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Word part	Type	Origin	Definition
op-	prefix	Latin	towards; against; away
op, ops, opt, opto, ophthalm, ophthalmo, -opia, -opsy	root	Greek	eye, visual condition, vision, sight, inspection
oper	root	Latin	to work
opt¹	root	Latin	best
opt²	root	Latin	choose
or, ora, ori	root	Latin	mouth; speak, plead
orb	root	Latin	wheel, circle
ord, ordin	root	Latin	row, rank, order
ornith, ornitho	root	Greek	bird
ortho	root	Greek	straight, vertical, perpendicular; correct
-ory, -atory²	adjective-forming suffix	Latin	serving to, pertaining to
-ose¹	adjective-forming suffix	Latin	having many or much of; tending toward
-ose²	noun-forming suffix	Greek	carbohydrate, esp. sugar
-osis	noun-forming suffix	Greek	condition (usually medical)
-osity	noun-forming suffix	Latin	state or condition of
oste, osteo	root	Greek	bone
-otic	adjective-forming suffix	Greek	having or related to (a condition or state)
oto, ot	root	Greek	ear
-ous, -ious	adjective-forming suffix	Latin	full of, characterized by
out-	prefix	Old English	out, outside, outward; beyond, better, more
ov, ovi	root	Latin	egg

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