| Root |
Meaning |
| amyl/o |
starch |
| an/o |
anus |
| append/o |
appendix |
| appendic/o |
appendix |
| ase |
enzyme |
| bil/i |
bile, gall |
| bilirubin/o |
bilirubin |
| bronch/o |
bronchial tube |
| bucc/o |
cheek |
| cec/o |
cecum(first part of colon) |
| celi/o |
belly, abdomen |
| centesis |
surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| cervic/o |
neck, cervix (neck of uterus) |
| cheil/o |
lip |
| chezia |
defecation, elimination of waste |
| chlorhydr/o |
hydrochloric acid |
| chol/e |
bile, gall |
| cholangi/o |
bile vessel |
| cholecyst/o |
gallbladder |
| choledoch/o |
common bile duct |
| cib/o |
meal |
| cirrh/o |
orange-yellow |
| col/o |
colon (large intestine) |
| colon/o |
colon (large intestine) |
| dent/i |
tooth |
| duoden/o |
duodenum |
| ectasia |
stretching, dilation, expansion |
| ectasis |
stretching, dilation, expansion |
| ectomy |
removal, excision, resection |
| emesis |
vomiting |
| emia |
blood condition |
| enter/o |
intestines, usually small intestines |
| esophag/o |
esophagus |
| eti/o |
cause |
| gastr/o |
stomach |
| genesis |
producing, forming |
| gingiv/o |
gum |
| gloss/o |
tongue |
| gluc/o |
glucose, sugar |
| glyc/o |
glucose, sugar |
| glycogen/o |
glycogen, animal starch |
| graphy |
process of recording |
| hem/o |
blood |
| hemat/o |
blood |
| hepat/o |
liver |
| herni/o |
half |
| iasis |
abnormal condition |
| idi/o |
unknown, individual, distinct |
| ile/o |
ileum |
| jejun/o |
jejunum |
| labi/o |
lip |
| lapar/o |
abdominal wall, abdomen |
| lingu/o |
tongue |
| lip/o |
fat, lipid |
| lith/o |
stone, calculus |
| lymphangi/o |
lymph vessel |
| lysis |
breakdown, seperation, destruction, loosening |
| mandibul/o |
mandible (lower jaw bone) |
| megaly |
enlargement |
| men/o |
menses, menstruation |
| necr/o |
death |
| odont/o |
tooth |
| odyn/o |
pain |
| or/o |
mouth |
| orexia |
appetite |
| palat/o |
palate (roof of mouth) |
| pancreat/o |
pancreas |
| pathy |
disease, emotion |
| pepsia |
digestion |
| peritone/o |
peritoneum |
| phagia |
eating, swallowing |
| pharyng/o |
throat, pharynx |
| plasty |
surgical repair |
| prandial |
meal |
| proct/o |
anus and rectum |
| prote/o |
protein |
| ptosis |
droop, sag, prolapse, fall |
| ptysis |
spitting |
| pylor/o |
pylorus, pyloric sphincter |
| rect/o |
rectum |
| rrhage |
bursting forth (of blood) |
| rrhagia |
bursting forth (of blood) |
| rrhaphy |
suture |
| rrhea |
flow, discharge |
| scopy |
visual examination |
| sialaden/o |
salivary gland |
| spasm |
sudden contraction of muscle |
| splen/o |
spleen |
| stasis |
to stop, control, place |
| steat/o |
fat, sebum |
| stenosis |
tightening, stricture |
| stomat/o |
mouth |
| stomy |
new opening, (to form a mouth) |
| tomy |
process of cutting |
| tonsill/o |
tonsil |
| tresia |
opening |
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