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Greek and Latin Roots for One Structure
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Many body structures have two roots, one Greek and one Latin, and both are in current use.
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The kidney is ren slash o from Latin and nephr slash o from Greek.
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The two are not interchangeable term by term. Renal failure and nephrology are standard; the swapped versions are not.
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- 0262cutane/o: Skin
- 0267ungu/o: Nail
- 0269pil/o: Hair
- 0273adip/o and lip/o: Fat
- 0335spondyl/o: Vertebra
- 0403vas/o and vascul/o: Vessel
- 0407phleb/o: Vein
- 0420sangui/o: Blood
- 0522pulmon/o: Lung
- 0524rhin/o: Nose
- 0582stomat/o: Mouth
- 0586lingu/o: Tongue
- 0610bil/i: Bile
- 0661ren/o: Kidney
- 0669vesic/o: Bladder
- 0677test/o: Testis
- 0686oophor/o: Ovary
- 0689hyster/o: Uterus
- 0692colp/o: Vagina
- 0695mamm/o: Breast
- 0770ment/o: Mind
- 0772ocul/o: Eye
- 0779lacrim/o: Tears
- 0786aur/o: Ear
- 0994Capstone: The Greek and Latin Doublets