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Medical Terminology Root Words

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Definition
show abdomen  
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show gland  
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adenoid/o   show
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adren/o   show
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show alveolus (air sac within the lung)  
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amni/o   show
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show vessel (blood)  
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show appendix  
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show artery  
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show small artery  
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show joint  
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ather/o   show
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show armpit  
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balan/o   show
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bari/o   show
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bi/o   show
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blephar/o   show
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show bronchial tube  
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show small bronchial tubes  
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calcane/o   show
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show capillary  
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show cancer, cancerous  
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cardi/o   show
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carp/o   show
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show head  
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show cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)  
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cerebr/o   show
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cervic/o   show
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chem/o   show
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cholecyst/o   show
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choledoch/o   show
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chondr/o   show
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show time  
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cis/o   show
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show clavicle (collarbone)  
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show tailbone  
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col/o   show
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show colon (large intestine)  
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colp/o   show
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comi/o   show
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show dust  
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show heart  
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show rib  
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crani/o   show
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crin/o   show
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cry/o   show
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show skin  
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cyan/o   show
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show urinary bladder  
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show cell  
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show fingers or toes  
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show tooth  
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dermat/o, derm/o   show
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duoden/o   show
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dur/o   show
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show electricity  
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show brain  
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show endocrine glands  
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show endometrium (inner lining of the uterus)  
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enter/o   show
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epiglott/o   show
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show skin (surface tissue)  
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erythr/o   show
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show esophagus  
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esthesi/o   show
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show femur, thigh bone  
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fibr/o   show
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show fibula (smaller lower leg bone)  
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show stomach  
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show to produce  
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show old age  
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show sugar  
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gnos/o   show
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gynec/o   show
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show blood  
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hepat/o   show
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humer/o   show
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show water  
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show pituitary gland  
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hyster/o   show
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show treatment  
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ile/o   show
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ili/o   show
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show groin  
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isch/o   show
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show jejunum  
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lapar/o   show
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laryng/o   show
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later/o   show
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show ligament  
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leiomy/o   show
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leuk/o   show
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lip/o   show
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show stone  
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show loin, waist region  
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show lymph  
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lymphaden/o   show
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lymphangi/o   show
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lys/o   show
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mamm/o   show
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mast/o   show
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mediastin/o   show
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show medulla oblongata (lower part of the brain)  
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show menstruation  
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mening/o   show
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show metacarpals (hand bones)  
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show metatarsals (foot bones)  
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metr/o, metri/o   show
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muscul/o   show
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show muscle  
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show bone marrow (with -blast, -cyte, -genous, -oma)  
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show spinal cord (with -cele, -gram, -itis)  
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myos/o   show
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myring/o   show
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nas/o   show
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nat/i   show
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necr/o   show
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nephr/o   show
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neur/o   show
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show rule, order  
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nos/o   show
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obstetr/o   show
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show eye  
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odont/o   show
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onc/o   show
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show nail  
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o/o   show
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oophor/o   show
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ophthalm/o   show
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opt/o, optic/o   show
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or/o   show
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orch/o   show
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orchi/o   show
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orchid/o   show
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orth/o   show
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osm/o   show
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oste/o   show
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ot/o   show
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ovari/o   show
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pancreat/o   show
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parathyroid/o   show
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path/o   show
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show child  
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pelv/o   show
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show peritoneum (membrane around abdominal organs)  
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show fibula  
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show lens of the eye  
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phalang/o   show
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show pharynx, throat  
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phleb/o   show
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show diaphragm  
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phren/o   show
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pituitar/o   show
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show developmental, formation, growth  
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show pleura (membrane around the lungs)  
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show air, lung  
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pneumon/o   show
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show behind  
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show artificial replacement  
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show anus and rectum  
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show prostate gland  
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show mind  
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pulmon/o   show
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pyel/o   show
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radi/o   show
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show rectum  
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show kidney  
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retin/o   show
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show striated (skeletal) muscle  
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show flow, fluid  
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rhin/o   show
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sacr/o   show
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show fallopian tube; eustachian tube  
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sarc/o   show
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show shoulder blade (bone)  
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show scrotal sac, scrotom  
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sept/o   show
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show infection  
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son/o   show
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spin/o   show
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splen/o   show
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spondyl/o   show
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show sternum (breastbone)  
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stomat/o   show
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show tendon  
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theli/o, thel/o   show
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thorac/o   show
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thromb/o   show
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thym/o   show
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show thyroid gland  
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tibi/o   show
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tonsill/o   show
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show to put, place  
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show trachea, windpipe  
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show development, nourishment  
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tympan/o   show
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uln/o   show
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ungu/o   show
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ureter/o   show
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show urethra  
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ur/o   show
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uter/o   show
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vagin/o   show
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show vas deferens, vessel  
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vascul/o   show
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show vein  
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show venule  
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show backbone, vertebra  
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vesic/o   show
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