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Root Words
Term | Definition |
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vaso | blood vessel |
vas | duct; vessel |
squama | scaly |
lingua | tongue |
onychia | nail beds |
pedi | foot |
metr | uterus |
ile | ileum |
adeno | gland |
pedicular | lice |
broncho | bronchi; airway |
pyo | pus |
ortho | straighten |
myxo | mucus |
madaro | falling hair |
arterio | artery |
procto | anus; rectum |
arthro | joint |
mast | breast |
uro | urine |
hepat | liver |
cranio | skull |
psych | mind |
oxy | oxygen; keen |
stoma | opening; mouth |
myo | muscle |
angio | vessel |
ventricu | heart cavity |
sclero | hard |
ptysis | to spit |
oro | mouth |
reni | kidney |
sperma/spermato | seed |
uri | urine |
ectasis | expansion |
psora | itch |
tricho | hair |
uric | pertaining to urine |
ophthalmo | eye |
pons | bridges |
tempora | temporal |
cerebro | brain |
neuro | nerves |
oculo | eye |
oto | ear |
audio | sound |
medulla | brain middle |
occiput | back of skull |
esthesia | sensation |
meningo | membranes; spinal cord |
Cili | hair like processes |
pulmo | lungs |
pleura | rib side |
oophoro | ovary |
varico | varicose veins |
gastro | stomach |
homeo/homo | same, like, similar |
myel | bone marrow |
pneumo | lung |
radi | rays |
cysto | bladder |
spondyl | vertebra |
entero | intestine |
ova, ovi, ovo | egg |
hema/hemo | blood |
lactin | milk |
chole | bile; gallbladder |
dactyl | finger |
carpo | wrist |
phleb | vein |
lip | fat |
sarco | flesh |
derma | skin |
galacto | milk |
prurigo | itching |
encephalo | brain |
parietes | parietal; wall part |
glomerulo | nephron part; little ball |
nephro | kidney |
hyster | uterus |
pyelo | pelvis |
peritoneo | lining of abdominal organs |
orchido | testicle |
salping | tube; fallopian |
cervi | neck; uterus |
glosso | tongue |
pector | breast; chest |
costa | rib |
laryngo | larynx, voice box |
ili | hip |
emia | blood |
aortal | aorta, main artery |
thrombo | blood clot |
natal | born |
lith | stone |
hapsia | touch |
naso | nose |
cutis | skin |
onco | tumor |
emboli | vessel obstruction |
pyloro | pylorus; gatekeeper |
odont | teeth |
genito | reproductive system |
dent | teeth |
chondro | cartilage |
cele | tumor; cyst; hernia |
tracheo | trachea; windpipe |
urethro | urethra |
emesis | vomiting |
rhin | nose |
thermic | heat |
laparo | abdomen |
colon | large intestine |
bulbo | bulblike; bulbourethral gland |
manus | hand |
cardio | heart |
urina | urine |
uretero | ureter |
vena | vein |
viscero | body organs |
glyco | sweet; sugar |
calculi | stone |
osteo | bone |
creatinine | a waste material in urine |
cyto | cell |