Word roots and their meaning

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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

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