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Medical Word Parts - Letter: h
| Term | Definition |
| halit/o | breath |
| hapl/o | simple, single |
| hect- | one hundred |
| hedon/o | pleasure |
| helc/o | ulcer |
| heli/o | sun |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hemi- | half |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hepta- | seven |
| heredo- | heir, heredity |
| herni/o | hernia |
| heter- | different, other |
| hex- | six |
| -hexia | condition |
| hiat/o | gap, opening, pause |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| hist/o | tissue |
| hod- | pathway |
| holo- | entire, complete |
| home/o | same, not changed |
| horm- | impulse, urge |
| hyal/o | glass-like |
| hydr- | water |
| hydr/o | water, fluid |
| hygr/o | moisture |
| hymen/o | membrane |
| hyper- | excessive, above |
| hypn/o | sleep |
| hypo- | deficient, under |
| hypsi- | high |
| hyster/o | uterus |
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