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ana-: upward, excessive, or again

-plasia: development or formation of tissue

anter/o: front, ventral

poster/o: back, dorsal

ventr/o: belly side

dors/o: back, posterior

medi/o: middle

mid-: middle

later/o: toward the side

super/o: uppermost or above

infer/o: lowermost or below

proxim/o: nearer the origin or point of attachment

dist/o: far or distant from the origin or point of attachment

cephal/o: head

caud/o: toward the tail or in an inferior direction

abdimon/o: abdomen

acr/o: extremities

blephar/o: eyelid

cyst/o: cyst, bladder, or sac

dactyl/o: digit (toes, fingers, or both)

lapar/o: abdominal wall

omphal/o: umbilicus (navel)

onych/o: nail

pelv/i: pelvis

periton/o: peritoneum

som/a: body

somat/o: body

thorac/o: chest (thorax)

crin/o: secrete

-crine: secrete

dacry/o: tear, tearing, crying

lacrim/o: tear, tearing, crying

-emia: condition of the blood

hem/o: blood

hemat/o: blood

hidr/o: sweat or perspiration

hydr/o: water

lymph/o: lymph (sometimes lymphatics)

muc/o: mucus

-poiesis: production

-poietin: substance that causes production

py/o: pus

sial/o: saliva (sometimes salivary glands)

ur/o: urine (sometimes urinary tract)

coagul/o: coagulation

cyt/o: cell

erythr/o: red

hem/a: blood

immun/o: immune

leuk/o: white

thromb/o: clot (thrombus)

-cyte: cell

-osis: generally "increased" or "abnormal" when describin cellular components

-penia: deficiency

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