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Root Words	Meaning	Example
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Calc	calcium	calcium
Cancer	cancer	cancer
Carcin	cancer	carcinoma
Cardi	heart	cardiac
Carp	carpals (wrist bones)	carpal tunnel
Caud	tail; toward the lower part of the body	caudal
Cec	cecum	cecal
Celi	abdomen (abdominal cavity)	celioenterotomy
Cephal	head	cephalad
Cerebell	cerebellum	cerebellar
Cerebr	cerebrum, brain	cerebromedullary
Cerumin	cerumen (earwax)	ceruminal
Cervic	cervix	cervical
Cheil	lip	cheilitis
Chir	hand	chirality
Chol	gall; bile	cholecystectomy
Cholangi	bile duct	cholangitis
Choledoch	common bile duct	choledochitis
Chondr	cartilage	chondral
Chori	chorion	chorioretinal
Chrom	color	chromatogenous
Clavic	clavicle (collarbone)	clavicle
Clavicul	clavicle (collarbone)	clavicular
Col	colon	colonitis
Colp	vagina	colposcopy
Coni	dust	coniosis
Conjunctiv	conjunctiva	conjunctivitis
Cor	pupil	corectasis
Core	pupil	corectasis
Corne	cornea	corneal
Coron	heart	coronary
Cortic	cortex (outer layer of body organ)	cortical
Cost	rib	costicervical
Crani	cranium (skull)	cranial
Cry	cold	cryotherapy
Crypt	hidden	cryptic
Culd	culdesac	culdesac
Cutane	skin	subcutaneous
Cyan	blue	cyanotic
Cyes	pregnancy	cyesis
Cyst	bladder; sac	cystic
Cyt	cell	cytology

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