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Medical Term 1
Word Roots
Root Word | Combining Form | Meaning |
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angi- | angi/o | vessel |
bacteri- | bacteri/o | bacteria |
bi- | bi/o | life |
carcin- | carcin/o | cancer/cancderous |
cardi- | cardi/o | heart |
cephal- | cephal/o | head |
cyst- | cyst/o | sac or cyst containing fluid,urinary bladder |
cyt- | cyt/o | cell |
electr- | electr/o | electrecity |
enter- | enter/o | intestines |
fibrin- | fibrin/o | fiber |
gnath- | gnath/o | jaw |
gynec- | gynec/o | woman/female |
hem- | hem/o | blood |
hemat- | hemat/o | blood |
irid- | irid/o | iris |
kerat- | kerat/o | keratin |
lip- | lip/o | fat |
mast- | mast/o | breast |
necr- | necr/o | death |
nephr | nephr/o | kidney |
onc- | onc/o | tumor |
path- | path/o | disease |
pelv- | pelv/o | pelviv |
radi- | radi/o | x-rays |
ren- | ren/o | renal,the kiudney |
sarc- | sarc/o | flesh |
sial- | sial/o | saliva,salivary glands |
thromb | thromb/o | clot |
trache | trache/o | trachea |
uter- | uter/o | uterus |
abdomin- | abdomin/o | abdomen |