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Abbreviations
Page 5 Root Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| or/o | mouth |
| orth/o | straight, normal |
| os, oste/o | bone |
| path/o | disease |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o | lung |
| pod | feet |
| poly | many |
| proct/o, rect/o | rectum |
| pulm/o | lung |
| pyel/o | pelvis of the kidney |
| py/o | pus |
| rhin/o | nose |
| salping/o | tube, uterine or eustachian |
| scler/o, uncer | hard, sclera |
| splen/o | spleen |
| sten/o | narrowed |
| stern/o | sternum |
| thromb/o | clot |
| thyr/o | thyroid |
| trache/o | thrachia |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| ur/o, uria | urine |
| uter/o | uterus |
| vas/o | vessel |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle of the heart or brain |