question

a-, an-

answer

without (none)

question

ab-

answer

away from

question

ad-

answer

toward

question

adeno-

answer

gland

question

aero-

answer

air

question

angio-

answer

vessel

question

ano-

answer

anus

question

ante-

answer

before, forward

question

anti-

answer

against, counteracting

question

arterio-

answer

artery

question

arthro-

answer

joint

question

auto-

answer

self

question

bi-

answer

double

question

bili-

answer

bile

question

bio-

answer

life

question

brachio-

answer

arm

question

brady-

answer

slow

question

broncho-

answer

bronchus

question

cardio-

answer

heart

question

cepho-, cephalo-

answer

head

question

cerebro-

answer

cerebrum

question

cervico-

answer

neck

question

chole-

answer

gall, bile

question

cholecysto-

answer

gall bladder

question

chondro-

answer

cartilage

question

circum-

answer

around

question

co-

answer

together

question

contra-

answer

opposite, against

question

costo-

answer

ribs

question

cranio-

answer

head

question

cyto-

answer

cell

question

cysto-

answer

bladder

question

demi-

answer

half

question

derm-, derma-

answer

skin

question

dis-

answer

from

question

doro-

answer

back

question

dys-

answer

painful

question

electro-

answer

related to electricity

question

en-, endo-

answer

into, within

question

encephal-

answer

brain

question

entero-

answer

intestines

question

equi-

answer

equal

question

eryth-

answer

red

question

ex-

answer

out, away from

question

extra-

answer

in addition to, outside of

question

ferro-

answer

iron

question

fibro-

answer

fibrous

question

fore-

answer

in front of, before

question

gastro-

answer

stomach

question

glosso-

answer

tongue

question

glyco-

answer

sugar

question

hemi-

answer

half

question

hemo-, hema-

answer

blood

question

hepa-, hepato-

answer

liver

question

histo-

answer

tissue

question

homo-

answer

same

question

hydro-

answer

water

question

hyper-

answer

high, excessive

question

hypo-

answer

low, decreased

question

hyster-

answer

uterus

question

inter-

answer

between

question

intra-

answer

within

question

iso-

answer

equal, the same

question

juxta-

answer

near, close

question

laparo-

answer

abdomen

question

laryngo-

answer

larynx

question

latero-

answer

side

question

leuk-

answer

white

question

macro-

answer

large

question

mal-

answer

poor, bad

question

mast-, masto-

answer

breast

question

medio-

answer

middle

question

mega-

answer

large, great

question

meno-

answer

menses

question

micro-

answer

small

question

mono-

answer

single

question

multi-

answer

many

question

myelo-

answer

spinal cord, bone marrow

question

myo-

answer

muscle

question

naso-

answer

nose

question

neo-

answer

new

question

nephro-

answer

kidney

question

neuro-

answer

nerve

question

nitro-

answer

nitrogen

question

noct-

answer

night

question

non-

answer

none

question

ob-

answer

in front of, against

question

oculo-

answer

eye

question

odonto-

answer

tooth

question

oophoro-

answer

ovary

question

orchio-

answer

testes

question

ortho-

answer

straight, normal

question

os-

answer

opening

question

osteo-

answer

bone

question

oto-

answer

ear

question

ovario-

answer

ovary

question

pan-

answer

all

question

para-

answer

beside, along with

question

path-

answer

disease

question

ped-

answer

child, foot

question

per-

answer

by, through

question

peri-

answer

around

question

pharyngo-

answer

pharynx

question

phlebo-

answer

vein

question

photo-

answer

light

question

pneumo-

answer

air, lungs

question

pod-

answer

foot

question

poly-

answer

many, much

question

pre-, pro-

answer

before, in front of

question

proct-, procto-

answer

rectum

question

pseudo-

answer

false

question

psych-

answer

mind

question

pyo-

answer

pus

question

pyro-

answer

fever

question

quadri-

answer

four

question

radio-

answer

radiation

question

re-

answer

back, again

question

reno-

answer

kidney

question

retro-

answer

backward

question

rhino-

answer

nose

question

sacro-

answer

sacrum

question

sclero-

answer

hard, hardening

question

semi-

answer

half

question

spleno-

answer

spleen

question

steno-

answer

narrowing

question

sterno-

answer

sternum

question

sub-

answer

under

question

super-, supra-

answer

above, excess

question

syn-

answer

together

question

tachy-

answer

fast

question

teno-

answer

tendon

question

thyro-

answer

thyroid

question

trache-

answer

trachea

question

trans-

answer

throughout, across

question

tri-

answer

three

question

ultra-

answer

beyond

question

un-

answer

not, reversal

question

uni-

answer

one

question

uretero-

answer

ureter

question

urethro-

answer

urethra

question

uro-

answer

urine

question

vaso-

answer

blood vessel

question

veno-

answer

vein

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