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Root Words	Meaning	Example
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Salping(o)	fallopian (uterine) tube	salpingitis
Sarc(o)	flesh; connective tissue	sarcocele
Scapula	scapula (shoulder bone)	scapular
Sclera	sclera	sclerectomy
Scoli	crooked, curved	scoliosis
Seb	sebum (oil)	sebaceous
Sept(o)	septum (dividing wall; partition)	septum
Sial	saliva	salivary
Sigmoid	sigmoid	sigmoidoscopy
Sinus	sinus	sinusitis
Somat(o)	body	somatometry
Somn	sleep	insomnia
Son	sound	sonogram
Sperm	spermatozoan; sperm	spermiduct
Spermat	spermatozoan; sperm	spermatorrhea
Sphygm	pulse	sphygmomenometer
Spir	breathe; breathing	transpiration
Spleen	spleen	spleen
Spondyl(o)	vertebra; spinal or vertebral column	spondylosis
Staped	stapes (middle ear bone)	stapedial
Staphyl(o)	grapelike clusters	staphylococcus
Stern	sternum (breastbone)	sternal
Steth	chest	stethoscope
Stomat(o)	mouth	stomatoplasty
Strept(o)	twisted chains	streptococcus
Synovi	synovia; synovial membrane	synovial
System	system	systemic

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