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11/13/2025
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angi/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
aort/o
 Definition
aorta
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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ather/o
 Definition
plaque; fatty buildup
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atri/o
 Definition
atrium
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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coagul/o
 Definition
coagulation; clotting
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coron/o
 Definition
heart; crown
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electr/o
 Definition
electricity
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hem/o, hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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phleb/o
 Definition
vein
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pulmon/o
 Definition
lung
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sept/o
 Definition
wall; partition
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sphygm/o
 Definition
pulse
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tens/o
 Definition
stretched; strained
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thromb/o
 Definition
clot
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vas/o
 Definition
vessel
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ven/o, ven/i
 Definition
vein
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ventricul/o
 Definition
ventricle
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cerebell/o
 Definition
cerebellum
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cerebr/o
 Definition
cerebrum; brain
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dur/o
 Definition
dura mater
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encephal/o
 Definition
brain
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gangli/o
 Definition
nerve cluster
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gloss/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
mening/o
 Definition
meninges
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myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord
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neur/o
 Definition
nerve
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radicul/o
 Definition
nerve root
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sclera/o
 Definition
hardening
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thec/o
 Definition
sheath
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abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
acanth/o
 Definition
spiny; thorny
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viscer/0
 Definition
internal organs
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vesicul/o
 Definition
seminal vesicle
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ven/o
 Definition
vein
Term
varic/o
 Definition
varicose vain
Term
vag/o
 Definition
vagus nerve
Term
trem/o
 Definition
shaking; trembling
Term
system/o
 Definition
system
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sud/o
 Definition
sweat
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splanchn/o
 Definition
viscera
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sphygm
 Definition
pulse
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sinus/o
 Definition
sinus
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sialaden/o
 Definition
salivary gland
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prurit/o
 Definition
itching
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