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Medical Terminology
Ch 1, 2 & 3 - Word Roots (final)
Term | Definition |
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Word root | a foundation term usually indicate name of body organ; is derived from 2 languages Greek or Latin. |
Greek word root (G) | describes disease, condition, diagnosis, etc. |
Latin word root (L) | describe anatomical structure related to organ |
cardi | heart |
gastr | stomach |
hepat | liver |
enter | intestine |
oste | bone |
arthr | joint |
rhin | nose |
col/ colon | colon, large intestine |
derm (G) | skin |
cutane (L) | skin |
nephr (G) | kidney |
ren (L) | kidney |
lith | stone |
cyt | cell |
nucle | nucleus |
kary | nucleus |
hem | blood |
hemat | blood |
thromb | blood clot |
blephar | eye lid |
opthalm | eye |
opia | vision |
cephal | head |
crani | skull |
nate | newborn (first 4 wks) |
ception | pregancy |
gravida | pregnancy |
cyesis | pregnancy |
para | give birth |
gamy | wife |
graft | tissue |
hist | tissue |
pnea | breathing |
stoma | mouth |
my | muscle |
dactyly | fingers or toes |
cyst | urinary bladder |
glyc | sugar |
sten | narrowing |
thorac | chest |
abdomin | chest |
lumb | lower back |
umbilic | navel |
pelv/o | pelvis |
pelv/i | pelvis |
chrom | color |
cyt | cell |
erythr | red |
leuk | white |
albin | white |
cirrh | yellow |
xanth | yellow |
jaund | yellow |
cyan | blue |
chlor | green |
melan | black |
poli | gray |
eti | cause |
idi | unknown, peculiar |
viscer | internal organs |
somat | body |
stoma | mouth |
morph | form, shape, structure |
xer | dry |
inguin | groin |
caud | tail |
medi | middle |
later | side |
dors | back of the body |
ventr | belly |
umbilic | umbilicus, navel |
dist | far, farthest |
proxim | near, nearest |
anter | front, anterior |
poster | back, behind, posterior |
infer | inferior, lower, below |
acr | spine |
radi | radiation, x-ray |
spin | extremity |
path | disease |