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ROOT WORDS
| root | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| adeno/o | gland |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| audio/o | hearing |
| bio | life |
| blast/o | immature/growing form |
| branchi/o | arm |
| broncho/o, bronchi/o | bronchus |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cerebr/o | brain |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck, cervix |
| chol/e | bile |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cleid/o | clavicle |
| col/o | colon |
| colp/o | vagina |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | skull |
| cyst/o | sac, bladder |
| cyto/o | cell |
| derm/dermat/o | skin |
| encephal/o | brain |
| enter/o | intestine |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| genesis | origin |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| hem/o, hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hist/o | tissue |
| hydro/o | water, fluid |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| ile/o | ileum |
| ili/o | ilium |
| kerat/o | cornea, horny layer skn |
| labi/o | lip, labium |
| lact/o | milk |
| laryngo | larynx |
| lith/o | stone |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| mast/o | breast |
| medull/o | ctrl pt/med. oblongata |
| men/o | menses |
| mening/o | meninges |
| metr/o | uterus |
| my/o | muscle |
| myc/o | fungus |
| myel/o | marrow, spinal cord |
| myring/o | tympanic membrane |
| nas/o | nose |
| necr/o | death |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ocul/o | eye |
| odont/o | tooth |
| onc/o | tumor, swelling |
| onych/o | nail |
| oo | egg, ovum |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| orchi/o, orchid/o | testis |
| os, oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| path/o | disease |
| ped/o | child, foot |
| phag/o | eating |
| phak/o, phac/o | lens of the eye |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pneum/o, pneumon/o | lung, air, breathe |
| proct/o | rectum |
| psych/o | mind |
| ptosis | dropping |
| py/o | pus |
| pyel/o | pelvis, renal pelvis |
| pylor/o | pylorus |
| rachi/o | spine |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| salping/o | tube, oviduct |
| scler/o | hardening |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thorac/o | chest, thorax |
| thromb/o | blood clot |
| tox/o, toxic/o | poison |
| trache/o | trachea |
| trich/o | hair |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| ur/o | urine |
| vas/o | vessel, duct |
| vesic/o | urinary bladder |
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