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Word Part - 10
Prefix/Suffix
Word Part | Meaning | Example |
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neo- | New | Neonatal-Newborn |
nephr-, ren | Kidney | Nephrosclerosis-Hardening of the kidney, Renal vein-Vessel carrying blood away from kidney |
o(o), ovi | Egg | Oophorectomy-Removal of ovary (egg maker), Oviduct-Tube transporting egg to uterus |
oct | Eight | Octet rule-Atoms’ desire to fill its outer shell with 8 electrons (allows bonding) |
ocu, ophth, opt, orbit | Eye | Orbicularis oculi-Muscle around eye (allows winking), Ophthalmologist-Eye doctor |
-oid | Resembling, Shape of | Sigmoid colon-S-shaped (end of colon, connects to rectum) |
olig- | Little, Few | Oliguria-Very little urine produced |
-oma, onco | Tumor | Melanoma-Tumor in the melanocytes of the skin, Oncologist-Tumor specialist |
-opia | Vision | Hyperopia-Farsightedness (can see distance well, vision is blurry up close) |
or(a) | Mouth | Orbicularis oris-Muscle around the mouth (allows puckering) |