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1
Q

a, an

A

absence of

2
Q

acou, acu

A

hear

3
Q

aden, adeno

A

gland

4
Q

malac

A

soft

5
Q

mamm, mammo

A

breast

6
Q

mast, masto

A

breast

7
Q

aer, aero

A

air

8
Q

megal, megalo

A

large

9
Q

alg

A

pain

10
Q

melan, melano

A

black

11
Q

andr, andro

A

man

12
Q

mening, meningo

A

membranes

13
Q

angi, angio

A

vessel

14
Q

my, myo

A

muscle

15
Q

ankyl, ankylo

A

crooked, curved

16
Q

myc, myco

A

fungus

17
Q

ante

A

before

18
Q

myel, myelo

A

marrow

19
Q

anter, anteri

A

front, forward

20
Q

nas, naso

A

nose

21
Q

anti

A

against

22
Q

necr, necro

A

death

23
Q

arteri, arterio

A

artery

24
Q

nephr, nephro

A

kidney

25
Q

arthr, arthro

A

joint

26
Q

neur, neruo

A

nerve

27
Q

articul

A

joint

28
Q

nutri

A

nourish

29
Q

ather, athero

A

fatty

30
Q

ocul, oculo

A

eye

31
Q

audi, audio

A

hearing

32
Q

odyn, odyno

A

pain

33
Q

aur, auri

A

ear

34
Q

oma

A

tumor

35
Q

aut, auto

A

self

36
Q

onc, onco

A

tumor

37
Q

bi, bis

A

double, twice, two

38
Q

oophor, oophoro

A

ovaries

39
Q

brachy

A

short

40
Q

ophthalm, ophthalmo

A

eye

41
Q

brady

A

slow

42
Q

opia

A

vision

43
Q

bucc, bucco

A

cheek

44
Q

opsy

A

examination

45
Q

carcin, carcino

A

cancer

46
Q

orchi, orchio

A

testes

47
Q

cardi, cardio

A

heart

48
Q

osis

A

condition

49
Q

cephal, cephalo

A

head

50
Q

osse, osseo

A

bone

51
Q

cerebr, cerebro

A

brain

52
Q

oste, osteo

A

bone

53
Q

cervic

A

neck

54
Q

ot, oto

A

ear

55
Q

chol, chole

A

bile, referring to gallbladder

56
Q

path, patho

A

disease

57
Q

chondr, chondro

A

cartilage

58
Q

ped, pedo

A

child

59
Q

circum

A

around, about

60
Q

penia

A

deficient, deficiency

61
Q

contra

A

against, counter

62
Q

peps, pept

A

digest

63
Q

corpor

A

body

64
Q

peri

A

around

65
Q

cost, costo

A

rib

66
Q

phag, phago

A

eat, destroy

67
Q

crani, cranio

A

skull

68
Q

pharmaco

A

drug

69
Q

cry, cryo

A

cold

70
Q

pharyng, pharyngo

A

throat

71
Q

cut

A

skin

72
Q

phleb, phlebo

A

vein

73
Q

cyan, cyano

A

blue

74
Q

phob, phobia

A

fear

75
Q

cyst, cysto

A

bladder

76
Q

plasty

A

repair

77
Q

cyt, cyto

A

cell

78
Q

pleg, plegia

A

paralysis

79
Q

dactyl, dactylo

A

finger, toe

80
Q

pnea

A

breathing

81
Q

dent

A

tooth

82
Q

pneum, pneumato

A

breath, air

83
Q

derm, dermato

A

skin

84
Q

pneumon, pneumono

A

lung

85
Q

dipl, diplo

A

double

86
Q

pod, podo

A

foot

87
Q

dors

A

back

88
Q

poie

A

make, produce

89
Q

dys

A

bad, faulty, abnormal

90
Q

poly

A

much, many

91
Q

ectomy

A

excision (removal by cutting)

92
Q

post

A

after

93
Q

emia

A

blood

94
Q

poster, posteri

A

back, behind

95
Q

encephal, encephalo

A

brain

96
Q

end, endo

A

inside

97
Q

presby

A

elder

98
Q

proct, procto

A

anus

99
Q

enter, entero

A

intestine

100
Q

pseud, pseudo

A

false

101
Q

epi

A

outer, superficial, upon, on top

102
Q

psych, psycho

A

mind

103
Q

erythr, erythro

A

red

104
Q

pulmon, pulmono

A

lung

105
Q

eu

A

normal

106
Q

pyel, pyelo

A

pelvis, kidney

107
Q

extra

A

outside

108
Q

pyr, pyro

A

fever, fire

109
Q

gastr, gastro

A

stomach

110
Q

rachi, rachio

A

spine

111
Q

gen

A

become, originate

112
Q

ren, reno

A

kidneys

113
Q

gloss, glosso

A

tongue

114
Q

rhag

A

break, burst

115
Q

glyc, glyco

A

sweet, referring to glucose

116
Q

rhe

A

flow

117
Q

gram, graph

A

write, record

118
Q

rhin, rhino

A

nose

119
Q

gyn

A

woman

120
Q

scler, sclero

A

hard

121
Q

hem, hemato

A

blood

122
Q

scope

A

instrument

123
Q

hemi

A

half

124
Q

scopy

A

examination

125
Q

hepat, hepato

A

liver

126
Q

somat, somato

A

body

127
Q

hist, histo

A

tissue

128
Q

spondyl, spondylo

A

vertebra

129
Q

hydr, hydro

A

water

130
Q

steat, steato

A

fat

131
Q

hyper

A

excessive, high

132
Q

sten, steno

A

narrow, compressed

133
Q

hypo

A

deficient, low

134
Q

steth, stetho

A

chest

135
Q

hyster, hystero

A

uterus

136
Q

stom

A

mouth, opening

137
Q

iatr, iatro

A

doctor

138
Q

supra

A

above

139
Q

infra

A

beneath

140
Q

tachy

A

fast, quick

141
Q

inter

A

among, between

142
Q

therap

A

treatment

143
Q

intra

A

inside

144
Q

therm, thermo

A

heat

145
Q

itis

A

inflammation

146
Q

thromb, thrombo

A

chest, clot, lump

147
Q

lact, lacto

A

milk

148
Q

tomy

A

incision (operation by cutting)

149
Q

lapar, laparo

A

flank, abdomen

150
Q

tox, toxi

A

poison

151
Q

latero

A

side

152
Q

uria

A

urine

153
Q

leuk, leuko

A

white

154
Q

vas, vaso

A

vessel

155
Q

lingu, linguo

A

tongue

156
Q

ven, veno

A

vein

157
Q

lip, lipo

A

fat

158
Q

vesic, vesico

A

bladder

159
Q

lys, lysis

A

dissolve

160
Q

xer, xero

A

dry

161
Q

mal

A

bad, abnormal