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Medical Terminology
Word Roots - Unit 1 - Table 2
Question | Answer |
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aden | gland |
algesi | pain |
andr | male |
angi | vessel |
arteri | artery |
arthr | joint |
carcin | cancer |
cardi | heart |
cephal | head |
cerebr | cerebrum, brain |
cyan | blue |
cyst | bladder; sac |
cyt | cell |
dacry | tear, tear duct |
dactl | fingers or toes |
dent | tooth |
dermat | skin |
derm | skin |
dors | back (of the body) |
encephal | brain |
endocrin | endocrine |
enter | intestines |
erythr | red |
gastr | stomach |
glyc | sugar |
gyn | woman |
hem/hemat | blood |
hepat | liver |
hydr | water |
ile | ileum ( small intestine) |
ili | ilium (hip bone) |
leuk | white |
lip | fat |
lith | stone; calculus |
mast | breast |
melan | black |
myel | bone marrow; spinal cord |
myring | eardrum |
my | muscle |
narc | stupor |
nas | nose |
nat | birth |
necr | death (cells; body) |
nephr | kidney |
neur | nerve |
oo | egg; ovum |
oophor | ovary |
ophthalm | eye |
orchi | testis; testicle |
oste | bone |
ot | ear |
ov | egg |
path | disease |
phleb | vein |
phren | mind |
pneum | lung; air |
poster | back (of body) |
psued | fake; false |
psych | mind |
pulmon | lung |
pupil | pupil |
pyel | renal pelvis |
py | pus |
pyr | fever; heat |
quad | four |
ren | kidney |
rhin | nose |
sphygm | pulse |
spir | breathe; breathing |
splen | spleen |
therm | heat |
thorac | thorax ( chest) |
thromb | clot |
ungu | nail |
ureter | ureter |
urethr | urethra |
ventricul | ventricle |
vertebr | vertebra; spinal l or vertebral column |
vesic | bladder; sac |
viscer | interanl organs |
xanth | yellow |