| ROOTS |
MEANING |
| aden/o |
gland |
| angi/o |
vessel |
| arteri/o |
artery |
| arthr/o |
joint |
| audio/o |
hearing |
| bio |
life |
| blast/o |
immature form, growing form |
| branchi/o |
arm |
| bronch/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 |
| cyt/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 of the skin |
| labi/o |
lip, labium |
| lact/o |
milk |
| laryng/o |
larynx |
| lith/o |
stone |
| lymph/o |
lymph |
| mast/o |
breast |
| medull/o |
central part, medulla oblongata |
| men/o |
menses |
| mening/o |
meninges |
| metr/o |
uterus |
| my/o |
muscle |
| myc/o |
fungus |
| myel/o |
marrrow, 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, osteo/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, breathing |
| 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 |
