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Term | Definition |
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Mast/o and mamm/o | breast |
nephr/o and ren/o | kidney |
Hyster/o and uter/o | uterus |
Phleb/o and ven/o | vein |
Colp/o and vagin/o | vagina |
Oophor/o and ovari/o | ovary |
Or/o and stomat/o | mouth |
Angi/o and vascul/o | blood vessel |
Arteri/o | Artery |
Arthr/o | Joint |
Blephar/o | Eyelid |
Bronch/o | Bronchus (air passages of the lungs) |
Cardi/o | heart |
Cephal/o | Head |
Colon/o or Col/o | Colon, Large Intestine |
Cyan/o | bladder |
Dermat/o | skin |
Encephal/o | Brain |
Enter/o | Small Intestine |
Erythr/o | red |
Gastr/o | stomach |
Gingiv/o | Gums |
Gloss/o | Tongue |
Hemat/o | Blood |
Hepat/o | liver |
Hyster/o | Uterus |
Lapar/o | Abdomen, abdominal wall |
Laryng/o | Larynx (voice box) |
Leuk/o | White |
Melan/o | black |
My/o | Muscle |
Myel/o | Bone marrow, spinal cord |
Oophor/o | Ovary |
Ophthalm/o | Eye |
Orchi/o | Testicle |
Osteo/o | Bone |
Ot/o | Ear |
Rhin/o | nose |
Salping/o | Fallopian tube |
Splen/o | Spleen |
Stomat/o | Mouth |
Thyr/o | Thyroid gland |
Vascul/o | Blood vessel |