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Medical Terminology Root Words

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Root Word
Meaning
acous, audi   hearing  
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acusis   hearing condition  
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aden   gland  
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adip, lipid   fat  
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adrena   adrenal  
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aer   air  
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aero   gas  
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albumin   protein  
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alges   pain  
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alopec   hair  
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ambly   dim, dull  
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andr   male  
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aneur   widening  
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angi   vessel  
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aort   aorta  
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arter   artery  
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arthr   joint  
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ather   plaque  
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bacter   bacteria  
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balan   glans penis  
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blephar   eyelid  
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bronch   bronchus  
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burs   bursa  
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capn   carbon dioxide  
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card   heart  
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carp   wrist  
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cerebr   cerebrum  
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cerumin   wax-like  
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cervic   cervix  
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chol   bile  
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chondr   cartilage  
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col   colon  
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condyle   knob, knuckle  
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conjunctiv   conjunctiva  
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corne   cornea  
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crani   skull  
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crine   to secrete  
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crypt   hidden  
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cutane, derm(at)   skin  
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cyan   blue  
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cyt, cyte   cell  
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cyst, vesic   bladder  
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dactyl   finger or toe  
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diabet   diabetic  
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duoden   duodenum  
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eclamps   shining forth  
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embol   embolus  
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encephal   brain  
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enter   intestine  
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esthes   sensation  
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esophag   esophagus  
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femor   thigh bone  
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fibr   fiber  
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gastr   stomach  
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glauc   gray  
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glyc, glycos   sugar  
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gynec   woman  
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hema(at)   blood  
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heap(at)   liver  
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herni   hernia  
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hist   tissue  
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humer   upper arm bone  
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hyster   uterus  
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irid, ir   iris  
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kerat   hard  
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keto   ketones  
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kyph   backward curve  
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labyrinth   inner ear  
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lacrim   tear duct  
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lact   milk  
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lapar   abdomen  
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laryng   larynx  
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leuk   white  
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lith   stone  
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lord   forward curve  
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lymph   lymph  
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mamm, mast   breast  
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melan   black  
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men   mentruation  
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mening   meninges  
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ment, psych(o)   mind  
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my   muscle  
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myel   spinal cord  
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myring, tympan   eardrum  
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myx   mucus  
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nas, rhin   nose  
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necro   death (of cells, etc)  
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nephr, ren, ur   kidney  
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neur   nerve  
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ocu, ophthalm, opt   eye  
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onych   nail  
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opia, opt   vision  
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orch, orchid   testis  
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orexia   appetite  
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oste   bone  
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ot   ear  
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ovari   ovary  
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ox, oxy   oxygen  
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pancreat   pancreas  
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patell   knee cap  
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pector   chest  
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ped, pod   foot  
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pelv   pelvis  
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pepsia   digestion  
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phag   swallow  
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phalang   bones of fingers and toes  
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phas   speech  
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phleb, ven   vein  
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phor   sweat  
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plas   development  
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pneumon   lung, air  
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prostat   prostate gland  
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pulmon   lung  
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rachi, spondyl, vertebr   vertebrae  
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respir   breath  
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retin   retina  
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rhabdo   rod  
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salping   tube (fallopian, eustachian, etc)  
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secre   secretion  
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semin   semen  
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sperm   sperm  
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sep   putrify  
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sinus   sinus  
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somat   body  
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splen   spleen  
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stenosis   narrowing  
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stern   sternum  
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stigmat   point(ed)  
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tendin   tendon  
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tetan   tetanus  
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thromb   clot  
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thym   thymus  
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thyroid   thyroid  
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tibi   larger lower leg bone  
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toc   birth  
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uresis, uria   urination  
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ureter   ureter  
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urethr   urethra  
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uter   uterus  
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vagin   vagina  
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vas(cu)   blood vessel  
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vas   vessel, duct  
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veric   vericose veins  
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test   testis, testicle  
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