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Root Words	Meaning	Example
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Tars	tarsals (ankle bones)	metatarsal
Tars(o)	edge of eyelid; tarsal (instep of foot)	tarsitis
Ten	tendon	tendon
Tend	tendon	tendotomy
Tendin	tendon	tendinitis
Test	testis; testicle	testicular
Therm(o)	heat	thermal
Thorac	thorax (chest)	thoracic
Thromb(o)	clot	thrombus
Thym(o)	thymus gland	thymolysis
Thyr	thyroid gland	thyroid
Thyroid	thyroid gland	thyroiditis
Tibi	tibia (lower leg bone)	tibial
Tom(o)	cut; section	tomography
Ton	tension, pressure	tonicity
Tonsil	tonsils	tonsillitis
Top(o)	place	topographic
Toxic	poison	toxic
Trache(o)	trachea	tracheobronchial
Trachel(o)	neck; necklike	trachelitis
Trich	hair	trichoid
Tympan	eardrum; middle ear	tympanic membrane

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