinoma" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinoma">Carcinoma</a></td></tr>
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<td>cardi(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the heart</td>
<td>Ancient Greek καρδ?α (kardía), heart</td>
<td><a title="Cardiology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiology">Cardiology</a></td></tr>
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<td>carp(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the wrist.</td>
<td>Latin (carpus) &lt; Ancient Greek καρπ?? (karpós), wrist; NOTE: This root need not be confused with the mirror root carp(o)- meaning fruit.</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Carpopedal (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carpopedal&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Carpopedal</a></td></tr>
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<td>cata-</td>
<td>down</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Cataract" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cataract">Cataract</a></td></tr>
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<td>-cele</td>
<td>pouching, <a title="Hernia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernia">hernia</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Hydrocele" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrocele">Hydrocele</a></td></tr>
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<td>-centesis</td>
<td>surgical puncture for <a title="Needle aspiration="aspiration" biopsy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needle_aspiration_biopsy">aspiration</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Amniocentesis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amniocentesis">Amniocentesis</a></td></tr>
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<td>cephal(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the head (as a whole)</td>
<td>Ancient Greek κ?φαλ? (képhalē), the head</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Cephalalgy (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cephalalgy&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Cephalalgy</a></td></tr>
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<td>cerat(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the <a title="Cornu" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornu">cornu</a>; a horn</td>
<td>Ancient Greek κ?ρα?, κερατ- (kéras, kerat-), a horn</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Ceratioid (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ceratioid&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Ceratioid</a></td></tr>
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<td>cerebell(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the <a title="Cerebellum" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebellum">cerebellum</a></td>
<td>Latin (cerebellum), little brain</td>
<td><a title="Cerebellum" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebellum">Cerebellum</a></td></tr>
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<td>cerebr(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the brain</td>
<td>Latin (cerebrum), brain</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Cerebrology (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cerebrology&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Cerebrology</a></td></tr>
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<td>cervic-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the neck, the <a title="Cervix" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cervix">cervix</a></td>
<td>Latin (cervix, cervīc-), neck, cervix</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Cervicodorsal (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cervicodorsal&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Cervicodorsal</a></td></tr>
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<td>chem(o)-</td>
<td>chemistry, drug</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Chemotherapy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemotherapy">Chemotherapy</a></td></tr>
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<td>chir(o)-, cheir(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the hand</td>
<td>Ancient Greek χε?ρ, χειρο- (cheir, cheiro-), hand</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Chiropractor" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiropractor">Chiropractor</a></td></tr>
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<td>chlor(o)-</td>
<td>Denoting a green color</td>
<td>Ancient Greek χλορο? (chloros), green, yellow-green</td>
<td><a title="Chlorophyll" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorophyll">Chlorophyll</a></td></tr>
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<td>chol(e)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to bile</td>
<td>Ancient Greek χολ? (cholē), bile</td>
<td>Cholaemia</td></tr>
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<td>cholecyst(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the <a title="Gallbladder" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallbladder">gallbladder</a></td>
<td>Ancient Greek χοληκ?στι? (cholēkystis), gallbladder &lt; χολη (cholē), bile, gall + κ?στι? (kystis), bladder</td>
<td><a title="Cholecystectomy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholecystectomy">Cholecystectomy</a></td></tr>
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<td>chondr(i)o-</td>
<td>cartilage, gristle, granule, granular</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Chondrocalcinosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chondrocalcinosis">Chondrocalcinosis</a></td></tr>
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<td>chrom(ato)-</td>
<td>color</td>
<td></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Hemachromatosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemachromatosis">Hemachromatosis</a></td></tr>
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<td>-cidal, -cide</td>
<td>killing, destroying</td>
<td></td>
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<td>cili-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the <a class="mw-redirect" title="Cilia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cilia">cilia</a>, the eyelashes; eyelids</td>
<td>&lt; Latin (cilium), eyelash; eyelid</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Ciliary (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ciliary&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Ciliary</a></td></tr>
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<td>circum-</td>
<td>Denoting something as 'around' another</td>
<td>Latin (circum), around</td>
<td><a title="Circumcision" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumcision">Circumcision</a></td></tr>
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<td>cis-</td>
<td>on this side</td>
<td></td>
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<td>clast</td>
<td>break</td>
<td></td>
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<td>co-</td>
<td>with, together, in association</td>
<td></td>
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<td>col-, colo-, colono-</td>
<td><a title="Colon (anatomy)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colon_%28anatomy%29">colon</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Colonoscopy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonoscopy">Colonoscopy</a></td></tr>
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<td>colp(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the vagina</td>
<td>Ancient Greek κ?λπο? (kólpos), bosom, womb; hollow, depth</td>
<td><a title="Colposcopy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colposcopy">Colposcopy</a></td></tr>
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<td>com-</td>
<td>with, together</td>
<td></td>
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<td>contra</td>
<td>against</td>
<td></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Contraindicate" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contraindicate">Contraindicate</a></td></tr>
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<td>cor-</td>
<td>with, together</td>
<td></td>
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<td>cor-, core-, coro-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to eye's pupil</td>
<td>Ancient Greek κ?ρη (kórē), girl, doll; pupil of the eye</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Corectomy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corectomy">Corectomy</a></td></tr>
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<td>cordi-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the heart [Uncommon as a prefix]</td>
<td>Latin (cor, cordi-), heart</td>
<td><a title="Cardiology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiology">Cardiology</a></td></tr>
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<td>cornu-</td>
<td>Applied to processes and parts of the body describing them likened or similar to horns</td>
<td>Latin (cornū), horn</td>
<td><a title="Cardiology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiology">Cardiology</a></td></tr>
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<td>cost(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the ribs</td>
<td>Latin (costa), rib</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Costochondral" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costochondral">Costochondral</a></td></tr>
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<td>crani(o)-</td>
<td>Belonging or relating to the <a class="mw-redirect" title="Cranium" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranium">cranium</a></td>
<td>Latin (cranium) &lt; Ancient Greek κρ?ν?ον (krānion), the cranium, skull, bones enclosing the brain</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Craniology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craniology">Craniology</a></td></tr>
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<td>-crine</td>
<td>to secrete</td>
<td></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Endocrine" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine">Endocrine</a></td></tr>
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<td>cry(o)-</td>
<td>cold</td>
<td></td>
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<td>cox-</td>
<td>Of or relating to the hip, haunch, or hip-joint</td>
<td>Latin (coxa), hip</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Coxopodite (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Coxopodite&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Coxopodite</a></td></tr>
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<td>cutane-</td>
<td>skin</td>
<td></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Subcutaneous" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subcutaneous">Subcutaneous</a></td></tr>
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<td>cyan(o)-</td>
<td>Denotes a blue color</td>
<td>Ancient Greek κ?ανο?, κυ?νεο? (kyanos, kyáneos), blue</td>
<td><a title="Cyanopsia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanopsia">Cyanopsia</a></td></tr>
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<td>cycl-</td>
<td>circle, cycle</td>
<td></td>
<td></td></tr>
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<td>cyph(o)-</td>
<td>Denotes something as bent [uncommon as a prefix]</td>
<td>Ancient Greek κυφ?? (k?phós), bent, hunchback</td>
<td>Cyphosis</td></tr>
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<td>cyst(o)-, cyst(i)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the <a title="Urinary bladder" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinary_bladder">urinary bladder</a></td>
<td>Ancient Greek κ?στι? (kystis), bladder; cyst</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Cystotomy (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cystotomy&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Cystotomy</a></td></tr>
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<td>cyt(o)-</td>
<td><a title="Cell (biology)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_%28biology%29">cell</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Cytokine" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytokine">Cytokine</a></td></tr>
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<td>-cyte</td>
<td>cell</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Myocyte" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myocyte">Myocyte</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<td>dacrio-</td>
<td>tear</td>
<td></td>
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<td>dactyl(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to a finger, toe</td>
<td>Ancient Greek δ?κτυλο? (dáktylos), finger, toe</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Dactylology (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dactylology&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Dactylology</a></td></tr>
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<td>de-</td>
<td>away from, cessation</td>
<td></td>
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<td>dent-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to teeth</td>
<td>Latin (dens), tooth</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Dentist" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dentist">Dentist</a></td></tr>
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<td>dermat-, derm-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the skin</td>
<td>Ancient Greek δ?ρμα, δ?ρματ- (dérma, démat-), skin, human skin</td>
<td><a title="Dermatology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermatology">Dermatology</a></td></tr>
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<td>-desis</td>
<td>binding</td>
<td></td>
<td></td></tr>
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<td>dextr(o)-</td>
<td>right, on the right side</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Dextrocardia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dextrocardia">Dextrocardia</a></td></tr>
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<td>di-</td>
<td>separation, two</td>
<td></td>
<td></td></tr>
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<td>dia-</td>
<td>[same as Greek meaning]</td>
<td>Ancient Greek δι? (diá), through, during, across</td>
<td><a title="Diacetyl" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diacetyl">Diacetyl</a></td></tr>
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<td>dif-</td>
<td>separation</td>
<td></td>
<td></td></tr>
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<td>digit-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the finger [rare as a root]</td>
<td>Latin (digitus), finger, toe</td>
<td><a title="Digit" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digit">Digit</a></td></tr>
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<td>dis-</td>
<td>separation, taking apart</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Dissection" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissection">Dissection</a></td></tr>
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<td>dors(o)-, dors(i)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the back</td>
<td>Latin (dorsum), back</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Dorsocephalad (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dorsocephalad&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Dorsocephalad</a></td></tr>
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<td>duodeno-</td>
<td>duodenum - upper part of the small intestine, connects to the stomach</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Duodenal atresia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duodenal_atresia">Duodenal atresia</a></td></tr>
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<td>dynamo-</td>
<td>force, energy</td>
<td></td>
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<td>-dynia</td>
<td>pain</td>
<td></td>
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<td>dys-</td>
<td>bad, difficult</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Dysphagia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysphagia">Dysphagia</a>/ <a title="Dysphasia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysphasia">dysphasia</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<td>-eal</td>
<td>pertaining to</td>
<td></td>
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<td>ec-</td>
<td>out, away</td>
<td></td>
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<td>ect(o)-</td>
<td>outer, outside</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Ectopic pregnancy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ectopic_pregnancy">Ectopic pregnancy</a></td></tr>
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<td>-ectasis</td>
<td>expansion, <a title="Dilation" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilation">dilation</a></td>
<td></td>
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<td>-ectomy</td>
<td>Denotes a surgical operation or removal of a body part</td>
<td>Ancient Greek εκτομ? (ectomē), excision</td>
<td><a title="Mastectomy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastectomy">Mastectomy</a></td></tr>
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<td>-emesis</td>
<td><a title="Vomiting" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vomiting">vomiting</a> condition</td>
<td></td></tr>
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<td>-emia</td>
<td><a title="Blood" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood">blood</a> condition (AmE)</td>
<td>Greek ?ναιμ?α, without blood</td>
<td><a title="Anemia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anemia">Anemia</a></td></tr>
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<td>encephal(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the brain</td>
<td>Ancient Greek ενκ?φαλο? (enképhalos), the brain</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Encephalogram" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephalogram">Encephalogram</a></td></tr>
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<td>endo-</td>
<td>Denotes something as 'inside' or 'within'</td>
<td>Ancient Greek ενδο- (endo-), inside, internal</td>
<td><a title="Endocrinology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrinology">Endocrinology</a>, <a title="Endospore" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endospore">Endospore</a></td></tr>
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<td>enter(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the intestine</td>
<td>Ancient Greek ?ντερον (énteron), intestine</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Enterology (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Enterology&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Enterology</a></td></tr>
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<td>epi-</td>
<td>[Same as Greek meaning]</td>
<td>Ancient Greek επι- (epi-), before, upon, on, outside, outside of</td>
<td><a title="Epidermis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidermis">Epidermis</a></td></tr>
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<td>episi(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the pubic region, the loins</td>
<td>Ancient Greek επ?σιον- (epísion), the pubic area, loins; vulva</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Episiorrhaphy (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Episiorrhaphy&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Episiorrhaphy</a></td></tr>
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<td>erythr(o)-</td>
<td>Denotes a red color</td>
<td>Ancient Greek ερυθρο? (erythros), red</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Erythrocyte" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythrocyte">Erythrocyte</a></td></tr>
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<td>-esophageal, -esophago</td>
<td>gullet (AmE)</td>
<td></td>
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<td>esthesio-</td>
<td>sensation (AmE)</td>
<td></td>
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<td>eu-</td>
<td>good, well <pre> <a class="mw-redirect" title="Eubacteria" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eubacteria">Eubacteria</a>
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<td>ex-</td>
<td>out of, away from</td>
<td></td>
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<td>exo-</td>
<td>Denotes something as 'outside' another</td>
<td>Ancient Greek εξο- (exo-), outside of, external</td>
<td><a title="Exoskeleton" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton">Exoskeleton</a></td></tr>
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<td>extra-</td>
<td>outside</td>
<td></td>
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<td>edopotra-</td>
<td>stiff</td>
<td></td>
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<td>faci(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the face</td>
<td>Latin (faciēs), the face, countenance</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Facioplegic (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Facioplegic&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Facioplegic</a></td></tr>
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<td>fibr(o)</td>
<td>fiber</td>
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<td>filli-</td>
<td>fine, hair like</td>
<td></td>
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<td>-form, -iform</td>
<td>Used to form adjectives indicating 'having the form of'</td>
<td>Latin (forma), form, shape</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Cuneiform" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuneiform">Cuneiform</a></td></tr>
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<td>front-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the forehead</td>
<td>Latin (frōns, front-), the forehead</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Frontonasal (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frontonasal&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Frontonasal</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<td>galact(o)-</td>
<td>milk</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Galactorrhea" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactorrhea">Galactorrhea</a></td></tr>
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<td>gastr(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the stomach</td>
<td>Ancient Greek γαστ?ρ (gastēr), stomach, belly</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Gastric bypass" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastric_bypass">Gastric bypass</a></td></tr>
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<td>-gen</td>
<td>(1) Denotes the sense 'born in, from' (2) Denotes the sense 'of a certain kind'</td>
<td>Ancient Greek -γεν?? (-genēs) &lt; γεν-ν?ειν (gen-náein), to be born</td>
<td>(1) <a title="Endogen" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endogen">Endogen</a>; (2) <a title="Heterogenous" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterogenous">Heterogenous</a></td></tr>
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<td>-genic</td>
<td>Pertaining to, producing, produced by</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Cardiogenic shock" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiogenic_shock">Cardiogenic shock</a></td></tr>
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<td>genu-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the knee</td>
<td>Latin (genū), knee</td>
<td><a title="Genu valgum" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genu_valgum">Genu valgum</a></td></tr>
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<td>gingiv-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the gums</td>
<td>Latin (gingīva), gum</td>
<td><a title="Gingivitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gingivitis">Gingivitis</a></td></tr>
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<td>glauc(o)-</td>
<td>Denoting a grey, bluish-grey color</td>
<td>Ancient Greek γλαυκ?? (glaúkos), grey, bluish-grey</td>
<td><a title="Glaucoma" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaucoma">Glaucoma</a></td></tr>
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<td>gloss(o)-, glott(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the tongue</td>
<td>Ancient Greek γλ?σσα, γλ?ττα (glōssa, glōtta), tongue</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Glossology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossology">Glossology</a></td></tr>
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<td>gluco-</td>
<td><a title="Glucose" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucose">glucose</a></td>
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<td><a title="Glucocorticoid" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucocorticoid">Glucocorticoid</a></td></tr>
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<td>glyco-</td>
<td><a title="Sugar" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar">sugar</a></td>
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<td><a title="Glycolysis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycolysis">Glycolysis</a></td></tr>
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<td>gnath(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the jaw</td>
<td>Ancient Greek γν?θο? (gnáthos), jaw</td>
<td><a title="Gnathodynamometer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnathodynamometer">Gnathodynamometer</a></td></tr>
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<td>gon/o</td>
<td>seed; semen.</td>
<td>Ancient Greek</td>
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<td>-gram</td>
<td>recording</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Angiogram" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiogram">Angiogram</a></td></tr>
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<td>-graph</td>
<td>Denotes a written, drawn, or graphic interpretation</td>
<td>Ancient Greek -γραφ?α (-graphía), written, drawn, graphic interpretation</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Electrocardiograph" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrocardiograph">Electrocardiograph</a></td></tr>
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<td>-graphy</td>
<td>process of recording</td>
<td></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Angiography" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiography">Angiography</a></td></tr>
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<td>gyn(o)-, gynae(co)- (BrE), gyne(co)- (AmE)</td>
<td>woman</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Gynecomastia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gynecomastia">Gynecomastia</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<td>halluc-</td>
<td>to wander in mind</td>
<td>Classical Latin to wander in mind</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Hallucinosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallucinosis">Hallucinosis</a></td></tr>
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<td>hemat-, haemato- (haem-, hem-)</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to blood</td>
<td>Latin (h?ma) &lt; Ancient Greek α?μα, α?ματ- (haima, haimat-), blood</td>
<td><a title="Hematology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hematology">Hematology</a>, older form <a class="mw-redirect" title="Haematology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haematology">Haematology</a></td></tr>
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<td>hema-</td>
<td>blood (AmE)</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Hematological malignancy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hematological_malignancy">Hematological malignancy</a></td></tr>
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<td>hemi-</td>
<td>one-half</td>
<td>Ancient Greek ?μι- (hēmi-), "half"</td>
<td><a title="Cerebral hemisphere" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebral_hemisphere">Cerebral hemisphere</a></td></tr>
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<td>hepat- (hepatic-)</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the liver</td>
<td>Ancient Greek ηπαρ, ηπατο- (hēpar, hēpato-), the liver</td>
<td><a title="Hepatology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatology">Hepatology</a></td></tr>
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<td>hetero-</td>
<td>Denotes something as 'the other' (of two), as an addition, or different</td>
<td>Ancient Greek ?τερο? (héteros), the other (of two), another; different</td>
<td><a title="Heterogeneous" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterogeneous">Heterogeneous</a></td></tr>
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<td>hidr(o)-</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Sweat" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweat">sweat</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Hyperhidrosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperhidrosis">Hyperhidrosis</a></td></tr>
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<td>hist(o)-, histio-</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Biological tissue" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_tissue">tissue</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Histology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histology">Histology</a></td></tr>
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<td>homo-</td>
<td>Denotes something as 'the same' as another, alike, or common</td>
<td>Ancient Greek ομο- (homo-), the same; alike; common</td>
<td><a title="Homosexuality" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality">Homosexuality</a></td></tr>
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<td>humer(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the shoulder (or [rarely] the upper arm)</td>
<td>Incorrect Etymology &lt; Latin (umerus), shoulder</td>
<td><a title="Humerus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humerus">Humerus</a></td></tr>
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<td>hydr(o)-</td>
<td>water</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Hydrophobe" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrophobe">Hydrophobe</a></td></tr>
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<td>hyper-</td>
<td>Denotes something as 'extreme' or 'beyond normal'</td>
<td>Ancient Greek υπερ (hyper), over, above; beyond, to the extreme</td>
<td><a title="Hypertension" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertension">Hypertension</a></td></tr>
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<td>hyp(o)-</td>
<td>Denotes something as 'below normal'</td>
<td>Ancient Greek υπ(ο)- (hypo-), below, under</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Hypodermic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypodermic">Hypodermic</a>,</td></tr>
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<td>hyster(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the womb, the uterus</td>
<td>Ancient Greek υστ?ρα (hystéra), womb</td>
<td><a title="Hysterectomy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hysterectomy">Hysterectomy</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<td>-ia(sis)</td>
<td>condition</td>
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<td>iatr(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to medicine, or a physican [uncommon as a prefix; common as as suffix, see -iatry]</td>
<td>Ancient Greek ι?τρ?? (iātrós), healer, physician</td>
<td><a title="Iatrochemistry" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iatrochemistry">Iatrochemistry</a></td></tr>
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<td>-iatry</td>
<td>Denotes a field in medicine of a certain body component</td>
<td>Ancient Greek ι?τρ?? (iātrós), healer, physician</td>
<td><a title="Podiatry" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podiatry">Podiatry</a>, <a title="Psychiatry" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychiatry">Psychiatry</a></td></tr>
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<td>-ic</td>
<td>pertaining to</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Hepatic artery" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatic_artery">Hepatic artery</a></td></tr>
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<td>-icle</td>
<td>small</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Ovarian follicle" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovarian_follicle">Ovarian follicle</a></td></tr>
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<td>-ics</td>
<td>organized knowledge, treatment</td>
<td></td>
<td></td></tr>
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<td>idio-</td>
<td>self, one's own</td>
<td>Greek ?διο?, idios, "one's own"</td>
<td><a title="Idiopathic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiopathic">Idiopathic</a></td></tr>
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<td>ileo-</td>
<td><a title="Ileum" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ileum">ileum</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Ileocecal valve" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ileocecal_valve">Ileocecal valve</a></td></tr>
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<td>infra-</td>
<td>below</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Infrahyoid muscles" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrahyoid_muscles">Infrahyoid muscles</a></td></tr>
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<td>inter-</td>
<td>between, among</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Interarticular ligament" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interarticular_ligament">Interarticular ligament</a></td></tr>
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<td>intra-</td>
<td>within</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Intracranial hemorrhage" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intracranial_hemorrhage">Intracranial hemorrhage</a></td></tr>
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<td>irid(o)-</td>
<td>iris</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Iridectomy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridectomy">Iridectomy</a></td></tr>
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<td>ischio-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the <a title="Ischium" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ischium">ischium</a>, the hip-joint</td>
<td>Ancient Greek ισχι?ν (ischión), hip-joint, ischium</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Ischiorrhogic (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ischiorrhogic&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Ischiorrhogic</a></td></tr>
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<td>-ism</td>
<td>condition, disease</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Dwarfism" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarfism">Dwarfism</a></td></tr>
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<td>-ismus</td>
<td><a title="Spasm" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spasm">spasm</a>, contraction</td>
<td></td>
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<td>iso-</td>
<td>Denoting something as being 'equal'</td>
<td>Ancient Greek ?σο? (ísos), equal</td>
<td><a title="Isotonic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotonic">Isotonic</a></td></tr>
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<td>-ist</td>
<td>one who specializes in</td>
<td></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Pathologist" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathologist">Pathologist</a></td></tr>
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<td>-ite</td>
<td>the nature of, resembling</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Hermaphrodite" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermaphrodite">Hermaphrodite</a></td></tr>
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<td>-itis</td>
<td><a title="Inflammation" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflammation">inflammation</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Tonsillitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonsillitis">Tonsillitis</a></td></tr>
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<td>-ium</td>
<td>structure, tissue</td>
<td></td>
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<td>karyo-</td>
<td>nucleus</td>
<td>Greek κ?ρυον, "nut"</td>
<td><a title="Eukaryote" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eukaryote">Eukaryote</a></td></tr>
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<td>kerat(o)-</td>
<td><a title="Cornea" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornea">cornea</a> (eye or skin)</td>
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<td><a title="Keratoscope" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keratoscope">Keratoscope</a></td></tr>
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<td>kin(e)-, kin(o), kinesi(o)-</td>
<td>movement</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Kinesiology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinesiology">Kinesiology</a></td></tr>
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<td>kyph(o)-</td>
<td>humped</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Kyphoscoliosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyphoscoliosis">Kyphoscoliosis</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<td>labi(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the lip</td>
<td>Latin (labium), lip</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Labiodental" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labiodental">Labiodental</a></td></tr>
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<td>lacrim(o)-</td>
<td>tear</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Lacrimal canaliculi" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacrimal_canaliculi">Lacrimal canaliculi</a></td></tr>
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<td>lact(i)-, lact(o)</td>
<td>milk</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Lactation" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactation">Lactation</a></td></tr>
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<td>lapar(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the abdomen-wall, flank</td>
<td>Ancient Greek λαπ?ρ? (lapárā), flank</td>
<td><a title="Laparotomy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laparotomy">Laparotomy</a></td></tr>
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<td>laryng(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the <a title="Larynx" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larynx">larynx</a>, the lower throat cavity where the <a title="Voice box" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_box">voice box</a> is</td>
<td>Ancient Greek λ?ρυγξ, λαρυγγ- (lárynx, laryng-), throat, gullet</td>
<td><a title="Larynx" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larynx">Larynx</a></td></tr>
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<td>latero-</td>
<td>lateral</td>
<td></td>
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<td>lei(o)-</td>
<td>smooth</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Leiomyoma" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiomyoma">Leiomyoma</a></td></tr>
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<td>-lepsis, -lepsy</td>
<td>attack, seizure</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Epilepsy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilepsy">Epilepsy</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" title="Nacrolepsy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nacrolepsy">nacrolepsy</a></td></tr>
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<td>lepto-</td>
<td>light, slender</td>
<td></td>
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<td>leuc-, leuk(o)-</td>
<td>Denoting a white color</td>
<td>Ancient Greek λευκο? (leukos), white, bright</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Leukocyte" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leukocyte">Leukocyte</a></td></tr>
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<td>lingu(a)-, lingu(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the tongue</td>
<td>Latin (lingua), tongue</td>
<td><a title="Linguistics" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistics">Linguistics</a></td></tr>
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<td>lip(o)-</td>
<td>fat</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Liposuction" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liposuction">Liposuction</a></td></tr>
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<td>lith(o)-</td>
<td>stone, <a title="Calculus (medicine)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calculus_%28medicine%29">calculus</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Lithotripsy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithotripsy">Lithotripsy</a></td></tr>
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<td>log(o)-</td>
<td>speech</td>
<td></td>
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<td>-logist</td>
<td>Denotes someone who studies a certain field: _____-ology</td>
<td>Ancient Greek λογιστη? (logistēs), studier, practitioner</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Oncologist" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oncologist">Oncologist</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" title="Pathologist" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathologist">pathologist</a></td></tr>
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<td>-logy</td>
<td>Denotes the academic study or practice of a certain field</td>
<td>Ancient Greek λογo? (logos) study</td>
<td><a title="Hematology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hematology">hematology</a>, <a title="Urology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urology">urology</a></td></tr>
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<td>lymph(o)-</td>
<td><a title="Lymphatic system" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymphatic_system">lymph</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Lymphedema" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymphedema">Lymphedema</a></td></tr>
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<td>lys(o)-, -lytic</td>
<td><a title="Solvation" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solvation">dissolution</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Lysosome" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysosome">Lysosome</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<td>macr(o)-</td>
<td>large, long</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Macrophage" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrophage">Macrophage</a></td></tr>
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<td>-malacia</td>
<td>softening</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Osteomalacia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteomalacia">Osteomalacia</a></td></tr>
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<td>mamm(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the breast</td>
<td>Latin (mamma), breast; udder</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Mammogram" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammogram">Mammogram</a></td></tr>
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<td>manu-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the hand</td>
<td>Latin (manus), hand</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Manufacture" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufacture">Manufacture</a></td></tr>
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<td>mast(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the breast</td>
<td>Ancient Greek μαστ?? (mastós), breast, women's breast; man's pectoral muscle</td>
<td><a title="Mastectomy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastectomy">Mastectomy</a></td></tr>
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<td>meg(a)-, megal(o)-, megaly</td>
<td>large</td>
<td></td>
<td></td></tr>
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<td>melan(o)-</td>
<td>Denoting a black color</td>
<td>Ancient Greek μελα?, μελανο- (melas, melano-), black; dark</td>
<td><a title="Melanin" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanin">Melanin</a></td></tr>
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<td>mening(o)-</td>
<td><a title="Meninges" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meninges">meninges</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Meningitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meningitis">Meningitis</a></td></tr>
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<td>mes(o)-</td>
<td>middle</td>
<td>Ancient Greek μ?σο? (mesos), "middle"</td>
<td><a title="Mesoderm" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoderm">Mesoderm</a></td></tr>
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<td>meta-</td>
<td>after, behind</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Metacarpus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacarpus">Metacarpus</a></td></tr>
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<td>-meter</td>
<td>instrument for measuring</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Sphygmomanometer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphygmomanometer">Sphygmomanometer</a></td></tr>
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<td>-metry</td>
<td>process of measuring</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Optometry" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optometry">Optometry</a></td></tr>
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<td>metr(o)-</td>
<td>Pertaining to conditions or instruments of the uterus</td>
<td>Ancient Greek μ?τρ? (mētrā), womb, uterus</td>
<td><a title="Metrorrhagia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrorrhagia">Metrorrhagia</a></td></tr>
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<td>micro-</td>
<td>denoting something as small, or relating to smallness</td>
<td>Ancient Greek μικρο? (mikros), small</td>
<td><a title="Microscope" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microscope">Microscope</a></td></tr>
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<td>mon(o)-</td>
<td>single</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Infectious mononucleosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infectious_mononucleosis">Infectious mononucleosis</a></td></tr>
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<td>morph(o)-</td>
<td>form, shape</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Morphology (biology)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphology_%28biology%29">Morphology</a></td></tr>
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<td>muscul(o)-</td>
<td><a title="Muscle" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle">muscle</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Musculoskeletal system" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musculoskeletal_system">Musculoskeletal system</a></td></tr>
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<td>my(o)-</td>
<td>Of or relating to <a title="Muscle" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle">muscle</a></td>
<td>Ancient Greek μυ?, μυ- (mys, my-), muscle; mouse; mussel</td>
<td><a title="Myoblast" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myoblast">Myoblast</a></td></tr>
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<td>myc(o)-</td>
<td><a title="Fungus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungus">fungus</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Onychomycosis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onychomycosis">Onychomycosis</a></td></tr>
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<td>myel(o)-</td>
<td>Of or relating to <a title="Bone marrow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_marrow">bone marrow</a></td>
<td>Ancient Greek μυελον (myelon), marrow; bone-marrow</td>
<td><a title="Myeloblast" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myeloblast">Myeloblast</a></td></tr>
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<td>myring(o)-</td>
<td><a title="Eardrum" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eardrum">eardrum</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Myringotomy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myringotomy">Myringotomy</a></td></tr>
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<td>myx(o)-</td>
<td><a title="Mucus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucus">mucus</a></td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Myxoma" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myxoma">Myxoma</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<td>nas(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the nose</td>
<td>Latin (nāsum), nose</td>
<td><a title="Nasal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal">nasal</a></td></tr>
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<td>necr(o)-</td>
<td>death</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Necrotizing fasciitis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necrotizing_fasciitis">Necrotizing fasciitis</a></td></tr>
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<td>neo-</td>
<td>new</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Neoplasm" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoplasm">Neoplasm</a></td></tr>
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<td>nephr(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the kidney</td>
<td>Ancient Greek νεφρ?? (nephrós), kidney</td>
<td><a title="Nephrology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephrology">Nephrology</a></td></tr>
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<td>nerv-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to nerves and the <a title="Nervous system" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nervous_system">nervous system</a> [Uncommon as a root: neuro- mostly always used]</td>
<td>Latin (nervus), tendon; nerve; Cognate with the Greek νευρον (neuron) (see below)</td>
<td><a title="Nerve" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerve">Nerve</a></td></tr>
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<td>neur(i)-, neur(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to nerves and the <a title="Nervous system" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nervous_system">nervous system</a></td>
<td>Ancient Greek νευρον (neuron), tendon, sinew; nerve</td>
<td><a title="Neurology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurology">Neurology</a></td></tr>
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<td>normo-</td>
<td>normal</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Normocapnia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normocapnia">Normocapnia</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<td>ocul(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the eye</td>
<td>Latin (oculus), the eye</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Oculist" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oculist">Oculist</a></td></tr>
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<td>odont(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to teeth</td>
<td>Ancient Greek οδο??, οδοντ- (odoús, odont-), tooth</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Orthodontist" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthodontist">orthodontist</a></td></tr>
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<td>odyn(o)-</td>
<td>pain</td>
<td></td>
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<td>-oesophageal, oesophago- (BrE)</td>
<td>gullet</td>
<td></td>
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<td>-oid</td>
<td>resemblance to</td>
<td></td>
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<td>ole</td>
<td>small or little</td>
<td></td>
<td></td></tr>
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<td>olig(o)-</td>
<td>Denoting something as 'having little, having few'</td>
<td>Ancient Greek ολιγο? (oligos), few</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Oligotrophy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligotrophy">Oligotrophy</a></td></tr>
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<td>om(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the shoulder</td>
<td>Ancient Greek ωμο? (ōmos), shoulder</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Omoplate (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Omoplate&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Omoplate</a></td></tr>
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<td>-oma (singular), -omata (plural)</td>
<td><a title="Tumor" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumor">tumor</a></td>
<td></td>
<td></td></tr>
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<td>omphal(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the navel, the <a title="Umbilicus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbilicus">umbilicus</a></td>
<td>Ancient Greek ομφαλ?? (omphalós), navel, belly-button</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Omphalotomy (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Omphalotomy&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Omphalotomy</a></td></tr>
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<td>onco-</td>
<td>tumor, bulk, volume</td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Oncology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oncology">Oncology</a></td></tr>
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<td>onych(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the nail (of a finger or toe)</td>
<td>Ancient Greek &lt; ?νυξ, ?νυχο- (ónyx, ónycho-), nail; claw; talon</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Onychophagy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onychophagy">Onychophagy</a></td></tr>
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<td>oo-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the an egg, a woman's egg, the ovum</td>
<td>Ancient Greek ω?ν, ωο- (ōón, ōo-), egg, ovum</td>
<td><a title="Oogenesis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oogenesis">Oogenesis</a></td></tr>
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<td>oophor(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the woman's ovary</td>
<td>Ancient Greek ωφ?ρον (ōphóron), ovary, egg-bearing</td>
<td><a title="Oophorectomy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oophorectomy">Oophorectomy</a></td></tr>
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<td>ophthalm(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the eye</td>
<td>Ancient Greek οφθαλμ?? (ophthalmós), the eye</td>
<td><a title="Ophthalmology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophthalmology">Ophthalmology</a></td></tr>
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<td>optic(o)-</td>
<td>Of or relating to chemical properties of the eye</td>
<td>Middle French (optique) &lt; Greek οπτικ?? (optikós); Cognate with Latin oculus, relating to the eye</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Opticochemical (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Opticochemical&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Opticochemical</a></td></tr>
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<td>or(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the mouth</td>
<td>Latin (ōs, or-), mouth</td>
<td><a title="Oral" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral">Oral</a></td></tr>
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<td>orchi(o)-, orchido-</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Testis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testis">testis</a></td>
<td></td>
<td></td></tr>
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<td>orth(o)-</td>
<td>Denoting something as straight or correct</td>
<td>Ancient Greek ορθο? (orthos), straight, correct, normal</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Orthodontist" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthodontist">Orthodontist</a></td></tr>
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<td>-osis</td>
<td>a condition, disease or increase</td>
<td></td>
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<td>osseo-</td>
<td>bony</td>
<td></td>
<td></td></tr>
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<td>ossi-</td>
<td><a title="Bone" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone">bone</a></td>
<td></td>
<td></td></tr>
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<td>ost(e)-, oste(o)-</td>
<td>bone</td>
<td></td>
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<td>ot(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the ear</td>
<td>Ancient Greek ου?, ωτ- (ous, ōt-), the ear</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Otopathy (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Otopathy&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Otopathy</a></td></tr>
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<td>-otomy</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td><a title="Tracheotomy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracheotomy">Tracheotomy</a>, <a title="Radial keratotomy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radial_keratotomy">radial keratotomy</a></td></tr>
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<td>-ous</td>
<td>pertaining to</td>
<td></td>
<td></td></tr>
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<td>ovari(o)-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the ovaries</td>
<td>Latin (ōvarium), ovary</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Ovariectomy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovariectomy">Ovariectomy</a></td></tr>
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<td>ovo-, ovi-, ov-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the eggs, the ovum</td>
<td>Latin (ōvum), egg, ovum</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Ovogenesis (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ovogenesis&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Ovogenesis</a></td></tr>
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<td>oxo-</td>
<td>addition of <a title="Oxygen" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen">oxygen</a></td>
<td></td>
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<td>oxy-</td>
<td>sharp, <a title="Acid" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid">acid</a>, acute, oxygen</td>
<td></td>
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<td>pachy-</td>
<td>thick</td>
<td></td>
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<td>palpebr-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the eyelid [uncommon as a root]</td>
<td>Latin (palpebra), eyelid</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Palpebra (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palpebra&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Palpebra</a></td></tr>
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<td>pan-, pant(o)-</td>
<td>Denoting something as 'complete' or containing 'everything'</td>
<td>Ancient Greek πα?, παν- (pas, pan-), all, every</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Panophobia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panophobia">panophobia</a>, <a title="Panopticon" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panopticon">panopticon</a></td></tr>
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<td>papill-</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the nipple (of the chest/breast)</td>
<td>Latin (papilla), nipple; dimunitive of papula (see below)</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Papillitis (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Papillitis&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Papillitis</a></td></tr>
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<td>papul(o)-</td>
<td>Indicates <a class="new" title="Papulosity (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Papulosity&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">papulosity</a>, a small elevation or swelling in the skin, a pimple, swelling</td>
<td>Latin (papula), pimple, pustle; a small elevation or swelling in the skin</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Papulation (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Papulation&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Papulation</a></td></tr>
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<td>para-</td>
<td>alongside of, abnormal</td>
<td></td>
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<td>-paresis</td>
<td>slight <a title="Paralysis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paralysis">paralysis</a></td>
<td></td>
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<td>path(o)-</td>
<td>disease</td>
<td></td>
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<td>-pathy</td>
<td>Denotes (with a negative sense) a disease, or disorder</td>
<td>Ancient Greek παθο? (pathos), suffering, accident</td>
<td><a title="Sociopathy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociopathy">sociopathy</a>, <a title="Neuropathy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuropathy">neuropathy</a></td></tr>
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<td>ped-, -ped-, -pes</td>
<td>Of or pertaining to the foot; -footed</td>
<td>Latin (pēs, pēd-), foot</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Pedoscope" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedoscope">Pedoscope</a></td></tr>
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<td>pelv(i)-, pelv(o)-</td>
<td>hip bone</td>
<td></td>
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<td>-penia</td>
<td>deficiency</td>
<td></td>
<td></td></tr>
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<td>-pepsia</td>
<td>Denotes something relating to digestion, or the digestive tract.</td>
<td>Ancient Greek πεπτ?? (peptós) cooked, digested &lt; π?σσω (péssō) I boil, cook; digest</td>
<td><a title="Dyspepsia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyspepsia">Dyspepsia</a></td></tr>
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<td>per-</td>
<td>through</td>
<td></td>
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<td>peri-</td>
<td>Denoting something with a position 'surrounding' or 'around' another</td>
<td>Ancient Greek περι- (peri-), around</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Periodontal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodontal">Periodontal</a></td></tr>
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<td>-pexy</td>
<td>fixation</td>
<td></td>
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<td>phaco-</td>
<td>lens-shaped</td>
<td></td>
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<td>-phage, -phagia</td>
<td>Forms terms denoting conditions relating to eating or ingestion</td>
<td>Ancient Greek φαγ?α (phagía) eating &lt; φαγειν (phagein) to eat</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Sarcophagia (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sarcophagia&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Sarcophagia</a></td></tr>
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<td>phago-</td>
<td>eating, devouring</td>
<td></td>
<td></td></tr>
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<td>-phagist:</td>
<td>Forms nouns that denote a person who 'feeds on' the first element or part of the word</td>
<td>Ancient Greek φαγιστη? (phagistēs) eater; see -phagia</td>
<td><a class="new" title="Lotophagis (page does="does" not="not" exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lotophagis&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Lotophagis</a></td></tr>
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<td>-phagy</td>
<td>Forms nouns that denotes 'feeding on' the first element or part of the word</td>
<td>Ancient Greek φαγια (phagia) eating; see -phagia</td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Anthropophagy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropophagy">Anthropophagy</a></td></tr>
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