Medical Terminology Root Words
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| abdomin/o | abdomen
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| aden/o | gland
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| albumen-/albumin- | albumin
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| albeolo | air sac
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| andro- | man
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| angio- | vessel
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| aorto- | aorta
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| appendico- | appendix
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| arterio- | artery
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| arthro- | joint
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| atrio- | atrium/upper chamber of heart
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| bili | bile
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| blepharo- | eyelid
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| broncho- | bronchus/tube to the lung
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| bronchiolo- | bronchiole/small air tube in lung
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| cardio | heart
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| carpo | wrist/hand
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| cephalo | head
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| cerebro- | brain
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| cervico- | cervic/neck
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| cholangio- | bile/biliary Vessels
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| chole- | bile
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| chondro- | cartilage
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| colo-/colono- | colon (large intestine)
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| colpo | vagina
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| corono- | heart
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| costo- | rib
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| craino- | skull containing brain
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| cysto- | bladder
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| cyto- | cell
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| dento- | tooth
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| dermo-/dermato- | skin
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| duodeno- | duodenum (part of intestine)
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| encephalo- | brain
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| endocardio- | lining of heart
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| endometrio- | edometrium (lining of uterus)
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| entero- | intestine
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| gastro- | stomach
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| gingivo- | gums
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| glosso- | tongue
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| glyco- | sugar
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| gyno-/gynaeco- | woman
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| haemo-/haemato- | blood
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| hepo-/hepato- | liver
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| hernio- | hernia, rupture, protusion
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| histo- | tissue
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| hystero- | womb
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| iatro- | doctor/physician
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| ileo- | ileum (part of intestine)
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| ilio- | ilium(pbone of the pelvis)
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| immuno- | immunity
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| jejuno- | jejunum (part of intestine)
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| laparo- | abdomen/abdominal wall
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| laryngo- | larynx/voice
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| leuco- | white
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| lipo- | fat
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| lith- | stone
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| lympho- | lymphatic, lymph/tissue fluid
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| lymphadeno- | lymph gland
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| lymphangio- | lymph vessel
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| mammo-/masto- | breast
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| meningo | meninges/membrane covering brain & spinal cord
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| menisco- | meniscus (knee cartilage)
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| meno- | menstruation/monthly period
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| metro- | womb
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| myelo- | marrow/spinal cord
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| myo-/myos- | muscle
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| myocardio- | myocardium (heart muscle)
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| myometrio- | myometrium (muscle of uterus)
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| myringo- | eardrum
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| naso- | nose
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| natal | birth
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| nephro- | kidney
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| neuro- | nerve
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| ocluo- | eye
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| oesophago | oesophagus (gullet)
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| onco- | tumour
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| onycho- | nail
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| oophoro- | ovary
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| ophthalmo- | eye
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| opto- | sight/eye
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| orchio-/orchido- | testis/male gonad/male gland
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| osteo- | bone
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| oto- | ear
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| paedo- | child
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| pancreato- | pancreas
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| patho- | disease
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| pericardio- | outer layer of heart (covering of heart)
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| phago- | swallow, eat
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| pharmaco- | drug
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| pharyngo- | pharynx/throat
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| phlebo- | vein
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| pleuro- | lung
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| pneumo-/pneumono- | air/gas/lung
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| procto- | rectum/anus
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| prostate- | prostate gland
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| pulmono- | lung
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| pyo- | pus
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| pyro- | fever
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| recto- | rectum
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| rhino- | nose
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| salpingo- | fallopian/uterine tube
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| sigmodio- | sigmoid colon
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| spleno- | spleen
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| steato- | fat
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| stoma-/stomato | mouth
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| thermo- | heat
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| thoraco- | chest/thorax
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| thrombo- | blood clot
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| thyro- | thyroid/gland in neck
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| tonsillo- | tonsils/lymph gland
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| tox-/toxico- | poison
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| trachea- | windpipe/trachea
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| vaso- | vessel
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| veno- | vein
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| ventrico-/ventriculo- | ventricle (lower chamber of heart)
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