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Medical Terminology Roots
Question | Answer |
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abdomin(o) | abdomen |
aden(o) | gland |
adreno(o) | adrenal gland |
angi(o) | vessel |
arteri(o) | artery |
arthr(o) | joint |
bronch(o) | bronchus, bronchi |
card, cardi(o) | heart |
cephal(o) | head |
chole, chol(o) | bile |
chondr(o) | cartilage |
colo | colon, large intestine |
cost(o) | rib |
crani(o) | skull |
cyan(o) | blue |
cyst(o) | bladder, cyst |
cyt(o) | cell |
dent(o) | tooth |
derma | skin |
duoden(o) | duodenum |
encephal(o) | brain |
enter(o) | intestines |
gastr(o) | stomach |
gloss(o) | tongue |
gluc(o) | sweetness, glucose |
glyc(o) | sugar |
gyn, gyne, gyneco | woman |
hem, hema, hemo, hemat(o) | blood |
hepat(o) | liver |
hydr(o) | water |
hyster(o) | uterus |
ile(o), ili(o) | ileum |
laparo | abdomen, loin, or flank |
laryng(o) | larynx |
lith(o) | stone |
mamm(o) | breast, mammary gland |
mast(o) | mammary gland, breast |
meno | menstruation |
my(o) | muscule |
myel(o) | spinal cord, bone marrow |
necro | death |
nephr(o) | kidney |
neur(o) | nerve |
ocul(o) | eye |
oophor(o) | ovary |
ophthalm(o) | eye |
orth(o) | straight, normal, correct |
oste(o) | bone |
ot(o) | ear |
ped(o) | child, foot |
pharyng(o) | pharynx |
phleb(o) | vein |
pnea | breathing, respiration |
pneum(o) | lung, air, gas |
proct(o) | rectum |
psych(o) | mind |
pulmo | lung |
py(o) | pus |
rect(o) | rectum |
rhin(o) | nose |
salping(o) | eustachian tube, uterine tube |
splen(o) | spleen |
sten(o) | narrow, contriction |
stern(o) | sternum |
stomat(o) | mouth |
therm(o) | heat |
thoraco | chest |
thromb(o) | clot, thrombus |
thyr(o) | thyroid |
toxic(o) | poison, poisonous |
toxo | poison |
trache(o) | trachea |
urethr(o) | urethra |
urin(o) | urine |
uro | urine, urinary tract, urination |
uter(o) | uterus |
vas(o) | blood vessel, vas deferens |
ven(o) | vein |
vertebr(o) | spine, vertebrae |
fibr(o) | fibre, fibrous |