Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes

halit/o breath
hecto- hundred [prefix]
hem/o blood
hemangi/o blood vessel
hemat/o blood
hemi- half (one side) [prefix]
hepat/o liver
heter(o)- other, different [prefix]
hex- six [prefix]
-hexia condition [suffix]
hidr/o sweat
hist/o tissue
histi/o tissue
hom(o)- same, similar [prefix]
homeo- same, similar [prefix]
humer/o humerus
hydr/o water
hyp- below normal, deficient [prefix]
hyper- high, above normal [prefix]
hypn/o sleep
hypo- low, below normal [prefix]
hyster/o uterus

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